Sometimes a reporter will ask a player about their good stretch of performance right before that stretch ends. The player then might joke the questions brought some sort of jinx.
Chad Qualls arrived at his locker to find a reporter talking to Pat Neshek this homestand and scoffed before letting out a smile. He knew where the talk was going. With Neshek, there’s only one conversation to be had lately (outside of baseball memorabilia and autograph collecting, a longtime Neshek specialty).
The sidearming righty has gone 24 consecutive appearances (20 2/3 innings) to start the season without a walk, the second longest such streak to start a season in major league history.