Here's the thing people, if you're going to say that almost everything that happens in spring training is meaningless, then you can't get your panties in a bunch when Yu Darvish might or might not have balked in a GODDAMN SPRING TRAINING GAME.
The Chicago Cubs had a pretty solid all around game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, when Darvish, Steve Cishek and Carl Edwards Jr. combined to only allow three base runners. As a matter of fact, the Cubs retired the last 21 hitters in a row to complete the 5-1 win that included home runs from Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber.
Aside from the two dingers, the highlight of the game came from a Darvish strikeout in the fifth inning of Drew Robinson. On the 1-2 pitch, Darvish lost his balance and hesitated during his already exaggerated delivery before throwing a perfect strike on the corner to catch Robinson looking.
You know it wasn't intentionally because Darvish was caught laughing it off with Bryant afterward. Anyway, it was just a cool-looking strikeout because of Darvish having to regain his balance.
And then there was this poor soul that just couldn't let it go. The Cubs put him in his place and put a swift end to this nonsense.
But of course some people wanted to focus on whether or not it was a balk.Talk about messing with the hitter's timing Yu Darvish 😂 😂 #Cubs pic.twitter.com/wz1dymc579
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) March 21, 2018
Hell, this went on until the next day for some.
And then there was this poor soul that just couldn't let it go. The Cubs put him in his place and put a swift end to this nonsense.
I just cannot believe there were fans seriously arguing whether or not Yu Darvish balked in a meaningless spring training game. Goddamn, the regular season can't come soon enough. When that time arrives, bitch all you want about an insignificant event when there are no runners on base and a pitcher regains his balance mid-delivery.
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