And this quote made me smile; somebody apparently asked Framber Valdez if his poor performance was due to nerves:
Quote:
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“I wouldn’t say it was nerves too much as it was just the emotion of the situation, being the starter for Game 1 of the World Series, being the starter for the Astros in the World Series,” Valdez said through the translator Andrew Dunn-Bauman. “I think it was that more than anything else. It was maybe trying to do a bit too much, throwing a bit too hard. I was in the zone but not exactly where I wanted it to be. Not where the catcher wanted it, either.”
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In other words, yes, he was nervous. And no, he was not in the zone.
