[Karl]

Good news, pitching.

Bad news, hitting.

I think this is going to be a familiar thing throughout the season. And for Buck & Pat, or any other talking head who believes the hitting will come around, I just don't see that happening.

I think the pitching, although it won't maintain this great pace, will continue to be at least half-decent but the batting will with few exceptions continue to be pretty dire throughout the balance of this year.

I'll be shocked if the team batting average this year is higher than 245 (they're at 183 now).