There's no good way to get swept, but when you have a home series in which your top 3 starters are pitching and the opponent's top 2 starters are not, and your offense is still too putrid to salvage a game, that's sort of like dropping four or five games instead of just three.

Bud did shake up the lineup today, but he still can't bring himself to hurt any of the regulars' feelings. The kicker for me was when he let Mr. K Story strike out in the 8th before pinch-hitting for McMahon. "Hey kid, put your bat away. As soon as Story strikes out again, we're gonna PH for you."