DCDeac
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We’ve won something like 12 of Max’s last 13 starts. The one loss? At Dodger stadium. He’s from there. 60 tickets for friends and family. Ian only went 3 innings last time out so zero fatigue issue.
There’s a reason the Dodgers are pitching a bullpen game instead of running a starter out there. Their bullpen is pretty much the best in baseball. Max with the pressures of LA on the road against that bullpen versus pitching at home, combined with his history there… Would have loved to see him in Atlanta.
Sometimes you have to be realistic about who you are. The Braves were not going to close out the Dodgers in 5. It just wasn’t going to happen. The goal was to get one and come home to win one of two. Should have pitched Ian and saved our best for Atlanta.
There’s a reason the Dodgers are pitching a bullpen game instead of running a starter out there. Their bullpen is pretty much the best in baseball. Max with the pressures of LA on the road against that bullpen versus pitching at home, combined with his history there… Would have loved to see him in Atlanta.
Sometimes you have to be realistic about who you are. The Braves were not going to close out the Dodgers in 5. It just wasn’t going to happen. The goal was to get one and come home to win one of two. Should have pitched Ian and saved our best for Atlanta.