It was a real feast-or-famine week for the Bros in Blue. The boys went 2-4 (8-11 overall). It was really this simple. In our two wins we scored 19 runs. In our four loses we scored 7 runs.
You had to know we were in for a bad week when Saito gives up a 3-run jack for a rare blown save. This old sensai has been money ever since his long boat ride to the mainland. It would take about 5 blown saves in a row for me to question Sammy. I'm sure Plashke was calling for a new closer in the morning's paper. Saito doesn't really have "closer face" anyway, right?
I guess it's time to address the Andruw Jones situation. We're about 20 games into the season and AJ has 63 ABs. I know this is a small sample size, but I'll proceed anyway. To put it kindly, he has been an absolute holocaust (I applaud my own restraint). He is hitting an abysmal .159. His OBP is .115 higher (.274), but when you start at .159...you're probably not walking enough to be on-base enough. He has 1 HR. Yes, that's 1 HR is 63 ABs. I really can't wax poetic on a solution here. He looks terrible at the plate, but I think he's always looked that way (you know...dogshit for 3 ABs and then put a 3-run piece into the upper deck). I think we're stuck to ride this one out. It's him or Pierre, right? I almost wished I hadn't checked this but Pierre is out-slugging AJ by almost 50 points (yes, I said slugging). Well, I now want to die.
At least next week has started well. Dodgers pushed the Reds' shit in tonight. Tiger Penis threw well (and avoided that one bad inning). The offense feasted for 9 runs on 15 hits. Nomar and Furcal hit jacks and Kemp hit 2 doubles. Wait...doubles? Why did he stop at second? There must have been someone cloggin up the bases.
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