Big Showdown in Philly
While the Rockies get a visit from the struggling and injury depleted Mets and the Dodgers take on NL West punching bag, Arizona, the Giants have the daunting task today of travelling to Philadelphia where they will find zero brotherly love. Guaranteed to remember the 3 of 4 games they lost to the Giants, the Phillies are going to want to assert themselves as the team to beat in the National League. And if it means spoiling the Giants playoff hopes, they are more than happy to do so.
There’s really not much negative to say about the Phillies as a ball club. They are led by All Stars such as Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins while their supporting cast of guys like Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino are blossoming top flight players. The addition of Cliff Lee to their rotation has been huge and other starters like Cole Hamels and Joe Blanton are finding a groove for themselves as well. Philly’s biggest problem, at this point, is their bullpen. Sadly though, it’s not their middle relief that is the issue, it’s Brad Lidge, their closer. He’s been a disaster this season and the Phillies have no one else to turn to right now. Sure there was talk of Ryan Madson taking over and then there’s a possibility for a Brett Myers return, but those are less likely options. Closing out games is the ***** in the Phillies’ armor.
But can the Giants hang with the Phillies enough to keep the games close and get to Lidge? That’s going to be the million dollar question over the next 3 days. They hung with them ( and then some) back in August, and their never say die attitude on display against the Rockies should hopefully carry over. But despite the tie they are in right now, I still feel that these are must-win games for the Giants. The last thing they want to do is fall behind in the race again as their rivals likely dust off the easy parts of their respective schedules.
The road will be treacherous, but I think the Giants can still come out on top. We’ll see…
Giants add Penny to Rotation
In a move likely to be cherished by Giants fans and Joe Martinez haters alike, the Giants look to an old foe for some help. After being released by the Red Sox earlier, former Dodger Brad Penny signed a minor league deal with the Giants yesterday. Personally, I like the move. Penny was roughed up this year and struggled through injuries the year before, but I think this could be a nice resurgence for him. He’s a solid vet and is again pitching in a park much more suitable for him. It might be a bit of a stretch, but think Jon Smotlz in his move to the Cardinals. This could be just the thing the Giants needed.
Weekend Sweep of Rockies Creates Tie for Wild Card Again
For me, superstition and baseball walk hand in hand. For most ballplayers, managers, coaches and fans as well. When last I wrote, the Giants had just taken the first two games against Arizona while the Dodgers seemed to be taking care of business with Colorado. I was getting pumped up and there again, was that small glimmer of hope that the Giants were getting themselves back into the mix.
But then that night, after writing things like “Bengie to the rescue!” and “giving it up to Jonathan Sanchez“, the Giants came out and, in typical “same ol’ Giants” fashion got demolished 11-0 by the lowly Diamondbacks. It was abyssmal, and to be perfectly honest, there was a piece of me that felt responsible. Not that I went out there instead of Joe Martinez and lobbed grapefruits to each and every Arizona hitter, but that my energy, my overanxious spirit, caused some sort of cosmic rift that jinxed the orange and black in their time of need.
So because of that, I went dark for a few days. I figured it would be best to keep my mouth shut and let the chips fall where they may this past weekend. I stopped writing for a couple of days, quietly watched the games on TV and got to enjoy some serious Giants baseball.
The Giants came out, beginning on Friday, with a very distinct never say die attitude. Tim Lincecum went to work and shut down the Rockies on Friday, they added some quality late game insurance runs to back yet another awesome start from Barry Zito, and then exploded offensively in the 7th inning to mount a comeback and complete the sweep on Sunday. If you had the opportunity to witness the 3 game extravaganza, it really was a thing of beauty.
The key results, though, are the fact that we are now dead even with the Rockies for the Wild Card. Yes, we’re still 6 games behind the Dodgers, but to be honest, we shouldn’t even be concerning ourselves with that. Taking the division would be an amazing season-long comeback, but let’s keep it realistic here, shall we? Dead even with the Rockies with 5 weeks (31 games) to go in the season is a tremendous spot to be in right now.
But I’m going to shut up right now about it. I’ll relish in all its deliciousness in private so not to affect any of the upcoming outcomes. I’ll continue to write throughout the end of the season, but I’ll try to keep my rah rah enthusiasm to a minimum. There’s still a lot of baseball to go and we don’t need my cosmic energy screwing things up, do we?
Big series coming up agains tthe Phillies….
Let’s go Giants!
Bengie to the Rescue!!
Now I know the Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t a huge powerhouse and it’s always a distinct possibility that even the weakest of lineups can chase Doug Davis from the mound, but last night’s Giants lineup looked more like a team just wrapping up another disappointing season rather than a squad hellbent on grabbing a playoff spot. Without their two biggest hitters, Bengie Molina (grabbing some much needed rest) and Pablo Sandoval (still troubled by an aching calf), the Giants made a go at the D-Backs with rookie Ryan Rohlinger at the hot corner, Eli Whiteside behind the dish, and Randy Winn and Ryan Garko as their 3 hole and clean up hitters. Nothing intimidating about that, huh?
And for the most part, the Giants looked exactly it sounded. Through the first six innings, they made Davis look like Cy Young ressurrected as he held them to two meaningless singles and struck out while issuing 3 walks and striking out 4. It wasn’t until 2 outs in the 7th inning that the Giants finally got to him with a Juan Uribe solo shot that got them off the schnide and onto the scoreboard. Still, the score after that was still 3-1.
I have to definitely give it up to Jonathan Sanchez here, because it would have been very easy for him to roll over in this one after giving up a solo shot to Ryan Roberts to lead off the game and watch helplessly as his teammates failed miserably at the plate. In the 6th inning he got into a little trouble allowing 2 more runs, but he bounced back to close out the inning and still return for a successful 1-2-3 inning in the 7th. He finished the day with 7 innings of 3 run ball with only 2 walks and a rock solid 9 strikeouts. It was a real shame for him to be down in the contest after putting up another surprisingly great night.
But that just seemed to be the Giants M.O. this season, didn’t it? Great pitching and no hitting to support it. Like The Life and Times of Matt Cain, circa 2008. An with the out of town scoreboard showing the Dodgers making quick work of the Rockies, it became all the more frustrating as the Giants appeared to fail, yet again, to take advantage of an opportunity laid out for them.
That is until Bengie came out…
In the 8th, after a 2 out walk drawn by Edgar Renteria and a follow up single by Winn, manager Bruce Bochy made the wise move to pinch hit for the struggling Garko with what has been the Giants biggest bat since Barry. On an 0-2 count, Davis hung a pitch to Molina that easily found it’s way out in left field and put the orange and black up by one. The crowd that remained at the stadium erupted and those watching the game at the bar went nuts. Come from behind wins on consecutive nights in a must-win situation was certainly not the Giants style, but was definitely welcomed.
Of course, though, it’s the Giants and there should always be some form of drama, right? With Brian Wilson having pitched 4 consecutive days just before, it was going to be left up to Brandon Medders to close this one out. Fans hoped fo rthe best and braced themselves for the worse. Wilson in a game can be tough enough on the psyche, but how would we fare with the rest of our recently struggling pen? Fortunately though, they didn’t need to hold their breath for too long though as Medders quickly dispatched the D-Backs 1-2-3 on just 7 pitches. Closer controversy? Doubtful. You should keep the Tums next to the barca lounger. Wilson isn’t going anywhere.
But wow! What a finish! The Giants walked away with a 4-3 victory, inched a game closer to the Rockies in the Wild Card race, and hopefully breathed new life into the doubting fans. We’ve got one more against Arizona before the Rox come into town, so the work isn’t done. I want to see the brooms out after tonight and then I want them ready for use come Sunday. We’re only 3 games back right now. This can definitely happen!
Giants Eke Out Victory But Still Lose Ground on the Wild Card
Say what you want about last night’s game against the Diamondbacks — Matt Cain was again solid, Travis Ishikawa played the hero with his 8th inning home run, whatever. The fact of the matter remains that this was still a game we should have won anyway, so getting all rah-rah about it is pointless. I don’t care if we faced Danny Haren, one of the top hurlers in the NL. We should be sweeping these clowns anyway. Especially with everything that’s on the line.
We’ve got about a month to go in the season and if we have any playoff hopes at all still, then games against teams like the D-Backs or the Padres, whom we face Septemeber 7th, should be wins for us. Anything less than a sweep against these teams is unacceptable. Coming up over the next month, starting on Friday, actually, we have 6 games vs the Rockies and 6 against the Dodgers. In between those, we have the likes of the Phillies, the Brewers, and the Cubs. The road doesn’t get any easier than it does against the D-Backs or the Pods, so those remaining games against the bottom-feeders are more than just must-win.
Have you seen the way the Rockies are playing? Or did you miss how they manhandled us over the last 4 games? The Rockies currently sit atop the Wild Card standings 4 games ahead of us. 4 games!!! What’s worse is that they’re now only 2 behind the Dodgers, so the team we haven’t been able to catch all year, could also be sitting ahead of us in the Wild Card hunt. Things are not looking good are they?
I don’t really know what to say about us right now. We look lost. Newly acquired Freddy Sanchez is on the DL, Ryan Garko is still underproducing, guys like Aaron Rowand, Edgar Renteria and Randy Winn aren’t doing anything spectacular, Pablo Sandoval is hurt, Bengie Molina is wearing down, Bruce Bochy is making mental mistakes, hell, even Tim Lincecum seems to be fading. The list goes on and on.
I can now understand a lot of the apathy that is exhuded from Giants fans throughout the season. It’s kind of a “why get my hopes up?” mentality and with the way the team is playing right now. I don’t condone that type of fandom, but I’m definitely starting to understand it here.
4 games out of a playoff spot, a month to go in the season. If not now, then when? Let’s get it together boys. This is looking like a disaster right now.
Opportunity Knocks But Bochy Keeps Door Closed
I’ve never been one to blame a manager for a team’s loss. If the hitters are unsuccessfully flailing away at the plate, there’s only so much a coach or manager can do to help. He can make suggestions, point out mechanics issues, etc, but he can’t go up there and actually hit the ball. That’s the players’ job. Same goes for the pitchers. You can tell someone to drop their release point, but the player is the one who is still required to execute. For me, the games are won and lost by the players…for the most part.
But there are those times, when a manager’s poor decision…or indecision, for that matter…can pull the rug right from under a team and disrupt their impending success, and last night’s 14 inning loss to the Rockies is, indeed, one of those times.
There were 2 glaring mistakes that I saw in last night’s game that, had they not happened, coul dhave easily changed the outcome of the game. The first, came in the 9th inning. With a leadoff double by Ryan Garko, the Giants had a golden opportunity to tack on the lead run. But rather than play it smart and safe, Bochy left it up to his free-swinging, offensively challenged hitters.
Any reason you don’t lay down a sacrifice bunt there? I don’t care if Aaron Rowand isn’t the best bunter in the world, you have to lay it down and advance the runner. It’s as simple as that and it doesn’t take a genius to figure it out. If Rowand sacrifices, then Edgar Renteria has a guy on third with one out. All Renteria needs to do is put it in the air at that point and the Giants are up by a run. Frustrating? That’s an understatement!
And what about Bochy handling of the pitching staff lately? For the most part, this season, I’ve liked the way Bochy has handled the team. But one of his biggest flaws, in my opinion, is that he sticks with pitchers far longer than he should, especially lately. It happened on Saturday when he left Joe Martinez in for too long and again later on when he left Justin Miller in after his single, triple, walk, wild pitch, triple, homer, walk debacle. He gave Merkin Valdez a little too much leash that same game too, but at that point, the damage was done.
Bochy did it again with Miller last night. I know that at the point of the 14th inning, the pen is pretty much spent but you’ve got to be kidding me. Once Miller gave up the single to Chris Iannetta, the first batter he faced, he should have been yanked…especially after Saturday’s misfirings.
But no, Bochy sticks with him out there and watches as Miller then walks Troy Tulowitzki and Adam Eaton. Yes, Adam Eaton. The pitcher. Miller walked the pitcher. Miller walked the guy who hasn’t had a hit sonce Reagan was in office. Just awful. By that point, who can fault Valdez for that meatball he served up to Ryan Spilborghs? The bases were jacked with one out and you could just feel it in your bones that the Giants were going to lose this one.
What started out as a golden opportunity for the Giants to make some headway in the Wild Card chase turned into a disaster. The hitters actually did an admirable job in this series, so I can’t really fault them to much, can I? Nope. The blame here goes to Bochy and the pen. Poor managerial decisions and just complete disgustingness out of the relief corp.
If the Giants are even considering the playoffs, they’re going to have to treat these next 6 games as if they were the final games of the World Series. We’ve got 3 against lowly Arizona that we must win and then the Rockies come calling again. I know it’s not even September yet, but we’re at the point where it’s win now or go home. We can’t afford otherwise.
At the Least, Let’s Get a Split Here!
Not the way we hoped this series would go, is it? We take Friday night’s game handily, give away Saturday’s despite a solid comeback attempt, and then vanish after the 2nd inning on Sunday and leave a walk-happy Tim Lincecum to do the work himself….and fail. If we’re going to even pretend to be serious contenders, then this is not the way to go about it.
Let’s start with some of the good. Friday night’s game was exactly what the Giants needed. They got a rock solid start out of Jonathan Sanchez and their offense looked like it was finally getting it. By the 4th inning, the Giants had a comfy 6-1 lead and looked very much in control of the game. Sanchez left after 5 strong innings, Brandon Medders looked good in relief and neither Jeremy Affeldt or Brian Wilson looked lik ethey were going to let the Rox back into it, despite each giving up an earned run. The Giants walked away with 6-3 victory and the game looked like it was setting a tone for the rest of the series.
Saturday came, Joe Martinez was on the mound and the Rox quickly grabbed a lead on a Dexter Fowler triple and a run scoring ground out by Todd Helton. Time to worry? Nope. Well, not yet.
The Giants then came out like a house of fire, banged out a run and a couple of hits and then happily watched Nate Schierholtz plant one in the right field seats as the Giants grabbed a 3-1 lead. Martinez settled down in the next inning and after 3, the Giants had a 5-1 lead thanks to a surprising Ryan Garko home run that also scored Pablo Sandoval who had doubled earlier. Martinez labored a bit in the 4th, giving up a pair of runs, but settled down again in the 5th for a quick inning. The Giants still had the lead and everything looked like it was going according to plan…until Bruce Bochy let Martinez come out for the 6th inning.
The day turned from jubille to nightmare as Giants fans watched Martinez give away the lead without recording a single out. Two quick singles and an Ian Stewart home run turned the game into a 5-5 tie and Bochy finally came out to yank Martinez. It was a little late, as the Rockies built up some momentum and then continued their assault as they destroyed every offering that came from reliever Justin Miller. By the time the dust settled, the Giants were down 10-6 and wondering what the heck just happened.
It went from bad to worse as Merkin Valdez then handed over another 4 runs in the 7th inning. An assortment of singles and walks and sacrifices ensured that if the Giants were going to make it back into this one, then the hill to climb was going to be steep. A daunting task for a team as offensively challenged as the Giants.
You have to give it to them though. They definitely tried. They plated 3 runs in the 8th inning thanks to home runs by Garko and Aaron Rowand and had grabbed two more in the 9th thanks to a Sandoval two run shot, but the rally fell short as both Bengie Molina and Garko struck out to end the game. So while the Giants lost, they atleast gave hope that the bats were fired up and ready to continue abusing Colorado pitching for the next two games.
So Sunday came and with Lincecum on the hill, hopes were high. The Giants jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, courtesy of an Edgar Renteria two run shot, and despite a few extra walks, little Timmy looked very much in control of this game. He got a little shaky as he gave up an infield single and his 4th walk of the game in the 6th which allowed the Rockies to grab their first run. But even after a wild pitch, he shut the door with a strikeout to end the inning.
Now since it was Lincecum on the hill and despite the 4 free passes he gave out, Bochy had no problem sending Lincecum out for the 7th. Unfortunately though, he walked the leadoff man who eventually came around to score after a Lincecum offering to Seth Smith found its way into the right field seats. Suddenly the Giants found themselves down 3-2 and the bats that had been so prominent in the two games before, had all but vanished at the hands of Ubaldo Jimenez.
And that’s pretty much how it finished up for the orange and black. The bullpen gave up another run, of course, but that didn’t really matter. The Giants apparently blew their load for runs and Jimenez finished an easy 8th before giving way to Huston Street to record his 33rd save on the year.
So tonight is the final game of the 4 game set. We get the Diamondbacks after that, but then these same Rockies come into town after that for another 3. We need to walk away with atleast a split here if we’re going to continue to entertain thoughts of Wild Card finishes and October baseball. We need to hit like we did on Friday and Saturday and we need a big big outing from Barry Zito. The latter being the more imperative as our suddenly porous pen needs a rest here.
I’m not going to make any predictions here, because it doesn’t really matter. Must win is must win and the Giants can’t afford to let another game to the Rox slip through their fingers. The fun starts at 5:40 tonight as Zito takes on the surprisingly solid Jason Marquis. We need a win here. No question about it.
Giants Wrapping Up With Reds Today, Rockies Next
If there was a time for the Giants to be breaking their focus on the game at hand and looking towards the next few, this would be it. After taking the first two games in Cincinnati and starting early today (1-1 in the 8th right now) in the sweltering heat, the Giants are gearing up for what could be a very crucial series in Colorado this weekend.
With the Giants just a game behind the Rockies in the Wild Card standings and each team just a mere 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 games behind the slumping Dodgers in the NL West, this upcoming 4 game set this weekend, along with the 3 game homestand against them next week, are about as crucial as you can get. We may still have a whole other month of baseball to go, but these 7 of our next 10 games will likely be the deciding factor as to who gets an October invite and who doesn’t.
We all know the Giants strengths and weakness right now so I don’t need to rehash them here, yet again. What we need to do is take a good look at the Rockies who are now 8-4 in their last dozen games and see what their strengths and weaknesses are and what we can exploit to gain the edge we so desperately need.
Right now, the Rockies are looking pretty damn tough. Their hitters are doing extremely well at the plate and their bench depth, especially in the outfield, is one of the best in the league. In fact, the Rockies offense ranks in the top 10 in the majors in runs scored, home runs and RBI.
Their rotation, headed up by 14 game winner Jason Marquis has looked tough with guys like Jorge De La Rosa and Ubaldo Jimenez stepping it up in the second half, and their bullpen, strengthened by a deal or two and being led by closer Huston Street is looking equally formidable. Collectively, they have the 12th best ERA in the league, and their starters actually lead the majors with 73 quality starts.
So where are the weaknesses we can exploit? Doesn’t look like there are many. But there are some things the Giants can do to help their cause. Number one is patience at the plate. Owning the 12th best ERA is good, but not that great, is it? Patience at the plate is a must!! The Giants can’t just go up there and blindly hack away and hope to make a game out of it. Guys like Marquis and De La Rosa and Jimenez aren’t the top guys out there, but have had great success as they watch hitters flail away outside the strike zone. High pitch counts for the Rockies starters is imperative and could be a decent way to get them out of there and let us into their reasonablt shallow middle relief corps. If we can show a bit of patience, then we can attack them in the 6th and 7th innings and really do some damage.
But with that, a heavy burden falls on our starters as well. We’ll get Tim Lincecum in there for the 3rd game, but both Joe Martinez and Jonathan Sanchez are going to have to step it up big time. I’m not saying they need to be perfect, but to go against a team that sits 10th in the majors with a team OBP of .342, they’re going to have to be sharp. No stupid walks, no meatballs down Broadway, nothing. We need solid, quality starts out of both of them or the series is lost. My confidence in the Giants to overcome too big of a deficit is still pretty low, despite Tuesday’s comeback win over the Reds.
I’m sure I’m not telling you all anything you don’t already know, but I just want to re-iterate for the casual fan. This weekend is ridiculously important. So is next weekend. 7 out of the next 10 games against our biggest rival in the standings is nothing to take lightly. This is it, folks. We either put up or shut up. There’s no in-between.
Appreciate What You Have
As the Giants walk away from a moderately disappointing split with the Mets and head to Cincinnati still a game behind the Rockies in the Wild Card hunt, I thought long and hard about an angle from which to write. Do I talk about the relatively punchless hitting whose sudden outburst plated 10 runs in yesterday’s game? Do I talk about the surprising performances of the back end of our rotation? Or what about our recent bullpen troubles? Plenty to cover, right?
But then I took in last night’s Yankees/A’s game in Oakland and it all became clear. Like being struck by a bolt of lightning shrouded in the disgustingness of McAfee Coliseum and the green and gold. Giants fans have no idea just how good they have it.
So rather than lament over the collection of woes we’re experiencing in our playoff run, I’d like for all of us to take a step back and appreciate two very important things — 1. We are not the A’s, and 2. We are not A’s fans. It may not sound like much right now as we long for a return to October baseball, but believe me….after being out in good ol’ Oaktown last night, they are two of the biggest blessings we have.
Let’s start with the ballpark — that cavernous hole off of Route 880 that looks barren and abandoned as you pull off the highway because the tarps across the upper deck immediately signify that the game you are about to attend is nowhere near sold out. And talk about the need for an internal gutting! In an era of renovations and new ballparks, the Coliseum sticks out like….well, like a t*rd in a punchbowl. The concourse is dismal and unappealing, the concessions are weak with their lack of variety and stale products, and don’t even get me started on those bathrooms. Do they use them for homeless shelters on non-game days?
You Giants fans have no idea how good you have it at AT&T Park. When I first moved to San Francisco 3 years ago and came to China Basin for the first time, I was blown away. I had been used to the old Yankee Stadium with its moderate amenities and then suddenly I’m in this glorious cathedral catching the sites of batting practice while walking around the smells of sausage and peppers and hot dogs and garlic fries. All I got out of the Coliseum yesterday was a concrete slab to look at while smelling the B.O. of some moron in a Jack Cust jersey who couldn’t seem to grasp the 2 beers per person limit.
And then you go to your seats and the disappointment continues. We were in section 112, row 20, and I couldn’t have felt further away or more separated from the action on the field. What’s up with the 50 yards of foul territory that separates the front row of seats from the baselines? Even if you pay the money for what is supposed to be a great seat, you sit so far back that you might as well have saved some cash and either grabbed a bleacher seat for super cheap or just stayed home. A field level seat at AT&T even with the first base bag cost me the same amount of money but left me with a spectacular view and a feeling of being involved in the action.
So now here we are…crappy stadium, overpriced crappy seats, and now I have to endure the stupidity of A’s fans. Yes, I was wearing my Yankees jersey, so a bit of heckling was to be expected…especially when we couldn’t seem to figure out Brett Tomko and the elusive junk he seemed to be tossing. But listening to the chatter around us, the outright stupidity of the A’s fans, I was wondering if most of the seats in our section were given to a charity that donated them to some sort of mentally challenged facility. “Johnny Damon breaks more bats than anyone anywhere.” “Brett Tomko is an amazing pitcher, one of our best young arms.” “I’m gonna go get 5 beers so each of us has 2.” Seriously, these are all direct quotes.
Atleast at AT&T, I get a fair amount of intelligent baseball chatter. Sure, there are idiots in every stadium, but for the most part, at a Giants game, you can open a baseball dialogue with a few people sitting around you at a game. At last night’s A’s game…nothing. I could have talked double-wides in Modesto with the mannish drunk lady next to me, bar fights and hate-mongering with the 4 drunken buffoons sitting in front of me, or geriatric death and disease with the old guys behind me who apparently thought they were at the doctor’s office waiting room rather than a ballgame. By the third inning I turned to my wife and told her I was ready to go home.
Oh, but wait. There’s more, believe it or not. How about the Guest Services specialists who demand that you sit down and not take any pictures, even between innings, but allow cotton candy hawkers to stand in the middle of the aisles chatting up teenage girls during play? Or how about the ushers who seem like they’ve had more to drink than the fans and start shouting at fans of the opposing team? Or what about the overwhelming police presence that make the Coliseum look more like a prison than a stadium? I know they’re there to “protect and serve”, but having them hover over me was more unnerving than anything else.
Then there’s the product on the field. Sure, they beat the Yankees last night, but they are a team without hope. They’re going absolutely nowhere and to be honest, their season ended back in late May. They have no hitting, little or no pitching, and a front office that seems hellbent on screwing its fans year in, year out. We may not be too happy with the acquisitions of Ryan Garko and Freddy Sanchez, but atleast Sabean made a little bit of an effort. Gone from the A’s are Matt Holliday, Orlando Cabrera and Jason Giambi, a trio of ball players the A’s were touting as the ressurrectors of the franchise. And what’s more troublesome fo rthem is that there really doesn’t even seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel. By the time guys like Vin Mazzaro and Trevor Cahill put it all together, Billy Beane will be losing them to another franchise that actually puts some money into salaries. They are a hopeless bunch destined to dwell in the basement of the AL West for years to come.
So listen up Giants fans! Enjoy what you have. Love your stadium. Eat your bratwurst slathered in peppers and onions. Bathe in that Ghiradhelli sundae you just grabbed in the 7th inning. Relieve yourself in a clean bathroom. Cherish your view from your seats and most of all, appreciate the fact that your players have something to play for while you cheer them on. Falling short of the World Series is surely disapponting, but you do have a bright side to look on. Atleast you’re not an A’s fan.
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