Two in a row

Losses are fine.

Consecutive losses are fine.

Losses in which Jose Velverde, or whatever his name is, records a save, are unpalatable.

Who celebrates throwing a strike? That guy. Who looks like a he never quite learned how to throw a baseball? That guy.

On the other side, Joba threw something like 15 pitches in his eighth inning and what did he do after mowing down three Tigers batters? He walked off the mound looking slightly embarrassed. No fist pumps, no screaming. He acted like what he did was exactly what should have happened. Helpless batter after helpless doing nothing but flailing and missing.

If there was any debate remaining about what Joba is and what he should be doing, it's done. He's a reliever, and the heir to Mariano's throne.