Score of 27-0, with a save

How?

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/game/347868/168

3 full innings in relief to end the game (scoreless but did not need to be) gets Stu the save

Yep. Pitching the last 3 innings with a lead start to finish gets you a save no matter how big the deficit as long as you pitch "effectively".

Saves:
Rule 10.20 in the Official Rule Book states:
Credit a pitcher with a save when he meets all three of the following conditions:
(1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his club; and
(2) He is not the winning pitcher; and
(3) He qualifies under one of the following conditions:
- (a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning; or
- (b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat, or on deck (that is, the potential tying run is either already on base or is one of the first two batsmen he faces; or
- (c) He pitches effectively for at least three innings. No more than one save may be credited in each game.

http://www.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/rules_regulations.jsp

In this case Miller entered the game with a 17 run lead. 3 scoreless innings is definitely effective. Would have been an interesting call if he had given up 7 or 8 runs. Then not exactly effective but nowhere close to blowing the game. It would be interesting to see at what point Miller could have given up runs in such a game before the official scorer declared he. while preserving the win, was not effective.

In a way this illustrates one of the great things to love about online strat. They say you can watch baseball all your life and still things will happen you have never seen or heard of. So I have lived long enough to see 50 baseball seasons which is a lot of baseball. Have I seen it all. But consider all of our leaguesl together.and the possible permutations and variables each one multiplying the number of possibiliities.

I kind of forgot about that 3 innings of effective relief angle. FWIW those were both my teams in a two team league.