I am actually going to disagree with bashing Murphy. Given the absence of pitching, with Burnes gone and Woodruff missing, I'm surprised we have stayed in first place as long as we have. I credit Murphy. IT'S THE PITCHING,
Just when I bite on MLBTV's end of season sale, the team starts to rot. You can't hide bad pitching forever, especially when the bats have gone into snooze mode. I'm not giving up, but this stretch of lifeless mediocrity SHTINCKS.