There’s only a select few players in sports who have the ability to make you say “Oh no,” when you see them coming into the game. Think opposing fans when Barry Bonds came up to the plate, or when Mariano Rivera jogged to the mound in the ninth. You just know your chances of a good inning have been drastically lowered.
Well, so far this spring, I’ve found myself saying “Oh no” for all the wrong reasons every time one of three relievers have taken the mound: Phillip Diehl, Carlos Estévez and Jairo Díaz.
Is that too mean?