"After slogging through a horrifying 41-year-old season in which time once again remained undefeated, Max Scherzer somehow found a bit of his old self against the Mariners in the ALCS, logging 5.2 innings and keeping Seattle's offense at bay. It was a hell of a way to cap off a Hall of Fame career. Except it didn't cap off a Hall of Fame career, because Mad Max is striding up to the hill one last time,"
"Part of me hates this, because I can't possibly imagine that he'll be as good tonight as he was last week. What happened against the Mariners was damn near a miracle, and you don't ask for miracles twice. But then there's another part of me that recognizes that a Hall of Famer is about to pitch the last game of his career (probably), and he's going to do it in the World Series, and that could be the foundation for something amazing."
Max Scherzer endured a harrowing 41-year-old season in which time felt undefeated, but he regained elements of his former dominance against the Mariners in the ALCS, logging 5.2 innings and limiting Seattle's offense. That outing felt like a dramatic capstone to a Hall of Fame career, yet Scherzer will take the mound again in Game 3 of the World Series against the Dodgers. Skepticism exists about repeating the near-miraculous ALCS performance, since miracles rarely happen twice. At the same time, the prospect of a likely final start by a Hall of Famer on baseball's biggest stage creates deep anticipation. Game 3 pits Scherzer against Tyler Glasnow at 8 PM on FOX.
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