Replies to post #37159 on Baseball Chat (BASEBALL)

[chapter54]

langostino

truly one of the many things i LOVE about baseball, is the constant learning process. oh yeah, and the every once in a while when you see a play or situation you've never seen before. like, (probably not the first time) in 2003 with the orioles closer bj lyons. you know, the win without ever throwing a pitch.....

"As reported here last week, on May 1, 2003, Baltimore pitcher B. J. Ryan got credit for a win without throwing a pitch. He entered the game with two out in the seventh inning, Baltimore losing 2-1, and Detroit rookie Omar Infante taking a big lead off first base. Ryan promptly threw over to first, and Infante was caught trying to advance to second, ending the inning. The O's scored three runs in the top of the eighth to take a 4-2 lead, then Buddy Groom took over Baltimore's pitching chores. The Orioles held on to win, and Ryan was properly credited with the pitching victory - even though he hadn't pitched."

http://longgandhi.com/deane03.html

anyway, big fun.....

~ ric

[vicocala]

Well Langastino,

I would say a guy with average range wouldn't of been on the ground in the first place so it should of been an error. Secondly, it wouldn't even be on the fielding of the ball, but rather on the errant throw. He never should of thrown the ball and since he did, he pulled the fielder off the bag and allowed a second run to score. The second run should be accounted for by an error even if the first is not.

So ramble on that for a while.