Sunday, June 26, 2005

 

Ouch

So, this is what we won't know for a couple of weeks.

This weekend, did the Giants finally give up? Did Alex Sanchez suck all the skill out of them? Or did they cross into the baseball Twilight Zone, as sometimes happens?

Weird stuff happens in baseball. Just look at that Devil Rays-Yankees series a week ago. How about that 20-11 game? Great Yankees comeback, and a harbinger of a turnaround, right? Wrong. The Yankees lost the next four, including two to the very same Devil Rays. It was just one of those weirdass games that we all love. But it didn't mean squat.

In Game 5 of the 2002 World Series, the Giants pummelled the Angels, 16-4. It sure looked like the Angels were totally overmatched, with no chance to win. But that wasn't true. It was just one of those games. Didn't mean a thing.

I suspect today's 16-0 humiliation of the Giants is another one of those games. Is it symbolic of the whole season? Sure. But is it the final, irrevocable collapse of the team for the season? Probably not.

However, in the vortex that was this weekend, with the sweep by the A's, more bad news on the Barry Bonds front, and the Alex Sanchez circus, a little panic would be understandable. But seriously, if the first 71 games of the year didn't already make you antsy, the last three shouldn't either.

Jefferson 10:29 PM

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