But listen, the guy deserves to do whatever he wants.
If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve gotta be able to walk the walk.
And he did that and then some in Game 2.
Undoubtedly the most life-sucking play I’ve ever experienced live.
The atmosphere in Cleveland was electric.
Then our bullpen did what our bullpen does: shuts down everyone.
Cade Smith for his 1 and 2/3 of hitless/scoreless baseball.
Tyler Herrin for 2/3 of an inning.
And just like that, the entire sold out crowd in Cleveland all collectively lost their voice.
He allowed three earned runs on this one pitch.
And his very first 3-run homer of his career given up, too.
Well boys, they fucking believe now.
Look, I was wrong.
Skubal is a Hoss.
But as for the pulse of Cleveland right now, it’s a bunch of mixed emotions.
Is the series over?
Just gotta take one there, just like they took one here.
Don’t get me wrong: he’s not the second coming of Jesus Christ or anything.
We had a few opportunities to score on him, but he’s a certified dawg no doubt.
Tough day for the ol' Ohio boys.
But that’s playoff baseball, folks.
We pack up and we move on to Game 3.
Could be the best day….or the worst day….in Ohio sports history.
And Skubal will be on the mound…
