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I think the part about the Mayza decision that baffled me most at the time was the implication it carried for Game 3. Because, when you’re up 8 to goddamn 1 you need to be managing for Game 3. Mayza is one of your most important pen arms, and Schneider was effectively burning him there with a 7 run lead. ( It was only after the fact that I looked up Santana’s splits and saw that they were effectively doing the Mariners a favour by turning him around.) We we’re in the driver’s seat. Trust your $100 million co-ace to get the #7 hitter out. Let him eat another inning and set us up to go into Game 3 with a fully rested pen. We didn’t have our backs against the wall. We were up seven runs… so frustrating — in the moment, and in hindsight. Looking forward to the next podcast. Let us know when it’ll be happening. Thanks for all your work this season.

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Glad you mentioned the outfield shift. That first double in the eighth was, in a better world, a routine fly to left. I wonder if the shifts come from the dugout or, ultimately, from the front office.

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