Breaking News: ESPN Extends Baseball Games to 9 and 2/3 Innings
You’ve probably already heard about Mark Buerhle’s perfect game, but did anyone happen to check ESPN sometime around the 7th inning? Let’s just say their math didn’t quite add up. According to this screenshot sent to me by South Side Sheik, Buerhle had retired 23 men and had only 6 outs to go. Hmmm, A perfect game would mean that Buerhle faced the minimum which is 27 batters. 23+6=29 I’m afraid. I know its being a bit picky, but for a “Worldwide Leader” in sports, I would hope that they would know how many outs there are in a baseball game.
So I guess the real story is not Buerhle’s perfect game, but the fact that ESPN has decided to change the rules of Major League Baseball from the 150 year old 9 inning game to a more conventional and modern 9 and 2/3 inning game. Makes sense.
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Comment from Shea Johnson
Time July 23, 2009 at 8:00 pm
The extra 2/3 of an inning ensures the Cubs two extra failed attempts at a hit.
Comment from GADaly
Time July 23, 2009 at 10:34 pm
It’s just another example of ESPN’s East Coast bias. With the Yankees, David Cone and David Wells only had to get the standard 27 men out to notch their perfect games.
Comment from Stormin’ Norman Disciple
Time July 24, 2009 at 8:23 am
@Shea Johnson: +1. But you’re still a dick for saying it.
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Time July 24, 2009 at 9:45 am
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Comment from YouGabSports
Time July 24, 2009 at 10:43 am
I guess at the end of the day, they don’t pay the interns enough to do proper math before publishing a headline. Great catch!
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Comment from Matt Clapp
Time July 23, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Nice catch.