PHOENIX -- On a recent Sunday morning, less than 12 hours after securing a victory for his club, Clayton Kershaw had already started setting up his next work of art by running sprints in the outfield, then jogging the curve of the warning track.
On Tuesday afternoon, in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ clubhouse in Arizona, he finished his preparation by poring over information on a computer while activity buzzed around him.
One of the game’s best pitchers -- and one of the best the sport has ever seen -- is pitching better than he ever has, and it is not an accident.