Max Scherzer had a funny exchange with manager Dusty Baker during a mound visit in Saturday’s game.
Scherzer threw yet another gem as the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 6-1. The right-hander had a great start to the bottom of the seventh as he struck out the first two batters. But Scherzer walked the next batter, prompting a visit from his manager.
The conversation turned to one about the pitcher’s eyes:
Dusty, to Scherzer on the mound in the 7th: "Which eye you looking out of?" Scherzer: "The (freaking) brown one." Dusty left him in.
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Scherzer, asked why he said the brown one: "It's the pitching eye."
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Scherzer has a condition called heterochromia iridum, which means the irises of his eyes are different colors. The right one is blue and his left one is brown. That right one also apparently is his pitching eye, which sounds an awful lot like something he learned from “Bull Durham.”
Scherzer’s sense of humor over the matter shouldn’t come as a surprise, as the guy tends to be funny with the media.
