Is this the type of spark the Giants need? Shouldn't be that way really, the whole pride thing.
This game by itself may have been enough turn me from a buyer to a seller. Not so much because of the score as much as the sense of urgency or lack thereof. Are we defending a title this year or what? Perhaps it is fortunate that I am not the Giants GM. On many levels.
from Yahoo Sports:
Arroyo blanks Giants for 100th win as a Red - Yahoo! Sports:
Giants LHP Barry Zito will pitch the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader, during which San Francisco will be wearing its road grays. Something will have to give, as the veteran left-hander has been great at home this season (4-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 starts) but terrible in his road uniform (0-6 with a 9.89 ERA in eight starts). ...'via Blog this'
Watching this team, as painful as that has become, I'm increasingly unsure if the team's slide is more correctly stated as as headed towards oblivion or obscurity. Maybe equal parts of both?
ob·liv·i·on
/əˈblivēən/
Noun
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ob·scu·ri·ty
/əbˈskyo͝oritē/
Noun
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Let's see how much the return of LHP Eric Surkamp from Tommy John surgery and Barry Zito pitching "on the road" in his own home ball park helps the Giants but.....looking for the dump button as we speak.
This team has the same feel as the 2011 Giants did after winning the World Series in 2010. A tepid defense of the title seems to be the best we can muster. Little or no life. Little or no spark. Almost a laissez faire approach to baseball.
( The phrase laissez-faire is French and literally means "let [them] do", but it broadly implies "let it be," "let them do as they will," or "leave it alone" )
Something has to give or management is going to be left with no other option but to break up the band.
Speaking of which, there is a pitcher who once was known as "The Beard" who I understand might be available. May be just what the doctor ordered for this team. As of right now, there is nothing to fear on this ball club.
Except the fade into Bolivian.
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