In an otherwise upbeat Diamondbacks clubhouse, the tortured version of Paul Goldschmidt – the one that surfaces when he is asked by reporters to talk about himself or his accomplishments – stood in front of his locker, doing his best to shrug off a career milestone after a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
The scene was no different from any of the others that came before it in his career, except for a brief interplay involving teammate Steven Souza Jr.
After Goldschmidt had answered a couple of questions, Souza, in an entirely sarcastic tone, called out from a few feet away, “Oh, whoopty doo, Goldy hit 200 homers,” drawing a laugh from reporters.