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as5680 · 10-15-2013, 06:31 PM

I have now played nine seasons (2012-2020) with the Plymouth Pilgrims in my fictional British and Irish League, with a few spectacular games - many of them play-off games, which obviously stick in the mind better.

A few highlights:

September 2012: Three amazing games in the space of a week, beginning with a 22-4 win over Dublin which was 7-4 going into the bottom of the 8th, before we proceeded to score 15 runs on 10 hits (helped by 3 errors!), sending 20 men to the plate in the 8th. Five days later, there was a 19-0 blowout at Norwich, jointly our biggest away win, but even more remarkable given that the very next night, Norwich turned it around to win 21-9 - the only time we have given up 20+ runs in a game.

June 2013: Trailing 5-2 going into the 9th in Dublin, we stole second four times in the top of the 9th and brought all four runners round to score, taking a 6-5 lead which we held to win the game.

October 2013: We blew a three game lead in the Championship Series and lost to Dublin in 7 games. Most painfully, in game four we were 4-0 up going into the bottom of the seventh and gave up a triple, three singles and a 3-run home run to fall 5-4 behind, eventually losing 7-5. From there, we fell apart to lose the series. Co-incidentally, that game four was actually 'played' today, 15 October 2013.

August 2014: Spectacular revenge over Dublin, with a 24-0 win - still the league record margin of victory as of the end of the 2020 season.

August 2015: A ridiculous 12-11 loss at Newcastle. We led 7-6 going into the 9th, and added four more runs in the top half of the inning to surely make the game safe at 11-6. However, we contrived to give up six runs in the bottom of the 9th, three of them with two outs, to lose the game.

October 2018: Our first no-hitter of any kind, a combined no-hitter, but in a massive playoff game. We had lost game 1 to defending champions Southampton, 1-0, and needed a response in game 2. We certainly got it, with our starter pitching seven no-hit innings before three relievers combined to complete the no-hitter and level the series, which we went on to win 3 games to 1 (but sadly lost in the next round!)

October 2019: Two fantastic fightbacks in the playoffs against Glasgow. Again we had lost game one and trailed 6-1 going into the bottom of the 7th in game two. We got one back in that inning, but the real highlight was scoring six in the eighth to take an 8-6 lead and eventually tie the series. Having won the next two, we had a chance to clinch the series in game five but trailed 7-2 after four innings. This time we just chipped away at the lead, scoring two in the fifth, one in the seventh and one in the eighth before adding two more in the ninth to take the lead, holding on to clinch the series 4 games to 1.

10-15-2013, 06:31 PM	#9
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	I have now played nine seasons (2012-2020) with the Plymouth Pilgrims in my fictional British and Irish League, with a few spectacular games - many of them play-off games, which obviously stick in the mind better. A few highlights: September 2012: Three amazing games in the space of a week, beginning with a 22-4 win over Dublin which was 7-4 going into the bottom of the 8th, before we proceeded to score 15 runs on 10 hits (helped by 3 errors!), sending 20 men to the plate in the 8th. Five days later, there was a 19-0 blowout at Norwich, jointly our biggest away win, but even more remarkable given that the very next night, Norwich turned it around to win 21-9 - the only time we have given up 20+ runs in a game. June 2013: Trailing 5-2 going into the 9th in Dublin, we stole second four times in the top of the 9th and brought all four runners round to score, taking a 6-5 lead which we held to win the game. October 2013: We blew a three game lead in the Championship Series and lost to Dublin in 7 games. Most painfully, in game four we were 4-0 up going into the bottom of the seventh and gave up a triple, three singles and a 3-run home run to fall 5-4 behind, eventually losing 7-5. From there, we fell apart to lose the series. Co-incidentally, that game four was actually 'played' today, 15 October 2013. August 2014: Spectacular revenge over Dublin, with a 24-0 win - still the league record margin of victory as of the end of the 2020 season. August 2015: A ridiculous 12-11 loss at Newcastle. We led 7-6 going into the 9th, and added four more runs in the top half of the inning to surely make the game safe at 11-6. However, we contrived to give up six runs in the bottom of the 9th, three of them with two outs, to lose the game. October 2018: Our first no-hitter of any kind, a combined no-hitter, but in a massive playoff game. We had lost game 1 to defending champions Southampton, 1-0, and needed a response in game 2. We certainly got it, with our starter pitching seven no-hit innings before three relievers combined to complete the no-hitter and level the series, which we went on to win 3 games to 1 (but sadly lost in the next round!) October 2019: Two fantastic fightbacks in the playoffs against Glasgow. Again we had lost game one and trailed 6-1 going into the bottom of the 7th in game two. We got one back in that inning, but the real highlight was scoring six in the eighth to take an 8-6 lead and eventually tie the series. Having won the next two, we had a chance to clinch the series in game five but trailed 7-2 after four innings. This time we just chipped away at the lead, scoring two in the fifth, one in the seventh and one in the eighth before adding two more in the ninth to take the lead, holding on to clinch the series 4 games to 1. Last edited by as5680; 10-15-2013 at 06:39 PM.