Sorry for the late post. Hate it when the real world interferes with the sporting life. The oddity of a Wednesday afternoon game apparently threw me as far off balance at the M's bats who could get only two hits in today's loss to San Diego... artfully placed, one in the first inning, one in the ninth.
Felix pitched a gem. Everyone, rightfully focused on that story. He pitched just like he did "in the day," and the offense supported him just as poorly in the best days of his career.
What I want to focus on, however, is last night's loss. I put this one on DiPoto... in a good way. That game was exactly what you get when you rebuild a team around young players. Swanson, whose has really good stuff, threw a couple of bad pitches. He'll learn. At this level you can't throw any bad pitches. Mallex showed us, once again, he has the speed and range to cover centerfield, but he doesn't seem to know how to catch. Getting there is not enough; he has to hold on to the ball. Gearrin can strike out three of four batters, but also give up a late-inning home run with an inherited runner on base. The home run was bad enough, but letting than inherited runner score won't cut it.
All "kid" mistakes. You just hope they learn. But last night's game was one to test your patience.
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