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Originally Posted by Tyke
Ouch! And it's a shame, as Abber has had a decent season for us [after a couple of shaky outings early on, if I remember correctly.] Still, it's not over yet, as Game 2 showed the Boys can make a real contest of it.
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I've had a busy morning, but I want to try to finish this series today if possible.
Nordhagen Beach still has a chance. I was thinking about how, and it would include just ONE surprise win in the last three.
I did not mess with fatigue for the series, so both teams have to use a third pitcher for Game Five. The Boys dropped Diehl off the active roster and instead are going to start Gist whom they picked up in a trade in July. Interesting choice, but the Boys certainly benefit from Kawolski not pitching every odd game.
So, if the Boys can find a way in Game Five, then the surprise win would come in Game Six when it's Kawolski vs Shed again. Win that one to move to Game Seven, and then I think it may be even money on the Beach vs Jerry matchup. In fact, Beach has been pitching better than Jerry in the postseason. Beach had the bad luck of the untimely errors in Game Four, which caused the chain reaction of having to pull him early despite only giving up one earned run. If he pitches like that again, the Boys could easily beat the T-51s in Game Seven.
Three in a row is tough, though! My prediction was for the T-51s to win it in five games, but I hope I was wrong.