Sometimes you just got a horseshoe up your ass, such is life. That ridiculous check swing double of scubal was such a joke.
Skubal probably finishes that 9 inning 1 run and 15 or 15 ks. Could have been one of the greatest playoff games pitched.
Both teams did, really. Great post season drama; I miss it, but probably a nice break for my heart (and liver).
Skubal pulls himself from games according to the broadcast. I guess Hinch could tell him no, go blow your arm out.
He threw over 100 pitches 8 times in 67 starts over '24/25. He has no cruise control...he goes all-out for as long as he can, then says "I'm done"
Managers seem to go nuts and feel the need to overmanage their pitching staff in the postseason. Pulling starters after 4 or 5 innings because they've given up 1 run is nonsensical unless you have 5 bullpen guys you trust to all be on their A-games. Today, Milwaukee is going to start their closer for no reason while they have Misiorowski - a guy who's actually started games and is on 4 days' rest since pitching in game 2 - just hanging out.
While I agree it is silly that the game management radically changes in this format… it is also simultaneously true that the game does radically change due to this format. All the pitchers negative tendencies during the regular season are amplified/over-scrutinizied (i.e. - handedness, numbers 2nd or 3rd time through, pitch types, etc.). The hitters charts are as defined as ever so it really boils down to pitchers executing… and if they feel execution goes down after a certain amount of pitches or innings, you’re going to see this effect. Hitters also aren’t going to “waste” a post-season AB as much as they may a regular season one, so said charts may not always hold true as much. When 1 game is basically worth ~ 30 regular season games in this format… and you’re not necessarily trying to manage guy to get them through 6 months worth of games… I’ve accepted that the final product should change. (But I agree, there’s also going to be some boneheaded managerial decisions or over-thinking to the max).
