Nobody asked, but here are my thoughts. Teams play 162 games and set routines for their relievers. Relievers come in pitch an inning, put on a jacket and sit down. Rarely, do relievers pitch an inning, sit, and then come out or another inning. Even rarer, when it works. Remember, the Mets tried it with Diaz in game 2. Didn't work for them either. Estevez is an 8th or 9th inning pitcher. That's his routine. Bottom of the 6th, not his routine.
I know, I know, they are professionals. They are paid a lot of money. They should be able to adjust. Routines and muscle memory are established over 162 games. Blowing it up in a 1-0 game in the 6th inning is a panic move. When Hoffman was used in the 5th, he should have been done. Someone fresh to start the 6th. Estevez throwing the night before made no sense. Don't give them free looks at him.
I like Thomson. But, they need a common sense coach to sit with him during the playoffs.
All that and it still doesn't matter if you don't hit. Phils didn't.
"You can't turn it off and on like a light switch." Phils were very mediocre since the All-Star break. Last year was more of a disappointment for me. I didn't have high hopes entering the playoffs.
