Pitching was the story of last night’s World Series game. The controversy was Atlanta manager Brian Snitker’s decision to yank Ian Anderson while he had a no-hitter going after five innings and only 76 pitches. The verdict: a 2–0 Atlanta win in the pivotal Game 3. The team now leads the series 2–1 with a chance to win the next two games and clinch the World Series at home.
The game itself was exciting, if unnecessarily long. One swing from the best offense in baseball could’ve flipped the climax of this story entirely. Had the Astros taken advantage of the few chances they had with a man on base late in the game, I’d be using the space in this newsletter to rip Snitker for taking Anderson out so soon.