Wednesday, September 24, 2008

nervous loss

You just had that feeling about last night's game. The gifted Cole Hamels gutted it out for seven innings. The one mistake he made was an errant throw to third that allowed a run to score. That unearned run made all the difference in a 3-2 win for Mike Hampton and the Braves. Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino, two unlikely candidates to ground into double plays, did just that. Another double play ended the game. And let's not even get into the foolishness on the base paths that cost potential runs. Even without the New York and Milwaukee wins, the game just made you nervous.