Bear
05-15-2008, 07:51 PM
Like most baseball folk, general manager Brian Sabean likes to assess his team once it completes one quarter of its schedule. The Giants did so with a 6-3 loss to Houston on Wednesday night, and strange as it might sound, Sabean sees a San Francisco team that can contend. Not in two seasons, not next season, but in 2008.
"As long as we've got a chance to stay in and around third place, why not?" Sabean said as he stood along the dugout rail and watched his players take batting practice. "Why wouldn't you want to think that way? These guys think that way. Between what people thought of us and how we're actually performing, I think these guys have a lot to be proud of."
The thought of the Giants competing in 2008 is startling. Some would call it delusional. After all, as Sabean spoke before Tuesday night's victory against Houston, the Giants were 16-23 and on pace to lose 95 games. They are so unsettled, manager Bruce Bochy has used 40 lineups in 41 games. The Giants are 6-13 on the road. They are second to last in the league in runs scored. A pitcher, Matt Cain, is three homers away from the team lead. They are relying heavily on untested players. And yet, they are not buried in the standings, despite falling to 17-24 Wednesday when the Astros exploited relievers Jack Taschner and Billy Sadler for three runs in the seventh and eighth innings to break a 3-3 tie.:eek:
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
I want whatever Sabean is smoking. What a dreamer. :pound:
"As long as we've got a chance to stay in and around third place, why not?" Sabean said as he stood along the dugout rail and watched his players take batting practice. "Why wouldn't you want to think that way? These guys think that way. Between what people thought of us and how we're actually performing, I think these guys have a lot to be proud of."
The thought of the Giants competing in 2008 is startling. Some would call it delusional. After all, as Sabean spoke before Tuesday night's victory against Houston, the Giants were 16-23 and on pace to lose 95 games. They are so unsettled, manager Bruce Bochy has used 40 lineups in 41 games. The Giants are 6-13 on the road. They are second to last in the league in runs scored. A pitcher, Matt Cain, is three homers away from the team lead. They are relying heavily on untested players. And yet, they are not buried in the standings, despite falling to 17-24 Wednesday when the Astros exploited relievers Jack Taschner and Billy Sadler for three runs in the seventh and eighth innings to break a 3-3 tie.:eek:
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
I want whatever Sabean is smoking. What a dreamer. :pound: