The words were unspoken but screamed, spilling out of Clayton Kershaw from his pumped fist to his slapped glove to eight innings of controlled fury.
Kershaw didn't just pitch against the Atlanta Braves on Friday in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, he delivered a dizzy, dazzling message strong enough to shake Dodger Stadium down to its Koufax core.
To critics like this one who wrote that Hyun-Jin Ryu's brilliance a night earlier was proof that Kershaw was indeed second fiddle, take that.
To those weary of trusting him as a postseason ace after so many October disappointments, yeah, you, take that.