'It's like a movie, bro. ... Holy s---.' Ricky Karcher's reaction to his save in MLB debut

Many Cincinnati Reds fans didn't even know who Ricky Karcher was before Monday.

But there he was, becoming the first Reds pitcher since saves became a statistic in 1969 to enter a game and make his Major League Baseball debut in a save situation.

The result: one enormous, gusty scoreless inning in the Reds' come-from-behind win in Kansas City.

"Oh man, I need a drink," Bally Sports Ohio color analyst Jeff Brantley said after the final out.

And Karcher didn't disappoint in the post-game interview Bally Sports Ohio's Jim Day conducted on the field just after Karcher recorded the game's final out.

Day's interview with Karcher:

JD: This scene right now, with the entire team waiting for Ricky Karcher to do this interview. How's this feel right now?

RK: It's like a movie, bro. It doesn't even feel real, man. It's incredible. Holy s---.

JD: Wow. Alright, live TV, we're good. We're on cable. How were you able to manage through that?

RK: I don't know, man. Confidence in my slider, I guess. I uh … (teammates doused Karcher)

JD: Alright, that (bath) had to feel good.

RK: Yeah. Yeah, man.

JD: You mentioned confidence in your slider.

RK: Yeah, I mean, I don't know. I just figured it out. I don't know.

JD: You came in now this is your Major League debut. … They are chanting "Ricky" right now. What's this like?!

RK: It's incredible, man. I'm at a loss for words. I don't even - I don't even know what to say.

JD: When you get the call - I'm sure you didn't think that this was gonna be the situation for your Major League debut.

RK: I mean, I would have hoped that it was. I mean that's bottom of the 9th, two outs. 3-2 count, right? It was a 3-2 count? So I mean, yeah that's - I don't know. I mean, yeah, I didn't expect it but it's incredible.

JD: What was going through your mind? Obviously you were having trouble locating the fastball. You were way out of the zone. … How were you able to pull it in and get those three outs?

RK: I don't know, man. I just threw my slider and got out of it so.

JD: You came in with a smile. Curt Casali, the veteran, comes to the mound. What was that conversation like?

RK: I mean that was just, you know, he just said we gotta work on the fastball. So I mean that's all he said. But yeah, it was awesome.

JD: Congratulations! … That was fun to watch.

RK: Yeah, it was fun to do too.

Also, a tweet from Codify that confirmed Karcher's struggle with fastball location:

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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ricky Karcher talks to Jim Day after his save in big-league debut