Thursday, June 5, 2008

It Can Always Be Worse

The Giants lost 5-3 yesterday to the Mets, with Matt Cain not having his best day out on the mound. But I don't really care, because I saw this on ESPN this morning and it made me say, "Hey, things aren't so bad":

Honestly, this wasn't as fun (or funny) to watch as I hoped it would be (not like the time Todd Stottlemyre cussed out a reporter and threw a chair). Basically, I just feel bad for John McLaren. He seems like a nice guy. He's just tired of losing. But there was a sweetness to him saying that it would have to be a team effort. He didn't call anybody out, and didn't even talk bad about his players. In fact, he said they were "busting" their asses. I hope Seattle can turn it around, and hope it doesn't come to this for Bruce Bochy.


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.