No fireworks in San Francisco (day game)

[usonian]

4. Who was hot, is not. And vice versa.

Young players have slumps. Older players have slumps and fragile frames. G's we're swinging at the first pitch. I wonder if the M's knew that strategy real early (by whatever means) but they made damn good use of it. Dave Fleming was flabbergasted. And he does a lot of other games for ESPN, IIRC.

G's more often take or whiff at strike three. When they win, they put the ball in play rather than go for a 5-run HR.

Errors are killer, and other than the rookie catcher, I think it's because every game, most/many fielders are in a different position. That's where Farhan's beloved flexibility goes wrong.

You can't be dessert topping AND floor wax and do both well. 🎱