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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
The theme of high scoring, HR oriented regular season offenses continuing to struggle to score runs in the post season continues. You don't get to face scrubs starters or especially poor relievers so you have to be better at scoring a run here and there, without big innings, and executing the small things. These high scoring teams just don't seem to be very good at that on a consistent basis and doesn't seem to be something they try much. I think the Royals really have helped change things and how teams try to win.
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I have argued for years that the reason those Oakland A's teams never won was because their offense wasn't necessarily built for the playoffs. Beane and a lot of stats guys would chalk it up to luck, and sure there is a ton of luck needed to win, 100% agree... but when your offense is based on walks and HRs, those things can be tougher to get against playoff pitching. In a game like this you're facing guys like Kluber and Miller, they aren't going to walk you. They're going to throw strikes and you have to hit them. All of a sudden a .240 hitter with a high OBP is now just a .240 hitter.