The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

23 August 2007

Tell me this isn't a football score

Rangers 30, Orioles 3. Two things I feel compelled to note:

  • The Orioles actually led 3-0 after three innings.

  • Travis Metcalf, who hit a grand slam in the 8th (the Rangers' 17th through 20th runs), had been called up from the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks that very day.

And I appreciate Rangers manager Ron Washington's explanation for how it happened:

"Tonight there were some balls thrown across the plate and we put them in play."

Says it all.

Posted at 7:35 AM to Base Paths


"Balls thrown across the plate..." *snickering*

Posted by: GreenCanary at 9:32 AM on 23 August 2007

I've been told that one of the statisticians commented that there hadn't been a 30-point game in over a hundred years.

Posted by: unimpressed at 2:42 PM on 23 August 2007

That used to be a month's worth of run support for Sandy Koufax.

Posted by: Mister Snitch! at 10:11 PM on 23 August 2007