No real fire out there in loss to Rockies

Well, the old cliche in baseball is to hit 'em where they ain't. Tonight in Denver against the Rockies, the D-backs could not seem to get on board with that philosophy. It was a brutal combination of balls being hit juuuussst foul, and a stellar defense from Colorado that kept Arizona at bay the entire night. They lose it 3-2 and fall to four games back in the West.

The D-backs offense certainly had their chances. Twice loading the bases and they could not score a single run. The last time was in the ninth inning, when once again Chris Young exhibited his awful eye at the plate. Taking the first one down the middle; fouling off a good second pitch; and striking out on a high fastball that was clearly a ball. But, it wasn't just Chris Young. They put together some decent at bats in the game, but could not string anything together.

So, a couple of solo shots from Adam Dunn and Mark Reynolds, and that was all she wrote. I don't know about how you saw the game, but they just looked really apathetic out there...no real energy could be sensed from the team. This is not the time to go back into your shell Arizona....it's time to bust some guys up out there.

The saving grace is that as I write this the Giants are leading 7-0 over the Dodgers in the seventh, so they should be able to go back to 3 1/2. But....time is running out quick....