Games 8 & 9 (Different Paths to the Same Destination)

Dunno what to say about these two games other than I wish we'd won them both.

The game a week ago against the league leading A's could be considered one of TCBC's finest defensive showings (despite the score), as gems abounded, errors were few, and John Toth was in control on the mound through 7 innings (Lou Gerig even showed a bit of promise from the hill in the 9th). The 8-2 score sure doesn't tell the whole story. When the 8th inning unraveled, it was almost as though the team had held on for as long as it could, and then, bloodied and bruised (literally), watched the A's take the game from TCBC's hands . . . It'd be difficult to say it was as disappointing of a game as the score might imply.

Here's the boxscore from Week 8

The 7/19 game against the Indians was a different story altogether. Although Josh Taylor put in a good effort in relief, John Toth's trickery and deception just wasn't fooling the Indians hitters to start the affair, and by their second time through the order -- TCBC couldn't buy an out. Offensively, despite cutting down on the 14 K's from a week prior, only 4 players breaking through will always make it difficult to put a tally in the "W" column.

Here's the boxscore from Week 9

Here's the Overall Stats

Here's the Game Results