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Douglas Berry ([personal profile] gridlore) wrote2005-04-25 10:22 pm
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Random rants

Ripped off from [livejournal.com profile] twfarlan
The Random Rant Meme
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[identity profile] deathbytamarind.livejournal.com 2005-04-26 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
The Giants. Go!

And I am so stealing this.

[identity profile] gridlore.livejournal.com 2005-04-26 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
My boys are really pissing me off.

OK, we don't have Bonds. Boo-fucking-hoo. He's one guy on the 25-man roster. Deal. I'm actually quite pleased at the job Pedro Feliz has been doing in left field. While he doesn't have Bonds' power, he can at least make plays that require a little running. Hitting .299 with an OBP of .341 is decent, but could improve.

For me, the biggest disapointment has be Moises Alou. Remember when he was going to be the man to protect Bonds? Ha! After showing up and immediately going on the DL, he's managed a pathetic .158 average! Our pitchers are hitting better than our alleged power guy! His entire attitude reeks of someone who really doesn't give a damn about the team. I think he was a mistake. I really would have preferred to see J.D. Drew out there.

Then we have out pitching. This part really puzzles me. On paper, we have a great starting rotation. But Reuter has been pathetic (and I'm a huge Woody fan) and everyone else has just seemed off. Which means that our bullpen has been getting used hard early in the season. We saw what that did last year. We need the starters to start getting seven innings out of each start. And get some runs in guys! Having Benitiz is pointless if we never have a lead going into the 9th!

There are some bright spots. Vizquel is everything he's advertised to be, and I think he's doing a great job anchoring our infield. Alfonzo is having a banner year both at third base and at the plate. Snow is hitting well. The pieces are there, but we need to make them fit.

We also have to stop waiting for Bonds to come back. Figure out how to win now. Before it's too late.
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