Why you pitch to Bryant: you need to get through the 13th inning to win if your boppers can get a run in, and Gore-Baez-Almora is better than Baez-Almora-Murphy.
Yelich's career line against Quintana: .091/.167/.182. 1-for-11 with a walk and a double. But that's not Video Game Yelich. Maybe Video Game Yelich is the answer. Batter vs pitcher for the whole team here: http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/32106/teamId/8
WC: 1-0 over Rockies NLDS: 3-0 over Cubs (but all three games are close) NLCS: 4-2 over Braves (down 0-2 but rally back) WS: 1-4 falling to Red Sox (beat Sale in game 1 but then lose 4 straight) Offensive MVP: Jonathan Schoop Pitching MVP: Jeremy Jeffress Most Surprising Player: Jonathan Schoop Most Disappointing Player: Ryan Braun
I don't think there's a conspiracy or anything. Just wondering if there's a protocol for neck spasms. I'd want to be there even if I couldn't pitch, personally, fwiw.
Pretty exciting to see Knebel dealing. A playoff pen with him, Jeffress, Hader, Soria... Burnes, Williams, Cedeno, Woodruff... I'd buy that for a dollar.