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Izulde · 10-14-2022, 01:27 PM

Game Day 10
You already know that Lagos and Greg Kepley were one half of the Game of the Day equation. The other half of the featured matchup? None other than Athens, moving the Minotaurs up to a tie with the Rippers for most-often highlighted team.

One hit in the first inning, but no score. 14 innings. And the Jackals drew first blood in the bottom of the first to boot.

Joaquin Morales robbed IL-leading batter Nabi-n Basho of the .444 average of the homerun to officially tie the record.

A Jeffrey Janes walk, but then a Kieran Oliver popup made 14 and 2/3, thereby setting a new scoreless innings record!

And then the streak ended at 17 1/3 innings, ironically at the hands of pitcher Abdiel Morello, who hit a single to score Florian Dominguez and then beat out the attempted throwout at second.

In fact, it was 3-1 by the end of the inning, the last tacked on by a 2-out triple by superstar Octavio Garza. The home crowd was disappointed, but proud, and the Jaguars clawed one back in the bottom of the fifth to make it 2-3.

Then, in the 8th, the wheels came apart for Kepley. Two walks, followed by accidentally hitting Dominguez to send in a run. Bases loaded with just one out. He did manage to strike out the next batter to exit with his 20th K on the season, as did the reliever to escape the jam and prevent a rout.

In fact, Cesar Orta made it four strikeouts as he struck out the side in the top of the 9th, but not before an error in the infield allowed another insurance run.

An error by Jeffrey Janes in the bottom of the 9th returned the favor, setting up the potential for a comeback, but the Jackals' heart of the order failed them at home.

Jack Tisdale had an 11 and 1/3rd scoreless innings streak going after Rio blanked Oslo 5-0 in a game that only saw the bottom of the 8th with runs put on the board, while Archie Benedict set a new association single-game strikeout record with 10 in 7 innings to move to 2-1 on the season in Pretoria's 4-1 win over London.

Kalamazoo finally fell, 4-10 to Carlsbad as Elder Polanco pitched a complete game and got on the wins board for the Cyclones.

Pittsburgh beat suddenly slumping Corpus Christi in 13 innings, and Phoenix took advantage, beating the Bananas 2-0 to rise above the Sharks in the Southwest standings.

But for all the hubbub over Kepley's record, Pedro Echauge had actually been holding it before the game - 15 straight scoreless innings, and it was his turn to get the ball next. Also coming off a shutout was Basilio Macias, but he was far away from the record, so the choice was obvious.

This also presented a problem for the association - as much fun as it was to keep track of the pitching brilliance, the technology available to them meant it would be difficult to have tabs on it. After all, the record had already been broken and they missed it.

An internal debate developed whether it was simply better just to not try and stay current on that record - instead focusing on the data that was most readily available to them. This would also make more equitable Game of the Day distributions, as most of their decisions to date focused on the compelling matchups - many going to pitchers who might break the scoreless innings streak.

10-14-2022, 01:27 PM	#14
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Game Day 10 You already know that Lagos and Greg Kepley were one half of the Game of the Day equation. The other half of the featured matchup? None other than Athens, moving the Minotaurs up to a tie with the Rippers for most-often highlighted team. One hit in the first inning, but no score. 14 innings. And the Jackals drew first blood in the bottom of the first to boot. Joaquin Morales robbed IL-leading batter Nabi-n Basho of the .444 average of the homerun to officially tie the record. A Jeffrey Janes walk, but then a Kieran Oliver popup made 14 and 2/3, thereby setting a new scoreless innings record! And then the streak ended at 17 1/3 innings, ironically at the hands of pitcher Abdiel Morello, who hit a single to score Florian Dominguez and then beat out the attempted throwout at second. In fact, it was 3-1 by the end of the inning, the last tacked on by a 2-out triple by superstar Octavio Garza. The home crowd was disappointed, but proud, and the Jaguars clawed one back in the bottom of the fifth to make it 2-3. Then, in the 8th, the wheels came apart for Kepley. Two walks, followed by accidentally hitting Dominguez to send in a run. Bases loaded with just one out. He did manage to strike out the next batter to exit with his 20th K on the season, as did the reliever to escape the jam and prevent a rout. In fact, Cesar Orta made it four strikeouts as he struck out the side in the top of the 9th, but not before an error in the infield allowed another insurance run. An error by Jeffrey Janes in the bottom of the 9th returned the favor, setting up the potential for a comeback, but the Jackals' heart of the order failed them at home. Jack Tisdale had an 11 and 1/3rd scoreless innings streak going after Rio blanked Oslo 5-0 in a game that only saw the bottom of the 8th with runs put on the board, while Archie Benedict set a new association single-game strikeout record with 10 in 7 innings to move to 2-1 on the season in Pretoria's 4-1 win over London. Kalamazoo finally fell, 4-10 to Carlsbad as Elder Polanco pitched a complete game and got on the wins board for the Cyclones. Pittsburgh beat suddenly slumping Corpus Christi in 13 innings, and Phoenix took advantage, beating the Bananas 2-0 to rise above the Sharks in the Southwest standings. But for all the hubbub over Kepley's record, Pedro Echauge had actually been holding it before the game - 15 straight scoreless innings, and it was his turn to get the ball next. Also coming off a shutout was Basilio Macias, but he was far away from the record, so the choice was obvious. This also presented a problem for the association - as much fun as it was to keep track of the pitching brilliance, the technology available to them meant it would be difficult to have tabs on it. After all, the record had already been broken and they missed it. An internal debate developed whether it was simply better just to not try and stay current on that record - instead focusing on the data that was most readily available to them. This would also make more equitable Game of the Day distributions, as most of their decisions to date focused on the compelling matchups - many going to pitchers who might break the scoreless innings streak. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)