"If we go 25 innings today, I got the ball, I’m on the mound.’ And he said ‘OK’. We were five inning...
"If we go 25 innings today, I got the ball, I’m on the mound.’ And he said ‘OK’. We were five innings short. It was pretty much a verbal promise, but we just never got there."
Brendan Ryan asking La Russa if he can pitch ... before the start of the 20 inning game.