Losing is a disease

"Losing is a disease," is a line from the movie, The Natural.

Pop Fisher, the manager of the Knights -- played by the great character actor Wilford Brimley, hires a psychologist to give a locker room talk on losing. What follows is the scene in which the psychologist utters the words, "Losing is a disease...as contagious as bubonic plague."

It is one of the funniest scenes in the movie as Roy Hobbs and the Knights are forced to sit around and squirm in their seats as they listen to the psychologist utter his words of wisdom.

Maybe the Arizona Diamondbacks should hire a doctor or two to whip them into shape, especially after they left the diamond last night at Chase Field, following a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

Heartbreaking for starting pitcher Trevor Cahill, that is. Cahill pitches a gem for eight innings. He allows just four hits, walks one and strikes out five, but gives way to J.J. Putz, after relinquishing a lead off single to Angel Pagan in the top of the ninth inning.

Putz comes in and gives up a game-winner to the opposing team as Pablo Sandoval drove a hanging split-finger fastball into the right field seats.

Presto!  Putz records his fourth blown save in nine attempts.

There's losing and then there's losing.

Last night's loss was a tough loss. Do you blame, Gibby? I guess. The buck stops there. Putz earns his money. If he K's the side and wins, he's a hero. If he serves up a home run ball, he's the goat.

When they draft me. I hope it's not as a relief pitcher.

Oh, I forgot. I'm long past the draft status.