You don’t want to miss the long Memorial Day weekend’s big matchup Sunday night, when Dodgers’ ace Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to take the mound in Queens, N.Y. to duel with Mets’ ageless wonder Bartolo Colon, aka “Big Sexy.” Kershaw’s coming off his third shutout of the year, a two-hitter against the Reds, which brings his record to 7-1 with an ERA of 1.48. Some argue that he’s not simply the best pitcher in baseball but one of the game’s all-time best, closing in on Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove, and Roger Clemens.

How important is pitching? Consider the age-old theological riddle concerning the omnipotence of the creator: Could God make a rock so large that even God couldn’t budge it? Now, transfer the same principle to the diamond—could God throw a fastball so hard that God couldn’t hit it? And the answer is clear: Good pitching beats good hitting.