Thursday, May 1, 2008

Is Brian Wilson the New Rob Nen?

It's too early to make large claims, but a month into the season, Giants closer Brian Wilson leads the NL with nine saves in ten chances. Wilson's a Nen fan whose sought the advice of the Giants former beloved closer, and his stuff" has been compared to that of Nen's as well. Not since Nen's untimely retirement have the Giants had a consistent, shut down ninth inning guy. Could Wilson be that guy? And, yes, he almost always puts a couple men on, but so did Nen and the late, great Rod Beck. It's a closer thing!


It has been difficult to be a Giants fan these last several years - losing records, injuries, and bad contracts. We may be critical - but we stand by our team through good times and bad. The Giants remain one of the most storied franchises in the history of baseball and have a crop of new stars ready to add new pages to the Giants history books. Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez, Wilson and Sandoval are giving us reasons to be excited. Times may not always be stellar, but the Giants always give us something to talk about.