CLEVELAND: Joba Chamberlain might have had some nightmares Wednesday night.
During Wednesday’s Indians game against the Houston Astros, a swarm of midges joined the action, at one point stopping play when one flew into Carlos Carrasco’s eye.
It was reminiscent — albeit not nearly as bad — as the swarm that took over Game 2 of the 2007 ALDS between the Indians and Chamberlain’s Yankees while he was on the mound.
Chamberlain jokingly tweeted to the Indians: “Bug Spray doesn’t work!! I know these things.” Carrasco responded with: “I feel your pain brother!”
In the spring, after Chamberlain was brought in as a non-roster invitee, he embraced his role as forever being remembered as the guy from the bug game.