#STLCards closer Riley O’Brien on his mental struggles: “I care about this so much. Sometimes I think I about it a little too much, especially being in this role … because it’s hard not to feel like it was all your fault and you let the whole team down.”
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Admittedly mentally broken by his struggles closing out games in recent weeks and feeling as if he was personally to blame, #STLCards closer Riley O’Brien opened up about his need to talk through his troubles and the help he ultimately received.
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Should not go overlooked re: Riley O'Brien. Great performance. #stlcards
"We had him down today and he called about the sixth inning and said 'if we take the lead, I want the ball.'"
I thought Oli Marmol's comments to Chip Caray about Riley O'Brien's bounce back tonight were worth sharing after some of the things I saw on social media last night.
Regarding the Cardinals closer, Marmol told Caray:
"We had him down today and he called about the 6th inning and said, if we take the lead, I want the ball. That says a lot about where this club's at mentally."
Best executed relief outing last night was a tie. Riley O'Brien and Austin Warren both graded out at 126 proPitching+, O'Brien with a clean inning and a punchout, Warren matching it with two strikeouts of his own. Ryan Walker was right there too at 119.
#stlcards are signing Josh Fleming, a lefty, to a minor-league deal and he’s heading to Class AAA Memphis.
He was just with the #Cubs in their system, pitched earlier in the majors this summer with #bluejays.
Riley O'Brien's sinker was the best executed pitch of the night at a 168 proPitching+, sitting 97.4 and backing up a perfect inning with three strikeouts. Peter Strzelecki's four-seam graded next at 159, Michael Wacha's changeup at 151.
Jordan Walker has been demoted, his swing uncooperative, and the scrutiny intense for a 1st round pick.
Riley O’Brien was DFA’d. Twice.
Ivan Herrera was told as a teen he’d never make it.
Today they’re All-Stars … always. https://t.co/7O9KXgoMVc