Today's game just got to me. I'm not sure why this, of all the terrible games, got to me. Detroit is terrible. We should be able to handle them. I completely lost all hope in Gant. As soon as he gave up those walks, in my head, I thought, "there goes the game". Long behold, the walks came home. Nolan has got to be frustrated. He's had his own slump, but when he does hit well and give us an early boost, the pitching immediately gives it away; the Same thing with Goldy, the same thing with O'Neil. The only pitcher I trust right now is Wainwright, and that's saying something. In the last few seasons, the offense hasn't been good, but our defense made up for it - a lot of 2-1 or 3-2 games. This season, we are totally exposed. If our starting pitching were better, the bullpen wouldn't be as taxed. The position players wouldn't be over swinging or pressing as hard. One issue compounds another.
All of the little issues have accumulated into one big mess. The front office needs to intact a plan, either sell or buy, but it needs to happen now. Shildt might not survive this either. He doesn't seem to be equipped at making all the small ball decisions to help the guys out. The pitchers seem to be out there one batter too many. If Tony was managing this team, we might win a few more games, but it wouldn't be enough. As the team sits on 6/23, the only manager I see having the skill to fix this kind of mess is Joe Maddon.
I have 2nd-row tix behind the Rockies dug-out next weekend. I was soo pumped when I bought them a few months ago. At this point, I only hope the team doesn't get embarrassed. But, at least Coors is a fun place to enjoy a game.