San Diego Padres starts bowler Yo Darvish. (Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports)
Padres pitcher Yu Darvish allowed him to rip in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Phillies with a bloody patch on his knee reminiscent of Curt Shilling’s bloody sock.
Remember the bloody sock? MLB sporting lore may have to add bloody pants to the picture after Tuesday’s NLCS 1 game.
Yu Darvish took the hill against the Phillies and it wasn’t long before the cameras noticed a bloody spot on Padres ace’s right knee.
Broadcasting speculated that the blood may have been from Darwish’s leash, which injured his knee while in motion. Whatever it is, it can’t be comfortable.
See: U Darwish descended on NLCS with a bloody knee
Darwish did not act as if he was bothering him at all. He only allowed one hit in his first three five-stroke rounds. He was in control and quite coping, especially in the third when he hit all three hits he faced.
And, of course, comparisons have been made between Darvish and Kurt Schilling, who is best known for presenting Game Six of the ALCS with visible blood on his sock.
Schilling was dealing with an ankle injury that required sutures before the game. There was blood from those stitches, although that wasn’t immediately apparent during the match.
The Game 6 Bloody sock sold at auction in 2013 for nearly $100,000. The second blood sock from Game Two of the World Series is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. We’ll have to see what happens to Darvish’s bloody pants when Game 1 ends.
The Padres didn’t exactly expect Darvish to be an NLCS pitch, bloody pants or not. They made their way to the playoffs despite early difficulties and the suspension of Fernando Tates Jr. They took down the Mets at the NL Wild Card and then stunned the Dodgers in the NLDS to move one step closer to the World Championship.
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