An Opener In Three Pitches
By metstradamus | July 24, 2020 9:17 pm
I don’t know how long the journey will last, but at least the first step was in the right direction.
Jacob deGrom only went five innings, which is to be expected in this season of true uncertainty which started on March 11th and will continue to be uncertain until a final game of a World Series is actually played. But they were five innings which were of the usual high standards for deGrom (one hit, one walk and eight strikeouts.)
The one pitch that caught my eye, and if you look at the title you’ve probably guessed that I’m going to discuss the three pitches that told the story of the game for me, is a pitch that really didn’t tell the story of the game in a “cause and effect” way, but it was the pitch that assured me that deGrom, after bouts with back stiffness, was going to be just fine. First inning, down 2-0 to Freddie Freeman (welcome back, Freddie … stay healthy dude) deGrom throws a nasty slider that shaved the inside corner like Paulie used the razor to shave the garlic in prison so it could liquify in the pan.
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