A losing streak of epic proportions will end at some point, but along the way to that elusive victory, we will have lost a lot more than some games.
The words of Peter Finch’s character Howard Beale in Network ring truer today than at any point in recent team history.
“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”
Even in truth, these words ring just as hollow.
How did we get here?
An ALCS berth in 2024, despite major pitching injuries that should have cratered them, saw an offseason full of opportunity to bolster a rotation, and that’s exactly what the front office of Chris Antonetti and Mike Chernoff did.