It doesn't matter who wins, it's how fast you play the game that counts

The headline for this post is the sportswriter's motto. The last thing you want when covering a night game is to be writing on deadline after a four-hour game.

The Wild Things-Traverse City game Thursday night was a sportswriter's delight. It lasted only one hour and 46 minutes. Think about that – it ended before 9 p.m. Jason Neitz needed less than 90 pitches to beat Traverse City on a two-hitter and improve his record to 4-1.

It was the fastest nine-inning game in Wild Things history – by a whopping 10 minutes. The previous fastest was played last July at Kalamazoo, a 3-0 win for the Kings. Trent Lare pitched that game for Kalamazoo against the Wild Things' Brooks Dunn.

This season, we've had only two nine-inning games played at Consol Energy Park that lasted less than three hours. The fastest was Tuesday afternoon against Midwest (two hours and 28 minutes).