Giant of the Week: The Giants

What a stretch it has been. After winning a season high five straight, including a sweep of the lowly San Diego Padres, I think its safe to say the 2008 Giants are fun to watch. I like seeing the young kids, the pitching remains top notch, and Rowand and Molina seem to be enjoying themselves as well. Rookie mistakes are still happening, but even with that, the team is on its way to their first winning month of the season. As the Giants easily took care of Atlanta, Florida, and then San Diego, we found it difficult to award just one player.

Here's a rundown of some players who have made an impact recently: Brian Wilson gave up three runs in the ninth, blowing a would-be win for Matt Cain. Still, he didn't give up the lead and the Giants still won. He returned the following day and pitched a scoreless tenth to earn the win. He saved the last two games against San Diego, to raise is league leading total to 35. Cain has certainly found his stride whether he earns wins or not. He's boasting a 2.14 ERA in his last ten starts.

Remember that talk of Tim Lincecum's "cover boy" curse? Didn't think so. "The Franchise" collected his 200th strikeout of the season, throwing eight shutout innings against the Padres. Pablo Sandoval has spent time at catcher, first and third. Also, five of his first nine major league games have been multi-hit games. Lastly, we can't forget Bengie Molina's five RBI day yesterday.