Was at the game. Mills has every right to be upset about the batters approach at the plate. After 3 innings - Arroyo who has the next to worst ERA in the majors had thrown 21 pitches. 7 pitches an inning! There is no excuse for that.
However, it was Mills who put that line up together. He could have (and I think should have) pulled guys based on their performance. Downs looked bad at 2nd. Bobbled 3 routine balls.
It was pretty clear - some of the players were mailing it in on the last road game of a 102 loss season.
Martinez's defense continues to impress me. He made two stellar catches in the OF. He is more than just a bat. He has limited range so some of the catches might look more spectacular with him out there than with a more mobile LF (the fact that he tossed my son a ball after a 3rd out did nothing to influence my opinion).
