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Old 03-23-2025, 01:31 PM   #1
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My Cardinals are in mid-season form...

It's only the 3rd game of the season but this just made me chuckle:

Top of the 8th and I have LHP Matthew Liberatore pitching in relief:

- 1st batter ground out to short, 1 out
- 2nd batter gets a single
- 3rd batter gets a single, runners on 1st and 2nd

Change pitcher and bring in LHP John King (oh the Cardinals have way to many left hand relievers in the bullpen - real life issue)

- 4th batter fly out to center, 2 outs
- 5th batter walk, bases loaded
- 6th batter walks, 1 run scores, bases still loaded
- 7th batter walks on 4 pitches, 1 run scores, bases still loaded
- 8th batter, walks on 4 piches, 1 run scores, bases still loaded

Change pitcher to LHP Steven Matz (whom I'm convinced is only on the roster because he is owed $12 million as this guy is a shell of his former self)

- 9th batter, immediate Wild Pitch and 1 run scores, runners at 2nd and 3rd
- still 9th batter and he walks, bases loaded
- 10 batter, walks on 4 pitches, 1 run scores, bases still loaded
- 11th batter, ground ball to 2nd base, fielders choice inning over

5 runs on 1 hit and I went through 3 relief pitchers to get 3 outs. I might DFA both John King and Matz after the game. I haven't finished the game as I needed a mental break from watching the score go from 2-1 to 7-1 in a half inning.
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