I was hoping for something a little closer to urgent... or conscious.
I try to avoid placing extra emphasis on any single game at this point of the season, but I really thought today's game presented a golden opportunity to turn a corner on the road, steal a win, a series, establish some confidence.
Perhaps even lay a foundation to build off of the next time they leave Coors Field.
Those things didn't happen.
I'm really disappointed by that. Not just the result, but the entire nine inning package. It just wasn't good enough.
Yes, I get that Johan Santana was on his game today. I don't mean to take any credit away from him. But pardon me if I don't question a little bit if the Rockies inconsistent and too often lifeless offense had more to do with it than Santana. He may have just been in the right place at the right time.
Yes, I understand the Rockies battled hard last night to come back and win. That was great. I really appreciated and admired that effort. My recap should have driven that point home.
It's just... this team has put itself in a position where they have to battle everyday. Winning every other day in Pittsburgh and New York wouldn't be good enough under any circumstances. It's especially not good enough now, when every loss makes reaching your goals and potential more and more unlikely.
I'm not pulling the plug on this team. I'm just continually frustrated by what I perceive as a lack of urgency. That a switch can be flipped on and everything will be okay. That's my perception of this team's attitude. Wrong or right as it may be, that's where I stand.
These Rockies are absolutely talented enough to win a ton of games in a row, but it makes me extremely uncomfortable how comfortable they are allowing it to get to that point.
Hat tip
Jason Hammel started slow (2 in the 1st) and finished tired (2 in the 7th), but everything in between was really good. So I guess that qualifies Hammel as the Rockies player of the game.
Question
Don't you wish Don Baylor was K-Rod's father-in-law? Just wondering.
Tomorrow
Is Friday the 13th... Mustache Night at Coors Field... and my birthday. I'm equally excited about all three.
Oh... and there will be a baseball game as well. Jorge De La Rosa vs Yovani Gallardo.
That's a really tasty matchup if you love good pitching.
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