School team hit for 66 runs in two innings - Japan

[johnnie]

" TOKYO (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."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080417/od_nm/japan_score_dc_1



Yikes

[madinmaryland]

1. Hmmm. Was the other coach Bill Belicheck?

Running up the score a bit there??

[flvegan]

2. I probably would have gone to my bullpen after the 10th run.

His ERA will never recover.

[johnnie]

3. This was in the article

"Opponents Shunshukan were officially credited with a 9-0 victory, giving the scoreline a tinge of respectability for the luckless Kawamoto school."

So I am guessing the pitcher's stats will reflect the 9-0 score.

[flvegan]

5. It's still around 80.

9 runs for 1 and 1/3 innings.

[charlie and algernon]

6. seriously

even if you allow him to finish the inning, who the hell allows that pitcher to return to the mound?? If i'm the coach I tell the pitcher to shower up and go home.

[Initech]

4. Would have been funnier if the score was 66-6.

:evilgrin:

[Blue_Tires]

7. that's what you get for starting Barry Zito!

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. ...

Too-fucking-SHAY! :rofl: