There aren’t numerous more hard jobs for a pitcher than going into Citizens Bank Park to pitch an removal videogame. And Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly dealtwith that obstacle masterfully on Monday.
But if it were up to him, he would have remained in the videogame longer.
With the Diamondbacks up 3 runs in Game 6 of the NLCS, Kelly had to browse a 5th inning versus the leading of the Phillies lineup: Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper. In a three-run videogame, so much might go incorrect versus that lineup.
So, what did Kelly do? Oh, he j