Max Scherzer: Villain?

Monday night, he almost certainly will be the bad guy for Dodger fans. Scherzer, who has compiled 221 career regular season victories, 3,489 strikeouts and three Cy Young Awards over 18 seasons with seven different teams, will be pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series in The Ravine. The way the Toronto rotation stacks up, Blue Jays manager John Schneider made it clear Scherzer could be the starter in a potential Game 7 in Toronto if the series gets that far.

And, as Schneider noted, “Him pitching in that environment, that’s going to be a lot of hoopla, Game 3. He’s pitched in that stadium. … You feel good about veteran guys in a hostile environment.”

So, he’s the bad guy because he’s the opponent. Check. But is he a villain because of the

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