Pitching was the story of last night’s World Series game. The controversy was Atlanta manager Brian Snitker’s decision to yank Ian Anderson while he had a no-hitter going after five innings and only 76 pitches. The verdict: a 2–0 Atlanta win in the pivotal Game 3. The team now leads the series 2–1 ...
A lot of emphasis has been placed on scoring first this postseason, and rightfully so; the teams that score first are 26–7 so far in the playoffs. What’s interesting, though, is how frequently we’ve seen teams score early. In 26 of the 33 playoff games this year, at least one of the teams has ...