It’s unlikely that Tarik Skubal intended to have Seattle Mariners fans reminisce about the MLB rulebook, but here we are now. Months after Game 5 of the ALDS, Mariners fans can still chuckle at what took place: a game that would not quit, and a southpaw ace who sat in the dugout so long that he began to wonder if he could just check in again later.
For a fanbase which had already witnessed Skubal throw 101 mph past Cal Raleigh on his 99th pitch, the idea that this same guy was going to get a second chance in a winner-takes-all game, is just pure nightmare material.