Bettis "knocked around"??? His was not an epic performance, but Bettis was hardly knocked around. He just got absolutely no offensive support. And I'm not sure which was more maddening - watching the same regulars take bad at-bats, or listening to Drew and Huey blather on about how there's no playing time available for McMahon, Tapia, Valaika, etc., because the regulars are "Bud's guys!"

And if Desmond didn't earn a seat on the bench with that defensive crap show in the 8th inning, I'm not sure what it would take to get him out of the lineup. Rusin probably escapes that jam if Desmond doesn't play Little League defense at 1B.

Ah, headline edited. Good decision - Bettis was not really much of a factor in this loss.