Clayton Kershaw - Will a dominant postseason do much to his hobby value?

Boredlawyer · 10-21-2020, 12:05 PM

Verlander and Kershaw have nearly identical WHIPs (1.069 vs 1.066) in the post season in a comparable amount of innings. Verlander is 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in the World Series, while Kershaw is 2-2 in the World Series.

The narrative is entirely overblown because Kershaw has had some incredibly flukey (Matt Adams in a lefty/lefty matchup) hit off him.

If Kershaw came out and pulled a Rick Ankiel and was spiking balls all over the place in the postseason, it would be different. Once they win this World Series, the monkey will be off his back and we will never hear about this again.

10-21-2020, 12:05 PM	#11
Boredlawyer Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,244	Verlander and Kershaw have nearly identical WHIPs (1.069 vs 1.066) in the post season in a comparable amount of innings. Verlander is 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in the World Series, while Kershaw is 2-2 in the World Series. The narrative is entirely overblown because Kershaw has had some incredibly flukey (Matt Adams in a lefty/lefty matchup) hit off him. If Kershaw came out and pulled a Rick Ankiel and was spiking balls all over the place in the postseason, it would be different. Once they win this World Series, the monkey will be off his back and we will never hear about this again.