Typically I think again we were
the second month which should
have been main September
definitely saw an improvement in
the hot areas.
And the one thing I talk to you
guys about a note from the
beginning was how it takes at
least a month to figure your
bullpen out especially a bunch
of guys.
I pretty much had not been
around before and I thought a
lot of the improvement in the
second month was based on having
been better able to situate
bullpen arms in the right spots
and putting the right guys out
there at the right time.
So when when guys get off to a
bad start in that two month gig
right there they're always
pressing to get back to their
numbers that they or the way
that they're normally accustomed
to.
And it just doesn't happen that
way.
There wasn't enough time for
people to make adjustments.
There wasn't enough time for
corrections.
But there was that I thought the
right trajectory regarding how
we're supposed to play the game
and how we did play the game and
throw up into that Dodger
series.
We had the best record of any
major league team for the
previous 20 games.
But also playing that Dodgers
series illustrates exactly what
we need to get done primarily on
the field.
They can play with them any day
of the week but we got to pitch
better in order to beat that
particular group which is
something that really was
highlighted.
We have the basis right now are
the base of a strong team with
you know naturally Mike and
Anthony Rendon and Otani and Joe
and the farm team.
So Fletcher we're not that far
away.
A couple right decisions being
made and we're playing this week
instead of being here in front
of you which doesn't make any of
us happy.