I saw almost every pitch of the Dodgers series from my various seats in beautiful AT&T Park and came away feeling like I did about this team about four months ago - that they are a year away.
The offense is still incredibly spotty and the back end of the rotation is unreliable.
Which makes the trades for Sanchez and Garko look worse by the day.
I don't know how Barnes and Alderson will turn out but Sanchez and Garko are not the big bats the Giants need.
If Posey and Bumgarner and can make the transition to the big club next year they will be a lift but the Giants will still have to seek a middle-of-the-lineup presence if they really want to contend.
Lincecum and Cain can flat out pitch but as we saw firsthand from the Dodgers a three-run homer, four-run inning or five-run outburst can bury a team and the Giants just do that way too infrequently.
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The Rockies and Marlins are hot. Colorado has taken a game-and-a-half wild card lead over the orange and black while Florida sits the same distance behind the 2nd place G-Men.
It's as good as time as ever for the Giants to go to Citi to take on the not so Amazing's. The Mets are still riddled with injuries and San Fran has really got to try and take at least two if not three of the four.
After three in Cincy the Giants play a monster four game set with the Rockies in Denver. It should be an electric atmosphere in a great baseball city but the Giants need to hold their own lest they fall further back in the race for the final NL playoff spot.
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Posey's last 10 games at Fresno: .361 avg (13-36), 4 HR's, 9 RBI's and 8 runs - Can't wait for September 1.
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