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Jason Smith: "For Clayton Kershaw, this is strikeout number 3,000. This is really the last milestone, the last personal milestone that he would stick around for, right? He's not getting to 300 wins. You get to 3,000 strikeouts, he's not gonna win another Cy Young. He's still pitching effectively, but this was the last thing pushing him forward to keep playing. Now you start to wonder how many more starts we'll see, if he can stay healthy..."
Mike Harmon: "If he's still feeling good, I can't imagine he taps out during the season...but certainly, with a World Series win, yeah you can have your Elway moment, your body is battered and bruised, but you take your title and walk off..."
Jason Smith & Mike Harmon discuss Clayton Kershaw reaching 3,000 strikeouts and how it may have been the last milestone keeping him active.