This could end up being a good thing

The sooner Trey Hillman learns what the rest of us already know the better - Kyle Farnsworth is not a viable 8th inning option. And he definitely shouldn't be allowed to face a left handed power hitter with runners on base. In fact when Thome came up (who else had visions of Sam Horn?) it would have been a great time to bring in either Mahay, Cruz, or Soria, all fare better against leftys than Farnsworth. But Trey can be frustratingly stubborn at times and stick with a guy for far too long (TPJ, Gload, and Tomko all come to mind) so maybe a lesson wasn't learned today.

Farnsworth's implosion overshadowed a great start from Gil Meche - 7 innings, 1 er, 6 strikeouts, and 0 walks. And more impressively he did it all in just 91 pitches. In 2008 Meche had zero starts where he completed seven innings with fewer than a hundred pitches so this is a nice sign that Meche can build upon his '07 and '08 success.

And in case you are wondering Thome's OPS against Jimmy Gobble is .393 (8 PA's, but still).