Saturday, April 23, 2005
SOMETIMES THE BEAR EATS YOU
Frankie only threw two bad pitches last night: the ball he left up to Scutaro (which wasn't hit all that hard, and likely would have been an out had Figgins not have had to have been cheating toward first because the runner was held on) and the pitch to Hatteberg, which wasn't even all that awful. I guess you could argue the wild pitch, but it was nasty, and Jose did all he could but bounced the wrong way. And the hit by Kotsay was luck; he was jammed and hit a flyball that would have been an out if not for the no-doubles defense.
That just demonstrates how hard it is to play that game; you make just a couple mistakes and get a couple bad breaks and you blow a win. Basically, I'm not worried about it in the least. I'm focused on Lackey's babysteps -- he really didn't melt down at all when adversity turned against him. And coming one day after an exciting comeback victory, and two days after Colon demonstrating he can pitch two good games in a row, well, I'm beginning to be pleased with the way the team is playing. But taking the next two games against Oakland is essential.
Frankie only threw two bad pitches last night: the ball he left up to Scutaro (which wasn't hit all that hard, and likely would have been an out had Figgins not have had to have been cheating toward first because the runner was held on) and the pitch to Hatteberg, which wasn't even all that awful. I guess you could argue the wild pitch, but it was nasty, and Jose did all he could but bounced the wrong way. And the hit by Kotsay was luck; he was jammed and hit a flyball that would have been an out if not for the no-doubles defense.
That just demonstrates how hard it is to play that game; you make just a couple mistakes and get a couple bad breaks and you blow a win. Basically, I'm not worried about it in the least. I'm focused on Lackey's babysteps -- he really didn't melt down at all when adversity turned against him. And coming one day after an exciting comeback victory, and two days after Colon demonstrating he can pitch two good games in a row, well, I'm beginning to be pleased with the way the team is playing. But taking the next two games against Oakland is essential.
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