Come November, when the votes for the Cy Young Award are tabulated, Jake Arrieta may very well obtain the majority of the first-place votes – and few would have an argument with that decision.
Combining a stoic personality on the mound with a baffling array of pitches, the 29-year-old strung together an amazing second half performance that rendered him to something akin to superhero status.
But Sunday proved that he is human after all.
In Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, with his Chicago Cubs already down a game, he allowed the New York Mets to jump on him early.