Cardinals' rookie pitcher is carving up opposition hitters

Tuesday, June 18, 2002

A month ago, Jason Simontacchi was a no-name emergency fill-in pitcher with a vagabond resume who got a shot with the St. Louis Cardinals only because most of the rotation was on the disabled list.

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