Record is 9-9 since A-S break and trending the wrong way today. Pretty much a .500+- team all year . Bloom & Co. gambling again on the upside of the returning guys to pick them up. I hope it happens that way, but August has not recently been kind. Sort of pushes pie in the FO's face.
Devers makes a good stop and then hits Springer on way to first . Rafael's game is not good right now
Springer eventually scores on Kirk's double
Devers fail to pick up a roller, probably couldn't get the runner anyway
Could it be that there is a negative attitude arising from Verdugo starting with his A-S snub, followed by the slump ? O'Brien says his absence from lineup is not an injury
I think it is clear from the last couple games that Justin Turner is a key factor in keeping this lineup successful. Hope he is back shortly . This team may need some more veteran influences to set examples for the young guys.
A realistic assessment of the future of this team. It is fairly obvious the Ownership and FO are content to build very slowly through the farm and castoff system waiting for some of their youngsters to become dominant. They lkike being underdogs because once in a while the team will rip off 5 or 6 wins in a row and keep the fans frothing with excitement.
Not picking on or arguing your posts, but does everyone realize that as soon as we get to October 2nd , there will be 162 games left to work out our kinks.
Therefore, Fire Bloom ! That's why it is an extensive thread of its own. If there was the right mix of younger controllable AAA'ers or MLb'ers on a loaded team, I imagine Bloom might have gone for it.
Bloom declared the team "underdogs" without acknowledging his role in making that true.
Has Connor Wong for all his other positive attributes ever actually hit a slider away ? But he will chase them all day. keep the bat on your shoulder Connor until it is a FB count.
I'm glad Urias replaced Arroyo so the team can go back to the no-hit, small person model .
If Urias and Chang could combine their stats they would be hitting .298/1.040. Real studs with the bat
I think given the excitement over the trade deadline non-deals and bringing up Urias, the enthusiasm over the final 2 months will be tangible .. Start all the remaining threads because the scent of another August letdown is palpable.
Paxton is showing that enthusiasm in his work tonight