Bottom of the 33rd

[jwg]

I just finished reading Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry. This is the story of the world's longest baseball game. It was a Minor League game between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings in Pawtucket, RI and it took ~8 1/2 hours to play the 33 innings. For non-baseball cognoscenti or others a normal baseball game is 9 innings and takes

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[susandennis]

That summer I was a season ticket holder for the Charlotte O's who were the double A team. Our boys worked hard to get to the Red Wings. Half said they were ok with not making yet when that game was played and the other half felt they were cheated even more.

One outfielder we had - I don't think he even made it to Rochester - had what I consider to still be the greatest name in baseball... Drungo LeRue Hazewood. The announcer loved him to death.

[jwg]

Drungo Hazewood played in part of the game in Right Field. He was the ninth chid of his mother and when he was born his mother said whoever wins the foot race to the hospital gets to name the baby. Her son Aubrey won and chose Drungo since it was the last name of a friend of his. Hazewood was a frienf of Cal Ripkin (who played in the game). He was a high potential player but couldn't hit curve balls; he was sent back to Charlotte soon after this game.

BTW, The Canterbury Red Sox are a New Zealand softball team.

[susandennis]

oh! Drungo LaRue Hazewood played in that game??! Wow. Now I'm going to have to read the book.

[susandennis]

oh the library has it - just popped it on to my Kindle.

[spwebdesign]

Have you read Buzz Bissinger's Three Nights in August? It's the most recent baseball book I've read and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Follows a three-game series between the Cubs and Cardinals and, more generally, La Russa's managerial career.