The game was so long -- 7 hours 3 minutes -- that it ended early Sunday and forced Boston College to make a quick turnaround and play Army in a Sunday elimination game. There Boston College lost, 4-3, and presumably staggered away to finally get some sleep.
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For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday, July 01, 2009 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 4 National Desk 1 inches; 65 words Type of Material: Correction
Baseball trivia: The trivia answer in Totally Random in the June 1 Sports section said that Herb Washington was the only player in the major league register to have had no at-bats and never played an inning in the field. In fact, Mickey Harrington played one game for the Phillies in 1963 as a pinch-runner, with no plate appearances and without playing in the field.
Browns could use him
LeBron James, NFL star receiver? It could have happened, says Mark Murphy, a former Green Bay Packers safety who served as an assistant coach on James' high school football team.
"I've been around a lot of great receivers," Murphy told ESPN.com. "I tell people that I rate my top receivers coaching, playing or watching as James Lofton, Jerry Rice, Steve Largent and LeBron James. People laugh at me, but it's true.
"I felt like that was one kid who could've gone from high school to the NFL and played."
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Trivia answer
Herb Washington. He was a pinch-runner for the Oakland Athletics in 1974-75. (Question and answer provided by reader David Goodman.)
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And finally
From Dwight Perry of The Seattle Times: "The scouting report on Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder says his eyes light up when it's right in the middle of the plate. But enough about his eating habits."
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mike.penner@latimes.com
