It figures that right after I spit out 500+ words about how good the Giants offense has been, they score a combined four runs in two games in one of the best hitters parks in all of baseball.  But hey, thems the breaks and baseball is a weird sport.  Barry Zito continues to surprise...
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Bad news today for the Giants, Brian Wilson may be headed for surgery, which may end his season early.  The reduced velocity we saw in Colorado was apparently the result of a bum elbow, and now we find ourselves in something of a bullpen mire. In terms of pure stuff, the logical choice to close...
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Let me tell you all a story about a player I’ve talked about pretty frequently.  It’s a story about a young player struggling to hit at the Major League level.  He came in as a much-talked about prospect that many agreed should play every day.  But opposing pitchers quickly figured him out. One could...
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There’s a general consensus that Matt Cain is better than all of us.  I’m not one to buy into groupthink, but based on how that game went, I’m inclined to agree.  And now thanks to Cain, we’ve reached a point where we can stop panicking about the terrifying hypothetical of “What if our pitching...
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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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I can never pretend to understand the mind of Bruce Bochy.  From a managerial standpoint, the guy is rooted in old-timey gritty hard-nosed nicknamey baseball of the past.  He’s often referred to as a “player’s manager,” sticking with his “proven” veterans against the tide of public pressure no matter how poorly they play. His complete...
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