Two starts into his season, Tim Lincecum and his struggles are of grave concern among Giants fans. And maybe the concern is legit. He’s their ace, he had a bad spring, he wasn’t good on Opening Day, and he had his worst career start Wednesday in Colorado.Without him pitching like a legit top-of-the-rotation guy, the Giants don’t feel like a contender at all. Read More

Pitching is the most important part of baseball and often the most unpredictable, as the Giants have learned in their first six games on the road. But now, they’re returning to AT&T Park and their drive for the NL West title should get a jump start.AT&T is known as a pitcher’s park. Hitters can hit the ball out, as Barry Bonds proved many times, but there are no fluke hits that go out, as there often are in Coors Field in Denver, and sometimes at Chase Field in Phoenix, too. Read More

In baseball, it was pointed out correctly, if not grammatically proper, by Hall of Famer Yogi Berra: You don’t know nothing. Or did you think Barry Zito would be a savior after Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner and Matt Cain would be, not disasters, but at least disappointments? To the contrary, one thing we all know is no matter how the A’s do, and that was a brilliant 1-0 win Monday night, they can’t draw beans, not with the kicking and screaming involved in their desperate attempt to flee to San Jose. Read More

PHOENIX — Matt Cain can only hope all future six-run leads will provide nearly as much security as his new monster contract. On Sunday, though, it seemed he and the Giants invested their money with Bernie Madoff. Cain, staked to a 6-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks, came unglued, and so did his teammates in a 7-6 loss.So the Giants start the season 0-3, the Diamondbacks 3-0. Read More