I'm sure you were saying the same thing after he went 8 2/3 against Cincy last Tuesday. Take a look at these numbers: 2, 3, 0, 3, 3, 2, 7, 2, 4, 2 What are those? The amount of earned runs DD has given up in his 10 starts prior to today. I'd say that's not too bad for a middle of the rotation starter. I'm not gonna defend DD's performance today, but I will say that it wouldn't have mattered if he pitched a complete game and gave up 3 runs, since we'd still lose. This is why I didn't want Cappy going to the All-Star game. I'm sure he could've pitched a few innings today on three days rest.