On this day -- thanks largely to Cal-Berkeley right-hander Ryan Mason -- you're about to witness a baseball miracle that, as miracles are wont to do, occurs in defiance of all manner of odds and probabilities.
On Friday, Cal fell to rival Stanford by a score of 5-1, but that's not important for our purposes. What's important for our purposes is that Mason, prior to said contest, threw a ball through a falling cylinder. As you're about to see, in this space we tell stories, but we do not tell lies ...
.@Cal_Baseball's Ryan Mason w/ the INSANE accuracy pic.twitter.com/HpxBPUli11
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) May 7, 2016
Whoa. To emphasize, you've just seen a pitcher throw a ball through a cylinder that was tossed into the air by a someone whose entire world-view was about to be shattered and then lovingly rebuilt in an instant.
Let's enjoy a further breakdown of what your disbelieving eyes have just witnessed ...
Cal Ryan Mason best pitching performance of the night !!! Lol pic.twitter.com/TZovylXFSk
— Allison Mason (@allisonmason55) May 7, 2016
Slap me with a raw sirloin, what has just happened?
In 11 starts for the Golden Bears this season, Mason has pitched to a 2.67 ERA, so he's not unfamiliar with pitching success. As of this day, he is also not unfamiliar with acts of baseball sorcery.
Ryan Mason, thy name is "Pitch Witch."
