Long games thread, 2010 version

[scarolinablue]

My longest HS game in my 8 years as an official - last night, 13 innings, 4 hours and 10 minutes. 1-1 after 10, visiting team pushes across 2 in the top of the 11th, finally scoring after their third inning with bases loaded and no outs. Of course, the home team scores two and leaves the winning run stranded at third with one out. Scoreless 12th, visitors score 3 in the 13th, and the home team goes down quickly in the bottom to finally end it. They blew a good chance in the 12th when the leadoff man, heading to second on a hit-and-run with no outs, inexplicable reverses field back toward first base on a high chopper to third - I can only guess he thought it was a popup? Total bonehead play - maybe he was sleepwalking by then.

At least I didn't suck..

[Rich]

Originally Posted by scarolinablue

My longest HS game in my 8 years as an official - last night, 13 innings, 4 hours and 10 minutes. 1-1 after 10, visiting team pushes across 2 in the top of the 11th, finally scoring after their third inning with bases loaded and no outs. Of course, the home team scores two and leaves the winning run stranded at third with one out. Scoreless 12th, visitors score 3 in the 13th, and the home team goes down quickly in the bottom to finally end it. They blew a good chance in the 12th when the leadoff man, heading to second on a hit-and-run with no outs, inexplicable reverses field back toward second base on a high chopper to third - I can only guess he thought it was a popup? Total bonehead play - maybe he was sleepwalking by then.

At least I didn't suck..

I had a 16-0 game last night. The bottom of the third (9 runs) itself felt like it took 4 hours. But actually, we played 4.5 innings and it was all over in about 1:45.

[HokieUmp]

I'm not a college guy (yet?), but I was spectating at a Delaware @ William & Mary game last weekend that took 3:49 to play - for a regular 9-inning game. Oy. Where it felt worse for me was the cooler temps combined with the constant 15-20 mph wind. Delaware wins 12-9

From bottom-six to the end, there was at least one run per half-inning, and pitching changes, and the ever-present change-of-pace when a runner gets on, etc, etc, etc. Even defending a five run lead in the last of the ninth, Delaware couldn't close the $%^&# deal - three errors in the first four (maybe the first three) at-bats of the inning.

Yikes.

[lawump]

Also in the Palmetto State:

Approx. 4 years ago. 4 hours 30 minutes long...Final Score 24-18...7 innings.

The wind was blowing straight out. It was the day after a late winter rain storm, and it was extremely windy. It was like the famous Cubs vs. Phillies game from the 1980's. Every infield pop-up blew into the outfield. Every outfield fly went at-least to the track, if not over the fence. Every breaking ball broke much further than normal leading to a walk-fest, when the ball wasn't put in play.

I had never been a part of anything like it before or since.

[Publius]

I do.

My first two FED plate jobs were both one-hit shutouts. First one was errorless by both teams, too--a real rarity in these parts.

[zm1283]

I haven't had anything too bad this year yet. (Crossing fingers) I did have a Varsity legion game last summer that went just under 4 hours. It was a 9 inning game and the final was 22-20.

[mikebran]

Got ya beat. Consecuive plates, a couple weeks ago...
23 to 2
23 to 0

But like you these were both actually under 2 hours. But I DID get to stretch it out in two CC games, again both plates. 11 innings then a couple days later a nice little 14 inning affair. (and that was gm 1 of a double, my partners hate me!) Course after that the 7s seem like a walk in the park

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I had a 16-0 game last night. The bottom of the third (9 runs) itself felt like it took 4 hours. But actually, we played 4.5 innings and it was all over in about 1:45.

[scarolinablue]

Gotta love the law of averages...same partner Friday night as in my OP. 11-1, 4.5 inning game, 1:25. Made up for the 4:10 13-inning affair. Nice.

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by mikebran

Got ya beat. Consecuive plates, a couple weeks ago...
23 to 2
23 to 0

But like you these were both actually under 2 hours. But I DID get to stretch it out in two CC games, again both plates. 11 innings then a couple days later a nice little 14 inning affair. (and that was gm 1 of a double, my partners hate me!) Course after that the 7s seem like a walk in the park

Try calling some more strikes!!!