What was Mac and Williams thinking in the top of the 6th? After a most impressive performance for 5 innings by Forbes, and leading 9-2, anyone paying attention to this game knew that Forbes was spent after giving up the lead-off single, the wild pitch and 4 pitch walk. The game was well in hand before waiting to bring in relief with the bases loaded and no one out. Sorry, but that lack of recognition by the coaching staff sends a horrible message to the players, and gave California all the confidence they needed to get back in the game.

In fairness, the Cards came up big offensively in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game, and ultimately get the game winning run, but only after having appeared to “snatch defeat from the jaws of victory”. I can only imagine how the players must have felt when witnessing our staff’s failure to respond in a timely manner when it has become evident that our pitcher’s have lost control.

If Dan or Roger think they did Forbes any favor by leaving him in, particularly after the wild pitch and 4 pitch walk …….. they did nothing of the kind.