2010 Baseball thread

[Chimneyfish]

Trivia: What is the fewest pitches a pitcher can theoretically throw in a complete game?

[BeerMakesMeSmart]

Trivia: What is the fewest pitches a pitcher can theoretically throw in a complete game?

13?

[peetie44]

Trivia: What is the fewest pitches a pitcher can theoretically throw in a complete game?

13?

I'll say 13 as well; figuring that, theoretically, if a visiting pitcher, in what turned out to be a rain-shortened, official (called at the umpires' discretion) 5-inning complete game, gave up a first-pitch HR (or had a "first-pitch" [hit, error, hit batsman] base-runner score due to errors), and that same visiting pitcher retired 12 other batters on 1-pitch outs, while his own team failed to score, he would lose the game 1-0 and yet would've only thrown 13 total pitches; since the home team does not bat in the last half of the last inning of any complete game when it is leading (8 1/2 innings in a normal complete game; 4 1/2 innings in a rain-shortened complete game).

[Chimneyfish]

I meant a non rain-shortened complete game.

[peetie44]

I meant a non rain-shortened complete game.

I'm gonna venture a guess...27 pitches?

[BeerMakesMeSmart]

25.

[peetie44]

25.

Based on...?

Wait a minute...my previous theory projected to a normal complete game, maybe?

[BeerMakesMeSmart]

25.

Based on...?

Wait a minute...my previous theory projected to a normal complete game, maybe?

Gives up a home run on first pitch in bottom of the first. Throws 4 pitches that inning. 21 over the next 7. Doesn't pitch the bottom of the 9th because he lost 1-0.

[peetie44]

25.

Based on...?

Wait a minute...my previous theory projected to a normal complete game, maybe?

Gives up a home run on first pitch in bottom of the first. Throws 4 pitches that inning. 21 over the next 7. Doesn't pitch the bottom of the 9th because he lost 1-0.

My man!!

[Mayhem]

42.

Oops, wrong question.

[BeerMakesMeSmart]

Holy shit, Ichiro! Save it for the season!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBQJIHxky6k

[waahoohah]

How abouts we get this year's baseball thread off to the right start...

This, I like!

Also, this:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... ortCat=mlb

Adios, Hi Corbett!

[fiyah]

25.

24- If he pitches for the home team, they're leading due to the pitcher's shutout, he doesn't have to come out for the bottom of the 9th..

[peetie44]

25.

24- If he pitches for the home team, they're leading due to the pitcher's shutout, he doesn't have to come out for the bottom of the 9th..

????

The "home team" pitcher would pitch the TOP of the 9th inning in any game.

[fiyah]

25.

24- If he pitches for the home team, they're leading due to the pitcher's shutout, he doesn't have to come out for the bottom of the 9th..

????

The "home team" pitcher would pitch the TOP of the 9th inning in any game.

Dur, you're right.. It was late..