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					Originally Posted by dalakhani
					
				 It was interesting to watch.  I was sitting with a friend from work who is a die hard socks fan.  I dont know about lulling him but i guess you can put it that way.  By the time you turned it on in the third, they were taking him deep into the count.  
 I just thought it was odd.  I have watched baseball for a long time, and i have never seen an opening side in a playoff game first ball, fast ball swing 1-2-3 into outs.
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 I was only kidding but maybe he has been throwing a high number of first pitch fastballs for strikes and they wanted to take advantage of it? A three pitch inning is rare at anytime.