Almost Impossible!

Giants

Last week I mentioned if the Giants returned from their road trip still within 3 games, they would  still be in the race.  Then Dickerson went on the IL and I extended my 3 games until he returns.  After watching most of their games on the trip I only can conclude they don't have much pitching.  A real problem!

I don't know who the Giant starters are and either do they.  Samardzija has surprised and has pitched very well and has become the star of the staff.  I know one blog member O'B of Moraga who is complete shock.  Bumgarner is pitching on reputation.  Shaun Anderson, Tyler Beede and somebody else round out the starters.  Beede pitches a few good games but that is in the past and Anderson never learned how to play the game.  You have heard announcers say he only made one bad pitch that cost him the game.  Krukow commented a couple of weeks ago that Anderson made 6 bad pitches in four innings.  He will have 2 strikes on the #8 batter in the line-up and throw a hittable pitch instead of one in the dirt.  He done that more than once.   I am afraid it will be too late when Cuteo is ready.

In relief they still have Smith to clean up, Moronta, Watson, Coonrod,  and a few others when they are not in Sacramento.  It is not their strength anymore.  Since I started to write this the Giants have signed two additional relief pitchers and sent them to Sacramento.  Those Greyhound buses are busy every day.

During their winning streak, two pitchers up from Sacramento Williams Jerez and Conner Menez won games back to back.  We wondered why they were both sent back immediately.  Could it be because they both had flowing beards and I guess Zaidi though they belonged in the gold country since they looked the part.

A couple of weeks ago Dickerson made the play of the week.  He was on first with two out and the batter hits a pop up to short left field.  Instead of jogging around Dickerson took off immediately and when the ball was dropped he was on his way home with the winning run.  Most major league players would have been on third base especially Justin Turner of the Dodgers who is laziest runner I have seen.

I have had a series of dermatology surgeries over the past year and recently I had a growth on my wrist that was removed by a new doctor.  They have expanded their staff I  think just to take care of me.  The doctor was from Orange County grew up a Dodger fans, went to Berkeley and then UCSF Medical School.  Told me that he has many friends who are Giant fans  and raved about the new Giants GM Zaidi.  He also commented that the could not believe that one team could have four great announcers.  He is a real baseball fan because he was well aware of the Giants stars playing in San Jose.

Zaidi brought in 8 new players on trade day to ad to the many players that have joined the Giants since he took over.  So he will soon have a report card on his progress.  Maybe we are getting excited too soon but they got outfielder Jaylin Davis in one of the trade day deals.  A right handed hitting outfielder that in his first 10 at bats in Sacramento has 7 hits including 2 homers.

My daughter Jane, a blog member and myself will be flying to Oakland for the day to attend the Giants game on Wednesday.  We will be joining a group of my high school classmates in the Getty suite at Oracle.    Looking forward to the day.

I plan to write shorter blogs more frequently.