Losing in extra innings always feels like a waste of time. There’s never an “almost had it” feeling. It’s always a “should have had it.” It’s even more frustrating when the loss is the result of walks let alone three walks in an inning. The Rockies will always have an advantage in extra-inning games with their super bullpen. It’s probably best to not even try.
Especially when the strike zone is going to get weird. Here’s Crawford’s at bat in the bottom of the twelfth:
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Notice the second pitch in the at bat was higher than the payoff pitch but the former was a ball and the latter was a strike.