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A postgame verdict should separate damage from noise.
The bullpen tax is not only runs allowed. It is the way one choice changes tomorrow's trust, the next matchup, and the manager's room for clean decisions. The box score tells you what happened. Usage tells you what the next game inherited.
If the take cannot name the cost, it is probably only describing the mood.
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