DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES
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M's 5 Angels 6
Yes, they were caught three times,
but but they were successful FIVE times and Wak made no bones about his disappointment...
"Sometimes you've got to ask guys to step up," Wakamatsu
said of Hernandez. "I didn't think he stepped up today.":::
"A lot of that has to do with how hard we've worked as a
group to try to control the running game," Wakamatsu said. "Anaheim's a good
club and they have some talented players. But it's an embarrassment to allow
them to steal five bags off us."
Seems to me the team takes one step forward (as in the Boston series, getting decent starting pitching, outstanding bullpen efforts and timely hits) and then the offense finally steps up a bit (with 11 runs in the last two games) but the pitching and defense falls apart.
Aside from a really explosive offense, this team HAS shown that it can get it done with small ball and an occasional blast as long as the stellar pitching and at least decent defense shows up.
Here's hoping Wak has some magic to make it all happen at once like it did once upon a time in April.
I think the Mets stole 15 bases on the Giants in a 4 game series last week and in one game they stolle SEVEN without being caught!
ReplyDeleteOf course, people are complaining about Figgins and Abreu!
As for the pitchers, I won't say Palmers a total fluke, but 5-0? I hate win/loss records.
Felix has to do better than that.
re: Felix
ReplyDeleteThat's the understatement of the year!
Was hoping that start of his in Texas was a sign he was comin' 'round...
But, seems he's just as inconsistent this season as last.