Agreed.  In fact, it's starting to feel like these games all look the same.  If I forget to record one, just watch yesterday's!

One thing I really like about Black is his ability to think outside the box (using pitchers as PH, etc).  But I think he needs to go a bit nuclear on the hitting.  It's a bit surprising that he's never settled on his clean up guy.  Cargo was in there for a long time, which I never understood.  But lately, Reynolds isn't moving guys too well, which is a big factor in so many games starting with runners LOB after the first inning.

Blackmon clearly knows what to do mentally when guys are on base.  Why not put him at clean up?  If not, what about Tapia? They do have a few guys who are hitting well, but they're too unevenly distributed. It also doesn't help that Wolters is in a mini-slump.  Up until about a week ago, he was arguably the most consistent season-long batter on the team.