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Craig Kimbrel’s Entrance Could be Cursed and in Need of Revocation
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Great year for Craig Kimbrel, who went to the All Star Game as one of two Phillies representatives. However, the Guns N Roses entrance music might be cursed:
4.80 ERA in home starts since the Welcome to the Jungle entrance debut. https://t.co/JC84dDLA43
— Destiny Lugardo (@destiny_lugardo) September 27, 2023
It’s actually home outings, according to a follow up tweet. Twitter user Josh adds that Kimbrel’s ERA was 3.26 before the GNR entrance music, though that includes all appearances in all venues.
Some Kimbrel stats combining August and September:
- 21 innings pitched
- 18 hits allowed
- 12 runs conceded
- four home runs
- 10 walks
- 24 strikeouts
- 4 blown saves
The other thing is that you can’t have the fancy entrance for a setup man. If Kimbrel is closing, so be it, but you can’t do Welcome to the Jungle in the 8th inning. It’s crazy.
Anyway simple fix here. Just get rid of the entrance and Kimbrel will go back to pre-ASB Kimbrel. The song is cursed.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com