Bad decision by Springer there. He should've just let the ball bounce off the wall and field it

Boston Gone

I wonder if their last ALDS Game 4 was in any of the Houston players' minds. Incredible finish.

Scherzer gets his no hitter broken up in the 7th inning against the Cubs. Dusty Baker goes to the pen.

And the Cubs tie it up anyway.

And threatening to put on more.

Inarguably one of the 3 best pitchers in baseball on the mound, he's given up 1 hit and isn't at 100 pitches yet.

And you pull him to go to the 5th best arm in your bullpen. Don't every change, Dusty. Don't ever change.

That guy's just a complete idiot. He's like Matheny if Matheny cussed more. I'm honestly not completely convinced I'd take Baker over Matheny and I would probably take any random idiot from this board over Matheny.

What the hell, Baker?

Can't wait for the backlash and his reasoning.

Damnit Cubs.

And base running dumbassery killed the Cubs chances of extending the inning.

Max has been battling a tweaked hamstring. So if Max said he can't go any more because of it, then who is to argue against Baker?

What a terrible base running mistake.

Zobrist! That was sweeeeet.

You watching this game?

Did Max look like someone who told his manager he couldn't go anymore when he walked off the mound and then spent the remainder of the inning pacing the dugout like a caged animal?

I agree - if Scherzer asked out, there's nobody to really criticize. But Max did not look like a man that asked out of that ballgame. He looked to be lobbying to stay in and seemed not at all happy to have to give up the ball.

Baker has had a history of letting pitchers stay in the game too long and them pitchers getting rocked when he does so. shit happens.