Say hey Giants, it's not whiff(le) ball
By: Ken Garcia
Examiner Staff Writer
09/02/09 11:43 AM PDT
San Francisco Giants fan are hoping that newest pitching acquisition Brad Penny doesn't turn out to be a bad penny, but there's more on their minds as the continue possibly the most critical road trip this season.
Like why can't they hit like other major league teams - and why don't their owners seem to care.
The dreaded Dodgers, who have no trouble blasting the ball, picked up slugger Jim Thome while the pitching-rich Giants were out shopping for another arm, leaving loyal Giants followers wondering whether team management really understands that no matter how good the pitching is, you can't win if you can't score. And as if they needed that point brought home any clearer, the Phillies shut the Giants out 1-0 Tuesday night, with the team getting only two hits.
The Rockies, meanwhile, continue to bomb away, beating the Mets in New York, and most baseball writers are casting Colorado as the favorites to win the NL wild card.
Another Cy Young award for one of the Giants' talented pictures is not going to be adequate consolation to fans who see the obvious hole in the teams lineup - which may be why the desperate team called up rookie catcher Buster Posey today.
If the scoreboard zeroes continue to add up, so will the calls for lineup changes on the field and in the front office.
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