It looked good at first. Three run lead, for a moment I thought there would be a good chance of reaching the six runs and the 4-2 scoreline I had predicted, but that's Coors Field for you. We can't figure these guys out. If they need to outpitch us, they outpitch us. If they need to outslug us, they do just that. We are just good enough to lose to them, and it's annoying as hell. For tomorrow, I predict seven runs, as in 5-2, Rockies. We have Snell going, which is always crossed fingers, although he gave us two decent starts against the Giants and the Dodgers. They have Freeland with the customary five plus ERA, which means he'll shut us down. At some time, we'll need a players only meeting, because we have lost 12 of our last 17 and are dropping fast.
Oh, and another shoutout to rookie CJ Abrams, who boldly proclaimed he was brought here for a reason following his big game in Game 1 of the series. Shut up, rookie. You helped us win one game. Yesterday, you were a very ugly 1-for-5 and didn't look good doing it. The last thing we need is another mouth and chest-pounder on this team. Right now, you are mediocre, at best. Keep your head down, take your lumps, and learn, because right now, you look like a platoon player, at best.
The only player worth a damn was Cron, but it won't do if we have one player at a time swinging a bat. The bullpen is unreliable at this point and can probably be traded in its entirety. Crismatt is good, but not great, and Rogers, our closer, is now average. We are still 10 games above .500, but with a product that doesn't convince anyone...not the fans, not the players, and certainly not our opponents. That leaves us with a killer starting rotation, who will see a serious decline in morale if they don't get some run support.
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