So what? Well, If Matusz somehow strikes out 13 White Sox tonight, I'll make $15 per card, courtesy of Etopps. Thats $1,050 dollars, and all Matusz has to do is strikeout 13 Sox.
First and foremost, I realize I am sad human being for owning 70 cards of one player, let alone an Oriole. I also realize that he has never struck out more than 8 guys and he's pitching against the AL Central leading White Sox. So what if his ERA is over 5 and he's gone less than 4 innings in 4 of his last six starts? I am an optimist.
I'm gonna win some money, damnit. I mean lets be honest, Matusz throwing 13 strikeouts is more likely than all of the following:
- Me winning the lottery
- Brett Favre deciding what he's going to do, and sticking with it
- Brian Matusz walking 13 guys tonight
- A cruise ship sinking tonight
- Justin Bieber getting a water bottle thrown at his head again
- The Orioles getting a game on ESPN
- The Yankees or Red Sox not getting a game on ESPN
- Hell freezing over
- Pigs falling from the sky
- Michael Jackson pulling a Tupac
- Tupac pulling a Michael Jackson
Thats a pretty lengthy list of things that are LESS likely to happen than Matusz striking out 13 White Sox. I've got my fingers crossed.
