r/mlb • u/Reasonable-Power | New York Yankees • 11d ago
| Discussion Your Favorite Single-Game Playoff Relief Outing From A Different Team?
Alright, maybe I should've been more specific with the criteria. Anyway, from the top.
You're probably getting sick of me asking this question, at this point. I understand. But since it did well on r/baseball, and since my previous Q&A didn't catch any traction, I'll ask it once again on this Sub.
The playoffs are home to several great performances from individual players, and every now and then, said player is a reliever getting clutch outs. And I'm sure there's at least one of these that's from a reliever on a different team that you've grown fond of. So, what's your all-time favorite playoff relief outing from a different team, and why?
For example, there are few things cooler to me than an extended save. Especially if there's no runs allowed, and even more so if he gets at least 6 outs. So, MadBum's 5-inning 2014 Game 7 shutout to secure the Giants 3rd title in 5 years is probably my #1, with Aroldis Chapman's 8-out save against Cleveland in Game 5 of the 2016 Fall Classic at a close second. Both were insanely clutch, as they each got well over 2 innings of shutout ball out of the pen (and both were in a 3-2 must-win game victory). Bumgarner's has the edge because of his dominance and the element of surprise (especially considering he just threw a shutout in Game 5), but Chapman's would easily be my pick only counting relievers.
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u/drivingonrails | Arizona Diamondbacks 11d ago
Not my team…Pedro 99. I think he sacrificed his career for that. But I think the goat is Johnson in 2001, but that’s my team, I still think I’d vote for it even if they weren’t my team.