The Eagle-Tribune: The race is on: Andover slams Central, slides back into first-place tie
MVCfan
· 1 year ago
Not sure who told Hector the 9 runs off of the Central starter were unearned ( he didn't show till the bottom of the 2nd). I was there and 6 were earned runs.. I say this because I' ve watched my share of MVC games this season and I see in the trib the stats and they are way over blown.. I think the stats should be more realistic i.e a ground ball through a kids legs is an error not a hit.. or as in this article all nine runs unearned so the ERA isn't affected is wrong and makes the stats meaningless
Hector Longo
· 1 year ago
MVCfan, nobody told Hector, Hector was there. I'm at home now, and don't have the book with me, but here goes. In the first, Andover got five. The first scored on an error, the last four came after two were out in the inning. That makes them unearned. Second inning was the same thing. To Andover's credit, they got all the big hits after two were down and after an error in the inning. Talk to any official scorer and that makes the runs unearned. it's a pretty bad rule of scoring, I admit, because the kid did get hit hard and pays no price, but that's the way the game is. Same, in the opposite fashion with the Wheeler kid, when he came in for Central. He deserved a better fate, but his runs were earned even though he through a couple fly balls that should have been caught but dropped in for hits. I just go by the rules of the game. HL
Hector Longo
· 1 year ago
Sorry, in the last paragraph of the last post, it should be threw, not through.
MVCfan
· 1 year ago
My apologies Hector must have missed you at the start. I misinterpreted the ruling. I thought when the error occurs on 2 outs any base runners are unearned. After that any new base runners that score are earned. Thanks for the clarification. You are correct on the Wheeler kid who throws well( some bad breaks). Central has some big bats and are tough to get out the 2nd and 3rd time around the lineup. I think the kid from Andover pitched very well especially for being the 2nd time facing them. Hey, great job covering the local sports scene.
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I'm at home now, and don't have the book with me, but here goes.
In the first, Andover got five. The first scored on an error, the last four came after two were out in the inning. That makes them unearned.
Second inning was the same thing. To Andover's credit, they got all the big hits after two were down and after an error in the inning.
Talk to any official scorer and that makes the runs unearned.
it's a pretty bad rule of scoring, I admit, because the kid did get hit hard and pays no price, but that's the way the game is.
Same, in the opposite fashion with the Wheeler kid, when he came in for Central. He deserved a better fate, but his runs were earned even though he through a couple fly balls that should have been caught but dropped in for hits.
I just go by the rules of the game.
HL
I misinterpreted the ruling. I thought when the error occurs on 2 outs any base runners are unearned. After that any new base runners that score are earned. Thanks for the clarification.
You are correct on the Wheeler kid who throws well( some bad breaks). Central has some big bats and are tough to get out the 2nd and 3rd time around the lineup. I think the kid from Andover pitched very well especially for being the 2nd time facing them.
Hey, great job covering the local sports scene.