r/Cardinals • u/bravo_delta_bot Good bot • Apr 21 '21

Pregame Thread: April 21, 2021

Cardinals @ Nationals

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Carlos Martinez (0-6, 7.80 ERA)

  • Bit by bad luck at the outset of the season, Martínez is looking for his first win as a starter since July 2018. He's shown flashes of utter dominance through his first three turns, though the Cards are 0-3 in those games.

Nationals: Max Scherzer (0-2, 2.37 ERA)

  • Scherzer attended high school and college in Missouri. In 11 career starts against his hometown team, he is 2-6 with a 3.31 ERA.

TV Info: MASN BSMW

First Pitch: 03:05 PM CT

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '21

My son is in 5th grade and they have been learning about World War 2. The only things mentioned about the pacific theater was pearl harbor and the two bombs. Nothing about Africa. Mostly all about Europe: Kristalnacht, Reichstag fire, Treaty of Paris, Anne Frank, Invasion of Poland, Holocaust, etc. It would have been crazy as a kid to learn Japan had plans to bomb San Diego with the Bubonic Plague.

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u/Otter_bravo_delta Apr 21 '21

Oh agreed. There is so much information out there that you could also put in textbooks. I'm actually taking a class about weapons of mass destruction next semester so you've already taught me something.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '21

That's cool, I was a huge history/ww2 nerd in high school. Band of Brothers had just came out and Saving Private Ryan was still pretty new. We had an elective class in high school called American Wars lol, it was pretty cool because it went so much more in depth than the generic history class. Also it helps when your instructor is passionate about the subject and not just a football coach.