Ever Umpired a Beat-Down Like This? 45-0!

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Originally Posted by grunewar

There were: 22 runs, 23 hits, 21 walks and 11 steals in the first inning alone.

Story is at: High school baseball game ends 45-0 - MLB News - FOX Sports on MSN

I have no idea what the hits/walks/steals numbers were, but two years ago, I had an NABA game. It was their All-Star weekend; they normally play on Sundays here, but on All-Star weekend, the event is on a Saturday, and then the teams play one 9-inning game instead of the usual two 7s.

At the time, the league had something like 16 teams, and regardless of relative ability, they all managed to play each other during the season, whether it was a good idea or not.

It wasn't.

I lost track of the score, and was just praying for a) death - mine or a player's, it didn't matter; just something that would get a 911 call and the end of the game; b) the 7th inning (where the run rule was extended for a 9-inning game); or c) the 3 1/2 hour time limit (again, extended from the usual). From my recollection, I THINK we hit b).

50-1.

No, that wasn't the odds of survival. That was the final score. F-I-F-T-Y to O-N-E. I only found out that total by checking the league website the following week, specifically from morbid curiosity.

I'm just thankful I was the base guy.

And when I tell this story, I say - and it's not just for humor, but it's really true - "...and it wasn't even THAT close."