The midges have followed Joba Chamberlain around his entire career.
They swarmed him and the New York Yankees in the 2007 American League Division Series at then-Jacobs Field, leading to a 2-1 Indians victory in Game 2 of that series. And the story still surrounds him.
It was one of the most bizarre things that could happen during a baseball game, particularly in the postseason with so much on the line. And it was as bad as it seemed.
“I came up and Hideki Matsui was warming up as DH and he kind of patted me on the back and bugs kind of flew everywhere,” Chamberlain said.