The Stack is back after a longer than expected vacation. For those of you who were checked back last week, sorry for no posts. A new week is upon us and there is plenty to talk about. We’ll have a college football and NFL preview coming up here at a date TBD. But for today, a little laid back as we get roaring backc into the swing of things so let’s get to it and see what made “the stack” for today, Monday, August 20:
Pirates outlast Cardinals in a wild one
We start Monday’s blog talking about the wild one in St. Louis yesterday where apparently the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals decided to give the fans two games for the price of one. And what I mean by that is that the two teams played a nineteen inning game. Nineteen innings! And the Pirates prevailed, beating the Cardinals 6-3. Pedro Alvarez hit the go-ahead homerun for the Pirates in the 19th. Big win for the Pirates who have been struggling as of late and are trying to stay in the NL Central race and get one of the wild card spots. Here are some impressive numbers from the game:
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