For Joe Kelly fans, the worst part of 2025 has been the silence. Where is our king? Where is that golden right arm? Why will he not pitch in the playoffs barring a wholly sensible rule change which allows him to pitch in the playoffs?
Tonight—this morning, for our European readers—we got a hint.
“Poland says it shot down Russian drones after airspace violation” – BBC News, 8:15 PM Pacific Time
We know Joe Kelly threw a bullpen for the Dodgers a few weeks ago. We know that after that, things went mysteriously silent. We also know that Poland has no problem going analog with its weaponry. Could it be? Could the Poles have also attended Joe Kelly’s bullpen, seen that he still had it, and enlisted him to protect the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organization over on the front lines?
We can’t say for sure either way.
Sometimes, that hope is enough.
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