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I'm surprised the game thread kept going so long after the game was declared over after it was 2-0.

Yes, but it highlights others: Logan Henderson threw 46% four-seamers and struck out 59 batters with them. Kyle Harrison threw 57% four-seamers and struck out 86. Even Robert Gasser and Shane Drohan kicked in 30-plus four-seamer K's each.

I think you meant these to be in the postseason thread. :)

I grabbed 4 (Section 429) for Game 2 in one of the mini drops earlier this week, but not sure if I'll be able to use them. PM me if you're interested in 2-4.

C'mon Murph, you can't keep using that. Most experts are actually picking the Brewers this year. You're the best team in MLB. It's totally expected that you continue to win.

His comments did indicate it was a possibility. Basically he wanted to get Duran in as early as possible and play it by ear from there. That's the questionable part for me. It absolutely made sense to me to have him face the top of the lineup. And it's reasonable to try to get some more outs from him given general BP unreliability, but it would have been more defensible to just use him for the 7th against their best hitters, then move on. Completely diverging from normal process just because it's October isn't necessarily going to work out well. Obviously hindsight is 20/20.

Well not in jeopardy after all.

King is rolling and the BP looms - they're in serious jeopardy of getting no hit.

Of course. That was a 3 game sample size, vs the Padres being on fire for months.

Sorry, I completely read that backwards, as Braun wasn't a great person and Yelich thinking he is is a sign he's not great either. I understand now what you were saying!

As is often the case, it's dangerous to jump to conclusions (not a shot at you, more the culture and commentators that posted outraged takes).

Right. But the question isn't can we beat the Padres, it's would you rather face the other white hot team, or a different team that's definitely NOT white hot right now?

People make unethical decisions for varying amounts of money. I strongly suspect the spectrum of ethical standards across athletes isn't that different from the rest of humanity. It seems a pretty harsh take on Yelich regardless.

Correct.

I am curious what the actual story is. My reaction was somewhere in between, but I do think there's a world where he wanted to make that statement himself on his own terms, and as usual people jump to the hottest take possible.