MLB '09

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Well, that was painful to watch.

I still cannot understand why Torre would pull Wolf so quickly in the last series, yet leave Kershaw in for so long when he clearly couldn't find the strike zone. I understand the idea of giving him a little extra time to try and pull himself together, but that clearly wasn't happening. After walking two guys and Howard coming to the plate, you simply have to pull him before things get out of hand. And Elbert was warm in the pen. I love and trust Torre, but WTF???

Still, we did come out more aggressive than last year, and it was nice to see Manny plant one in Mannywood and Loney swing the bat well. But we also gave away home field advantage. I can only hope today turns out much better - that Padilla looks the same as he did in his last start and that Pedro chokes. It would also be nice to see Blake return to form.