If you have been following the Major League playoffs thus far, you are aware of the Clayton Kershaw narrative. You know, the one where, once the calendar flips to October, he goes from being one of the most dominant pitchers in the sport to a guy who totally stinks.
Ahead of Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the Dodgers and the Mets, there were those who were saying Kershaw needed to deliver a special performance. He needed not only to pitch well but pitch like Clayton Kershaw normally pitches -- on three days' rest no less.