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Maybe last night was the greatest game ever played. Don Larsen threw a perfect game in the World Series. Rick Wise hit two home runs while throwing a no-hitter. Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in a Series clincher. Bob Gibson almost won a Game Seven by himself. Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams in one inning. Willie Mays made a catch that turned a World Series and then scored the decisive run in extra innings. They all live on the head of the same pin. You can no more rank them than you can rank the paintings in the Met, the sculptures at the Louvre, your own children. Shohei Ohtani, on a night like last night, exists outside of WAR and WPA, above IVB and MPH, beyond even Ruth and Mays. Shohei Ohtani, for one night in Los Angeles, pushed the boundaries of our game, pushed our baseball imagination, like no one ever before.
I can’t wait to see what he does next.
I can’t wait to see what he does next.
