The negative:

15 times there was a runner on first and less than two outs giving our pitchers and defenders 15 plate appearances to induce a Groundball-Double-Play. We failed on all 15 opportunities. You can't pitch and play defense like that. I don't know if it was bad pitch-calling by whoever was in charge of that, or what, but if I had to put the blame on something, I'd have to put it on the pre-game preparation by the Coaches/Catchers/Pitchers when they discuss how they're going to approach each opposing hitter.


The positive:

The Offensive production shown by Stubbs, Rolen, Votto, Phillips, Francisco and Nix. If we can get that type of production from 6 different players every game, we're going to win the Division.