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Originally Posted by kingfin66
Ad far as Eovaldi goes, I can see why you would think that, but I would also say that once the bullpen is used it, somebody has to have the game to the end. The Sox babied him this year, keeping IP and pitch counts down. The may have been a bit of a stretch out for him, but not that much given how he is normally used. In the WS and playoffs you will things that you would not see in the regular season such as starters coming in to get saves, etc.
Both teams really need their starters to get deep in tonight's game!
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That is a good assessment.
I saw a Facebook meme somewhere that showed a (fake) Nolan Ryan comment about someone who threw 107 pitches: "Cute."
Apparently, Ryan once threw 235 pitches in extra innings.
40 years ago Saturday, Nolan Ryan threw 235 pitches in a game