Bud Black knew the question was coming.
“A hot topic! On fire!”
The subject, of course, was the decision by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to pull future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw after seven innings in Wednesday day’s game at Minnesota, thus depriving Kershaw of a chance to throw a perfect game.
Kershaw, who threw a no-hitter against the Rockies on June 18, 2014, at Dodger Stadium, thoroughly dominated the Twins on Wednesday, striking out 13 of the 21 batters he faced and throwing just 80 pitches. But Roberts concluded that allowing the lefty to go further wasn’t worth the risk.