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8/29?
cainer, finally off the schneid ... for good?
8/29? I don't know what you mean.
As for Cain, luck comes and goes. His was gone for a long time, but it doesn't necessarily mean he'll have an equal run of good luck. If the Giants offense is as bad next year as it is this year...any of the pitchers could have just as bad luck.
It has just been a feast or famine year for the Giants. Their Pythagorean would suggest that they should have a better record right now than division leading Arizona.
Cain's record with 3 runs scored for him is a nasty 19-5, suggesting that his bout with poor support began last year when he was only .500 with pretty good ERA.
I think with speed in the mix in 2008, with Roberts, Davis, and maybe Lewis running around, the offense will be more stabilized, even if less potent overall. Plus, I'm encouraged that when the Giants had their big runs explosions, they were led by young players, and not by, say, Bonds, in fact some of those games he wasn't even in the lineup if I recall right.
>when the Giants had their big runs explosions, they were led by young players, and not by, say, Bonds,
That's worth looking into. I like the idea of a Roberts/Davis leadoff platoon for next year. When healthy Roberts is still a disruptive force. With Bonds gone, Roberts can play LF and leadoff against RHP; Davis can lead off and play CF against LHP. Or as Davis improves, he can bat second behind Roberts against RHP. That's a potent combo.
When can we say the Matt Morris trade is not a bust? Also, is it the better trades that Mr. Sabean has made since 2003? His last decent trade being the Ponson deal (at least in my opinion).
>His last decent trade being the Ponson deal (at least in my opinion).
Last good major trade was Randy Winn. The contract extension was not so brilliant, but getting a decent starting outfielder for a sore-armed pitcher and a backup catcher was a great value exchange.
From the SF Chrinkle's story:
Cain, who has had a big hand in this resurgence [16-14 in last 30 games], agreed the team has relaxed some since Barry Bonds broke the home run record Aug. 7, but he had to admit, "This is a weird time to get something going."'
The Bonds circus went from 3-ring to 1-ring, and the team starts winning...coincidence?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/29/SPOIRQQLN.DTL
Winn's deal didn't look so good last year but it looks pretty OK this year, I think. His salary is about what average hitting OFs get today, given Mathews and Pierre getting $10M per year, Mathews with only one year of good performance.
I think the better performance is partly due to less of a circus around Bonds, partly due to Cain and Lowry having a great August again, plus Zito doing great again, and Lincecum being steady still, partly because the bad baseball luck that haunted them earlier in the season is now coming back to them in good luck.