To pay homage to Pat Murphy's favorite playwright: "To open or not to open, that is the question this postseason."
Throughout the MLB postseason and particularly in the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs' NLDS matchup, one dominating topic when it comes to each manager’s pitching decisions is whether or not each team should be using an "opener" as their first pitcher out of the gates. For those unfamiliar with the term "opener," it refers to a pitcher, generally a reliever, who pitches the first inning before a traditional starting pitcher enters for the middle innings and covers the bulk of the game without technically starting it.