I have a hard time forgiving the last two off seasons and the lack of veteran bats.

What will it take for me to lay my sword down?

I have something for you. We're going to do that at five.

Okay. First I want to handle the game we just watched and second we'll do cleanup aisle cookies.

And let's start with the game. The positive, is the game is almost like a capsule of this team.

Reese Olson is awesome. He retired the last 14 batters he faced very similar to last night's game

where the worst lineup in Major League history scored 11 which we almost

predicted we go watch we're burying these guys today. They'll put up 10. Oh, they out did that. But the

bullpen came in on a night where My Aida didn't have it and they were outstanding. The

pitching is playoff good.

Now, Reese Olson today, here's the thing that kills me.

Do you know the four-run ending they had for Reese Olson is more runs than they've supported him with all season in six starts.

Yeah, when you hit me with that stat, that was like, okay, I need to check that out.

But it's the late stages.

Now look, if this were 2008, 9, 10, 12, these phone lines would be full with bullpen conversation.

Why did you go to Foley in the seventh?

Why was chafing in the game and not Lang when Fry already kills

lefties and you have it right there in your book? But I'm not going to go there. I want to go somewhere

different, okay?

And the different is this.

I saw something today that I have never seen

in the couple years now of Major League Baseball's

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