LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Yu Darvish
Yu Darvish has been back to the scene of the embarrassment several times since taking the mound for the Dodgers in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series.
He’s returned to Hollywood. He’s heard the fans’ jeers and curt remembrances of a do-or-die contest that went off the rails quickly, extending a devastating streak of playoff failure for another year.
He’s never done so under these circumstances, though.
Darvish has been back in a Cubs jersey, sure. But he’s never worn Padres pinstripes at Dodger Stadium, and he’s certainly never visited at this heightened a time in a newly-formed rivalry.