The Rangers’ dugout emptied out, players and coaches sprinting to the joyous, incoherent rush of an infield championship pile. The Diamondbacks gradually filtered back to a quiet clubhouse. And 75-year-old Arizona pitching coach Brent Strom turned a question over in his mind.
What do you say to your ace when he has thrown the game of his life and lost?
“Nothing,” Strom says. “There’s nothing you can say. He should go home and sleep well tonight. He really should. … He put us on his back and he carried us. I’m so very proud of him.”
