Who cares about a 0-for-20 start to the playoffs? Javier Baez doesn’t. Down 3-1 in the NLCS and facing Clayton Kershaw in Game 5, gotta be a little concerned, right? Nope, not Javier Baez.
Hitting .400, hitting .000, it doesn’t matter for Baez, who is not only the most exciting player in baseball, but he might be the most confident player too. He finally broke out of his postseason slump in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, hitting two home runs in a 3-2 win for the Cubs.
After the game he was interviewed by Jon Morosi and the last questioned posed to Baez was his feelings toward facing Kershaw Thursday night in another elimination game for the Cubs.
I don’t even think Baez meant for this to come across as cocky, but the man drips swag, so that’s how I’m taking his response.
Javier Baez on how he feels facing Clayton Kershaw in Game 5 of the NLCS
"Great. Good luck to him."#Cubs pic.twitter.com/ckicUFuCyn— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) October 19, 2017
Yeah, Clayton, good luck to you, I’m feeling great, I’m Javier Baez and I can’t wait to hit more dingers.
You just can’t keep this team down. Javier Baez is the most confident player in the world and I have to imagine some of that has to spread throughout the clubhouse.
Don’t let the Cubs win tonight, LA.
LET’S GO!
