Should We Be Happy or Sad For Zito

We really need to change this banner. 1). We need to change it to something more positive, like "We'll get 'em next time!" and 2). Barry Zito should not be the face of Giants' losses. Zito is somehow 1-4 when it should be more like 4-1. Simply put, Zito has regained his Cy Young form and is pitching like an All Star.

The Giants lost yesterday 2-1, basically because they went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Chris Young is a pretty smart pitcher and I think he has figured out the ultimate kryptonite for the Giants lineup - put runners in scoring position and then get three easy outs.

But, rather than dwelling on the bad offense which is obviously apparent and clearly needs to be solved (more on that later), let's talk about Zito. Last night, Zito pitched not only the Giants first complete game of the season, but also his first since 2003. Allowing just Zito 10 earned runs over his last 40.2 innings, he is looking very much like the pitcher the Giants were signing two years ago. Against San Diego, Zito gave up a pair of early runs and often found himself in stressful situations, managing to pitch around them and keeping his team in the game. Unfortunately, Zito gets the worst run support of anyone in the majors - 1.25 runs per game!