Winning Ugly

After a sweeping the Rockies at home last weekend, we decided to give Bochy a little bit of a breather. Not that he deserved it considering that the Renteria grand slam on Sunday was preceded by several knuckle headed moves. The Friday and Saturday games were pretty much what we've all come to expect - great pitching from Lincecum and Zito surrounded by sloppy offensive execution . . . or lack thereof.

Watching the Giants struggle offensively against Jeff Suppan last night in Milwaukee was just pathetic. Wasn't Jeff Suppan the first pick of the expansion Diamondbacks and generally considered to be a huge bust? For a guy with a mediocre fastball and the ability to throw almost every pitch in the dirt, you'd think a measure of patience would be in order.

Heck with that! Let's swing at everything!!! Woohoo!!!

We're starting to think that Carney Lansford needs to take a refresher course. It's either that or Bochy "nah, let's let 'em play" philosophy has corrupted the rest of the staff. Can we ask that Righetti be quarantined so as to avoid infection? The last thing we need is for the pitching staff to take up the same ideas. Why throw breaking pitches when fastballs are so much easier? Ugh.

The Philadelphia series would have been a complete waste had it not been for Brad Penny's almost perfect debut. How in the world do you only allow 3 runs in a three game series and only come away with one win? You follow The Bochy Method, that's how. No bunting, no productive outs, no logical effort to manufacture runs.

Let's just hope that Rockies and Dodgers continue to not really want to salt away their playoff berths. That and the pitching staff are the only things standing in the way of Bochy ruining what could be a special season.