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#76 Post by Snaxx » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:57 pm

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#77 Post by Snaxx » Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:52 pm

Looks like I was wrong about MLB rules since the article quotes MLB, not minor league, rules.
Divine Intervention Sends Squirrels to Playoffs
Hodges Homers a Pitch Prior to Early Completion

ALTOONA, PA - Moments after Wes Hodges delivered a low-flying solo-home run to right field in the top of the eighth inning, heavy rains rendered Blair County Ballpark unplayable, sending the Flying Squirrels (76-66) to the post-season with a rain-shortened, 2-1, victory over the Altoona Curve (64-77). Although the Curve never batted in the eighth inning, the Squirrels were declared the winner of the ballgame and in turn the wild-card due to Rule 4.12 in the 2011 MLB Official Rule Book.

Rule 4.12, (b), (4): Any suspended game not completed prior to the last scheduled game between the two teams during the championship season shall become a called game. If such game becomes a called game and has progressed far enough to become a regulation game, and one team is ahead, the team that is ahead shall be declared the winner.

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#78 Post by littlebeast13 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:08 pm

The Eastern League Commissioner is wise.....

YAY Squirrels!!!!!!!!1

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Re: Richmond Flying Squirrels Stretch Run Thread

#79 Post by Snaxx » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:21 pm

Thanks to the remnants of Lee, the weather forecast is worse tomorrow in both Altoona and Bowie. So it would have been tough to complete a suspended game or a one-game playoff.
ALTOONA, Pa. --

One of the most bizarre and improbable endings imaginable to a baseball game sent the Flying Squirrels to their first Eastern League playoff berth Monday afternoon.

"It's a little weird to end the regular season like that," Richmond first baseman Wes Hodges said. "But we'll take it."

It was more than just a little weird.

The Squirrels, the visiting team, won on a walk-off hit.

That's right -- the visiting team.

That's as rare as it gets.
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/20 ... r-1287214/


Still lots of rain forecast for Harrisburg on Wednesday, but diminishing from storms to showers, rain from 90% to 60%. Harrisburg plays on City Island in the middle of the Susquehanna River. Flooding can be an issue, although flooding is not listed as a risk until late Thursday or Friday. Wet grounds caused postponement of games earlier in the year.
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Re: Richmond Flying Squirrels Stretch Run Thread

#80 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:23 pm

Yay to the great and powerful Squirrel.
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#81 Post by christie1111 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:00 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:Yay to the great and powerful Squirrel.

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Re: Richmond Flying Squirrels Stretch Run Thread

#82 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:10 pm

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