Interesting start to the Dayton series:
9 runs, 12 hits, and great pitching on Saturday.
1 run, 5 hits, and the pitching struggled on Sunday.
This, my friends, is the beauty of Minor League Baseball. Since we're playing the Dragons, a team I used to work for, let me borrow a phrase from their broadcaster Tom Nichols: You're only as hot as the next day's starter.
What that means is that you might be the best team in the league for 10 days in a row, but if your starter the next day isn't any good, then that winning streak is going to come crashing down. It also means that you could be red hot again, but if the other team's starter is on his game, he can shut you down in a hurry.
Today, it was Dayton's pitcher Matt Fairel who was red-hot, shutting down the Hawks offensively. Bounce back day tomorrow with Trevor Harden on the mound for the Silver Hawks. Harden has been great this season, and it would be nice to take Monday's game to guarantee a split at the very least.
this blog is only as good as your next post.
ReplyDeleteso far you are "RED HOT"!!!