Casey Stengal famously said: "Can anybody here play this game?"
Definitely was and they have made Robert Stephenson look like the Rolaids relief man of the year when he pitches against us now. That half assed swing on the first pitch by Moustakas just sums it all up. It's one thing to be young or just not talented. Another when you are just lazy.
The only silver lining, if you want to call it that, Is they have likely played the toughest opening stretch of games of any team in baseball. Has anyone played a tougher opening month? Now that's no excuse for only winning 3 damn games, but I was under no delusion they were going to come out of the opening month with any sort of hope.
Seems like they lead the league in injuries every year. This year, it's just plain stupid. Something has to be up with the training staff and conditioning program. That and they keep bringing in injury prone players. Too much shoulder soreness, hamstring injuries, Obliques. India will probably be out a month or more trying to get his hammy straightened out after going back on the IL. That will probably linger all season long. I give Minor three starts when he comes back before he goes back on the IL. How long will Lodolo be out? nobody knows. Greene's velocity is already fading a bit. he'll be on the IL himself before too long I'm sure.
You may be on to something there with the training and conditioning staff in place. Just another link in the overall incompetence this organization from top to bottom. 3-19 is awful and you have to try hard to be that awful and that's exactly what this organization does gutting talent, signing the wrong players to huge contracts and lack of development once guys reach the MLB level. I lean on the lack of talent and injuries to key players more than the schedule which has been tough, sure but being swept 2-0 at home by Cleveland the 1st sweep by Colorado since 2010..Should've mustered up more than 1 win there.
