Finally, the Giants team we all came to know and have heart attacks over decided to show up, making the universe feel just a little more in balance.  Barry Zito is still technically our best pitcher, but Madison Bumgarner looks like he’s ready to give him a run for his massive stockpiles of money...
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Well.  That was weird.  Tim Lincecum got lit up in the Coors-iest Coors game that ever did Coors.  The Giants briefly overcame a six run deficit.  Brandon Belt was benched twice in one game.  Brett Pill’s two errors in one play reduced the official scorer to weeping pile of jelly.  And most importantly, our...
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We have confirmed reports right now that every level of hell is indeed freezing over.  This is of course pushing hellfolk refugees riding on the back of Cthuhlu to the surface world where they have been quoted as hoping to “bring a new age of darkness to Earth.”  All this took place after an...
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So passes another game where the Giants manage to get shut out, this time to a team that’s 43 games under .500.  We’re not talking the Braves and their crazy-good bullpen, or the Phillies with the best rotation money can buy.  No, we’re talking about a team composed primarily of minor leaguers beating the...
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Tonight was weird.  Up was down. Down was up. Blue skies were green. All that jazz.  Here’s the short list of things that defied gravity in this game: Chris Stewart’s first career home run. Aubrey Huff with three hits, including a home run. Pablo Sandoval with two errors despite playing gold glove-quality defense all season long. Sergio Romo...
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I can’t say I’m entirely surprised that the Giants couldn’t manage to score anything off of Cliff Lee.  Mostly I’m monumentally disappointed in the approach that just about every hitter took the whole game.  I realize that Lee is a good pitcher with masterful control of the strike zone, but this was only helped...
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To say this was a strange game would be the understatement of the season.  This was a supremely peculiar game in every sense of the word.  Orlando Cabrera hit fifth, the Diamondbacks threw out a white flag lineup by deciding to rest their catcher, left fielder, and second baseman, and Guillermo Mota might have...
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Rarely do I go out of my way to doubt the will to win of an entire team with such cliches as “they don’t want it enough.”  If these last few games have been any indicator though, the Giants really don’t seem to have any interest in winning ballgames right now.  Carlos Beltran and...
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Just a week ago, things were looking up.  The Giants had just acquired Carlos Beltran as they rolled into Philadelphia and won two of three against the team with the best record in baseball.  Then we got swept by the Reds, followed by a loss to the Diamondbacks.  In case you blinked, the Giants’...
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Come on, admit it.  You knew that Edgar Renteria would play a part in some manner of losing this weekend; this is the Giants we’re talking about.  The stage was set perfectly: Brian Wilson was in, Renteria was at the plate with a runner in scoring position.  Two World Series heroes squaring off, face...
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