Giant Strategy

I know Bay Area fans have their own classification of fandom.  It's poor.  And it's well-deserved.   The term "fan" shouldn't even really apply, but there you have it.  Regardless of the utter lack of enthusiasm the average Nor Cal resident may show for sports (Raider Nation, obviously excepted) ... why can't the SF Giants put a team together we can get behind?

We signed a new pitcher this week - and please don't get me wrong, I fully respect Randy Johnson - but Sabean is just not delivering on the strategy of team building.

Granted, we now lay claim to a Triple threat of Cy Young-ers and Lincecum has big things ahead of him, hopefully with us.  Bengie, Dave, and Randy are out there and I love them but they don't quite share the special place in my heart as the Giants of yesteryear.

Aurelia is a free agent. **  Omar's in Texas - and the likelihood that I can again get myself, Jugs, and Mamacita bounced out of Tres Agaves for crashing his birthday party is minimal.  Petey was able to be a part of a championship team last year - well deserved (wish it had been us).  Snow is long gone (but at least retired as a Giant).  We're stuck with Zito - Oakland's trash, not quite SF's treasure.  Barry is out -and whether you loved him or loved to hate him, he filled the seats and put on a show that riled even Bay Area "fans".  Where are all my beloved Giants?

It seems like all we do is pick up fantastically gifted, greatly acclaimed ballplayers on their way out, to let them mellow for a couple years before being put out to pasture.  Or we seize promising newbies on their way in, only to trade them after a few years - once they've gotten acclimated to the big leagues, because why would we want them now that we've trained them to play? 

What do I care though?  You'll still see me at PacBell/SBC/ATT several times a month, fondly developing new favorites.

 

** 1/15/09 - now being finessed by Chi-Town