Good morning, baseball fans!
As the San Francisco Giants were losing Tuesday night’s game, I predicted that the Colorado Rockies would win their game and push the Giants back into fifth place. And they did just that.
Now, I’m writing this before Wednesday’s games, so things might change between now and the time this publishes (as they are wont to do). And I absolutely do hope this was just a brief stop at the bottom. But the fact remains that as of the time this is being written, the Giants are in last
place in the NL West.
I have to admit, I didn’t see this coming. I guess I’d gotten so used to the Rockies just being a non-factor that I assumed fourth place was the floor. I hate being wrong.
Anyway, let’s get the vent session going. How are we feeling about this development? Personally, it doesn’t really matter if this is just a brief stop at the bottom of the division. Falling below the Rockies feels like a bridge too far.
My dad and I had a conversation after Tuesday’s loss, and he predicted that either Tony Vitello won’t last the season, or Buster Posey won’t. I pointed out the fears I shared at the time of Posey’s appointment. Huge upside if it goes well. But if it doesn’t…how could they possibly part ways with a franchise icon that has such goodwill in the fanbase?
Personally, I think the first to go will be Vitello. And I think I have to agree with my father, that he will not make it through the season. I don’t know how much of that would be deserved vs. being a convenient scapegoat. But that’s just how things have tended to go over the last few seasons.
How are you feeling about the Giants’ falling to fifth place?
What time do the Giants play today?
The Giants wrap up this four-game road series against the Milwaukee Brewers this morning at 11:10 a.m. PT.
