People say baseball is difficult.
They say it’s hard to hit 95 mile-per-hour fastballs, and to track tailing line drives through the glare of stadium lighting, and to make world-class athletes swing and miss.
And for most of us, yes, that would be challenging.
But not for Joe Kelly.
Take last night, for example: With the Dodgers clinging to a five run lead entering the ninth inning, Kelly came in from the bullpen, ready to take on some of the most talented (and highly-paid) hitters in the world.
To begin, Kelly made Matt Joyce, and the one million dollars he’s receiving this year to hit baseballs, look foolish, throwing three straight off-speed pitches past the attempted “hitter,” culminating with a changeup that froze the poor man.
Next up was Ozzie Albies, the 22-year-old phenom who just signed a $35 million contract with his employer. Albies wisely watched Kelly’s first offering, a 97 mph fastball on the corner, before weakly tapping a groundball to the right side for the second out of the inning.
Then there was Josh Donaldson. You may know of him—he was named the most valuable player in the entire American League four years ago. He’s receiving $23 million this year alone. Too bad he couldn’t catch up to a 98 mph blaze of horsehide down in the zone.
Yes, for us mortals, baseball may be a difficult game. For Joe Kelly, though, it’s easy money.
