Flip Flop Fly Ball

March 2009, updated June 2009 (thanks to Jonathan Rabinowitz, Robert Nealis and Bourbon Cowboy for correcting a couple of errors)

I spent a whole day playing out the game in my head, so I figure there may be a couple of people who'd be interested in seeing the play-by-play. I wrote it down in a style that obviously apes baseball-reference.com's play-by-play stuff. (SCR = score, OUT = outs, ROB = runners on base, PT = no. of pitches.)

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 1st, Wu-Tang batting, tied 0-0, Springsteen facing 1-2-3 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 3 U God Groundout SS-1B R --- 6 Killa Home Run to CF 1-- 5 GZA Single to RF O -2- 3 Raekwon Groundout 1B-P O -2- 4 Method K swinging 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 1st, E Street batting, behind 1-0, RZA facing 1-2-3 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 4 Lofgren Fly ball to CF O --- 3 Van Zandt Groundout 3B-1B O --- 2 Weinberg Lineout CF 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 2nd, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 1-0, Springsteen facing 6-7-8 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 7 ODB BB 1-- 4 Deck Single to SS O 12- 4 Killah K swinging OO 12- 5 RZA Double play 2B-SS-1B 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 2nd, E Street batting, behind 1-0, RZA facing 4-5-6 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 3 Clemons Fly ball to RF O --- 4 Tallent Groundout SS-1B O --- 5 Bittan K looking 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 3rd, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 1-0, Springsteen facing 1-2-3 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 2 U-God Single to RF 1-- Killa U-God steals 2B O -2- 7 " K swinging O -2- 5 GZA K swinging O -2- 4 Raekwon Groundout SS-P 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 3rd, E Street batting, behind 1-0, RZA facing 7-8-9 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 4 Federici K swinging O --- 4 Scialfa Popfly SS O --- 5 Sp'steen Fly ball to CF 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 4th, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 1-0, Springsteen facing 5-6-7 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 5 Method Double to LF R -2- 2 ODB Single to CF, Method Man scores OO 1-- 4 Deck Double play 3B-2B-1B O --- 3 Killah Fly ball to CF 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 4th, E Street batting, behind 2-0, RZA facing 1-2-3 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 4 Lofgren KO O --- 5 Van Zandt Groundout SS-1B O --- 3 Weinberg Groundout 3B-1B 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 5th, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 2-0, Springsteen facing 9-1-2 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 5 RZA K looking O --- 4 U-God Flyball to RF O --- 5 Killa Groundout 1B-P 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 5th, E Street batting, behind 2-0, RZA facing 4-5-6 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail R --- 4 Clemons Home Run to LF O --- 5 Tallent Groundout SS-1B O --- 6 Bittan Groundout SS-1B --- 4 Federici Single to CF O 1-- 5 Scialfa Groundout 1B unassisted 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 6th, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 2-1, Springsteen facing 3-4-5 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 5 GZA Groundout 2B-1B O --- 2 Raekwon Lineout CF --- 8 Method Single to SS O 1-- 4 ODB Groundout 1B-P 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 6th, E Street batting, behind 2-1, RZA facing 9-1-2 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 3 Sp'steen Groundout 2B-1B --- 4 Lofgren Single to LF O 1-- 4 Van Zandt Doubleplay SS-2B-1B O 1-- 5 Weinberg K swinging 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 7th, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 2-1, Springsteen facing 7-8-9 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 1 Deck Flyball to CF --- 6 Killah BB O 1-- 4 RZA Groundout 1B unassisted O 1-- 5 U-God Groundout 2B-1B 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 7th, E Street batting, behind 2-1, RZA facing 4-5-6 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 4 Clemons K swinging O --- 2 Tallent Lineout RF --- 4 Bittan Reached on E9 (dropped catch) 1-- 6 Federici BB 12- 3 Scialfa Single to SS RR 123 5 Sp'steen Single to RF, Bittan and Federici score O 12- 4 Lofgren Groundout SS-1B 2 run, 2 hits, 1 errors, 2 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 8th, Wu-Tang batting, behind 3-2, Springsteen facing 2-3-4 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 4 Killa Single to CF 1-- GZA Killa steals 2B O -2- 7 " Groundout 3B-1B -2- 5 Raekwon BB R 12- 1 Method Single to LF, Killa scores OO 12- 3 ODB Doubleplay SS-2B-1B 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. WTC 3 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 8th, E Street batting, tied 3-3, RZA facing 2-3-4 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 4 Van Zandt Double to RF O -2- 5 Weinberg Groundout 1B unassisted, Van Zandt to 3B O --3 3 Clemons Popfly SS O --3 5 Tallent K swinging 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 3 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 9th, Wu-Tang batting, tied 3-3, Springsteen facing 7-8-9 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 6 Deck BB 1-- 2 Killah Single to CF O 12- 5 RZA K swinging 123 3 U-God Single to LF R 123 4 Killa BB, Deck scores O 123 6 GZA Popfly 3B O 123 3 Raekwon Flyout CF 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. WTC 4 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 9th, E Street batting, behind 4-3, RZA facing 6-7-8 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 2 Bittan Lineout CF --- 7 Federici Single to RF O 1-- 4 Sciafla Groundout 3B-1B, Federici to 2B O -2- 5 Sp'steen Groundout 2B-1B 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. WTC 4 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------



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March 2009, updated June 2009 (thanks to Jonathan Rabinowitz, Robert Nealis and Bourbon Cowboy for correcting a couple of errors) I spent a whole day playing out the game in my head, so I figure there may be a couple of people who'd be interested in seeing the play-by-play. I wrote it down in a style that obviously apes baseball-reference.com's play-by-play stuff. (SCR = score, OUT = outs, ROB = runners on base, PT = no. of pitches.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 1st, Wu-Tang batting, tied 0-0, Springsteen facing 1-2-3 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 3 U God Groundout SS-1B R --- 6 Killa Home Run to CF 1-- 5 GZA Single to RF O -2- 3 Raekwon Groundout 1B-P O -2- 4 Method K swinging 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 1st, E Street batting, behind 1-0, RZA facing 1-2-3 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 4 Lofgren Fly ball to CF O --- 3 Van Zandt Groundout 3B-1B O --- 2 Weinberg Lineout CF 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 2nd, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 1-0, Springsteen facing 6-7-8 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 7 ODB BB 1-- 4 Deck Single to SS O 12- 4 Killah K swinging OO 12- 5 RZA Double play 2B-SS-1B 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 2nd, E Street batting, behind 1-0, RZA facing 4-5-6 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 3 Clemons Fly ball to RF O --- 4 Tallent Groundout SS-1B O --- 5 Bittan K looking 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 3rd, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 1-0, Springsteen facing 1-2-3 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 2 U-God Single to RF 1-- Killa U-God steals 2B O -2- 7 " K swinging O -2- 5 GZA K swinging O -2- 4 Raekwon Groundout SS-P 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 3rd, E Street batting, behind 1-0, RZA facing 7-8-9 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 4 Federici K swinging O --- 4 Scialfa Popfly SS O --- 5 Sp'steen Fly ball to CF 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 1 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 4th, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 1-0, Springsteen facing 5-6-7 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 5 Method Double to LF R -2- 2 ODB Single to CF, Method Man scores OO 1-- 4 Deck Double play 3B-2B-1B O --- 3 Killah Fly ball to CF 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 4th, E Street batting, behind 2-0, RZA facing 1-2-3 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 4 Lofgren KO O --- 5 Van Zandt Groundout SS-1B O --- 3 Weinberg Groundout 3B-1B 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 5th, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 2-0, Springsteen facing 9-1-2 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 5 RZA K looking O --- 4 U-God Flyball to RF O --- 5 Killa Groundout 1B-P 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 5th, E Street batting, behind 2-0, RZA facing 4-5-6 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail R --- 4 Clemons Home Run to LF O --- 5 Tallent Groundout SS-1B O --- 6 Bittan Groundout SS-1B --- 4 Federici Single to CF O 1-- 5 Scialfa Groundout 1B unassisted 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 6th, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 2-1, Springsteen facing 3-4-5 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 5 GZA Groundout 2B-1B O --- 2 Raekwon Lineout CF --- 8 Method Single to SS O 1-- 4 ODB Groundout 1B-P 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 6th, E Street batting, behind 2-1, RZA facing 9-1-2 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 3 Sp'steen Groundout 2B-1B --- 4 Lofgren Single to LF O 1-- 4 Van Zandt Doubleplay SS-2B-1B O 1-- 5 Weinberg K swinging 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 7th, Wu-Tang batting, ahead 2-1, Springsteen facing 7-8-9 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 1 Deck Flyball to CF --- 6 Killah BB O 1-- 4 RZA Groundout 1B unassisted O 1-- 5 U-God Groundout 2B-1B 0 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 7th, E Street batting, behind 2-1, RZA facing 4-5-6 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 4 Clemons K swinging O --- 2 Tallent Lineout RF --- 4 Bittan Reached on E9 (dropped catch) 1-- 6 Federici BB 12- 3 Scialfa Single to SS RR 123 5 Sp'steen Single to RF, Bittan and Federici score O 12- 4 Lofgren Groundout SS-1B 2 run, 2 hits, 1 errors, 2 LOB. WTC 2 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 8th, Wu-Tang batting, behind 3-2, Springsteen facing 2-3-4 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 4 Killa Single to CF 1-- GZA Killa steals 2B O -2- 7 " Groundout 3B-1B -2- 5 Raekwon BB R 12- 1 Method Single to LF, Killa scores OO 12- 3 ODB Doubleplay SS-2B-1B 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. WTC 3 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 8th, E Street batting, tied 3-3, RZA facing 2-3-4 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 4 Van Zandt Double to RF O -2- 5 Weinberg Groundout 1B unassisted, Van Zandt to 3B O --3 3 Clemons Popfly SS O --3 5 Tallent K swinging 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. WTC 3 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Top of the 9th, Wu-Tang batting, tied 3-3, Springsteen facing 7-8-9 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail --- 6 Deck BB 1-- 2 Killah Single to CF O 12- 5 RZA K swinging 123 3 U-God Single to LF R 123 4 Killa BB, Deck scores O 123 6 GZA Popfly 3B O 123 3 Raekwon Flyout CF 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. WTC 4 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bottom of the 9th, E Street batting, behind 4-3, RZA facing 6-7-8 SCR OUT ROB PT Batter Play Detail O --- 2 Bittan Lineout CF --- 7 Federici Single to RF O 1-- 4 Sciafla Groundout 3B-1B, Federici to 2B O -2- 5 Sp'steen Groundout 2B-1B 0 run, 1 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. WTC 4 ESB 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------