the clamoring to trot cam ward out for every start of the season is such a stark contrast to the previous decade where we've isolated that as one of our biggest issues. the financial commitment that they made to darling is significant and if he can't handle one start in a back to back situation, that's something you need to find our this season while our hopes of contention, read as in we might have a chance at this thing legitimately, are still impossibly slim. we're treating the concept of sneaking into the 7th seed as if it's the end goal in and of itself and it's not. this season was always going to be about finding some footing and defining roles. darling's failure has clarified the future of his standing with the team. if losing a big game in february is what helped us find that out, it has to happen. we've given him every chance to get right.