It was the quiet before the storm. Bruce Bochy stepped up to the mic after a flat Texas Rangers loss against the Twins. He took a deep breath and got ready to deliver a statement that sounded more like self-criticism than a recap. He very bluntly said, “ That was one of our worst games. We were bad tonight. No getting around it.” It was as close as the future Hall of Famer has come to calling out his team’s heartbeat or lack of energy.

For a manager with three World Series rings and now 2,195 career wins, good for sixth on MLB’s all-time list, Bochy’s words carry weight. Texas, a team with postseason expectations, has been bleeding games lately. They’ve stranded runners at an alarming rate, including going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position in that loss, and their once-potent of

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