No Complaints ... Yet. Should We Be Worried?

What can you say? A sweep of the Giants and a five game winning streak is a beautiful thing. A blowout, a come from behind win following the first major bullpen implosion of the young season, and a convincing 7-2 win. Stults looked okay in his second outing. The messianic Ronald Belisario pitched well again in relief. And, let's face it, the team hits. Things to worry about: Manny has yet to really drive a ball, let alone hit one out? Should we be worried? Not yet. He'll be there soon. Loney has shown better plate discipline but no power. Should we be worried? No. He'll hit a few homers, but he's there to drive in runs. Casey Blake, when he isn't hitting a home run, looks absolutely clueless at the plate. Should we be worried? Naw. He's got a track record of better than reasonable production, a lot of pop, and he's our number 8 hitter. He's kind of like Adam Dunn, only he can field. Russell Martin looks weak at the plate, still, not much power. Should we be worried? Well, based on his performance last year, maybe a little. Randy Wolf is pitching tonight. Should we be worried? Well, as I type, Randy has 2 Rockies out with one on in the top of the first. ... Garret Atkins just doubled to the gap in right center, scoring Ryan Spillborghs. 1-zip, Mountains. Looks like Kemp shoulda had it. Should we be worried? Nope. Only the top of one. Wait a minute... he just gave up a 2-run homer to Brad Hawpe and a single by Tulowitski. It's now 3-zip. Should we be worried? Yep. See past blogs. What did I say about Randy Wolf? One day he's horrible, then he's great, then he's horrible, then he's just okay, then he's horrible, then he's great, then he's horrible again.

Tomorrow, I put the spikes back on and play in my first game since '04. We're the Cardinals of the Beverly Hills Wood Bat League. Should we be worried? Yeah, probably. I can't even throw anymore. Should be interesting.