Full panic mode? Nah. Six games back of San Diego is tough, but remember they have seven left to play against each other, and Bud Black just might forget his weekly sacrifice of puppies and virgins to the Great Dark Lord, bringing his team's otherworldly run to a H-E-double-hockeysticks-ish halt.
What, you have a better explanation for San Diego this year?
The past week in Philly and St. Louis, on the heels of the disappointing series at home against the Padres, was certainly a bummer. But, ahem, there's a lot of baseball to be played. I'd throw a lot of other cliches at your head, but I sense that you're ducking as I type this. Or perhaps you're just slumped over on the couch in a gray fog of blechhh. I had my own bizness to attend to today, so I missed the game entirely. Thank goodness, for what I don't listen to or watch can't kill me.
Monday night, the Giants are home, the weather could be balmy like it was today, and maybe, just maybe, they'll shake themselves from the team-wide torpor of the past couple weeks. No one has stood out; no one really deserves much praise. But signs of goodness have emerged, such as the Panda hitting with more authority and the Mad Bum throwing like he's fresh as a Carolinian daisy. Jonathan Sanchez, too, for his gem Thursday in Philly. For that he gets my Pitcher of the Week award; Buster Posey and Jose Guillen share the hitters' hardware.
Any guesses what the Giants will do now that they control Cody Ross' contract? If you didn't catch it, they made the waiver claim on the Florida outfielder, and the Marlins said, OK, he's yours. The Giants now owe him more than $1 million, what's left on his 2010 contract, plus one more year under arbitration if they choose to go that route. The big question: Is Ross better than Jose Guillen? With the glove and on the basepaths, absolutely yes. With the bat, check for yourself. Ross' peak so far came in 2007, and he's been average ever since. What jumps out with Ross is his career numbers against lefties: .289 /. 348 / .597. That plus an above average glove in the outfield makes for a strong argument to keep Ross somehow, even if the Giants only claimed him to keep him from the Padres.
I have no idea what the Giants will do, but with roster expansion only a week away, it seems silly to cut someone loose for good.
What, you have a better explanation for San Diego this year?
The past week in Philly and St. Louis, on the heels of the disappointing series at home against the Padres, was certainly a bummer. But, ahem, there's a lot of baseball to be played. I'd throw a lot of other cliches at your head, but I sense that you're ducking as I type this. Or perhaps you're just slumped over on the couch in a gray fog of blechhh. I had my own bizness to attend to today, so I missed the game entirely. Thank goodness, for what I don't listen to or watch can't kill me.
Monday night, the Giants are home, the weather could be balmy like it was today, and maybe, just maybe, they'll shake themselves from the team-wide torpor of the past couple weeks. No one has stood out; no one really deserves much praise. But signs of goodness have emerged, such as the Panda hitting with more authority and the Mad Bum throwing like he's fresh as a Carolinian daisy. Jonathan Sanchez, too, for his gem Thursday in Philly. For that he gets my Pitcher of the Week award; Buster Posey and Jose Guillen share the hitters' hardware.
Any guesses what the Giants will do now that they control Cody Ross' contract? If you didn't catch it, they made the waiver claim on the Florida outfielder, and the Marlins said, OK, he's yours. The Giants now owe him more than $1 million, what's left on his 2010 contract, plus one more year under arbitration if they choose to go that route. The big question: Is Ross better than Jose Guillen? With the glove and on the basepaths, absolutely yes. With the bat, check for yourself. Ross' peak so far came in 2007, and he's been average ever since. What jumps out with Ross is his career numbers against lefties: .289 /. 348 / .597. That plus an above average glove in the outfield makes for a strong argument to keep Ross somehow, even if the Giants only claimed him to keep him from the Padres.
I have no idea what the Giants will do, but with roster expansion only a week away, it seems silly to cut someone loose for good.
