This is why
@WanderFranco is full of crap. He acts like 4-0 was a first inning score.
The reality is, we were down 2-0 with bases loaded and one out. And we failed to hit.
And then we were down 3-0 with bases loaded and 2 outs. And we failed to hit.
We were only ever down 4 runs for ONE INNING. The vast majority of the game, we were down by either 2 runs or 3 runs. NOT INSURMOUNTABLE, no matter what kinds of lies that
@WanderFranco wants to tell about there being "a different feeling".
For 8 innings, we had a deficit that could have been erased by one swing of the bat.
But. Much more importantly. They had a pitcher who went 9 complete innings, threw 130 pitches (and was still tripping the radar gun in the 90s late in the game), and he only threw one bad pitch all night (the solo HR).
And
@Rellyrell hit the nail on the head, we are addicted to the home run, and most of the time this post-season, we are hitting solo shots. When we have runners on base, we freeze up.
THAT is the story of our post-season. Not "pitching decisions".