Todd "Hammer" Jones (we aren't sure how official that nickname is, but we heard it once and think it's perfect) was unable to close the game out for the Detroit Tigers, which eventually led to a 7-6, 11th inning loss to Minnesota. Besides the obvious ill-effects it had on the win-loss column, his inadequacies on the mound had an even greater reach. Chuck Douglas Booth, a 31-year-old baseball from Vancouver, had his Guiness record ruined by the Hammer's performance.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Booth had been attempting to see games in all 30 major league stadiums in 26 days. The record requires that Booth see every pitch of the game, and Thursday's schedule was to include an afternoon game in Detroit followed by a night game in Cleveland. Because the Tigers' game ended at 5:15pm, he was unable to make the 7:05pm start time in Cleveland.
"It happens," Booth said. "It's baseball." Interpretation: We knew what to expect when the Hammer took the ball in the ninth.
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