jlhugh
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| [Other] Japanese school team hit for 66 runs in two innings
»sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=r···ype=lgns
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TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - A Japanese high school pleaded for a regional game to be abandoned after surrendering 66 runs in less than two innings, local media reported on Thursday.
The coach of Kawamoto technical high school threw in the towel to spare his pitcher’s arm with his team losing 66-0 with just one batter out in the bottom of the second.
The hapless hurler had already sent down over 250 pitches, allowing 26 runs in the first inning and 40 in the second before Kawamoto asked for mercy.
“At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings,” Kawamoto’s coach was quoted as saying. “There was a danger he could get injured.”
Opponents Shunshukan were officially credited with a 9-0 victory, giving the scoreline a tinge of respectability for the luckless Kawamoto school. (Writing by Alastair Himmer; Editing by Justin Palmer)
250 pitches? Holy crap!!
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fishing | reply to jlhugh
"The Decline of Middle Relievers" |
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Realtech23
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fishing | The manager of the team that was behind 66-0 has to fall on his bat. |
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clubs:  | What about the hitters? They had to swing the bat an awful lot and run the bases too.
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HiVolt
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LOL, how long did the two innings last? 10 hours? 
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ariesguy
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said by fatness  :The manager of the team that was behind 66-0 has to fall on his bat. A little Hari Kari never killed anyone..
Every once in a while you'll see a basketball score of 100-2, a baseball score of 30-0 or a football score that's 77-0... But 66-0 in the 2nd inning may be the greatest thrashing in the history of organized sport. That is impressive. |
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AB
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said by the article : quote:
“At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings,” Kawamoto’s coach was quoted as saying. “There was a danger he could get injured.”
Actually more like 600 in four innings, considering he had thrown 250 in only an inning and 1/3.
Has the Kawamoto coach ever heard about changing pitchers, I wonder?
And it seems to me the risk of injury would more likely stem from being clobbered by screaming line drives than over-throwing.
But hey-- the pitcher just didn't have his 'A' stuff out there. |
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GTaylor
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If I was the pitcher's dad I would be whipping the coach's butt...250 pitches?? The kid's shoulder could have fallen off! |
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CultofSkaro
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pitcher didn't have his 'a' stuff? Heck he didn't even bring his 'f' stuff. The whole team should honor the code of bushido and fall on their swords after that one. how embarrassing. 
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