I was kind of surprised to see in the first 3-4 innings how Cole would regularly start making his way from the mound to the MFY dugout even before the third out of the inning was secured. At least a couple of times, immediately after apparently/obviously easy fly balls came off the hitter's bat, he put his head down and made for the dugout -- not to where he'd ordinarily belong backing up a play or even just lingering on the mound -- long before the ball was actually caught and the out secured.
Maybe that's the norm in MLB, but I can't say I had noticed it before, and it's ironic I did last night when a.) Judge flubbed one such obvious fly out (albeit with no out), and b.) Cole would go on to fail to complete a play in that historical fifth inning collapse.
Maybe that's the norm in MLB, but I can't say I had noticed it before, and it's ironic I did last night when a.) Judge flubbed one such obvious fly out (albeit with no out), and b.) Cole would go on to fail to complete a play in that historical fifth inning collapse.