Said no one.

Lupica on twitter:

"People treated Gerrit Cole like he was Bob Gibson for pitching 5.1 innings on three days rest last night. Josh Beckett went on three days rest against the Yankees in Game 6 of the '03 Series and pitched a complete game shutout." 

"People" is multiple, yet I'm certain Lupica can't find one person who "treated" Gerrit Cole like he was Bob Gibson.

I know he's using hyperbole and this is not to be taken literally, but it's not even close.

2003 was a different world. Pay attention to what's right in front of your eyes, baseball fans.

I know the list in the foggy memories of old men:

• Jack Morris was 29 years ago, pops.
• Bob Gibson was, heck, I don't even know ... are we talking about '67? ... 53 years ago?
• Schilling, Unit, and even Bumgarner ... a lot has changed in six years, forget about sixty.
  
• In 19-aught-3, Iron Joe McGinnity pitched 400 innings in one day. He was the starting pitcher for all the teams in the league. His W-L record for one day, with all the double headers, was an astonishing 16-8.
  

Look, I know you don't like Yankee players generally and, in particular, you don't like highly-paid Yankee free agents.

Cole pitched great last night. Not as good as ... who was it you brought up? Josh Beckett in 1993?

You are correct.

Cole pitched great, and yet it certainly does not take its place among the greatest playoff pitching performances of all time. 

Which is why no one ever said it did.

 

Wait until Lupica gets a look at the upcoming ALCS. 

Each game, at least one team will score double-digits and Lupica will compare MLB  scores to NFL scores (har-dee-har-har).

Forget about Josh Beckett in '93.

The ALCS will make Lupica pine for the playoff excellence of Kenny Rogers or George Frazier. 

Why isn't anyone blaming the Yankee offense?

The offense scored one whole run.

In nine innings.

In a decisive Game Five.

With a Steroid Ball and a Little League ballpark.

Against a pitching staff they'd seen 15 times in a month.