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Originally Posted by a700hitter
When Buchholz leaves his fastball up in the zone, it gets crushed. The adrenaline of a playoff game can cause a pitcher to miss his spots more often than usual. Like Schilling used to say, the difference between winning and losing is how the pitcher executes 5 or 6 pitches. I'd put my money on the cool head with experience to execute those pitches in a high pressure game. I'd go with the experience almost every single time. I'd only opt for the inexperienced guy if his stuff is postively overpowering. There are very few of those guys in each era. Clemens had overpowering stuff, but Dave Stewart ate his lunch every single time.
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Let's not forget that Daisuke's performance in the playoffs isn't exactly stellar. I'll go to youth over experience if all the experience is bad.
Daisuke is a 5 inning pitcher in the postseason with a high ERA and many many walks.