101 Year Old Record Tied

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Posted By: <b>Jim Dale</b><p>A’s reliever Brad Ziegler pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings to match Philadelphia Phillies right-hander George McQuillan’s 101-year-old major league record with 25 scoreless innings at the start of a career.<br /><br />==One more out and he's got himself a MLB Record.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Chris Counts</b><p>"Ziggy," as A's fans have called him since he started a popular blog long before he made it to the majors, is a pretty interesting case. A couple years ago, A's management convinced him to become a submarine-style pitcher. He's been outstanding ever since. Along the way, he has entertained fans by being one of the most accessible players in recent memory. Here's a link to his blog ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Brad%20Ziegler/blog" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.sbnation.com/users/Brad%20Ziegler/blog</a>

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Posted By: <b>Jim Dale</b><p>The record is all his now.

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Posted By: <b>DD</b><p>Awesome, and sounds like a good kid too. What's the next likely obscure record to be broken? It's not every day that a 100 year record gets topped. Most of the records that have held from that era are out of reach for modern ballplayers.