Brandon, Marco, and Angel and the Great Orange Hope

We have been told that the magic never ends. I believe this is true.  But the Magic does not stay the same. It is funny the ideas that we baseball fans get into our minds. It is about waiting for the magic to return.  

We want to go back to the better days.  The days when people thought of the Giants as “Murders’ Row.” The days when people like Duane Kuiper was thinking the Giants were not to be beaten.” That was really a fun time to be a Giants fan.

We were sure:

·      Things will be better if Brandon Belt returns

·      Things will be better if Marco Scutero returns

·      Things will be  better after the All Star break

·      Things will be better when Angel Pagan returns

Belt has been back for a while and is just now getting into a hitting rhythm.  This is good news, only the team as a whole is not producing with any regularity.

Scutero is back.  But a bad back is an insidious thing. It can betray you at any time, and fear of pain can change your behavior.  I am afraid to say that I will be surprised if he returns to full force, even on a part time basis.  I’m guessing his productivity will improve, but his back will never be the same.

I believe that Pagan will reappear after the break, but who knows what will happen with that.  I am hoping that he is the Great Orange Hope, and will light a fire under the G-Men.

What is wrong with those G-Men?  They have left Ryan Vogelsong in the lurch with zero runs in four straight games.  He has been doing really well with no support.  Imagine what he could do if someone scored some runs for him.

We know these guys can score.  Maybe it is that they can hit only the less forceful pitchers. That would be so sad.  It is starting to seem like the Big-Bad-Wolf-Pitchers scare them away.  They have to understand they can hit any body. 

Notes:

I am not a big believer in the All Star Game.

If the season were to be over today, I am thinking that the great post season series would actually be Oakland vs. Detroit.  Interesting that they are both teams in sad cities.  Teams like those can really give a lot to those cities.