The video package was forgotten amid the heartache and histrionics at the end of the Dodgers’ season. A round earlier, before getting trounced by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, Clayton Kershaw sat in a darkened studio at Dodger Stadium and conceded the obvious.
The television staging featured mirrors reflecting his image, with the final product scored by brooding electro-pop, all designed to heighten the drama of his fastball velocity.
“I am throwing slower — I know that,” Kershaw told Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. “I don’t know if that’s going to be for the rest of my career either.