A Giant exaggeration for a Rocky road trip August 25, 2009
Posted by Fernando Gallo in General News, MLB.Tags: colorado rockies, MLB, national league, NL West, playoffs, san francisco giants, wild card race
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By Fernando Gallo
So the Giants suffered a devastating loss at the hands of those upstart Colorado Rockies last night, meaning they lost three of four in Denver over the weekend – but to hear Giants fans and the Bay Area media tell it, you’d think the Gigantes had just been eliminated from playoff contention. The moans and groans have been plentiful on the Giants’ mammoth flagship radio station, KNBR 680 AM, and Giants radio announcer David Fleming set the tone last night when he called the loss the worst defeat for San Francisco since 2002. That year, for those of you baseball fans who spend a lot of time living under a rock, (more…)
Zito’s biggest challenge yet August 24, 2009
Posted by Fernando Gallo in 1.Tags: barry zito, baseball, colorado rockies, MLB, NL West, playoffs, san francisco giants, wild card race
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By Jordan Guinn
Barry Zito doing what he does best: looking ridiculous. Find information about this photo from Flickr user slgckgc here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/slgc/ / CC BY 2.0
Barry Zito must go deep for the San Francisco Giants on Monday in the final game of a four-game set against the Colorado Rockies. By far, this is Zito’s biggest start as a member of the orange and black. While all the starts at this point of the season are big, Zito has never faced this sort of pressure in his two and a half seasons with the Giants.
He has always been considered a second-half pitcher, but the Giants have always been well out of contention by late August since he signed his insanely ridiculous seven-year, $126 million contract.
A win tonight would bring the Giants within two games of Colorado, while a loss would put the team four games back in the wild card race. A loss tonight certainly wouldn’t spell the end of the season for the Giants, but it would provide them with a winning record on their current 11-game road trip and a series split with a team they are trailing in a tight race.
Few have been more critical of Zito than myself. I have blasted him on Facebook, previous columns and in person at AT&T Park. I understand that he has the worst run support in baseball this season. I also understand this is the best he has pitched since donning a Giants uniform. However, that isn’t saying much. Zito has made great steps this year and has the opportunity to endear himself more to faithful Giants fans like myself. The Giants must give him some runs, but Zito cannot have a meltdown against Jason Marquis on Monday, he cannot exit before the sixth inning and he cannot give up more than two runs.
For the love of God Zito, keep the team in the game.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct 