‘WORST LOSS OF THE YEAR’ 

It is a bona fide storyline. Crochet out, hurt. A pitching staff nonetheless more than holding its own. Undermined and failed by a lineup without punch or luck. A manager fired in a poorly handled out-of-town defenestration. The gang that couldn’t shoot straight, except for directly into its own foot.

Narratives once taken root are not destiny. There remains hope. Serendipity has a heartbeat.