HAL stepped out for a beer?

[tcochran]

Down 10-1 going into the top of the 9th, HAL gave up! Or perhaps he just went to get a beer?

Anyhow, poor reliever Bobby Seay was already at F0 going into the inning. After 8 hits and 2 walks -- and 10 runs for the other guys -- HAL finally took Seay out and shot him, to put him out of his misery.

Has anybody ever seen a performace like this before?

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=105804&g_id=1278

[apolivka]

Well, it's probably what you want in that situation. I'm guessing a bit here, but Seay was probably the last guy in your bullpen except for your very expensive closer. You probably had Street set to not be used in a blowout and Seay was then in "mopup" role. HAL will really let him take a beating because he doesn't want to waste your closer in a game he thinks you can't win.

Unfortunately, he got hammered so bad HAL put Street in anyway, so it was such a blowout that basically nothing worked in your favor!

But, to answer your question, I've seen mopop situations get really out of hand quite a few times before. 11 earned 1+ is pretty impressive though, and it wasn't like he was up against murder's row. He even faced the pitcher twice! Yet more proof that F0 is really bad.

[elpasopesos]

What is truly amazing is that Seay's ERA only went to 3.44 after giving up 11 runs

[Jake Squid]

I'm no longer sure that F0 is all that bad. Check this one out:
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=105445&g_id=926

[AeroDave10]

[quote:766f49b1d0="Jake Squid"]I'm no longer sure that F0 is all that bad. Check this one out:
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=105445&g_id=926[/quote:766f49b1d0]

I've noticed that tends to happen a lot in those really long extra inning games. Guys will rack up a ton of innings at F0, piling on the zeroes despite all the logic seemingly going against such a feat.

[MARCPELLETIER]

[quote:56b2d900f3] I've noticed that tends to happen a lot in those really long extra inning games. Guys will rack up a ton of innings at F0, piling on the zeroes despite all the logic seemingly going against such a feat.[/quote:56b2d900f3]

Well, in all logic, it cannot be otherwise. Most of the times, a pitcher throwing at F0 will be pounded by hits/walks, so the games won't extend. The games will extend only if there are a lot of F0 innings (at least, in most of our Strat leagues where we go with a short bullpen of 4-5 guys).

In any case, don't be fooled by the results.

Look at where the dice landed during those F0:

27:on offensive cards
17: on the pitcher cards

And I would guess that the teams were a bit lucky. Usually, the ratio is closer to 2:1, like it was in the case of Bobby Seay when he allowed 10 earn runs.