get a few extra warmup pitches. Or if the
Nationals let him drive it.
Glover, who is filling in as the Nationals’
closer after spending most of the sea-
son recovering from a shoulder injury, is
adamantly opposed to the bullpen cart.
It does not seem like that will change any
time soon.
“I think it’s a terrible idea,” he said. “Now
if the bullpen is across the street or
something, I might take it. But it’s not, so
I can run. I’m off on that.”
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shorten games by a minute or two. He will
also hope the Nationals don’t need to use it
much Friday, with ace Max Scherzer taking
the mound and the team needing a strong
outing to aid its taxed relief corps.
“If it makes the game quicker, awesome,”
Martinez said with a smile.
Some Nationals relievers, like Gott and Matt
Grace, considered the cart from an analytical
perspective. Gott will stick to his routine of
jogging into the game but said he could see
how some guys may want to steal an extra
warmup pitch or two. Grace isn’t sure if the
cart would get him to the mound faster,
since it drives along the warning track in-
stead of taking a straight line to the mound
through the outfield grass. He would consid-
er riding in it if time is saved, or if he could
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