Quote from sportwarrior on July 6, 2023, 10:34 am

Quote from Jeremy Hill on July 5, 2023, 11:13 pm

First sweep outside of Mexico City. There's still a lot of ground to makeup, but there were a lot of encouraging signs in the series. Manny and Xander seem to be heating up. Jake had a big series. They had arguably the best showing anyone has had against Ohtani and seemed to show the fight and sense of urgency that has too often been lacking this season. I'm still a little worried about the bullpen while we wait for Wilson and Suarez to get back, but if they can take the series against the Mets and get to the break with a little momentum I'll feel a lot better about their chances than I did just a few days ago.

Tons of positive things... which is encouraging and frustrating at the same time. But focusing on the encouraging, both Croney and Xander showed significant signs of life. Xander, in particular, was getting to the inside pitch he's been missing the last few months. Manny looks resurgent and newly invigorated, as well. Overall, I think this "all we need to do is go 1-0 today" mentality is the right way to go from here on out. Forget yesterday, forget last month, and forget the first half. Forget who is in front of you, forget where you are in the standings, and just focus on one pitch, one at bat, one inning and one game at a time.