Jacob deGrom’s slider was not obeying. His control — usually throw it in a teacup precise — was off. The Twins were on pitch after pitch.
DeGrom, though, had taken on such a James Bondsian glean that no matter how dire the situation the expectation was, just watch, he will get out of it. After all, his 2019 ERA entering Tuesday was not 007, it was 0.00.
That he didn’t escape was the most shocking occurrence in sports on a Tuesday when Magic Johnson unexpectedly resigned as the Lakers’ president of basketball operations.
Such has been the magic of deGrom for more than a year now.