Good, Bad, and the Ugly from 3/5

Most impressive from today's game:
1. Miguel Ojeda. Follows a great sac. bunt with a huge jack over the mini monster in center field. Threw out a runner stealing second and settled down Francisco when he needed it (no thanks to Hairston...he'll show up later)

2. Baserunning. Stole a few bases. Great call for the double steal after Affeldt was hit by the liner.

3. AJ Murray and Scott Rice. If you didn't hang in there for the entire game. These lefties pitvhed the 8th and 9th. Both kept the ball down and challenged hitters with strikes. Can't say the same about all our pitchers today.

4. Bott's triple was nice as well, but letting that liner fall in front of him out in left shows how he's not even close to ready to play outfield.

Bad:
1. Wilkerson did have a gapper, but he just can't keep striking out like he does.

2. Tex hardly played, but he looked lost in while striking out. Almost seems like he's thinking too much. Just hit the ball. Maybe it's those ugly batting gloves.

3. Fielding up the middle. Hairston did make a couple good flips, but botching the easy double play ball really hurt Francisco. Franky was struggling but has just gotten the last hitter to fly out and induced the inning ender, but Hairston's error led to a long inning. Same for Kinsler's stumble on Kaz's hit. How did he beat out a grounder to second. Cruz also misplayed a ball hit to center. We can't afford to give up extra outs, especially early in games. More pitches for our starters = trouble.

4. Benoit needs to get the ball down. Littleton didn't impress me either.

The Ugly:
1. Chris Stewart. Stewart looked like a man that got to play because he had the highest bid in a charity auction. His passed ball on a Littleton pitch was ridiculous. Almost as bad as his at bat. He watched two pitches go by and then gave a Greg Maddux courtesy wave at the third strike.

2. Todd Donovan, when put in to run for Ojeda, put on his batting gloves when he got to first base. I've seen guys take them off and squeeze them to protect their fingers when they slide, but putting on the gloves when you get to first base? Silly.