Saturday, June 26, 2004
One Is the Loneliest Number
As has been the case often lately, it is difficult to work up a head (or
computer) full of steam about last night's D-Backs 2-1 loss to the Tigers.
Another one-run loss, this against the team with the worst record in one-run
games in all of baseball. Another one-run game. One-hit games, thankfully,
are much rarer (the Republic reports it's only the third against the D-Backs
in their history), but it doesn't make it any less painful, especially
against a pitcher whose ERA is 4.68... and that included last night's game.
In a nascent D-Back blogger trend of trying to focus on good things, here
they are:
-- Brandon Webb, complete game, two runs, just four hits and two walks. A
solid game. His ERA is back down to 3.88. (I'm ignoring his actual record,
which of course says more about the D-Backs than about Webb. Stop it!!!
Positive thoughts!)
-- Nice triple by Gonzo, who also drew a walk.
OK, uh, that's it. I could write about Robbie Alomar, or defensive issues
(though no errors), or other things, but that'd ruin the positive vibe.
We'll end it here, then.
computer) full of steam about last night's D-Backs 2-1 loss to the Tigers.
Another one-run loss, this against the team with the worst record in one-run
games in all of baseball. Another one-run game. One-hit games, thankfully,
are much rarer (the Republic reports it's only the third against the D-Backs
in their history), but it doesn't make it any less painful, especially
against a pitcher whose ERA is 4.68... and that included last night's game.
In a nascent D-Back blogger trend of trying to focus on good things, here
they are:
-- Brandon Webb, complete game, two runs, just four hits and two walks. A
solid game. His ERA is back down to 3.88. (I'm ignoring his actual record,
which of course says more about the D-Backs than about Webb. Stop it!!!
Positive thoughts!)
-- Nice triple by Gonzo, who also drew a walk.
OK, uh, that's it. I could write about Robbie Alomar, or defensive issues
(though no errors), or other things, but that'd ruin the positive vibe.
We'll end it here, then.
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