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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
I guess we'll never know, but his last pitch clocked 101, how done could he have been, and I just find it hard to believe a pitcher of his caliber would pull himself from a one run deciding playoff game.
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Here's the explanation from Hinch:
"Easy decision," Hinch said. "After the fifth (inning), I checked in on him — how he was doing physically and emotionally. We both knew that he had one (inning) left. He emptied his tank and was emotional coming off the mound, and I think that signals exactly where we were in the game. He gave us everything he could. He's pitched on regular rest now three or four starts in a row. He empties his tank from pitch one. It was an easy decision."