I agree with you about what was important and what was not in the game. Kowar and Mondesi look like nice pieces for next year's team. Salvy, Lopez, and Whit were all disappointing even though they also will be pieces - but we cannot expect them to be on every night. Salvy may be ready for a nice slump after going through his torrid stretch - what we really needed last night was one of his little opposite filed singles to right field with runners on, but he may have diverted into home runs only mode for a bit. And I am actually glad, in a future view kind of way, to see Carlos give Dayton and Matheny, hopefully enough continuing hints that next Opening Day is Pratto time (and hopefully Witt and MJ time as well, though no need to create any 40 man roster issues before then). The maturity that Dayton and Matheny and new owner will need, like the Chiefs just demonstrated by cutting their just drafted 5th round receiver, is to be able to admit your mistakes (like Carlos and Dozier, though Carlos was not a mistake based on what we knew at the time) and fix them, rather than let them continue to drag you down. When you dream about what our starting lineup should be for next Opening Day, neither Carlos or Dozier should be on it.
You have a good way of cutting to the important things, David. Take this game's result and toss it out the window, but keep what we saw from Mondi and Kowar and be encouraged for tomorrow. As for the bottom of the 10th...well, I wish I knew how to erase it permanently from my memory.
I agree with you about what was important and what was not in the game. Kowar and Mondesi look like nice pieces for next year's team. Salvy, Lopez, and Whit were all disappointing even though they also will be pieces - but we cannot expect them to be on every night. Salvy may be ready for a nice slump after going through his torrid stretch - what we really needed last night was one of his little opposite filed singles to right field with runners on, but he may have diverted into home runs only mode for a bit. And I am actually glad, in a future view kind of way, to see Carlos give Dayton and Matheny, hopefully enough continuing hints that next Opening Day is Pratto time (and hopefully Witt and MJ time as well, though no need to create any 40 man roster issues before then). The maturity that Dayton and Matheny and new owner will need, like the Chiefs just demonstrated by cutting their just drafted 5th round receiver, is to be able to admit your mistakes (like Carlos and Dozier, though Carlos was not a mistake based on what we knew at the time) and fix them, rather than let them continue to drag you down. When you dream about what our starting lineup should be for next Opening Day, neither Carlos or Dozier should be on it.
You have a good way of cutting to the important things, David. Take this game's result and toss it out the window, but keep what we saw from Mondi and Kowar and be encouraged for tomorrow. As for the bottom of the 10th...well, I wish I knew how to erase it permanently from my memory.