In 1988, Mike Scioscia had the best seat in the house to witness one of the most dominating pitching stretches in major league history.
Now that streak is under assault, and Scioscia once again has a connection to the pitcher in question.
The Dodgers’ Zack Greinke went eight shutout innings against the Nationals on Sunday afternoon, extending his scoreless streak to 43 1/3 innings, the longest anyone has gone since Orel Hershiser went 59 innings in 1988.
Scioscia was Hershiser’s catcher for that miraculous run, starting five of the seven games it took him to surpass Don Drysdale’s previous mark of 58 that many thought would never be broken.