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[LPS]

So I didn't notice a time clock on the pitchers last night. Don't they do that in the playoffs?

[Steve-o]

Apparently they do still have the pitch clock for the playoffs and World Series, but I had the same impression as you - wondering if from time to time the ump wasn't looking at the clock.  What was probably happening is that someone was calling timeouts.  I know the batter only gets one and all, but I can't explain it otherwise.

I do recall one play, where a runner stole 2nd after two throw-overs, the announcers said the baserunner had the advantage because the pitcher was holding the ball until there was only one or two seconds left on the pitch clock - which meant the runner could better time his jump.

As much as I like playoff baseball, I'm not sad to see this one done, with the two biggest payroll teams duking it out.  I know that doesn't happen every year, but baseball would be better with more parity.  Obviously the big money owners who control the game and players union that benefits from the few teams that don't care how much they spend disagree.

I loved the Freddy Freeman story.  I don't dislike AJud (see what I did there?), but he sure showed his humanity - couldn't hit and booted a ball that kicked off the Dodgers 5-run comeback.