Brian Snitker stood in front of the Braves-themed backdrop as reporters gathered around him after a bad loss – another bad loss. There have been too many this season, and at this point Snitker must be having a difficult time trying to say the same things in different ways.

It’s human nature to drag when things aren’t going well. Twenty-four hours ago, the Marlins were on the wrong side of history for Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting feat in a blowout loss. But with the season winding down,