Darvish is tough for hitters to gauge, not just because of stuff but variety
See the 1998 Padres, who likewise began their postseason as a road underdog opposite a Hall of Fame pitcher.
Astros hitters and scouts had seen Brown dominate in late 1998 with explosive sinkers and sliders. Hitters had to respect his other lethal pitches — notably, a “rising” fastball and split-finger fastball, but the book on Brown was to look for the explosive sinker and adjust to the slider. Considering the stakes, Brown’s dominance in Houston stands as the best pitching performance in Padres history.He’s likely to lack the best version of his whole repertoire and almost certainly won’t rival the stamina of Brown, who routinely threw 115-130 pitches and logged nearly 300 innings in 1998, postseason included.
If the Game 1 victory in Houston 24 years ago has instructions to offer these Padres, it’s that perfection and baseball don’t go together, so don’t expect it just because the stage is bigger.
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