So, I had a couple of paragraphs ready for this recap about Hunter Brown and his struggles this season. Saturday’s game against the Yankees was sort of the perfect example as he looked good at times — see the first inning — while looking lost in the other innings. Honestly, that analysis is probably better served as its own standalone post, but I making the point that it was my starting point. I felt good about its direction for this recap.
Then that ninth inning happened.
We’ve all known that Dusty Baker isn’t the greatest tactical manager dating back to his time with the Giants.