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Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief
I generally agree with this. Athletes have an incredible ability to forget and refocus.
Look at last year's World Series (regrettably).
Game 1, not close, LOSS
Game 2, not close, WIN
Game 3, close, WIN
Game 4, had lead, then not close, LOSS (and the game that cost us the series.)
Game 5, not close, LOSS
Game 6, not close, WIN
Game 7, close, LOSS
Back and forth, matchups
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Exactly... these guys play hundreds if not thousands of games, granted most of them without the same level of pressure, they go through the same routine before every game and like you said, they know how to move on and focus on what needs to be done.
The unlikelihood of the Royals' comeback along with the Astros' youth could always play a role, I guess, but unless they start doing things far outside of what they've done so far this postseason, it'll be hard to say if it was a factor.... and even then, it could just be baseball.