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Sometimes you just can’t explain baseball results. That is lesson #1 when you try to rationalize a fluke. Sure, Max Scherzer melted down in the 4th inning in epic proportions. It happens.
A relief pitcher with one career at-bat finds himself in a bases loaded spot, against a 3-time Cy Young, and the reliever barrels up a blazing fastball below his knees. This cat, now folk hero, named Daniel Camarena had one career at-bat and it was a K. He was in a 2-strike count against Scherzer who dotted a 96.5 mph fastball below his knees and well under the zone. Camarena went 3-iron and got full barrel on the ball and sent it out at 107.2 mph, as if he has done this many times before. He hadn’t. He didn’t even take BP — why should he. In his 28 career at-bats in the minors over 8 seasons, Camarena has 5 hits — all singles. Slam Diego. Continue reading
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