Longest Broadcast of My Career

It's official.  The four hours and 49 minutes of game time is the longest that I've ever been on the microphone.

I went back and looked at all the games played by Dayton (2006-2008) and South Bend (2009-2011) and that's the longest by four minutes.  It was not the longest in terms of innings, as I've been a part of a couple of 15 inning games.

Either way, it was long and hot, but I'm very happy it ended in a win.

Long Games

The first two games of the 2010 season have lasted 3:14 and 3:11 for the Silver Hawks and Loons. That's way above the average game time for 2009 in the Midwest League.

However, it could be a lot worse.

The Dayton Dragons and Lansing Lugnuts have gone to extra innings in each of the first two games of the season, totaling seven hours and 12 minutes of baseball (47 minutes longer than the Silver Hawks).

In case you are curious, the average time for 9 inning games in the Midwest League so far this season is 2 hours and 42 minutes. The Silver Hawks have averaged 3 hours and 12 minutes so far.

File that under useless information that no one cares about.

Thawing Out

Brrrr, it was cold out there tonight, and the long game with a big loss certainly didn't make it feel any better. I'm finally starting to warm up, as I hope the players are too.

I'm calling it a night for now, but I'll have some thoughts on the Opening Night loss when I get to work on Friday morning.