Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Let teams concede when they are way behind.

There were two Yankee games recently in which the Yanks were so far ahead that the opposing teams, Pittsburgh and Boston, put a non pitcher on the mound to finish the debacle. Some Yankee hitters got meaningless hits and the games became farce.

Nothing good came of it. So why not end such a game when the losing team has effectively conceded but does not have an accepted protocol to do so?

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Start Time: 7:05 p.m. Local
Attendance: 32,414
Venue: PNC Park
Game Duration: 3:21
Night Game, on grass
Yankees 16, Pirates 0

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 10-0, Pirates' Josh VanMeter facing 8-9-1
Josh VanMeter moves from 2B to P
HR: Aaron Hicks (4, off Josh VanMeter, 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); Giancarlo Stanton (21, off Josh VanMeter, 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

Friday, July 8, 2022
Start Time: 7:10 p.m. Local
Attendance: 36,841
Venue: Fenway Park
Game Duration: 3:51
Night Game, on grass
Yankees 12, Red Sox 5

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-5, Red Sox' Jackie Bradley Jr. facing 7-8-9
Jackie Bradley Jr. replaces Austin Davis pitching

Bradley is an outfielder who entered the game to pitch.

1 comment:

Vinnie T. said...

Maybe this is a bit off base but suppose the fan/s enjoy the game and don't mind watching a blowout? They've paid their money, traveled and want to see nine innings. I know I'd feel cheated even in a blowout if the game was stopped after maybe five or six innings.
Would the fans be compensated by being given a blowout check to see another game?
Don't we want to spend more time at the park, than less?
Just a thought.