I s'pose someone may have a story that tops this, but it's pretty wild, to me.

True, this is in an Exhibition League (so I can't paste it in, WIS-style) and in 1999, A.J. Burnett had given up a few more than his share of walks, while being stingy on the hits, but this is ridiculous.

In real life, the guy pitched 42 innings in 7 games, which means he should have been fine for his first 100 pitches or so, in my book.  I don't know that Vince Lombardi was right when he said, "Fatigue makes cowards of us all."  I don't think so, in A.J's case.  He just kept on till he couldn't make one more pitch.

A.J's outcome: 4.1 IP, 24 hits, 28 runs, 25 earned runs in 170 pitches until they had to carry him off the field, after he collapsed.

A.J's real life stats that season: http://www.whatifsports.com/mlb-l/PlayerProfile.asp?ID=31983697&pr=0&pl=0&type=1

The Game (if this brings it up): http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=14497855&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=0

His 5 season performance average was an 11.45 ERA, so he's significantly below half-decent. I don't know of a pitcher in the SIM with BB/9 of 5.45 who will perform anywhere near decently.  HIS OAV was acceptable, but nowhere near good enough to make up for the walks.  In game fatigue looks kind of hard to blame, he wasn't throwing real well in the first couple of innings and the implosion started after only 12 batters, perhaps he hit 90 pitches if they were averaging 7-8 pitches per PA.  Didn't count the walks prior to the 15 run inning.

Can't say he wasn't utterly decimated though, nor that his real life record that year was not respectable.  Poor guy  good thing the exhibition season vanishes quickly.

You coming back from the dark side Arlen?

A couple interesting points about it.  Jackie Robinson was so ticked off that he made the first out in that 15-run fifth inning, that he came back and hit a grand slam -- in that fifth inning.  Also, my starting pitcher went 3 for 3, with 3 doubles. 

I've never seen anything quite like this particular game.

Hey TJ.  Looking for one good league, actually.  Got any suggestions?  Don't want it to be too extreme, especially if that means high salary cap.

I'll take a look and get back to you.

I would have liked to see how much more damage would have occurred had his arm not fallen off.

I believe it was Gen. Douglas MacArthur who said "Conscience and fatigue make cowards of us all." Coach Lombardi had many memorable comments, but not this one.