In working with organizations over years I've discovered when things start to go wrong, frantic efforts to make things better only make problems worse. The situation is like that of a little kid in a bathtub... once the water gets sloshing back and forth, more activity only makes it worse until the agitated liquid splashes over the side to flood the floor.
So it is with this season's Mariners. Last night was another big-inning, high scoring drubbing. We've learned this is a streaky team and these lop-sided defeats seem to start a few more days of thrashing. Some of that is due to a bullpen that gets ground up in these thrashings, but I think it has more to do with the psychology of losing, especially when errors and mental lapses are involved.
Best thing to do... and tonight is the time to try it... is take a deep breath, shake off the loss and play simple, straightforward, basic baseball. Don't press. Don't get frantic. Slow down. Keep the water in the tub. Let it settle. Get back on track and start winning again.
So it is with this season's Mariners. Last night was another big-inning, high scoring drubbing. We've learned this is a streaky team and these lop-sided defeats seem to start a few more days of thrashing. Some of that is due to a bullpen that gets ground up in these thrashings, but I think it has more to do with the psychology of losing, especially when errors and mental lapses are involved.
Best thing to do... and tonight is the time to try it... is take a deep breath, shake off the loss and play simple, straightforward, basic baseball. Don't press. Don't get frantic. Slow down. Keep the water in the tub. Let it settle. Get back on track and start winning again.
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