The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from ending their championship drought of 32 years, but the choice to give the ball to 41-year-old Max Scherzer in Game 7 has raised real worries. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has postseason experience, but his recent problems at home and weakness against home runs have made fans and analysts wonder if experience alone can make up for bad statistics.

Nick Gosse of Jays Digest captured the anxiety perfectly. “Max Scherzer, if there’s anyone who’s built for a game seven in theory, it’s him. But he’s 40-plus years old,” Gosse explained on his YouTube channel. The worry goes beyond age, though.

Scherzer is now only the fourth pitcher to start more than one winner-take-all Game 7. He joins Bob Gibson, Lew Burdette, and Don Larsen. In 2019, he las

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