It's the bottom of the eighth inning. The home team is up 9-0. Home coach decides to let up on their opponnent, figuring they would win anyway. He tells the batters not to try anymore and the inning ends quickly. In the top of the ninth, the closer gives up two singles and a walk, then a home run. He's pulled, and the next pitcher allows more runs, making it a tie ballgame. Desperate, the coach uses a new pitcher, who blows the lead. The bottom of the ninth proves fruitless.
No lead is safe, especially in the highly competitive NL East. The Nationals learned this the hard way during The Game Which Shall Not Be Named. Last year, they had a nine run lead over the Atlanta Braves, and blew it in ten innings. In a series against the Chicago Cubs, the two teams engaged in fights over the fact that they were still playing aggressive ball.
I don't understand why people get so angry when a team keeps bringing their A-game when they're leading by so much. That is how the game is played, collecting hits and runs. In school you don't purposely stop getting good grades just because someone else isn't getting any. You keep working for something better, the next level.
Please. Stop complaining about this and enjoy the game of baseball.
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