I mean he threw Bill a tomato. I would hope he could hit it hard. Hard hot balls on the ground are still going to result in two outs with a slow hitter and runners on. Gotta elevate it.
I think it’s probably an individual thing. For some guys, they probably aren’t fazed, but for others, I can’t help but think losing 4 of 5 and letting them back in it would get into their heads a little bit.
I don’t think we are in trouble, but I guess it depends on what your expectations are for the squad. Agreed that what we were doing before wasn’t sustainable. But I also get why despite having the best record in baseball, oddsmakers prefer teams like the Dodgers and Phillies as WS favorites over us.
They certainly won’t “blow past us”, but the Crew really needs to salvage a win tonight or tomorrow. Blowing 4 games in 3 days would be pretty mentally deflating, and the Cubs have the tiebreaker and the cupcake schedule to erase a 5 game lead in September.
Just a few days ago we were talking about how we were possibly going to find ABs for all these amazing outfielders on our roster once Chourio returned. How quickly things can change.
Well, they still have a 6 game lead, which is the biggest factor.
But you’ve still got to earn it. These last few games aren’t a big deal, but they can’t afford a Mets type run.
They are up 6 on Philly, 7 on the Cubs and 7.5 on the Dodgers. If they lose 6 games to Philly and 7.5 games to L.A before the end of the season than they probably blew the division too.
Losing 4 in a row to the them plus the tiebreaker and leaving Chicago up 5 would not be good. They have the schedule to overcome a 5 game lead.
Not to mention the momentum.
We need to get 1-2 more games this series. As of tonight, we will be losing the season series to the Cubs.
We won’t have to pitch the bottom of the 9th barring a comeback. So the silver lining is Megill and Mears should be rested and available for both Game 4 and 5. Koenig too and probably Hall and Uribe.
Anyway, we need to start scoring runs again.