Undoubtedly, tonight's loss to the Mets was the worst of any this year. This makes 60 losses and I don't think you can find any of the other 59 that would surpass it. Up 9-5 through 7 innings, the bullpen surrendured 5 runs, including a blown save by closer pro tem Ryan Madson.
I've never been convinced Ryan Madson is closer material [my choice for the 9th inning is Brett Myers, although he also contributed a home run to the loss], however, I will say this in his defense: he's been used a lot lately and could be showing wear.
Saturday's appearance was his 4th in five days. Prior to that, Madson had five days off because of discomfort in his pitching arm, possibly brought on by overuse.
