Really like your post. You are comparing winning teams though that seem to rebound. We don't have the starting pitching to have a serious win streak. The losses bother me because some of them are serious ass kickin's. It's a bit different losing a game by a run or two.
Who are they going to replace him with? Maybe Santiago? It's difficult to watch this continuous shit show since the AS break. I'll probably start watching more of their farm again.
If the lighten the standards on inducting the HoF, I'd give him the nod. He was one of the most fundamentally sound players coming out of this organization. There's so many good things about him.