Ugh.
As the Orioles are about to drop Game 2 — right now it’s a ‘9-7 thriller’….anyway, mad propz to Wes Littleton, who somehow “saved” the game for the Rangers. The score was only 14-3 when he took over, but Glen tells me that if you pitch the last 3 innings regardless, you get the save. Wow. I think they need to change that rule.
It’s just one game but I don’t know if 1988’s 0-21 season was worse than this. Granted in 1988, I was still in high school and didn’t get 23 PM’s 14 XBL messages, and 3 cell phone calls letting me know who won tonight…but damn…..it’s pretty bad.
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:31 am
These are the rules for crediting a save,littlejon fulfilled criteria c.
The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions: (1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team; (2) He is not the winning pitcher; (3) He is credited with at least a third of an inning pitched; and (4) He satisfies one of the following conditions: (a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches at least one inning; (b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck (that is, the potential tying run is either already on base or is one of the first two batters he faces); or (c) He pitches for at least three innings.