It is not a good night for Price.
Xander should play 3rd and Lin or marrero ss.
This offense just can't over come a 5 run performance by the other team very often.
I would send Xandu to a month DL and get Lin and Devers up here.
What was going on in that bunt play, was that an attempted squeeze?
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
Something has to be done about this offense and infield (outside of pedey). You can't expect to win 1-0 every damned night...
Is it just me or this is the worst defense I have seen in a loooong time. Our defense used to be pretty decent. Not sure what the coaching staff is doing regarding this, but they need to address the fundamentals soon, including the base running.
For all the speculating and wishing here is the deal.
It's 66% of the way into the season and we know what we have. For the past several months we have been waiting for this and for that to happen but continue to wish for things to develop. Here is my rough breakdown of what we are dealing with.
Pitching: very good
Bull pen: above average with a very good closer
Fielding: below average
Offense: average on a good night and bellow average in general.
We are 10 games over 500 and will probably finish 15 games over 500, that's what this team is.
The argument for why this team isn't better than that with this pitching staff is the real question.