Playoff JWIB! Reality Check

I came into Thursday night believing in three universal truths about the game of baseball:

1. Sinker-slider pitchers cannot survive in today’s game.

2. Cody Bellinger is a great player, no matter how it may look in the moment.

3. Check swings, if you slow them down enough, are always strikes.

Thursday’s minor classic between the Giants and Dodgers challenged all of …