At 11:45 a.m., before Wednesday’s Cardinals-Giants game, Busch Stadium public address announcer John Ulett made his trademark proclamation: “Welcome to baseball heaven!”
At 3:08 p.m., it felt like baseball hell.
The Cardinals had been up in the ninth, 5-3, with two outs and two strikes. But Giovanny Gallegos allowed a two-run homer.
And the Cards proceeded to lose in extras, 8-5.
“Today’s unacceptable,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said.
The last-place team has now lost 13 of its past 17 games.
And to the Cardinals, I mean this in the nicest way possible, but I’m glad you’re leaving for a while.