I guess this is one of those occasions where you could label a victory a bit of a disappointment. The whole game after the first inning certainly qualified as anti-climactic, but given the match-up going in, the win qualifies as a gift.
You could already tell that Felix Hernandez was off as he was throwing his last warm-up pitches, and it’s a shame we didn’t get to see even a glimmer of the guy who was so dominating in his first two starts.
What the hell do you suppose is up with Joe Nathan? Yesterday marked his third straight shaky outing –he escaped that first Tampa Bay game with a win thanks entirely to the Devil Rays’ baserunning blunders, then got beat around and blew the save in the series finale.
I guess if you say anything with enough conviction it can almost sound like you’re making sense. This from Seattle manager Mike Hargrove after last night’s game: “A good third base coach is not doing his job unless he is getting guys thrown out at home plate.”
Okey-dokey.
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