and yet weird things continue to happen to the cubs Nothing weird has happened in this series. This isn't being up 3-1 and losing three straight. This just just getting beat, which is how 90% o playoff runs end.
Potential themes for offseason: Theo style hitters can't hit heat Reminding that maddon's best year with Tb was their first good one Sandy Alderson > Epstein
we're busy watching the game, just pretend a bunch of people paid attention and replied Done. Sorry to interrupt your balls and strike complaint thread.
He really didn't give up that much hard contact in the WC game. It was just all clustered together in a couple of key situations, so that's what people remember.
See, your second paragraph implies that you understand that the result doesn't prove the thought process was flawed, but your first point depends on the idea that Lester giving up a run in his last inning is proof that he should have been pulled earlier.
Tonight and precisely one other time. Game 1 vs. St. Louis, when Lester gave up a home run to go from 0-1 to 0-2, then was pulled after walking the next batter.