Mark Grote

One out of three is bad.

The team has to be better, and that's both pitching and offense.

And, oh, Hobie Milner.

Please clean things up next time you come into the game and not give up a two-run bomb to K-Bear Ruiz.

That would also be advisable if you want to come back in games like that.

Because if Shota Minaga is going to be what I think he is, and I don't understand how anybody would have come to a conclusion, hey, this guy's not going to give up home runs.

He's going to give up home runs.

Your offense just needs to come to play.

That's the bottom line.

The Alex Bregman homers were nice, though.

It was good to see that.

If you would like a positive out of it, to take one out to left field and then going oppo was a beautiful thing to see from Alex Bregman.

And one thing that I'm always nervous about as it pertains to the teams that I watch and cover and care about is when you have...

A brand new player, a free agent.

I'm always wanting them to get off to a fast start.

It's deadly when a guy comes in and they have the super slow start and you wonder, is it worth it?

So it was nice to see, even in a loss, to see Alex Bregman hit the ball out of the park.

Did you like that celebration?

That celebration with the tongue wagging out after he hit the first home run?

I love that.