"Dave, he's already pitched six and a half innings. Should we..."
As the intense game unfolded in the center of the field, the Los Angeles Dodgers' dugout on the first base side saw pitching coach Rick Honeycutt walk up to head coach Roberts and whisper to him.
As the longest-serving member of the coaching staff in the Dodgers, Honeycutt has been the pitching coach since Grady Little's tenure in 2007, witnessing the eras of Joe Torre, Don Mattingly, and now Dave Roberts; he is indisputably a veteran of four eras, holding high regard among the players.
Most importantly, since the Dodgers promoted Clayton Kershaw to the Major League, Honeycutt has been his best guide, helping Kershaw transform from a talented young southpaw to a dominant MLB force, winning three Cy Young Awards – in other words, no one knows Kershaw better than him.
