ANALYSIS/OPINION:
HOUSTON — Stephen Strasburg has come a long way from the first time he took the ball for the Washington Nationals in a postseason start.
“I think if I go out there and just compete, I’m going to be OK,” he said before Game 1 of the 2014 National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giant. “I can sleep well at night.”
Here’s what he said before his start Tuesday night in Game 6 of the World Series against the Houston Astros, with his Nationals team down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series: “You know it’s going to be a storm out there.