i posted this on the "gonna be a rough...." thread, but to paraphrase, while it's obviously a disappointment to lose 3 in a row, we did take on the best team in the NL (IMHO), featuring the best pitcher and best hitter, and we more than held our own. We were in every game, we held their offense largely in check, and we were one blown save away from taking at least one game, that's with an offense that is just slightly above AAA level. I'm pretty happy overall where we are right now - 14-8, 1st place is something we all would have been happy with if offered to us on April 1st.