Wednesday, July 23, 2003

 

Giants fans, you may now officially get psyched.

A couple months ago, this was a good team that wasn't beating good teams. During the last month, they're now a great team that is beating everybody. Since June 23, the boys are:

2-1 vs. Los Angeles
2-1 vs. Oakland
5-1 vs. St. Louis
4-1 vs. Arizona
2-1 vs. San Diego
4-2 vs. Colorado

With the exception of San Diego, these are all decent to good teams. This is the kind of play you want to see, if you want your team to return to the World Series.

Even more amazing, this is happening while the pitching staff is getting dinged, nicked, bruised or ending up in medical journals. As one guy falters, someone else steps up. Ainsworth breaks a shoulder blade? No problem, Jerome Williams starts tossing shutouts. Damien Moss spontaneously combusts? Plug in Brower, he'll toss six innings of one-run ball for you--maybe even twice. Reuter feels a twinge in his elbow? Moss comes back and kicks Curt Schilling's ass. You have to love it.

Of course, now that I've posted this, Jim Brower will end up doing a gas can impersonation tonight. But so what? If he does, we're still 8 games up on the Snakes.

Life is good.

Jefferson 12:49 PM

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