QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Oct 13, 2005 -> 12:44 PM)
Plus Escobar had Crede, who was hitting .111 in the postseason, in an 0-2 count and he threw a down the middle fastball instead of the splitter that no one was hitting.
From what I've read it was a hanging splitter. You can see Paul before the pitch setting a very low target which makes sense considering what Escobar had done to every other batter he had faced.