rangers 30, orioles 3

No, ESPN.com is not posting Little League scores as headlines. That's not a joke. THIRTY freakin' runs. In only four innings of scoring. Can you say, "Holy crap, we need some bullpen help NOW!?!?" I bet Orioles fans can. I mean, I'm no expert here, but when your relievers give up 24 runs in four innings, that's bad, right?

Best quote of the article: "Texas also set a team record for runs scored in a doubleheader -- before the second game even started." ROFL...

UPDATE: And the Rangers won the nightcap too, 9-7. That 39 runs is the most ever scored by any team in a single day of baseball. Ever. Speaking of records, 30 runs is the most ever in an AL game and the most in the bigs since 1897. If I remember correctly, this is the sixth time the 30+ feat has been pulled off in league history and the first since 1900. And by the way, the team that scored 36 runs 111 years ago was...you guessed it, who else? Only the superpower Cubs could be capable of such brutality. Okay, they were the Chicago Colts back then, but it was the same franchise.

A co-worker actually went to the latter part of the game (must have had tix for the second game in the doubleheader and been allowed to grab a couple of empty seats while the first one finished up). He said that during Texas' 10-run eighth inning, it had gotten so out of hand that the home crowd made some noise every time a pitch slipped by a Ranger without him making contact and cheered loudly every time a strike was called. He said the place almost went berserk after the home team finally got the third out and when the game ended an inning later.

UPDATE II: It keeps getting better. The Rangers had more scoreless innings (5) than innings in which they scored (4). The Orioles dropped three spots in team ERA, from seventh to 10th, in a single game. The Rangers' output tied the MLB record for runs by a road team. I have a feeling this story is just going to keep getting funnier for a while before it dies down.