Sometimes you have a team that you just don’t match up well with and you’ll loose a lot against them. For example, every time the Yankees play the Angels, the Halos seem to win the series or even sweep the series. It looks like we are seeing that at an extreme level with our PBC vs. Brewers.
The streak is now at what? 16 games? And I really thought we would have a chance to pull out a win with Maholom pitching this series. As it turns out Paul didn’t pitch well but left with a 5-2 lead. However the bullpen continued pouring gas on a fire and blew the game.
And that sets the stage for yesterday’s game when Snell pitched a whale of a game but lost 1-0 and he threw 131 pitches in the process. If you ask me, this is the first real major abuse of a pitcher that I have seen with John Russell during his tenure. I hope that this doesn’t become a usual thing with him although I can completely understand what his thought process is, he doesn’t trust the bullpen – with good reason.
You also have to wonder if this is the start of the offense starting to feel the loss of Doumit, Wilson and McLouth. From all account, Nate McAwsome will be back in the line up tomorrow night against the Reds and we’ll have to see how he comes back after his week off. According to the Post-Gazette, Nate feels 100%.
