Dan Shulman

And I think I said a couple of different things on the air.

I thought 8-9-1 was a part of it, but I did know going into that game that because he hadn't pitched the three previous days that he was going to pitch in that game.

They have said, you know, I'm sure Schneid and Pete have said it on your show.

They've said it to us.

They've said it publicly.

One of the big focal points going into the year was not to use him too heavily and not to leave him on the sidelines for too long.

So I knew he was coming into the game.

Rogers does the seventh.

Now it's tied in the bottom of the eighth.

And one of the things that was really interesting is that both he and Louis Varland were up together in the bottom of the eighth inning.

So obviously one was coming in if the game was tied and one was coming in if they took the lead.

But I kind of had it backwards the way that they did it.

So.

My understanding is they brought him in at the bottom of the eighth because they wanted to ensure that he pitched in that game.

That that was actually a bigger part of it than it was 8-9-1.

And 8-9-1 is tricky because, yeah, 8-9, but also one, and if anybody gets on then two, who's Corbin Carroll?

their best hitter right so it kind of starts off with quote unquote easier guys but then it gets tough in a hurry I think eight nine one is different than six seven eight or seven eight nine or anything like that so I thought it was a combination of eight nine one and and not wanting him to you know be out for too long a fourth consecutive day they could have flipped it

had Varlin pitch the bottom of the eighth and then had Hoffman for the bottom of the ninth, no matter what the score was, if you want to get him in.

Because the only way there isn't a bottom of the ninth is if Varlin gives up something, a runner runs, and the Blue Jays can't tie it.

So even with the, you know, not wanting him to be on the sidelines for too long...