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Daniel Murphy's approach at plate carrying over following hot postseason

Daniel Murphy doesn’t want to go too far into it for fear the results might become unraveled. When he’s in the batter’s box, the thoughts are generic: find a pitch in his zone, place his “A” swing on it. See ball, hit ball, which is what it all boils down to anyway.

“If I get too much more in-depth than that, I’ll talk myself out of hitting,” Murphy said.

It’s Murphy’s hot start following a potent postseason, when he was named the MVP of the National League Championship Series, which has people searching for more.