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Old 06-12-2024, 07:00 PM   #318
Amazin69
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Thanks for Pisker! And yes, he didn't have a mustache, so no reason for the facegen to showcase Pisker's whiskers.

The Cardinals are in free-fall, again. Their current 9-game losing streak puts them 10 games below .500, and they'd be in danger of getting passed by the Mets if the New Yorkers hadn't also dropped their last 5.

The bullpen is a particular dumpster fire, so they've called up Kerry Burchett.



St. Louis's 41st-round pick in the 1978 draft, out of East Tennessee State U. (Go, Moccasins! And yes, I actually knew that off the top of my head because they pulled a big upset in the NCAA basketball tournament around 1989 or so…memory is a strange thing), Kerry was IRL having a decent season at Class A St. Petersburg, which he would follow with an excellent 1980 there, before stalling out after 20 starts at AA Arkansas in 1981. But at least being with the Travs got him on a card!

I have been unable to discover if he is Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN)'s brother, however. (Kerry is 9 years older.) Tim represents the 2nd district, based in Knoxville, which isn't too far from Johnson City, but I can't find anything that would tell me, either way.

I did learn that Tim spent two terms as the Mayor of Knox County before being elected to Congress. Which surprised me, as I thought that was merely an honorary post, given that Tim's successor is Glenn Jacobs, better known as ex-WWE wrestler "Kane". But no, Jacobs is now a serious politician, it seems. I wonder if he will one day succeed Tim in Congress as well, and if there's a rule against putting your fellow Congressmen through tables.

But anyway, back to Kerry. Let's hope he doesn't find his time on the mound to be Hell…in a Cell!

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Also, the Expos have called up Bob Pate, who has a facegen. Which is yet more proof that Bob is not a "Caucasian", if you would be so kind to inform the database about that.

Again, thanks in advance.

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