What happened to the Giants' bullpen in 2016? Why did it fall apart? Originally answered on October 13th, 2016.
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This reminds me of one of the baseball axioms, “Line drives are contagious.” This is generally meant to be a rally cry for hitters but if line drives really are contagious then the pitchers are subject to the outbreak as well.