You may be right. Except this time, we may be too far back for the late games to matter. Basically, we win the next two, or its over. And it will be hard to rally the troops if we are 3 or 4 games back after the half way point. Alternatively, win the next two and if some guys get healthy, we may see last year all over again, which is the worst of all worlds unless we win the division. 9-8 with no playoff appearance is the absolute worst outcome imaginable.