It's both high praise and a big ask to say anyone should follow the lead of a pitcher the caliber of Astros right-hander Lance McCullers, but in this year's playoffs, there are plenty who are doing it and the results are clear.
McCullers, who in last year's ALCS threw 24 curveballs in a row to help send Houston to the World Series, was back at it again on Saturday in Game 1 of the ALCS against Boston, throwing primarily breaking balls and carving through the top of the Red Sox lineup, and he did it again Sunday.