Here's an interesting take. When Verander pitches, perhaps the umps expand their zone for both teams. Making it harder for the Astros to get set.
Why do I remember it as Strasburg in relief the day after his start (a la Randy Johnson in 2001)? God that game makes me sick. First and second nobody out, Scherzer on the ropes. Chirinos bunt pops the first pitch for essentially a "free out" when Scherzer was not looking good. Then he settles in and you know the rest.
I'd have to look it up. I've managed to block most of that Series from my mind. I knew, KNEW, we were going to win it.
Same here, 100% of that comment. I just knew there was no way we couldn't win, and I've blocked most of it out. For me, the sequence after Yuli's solo bomb is what really sticks because it looked like we were about to break the game wide open and........ nothing.
He gutted through it without any control and an asshat behind the plate. That's what makes the great ones great.
