Well, 2007 is almost wrapped and not only did the Giants not make the post season, they didn’t come close. Brian Sabean, the architect of this mediocrity, got a contract extension (the A.J. Pierzynski trade has been long forgotten) and the only highlight of the season was Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron’s record. I don’t know guys like John Perricone do it, following this train wreck of a team season after season. I’m a die hard Giants fan but even I found myself getting more frustrated then usual hence the long abscence.
Barry Bonds isn’t going to get the MVP consideration that he deserves because of the poor Giants season and the fact that he’s only been great and not elite. Only A-Rod has a better OPS in all of baseball and even then it’s just a couple of points that could swing either before seasons end. Still, it’ll be fun to watch him next year reach 3,000 hits and potentially 800 homeruns. He also became just the fourteenth player in baseball history to reach 600 doubles and he now trails Hank Aaron by just 37 extra base hits for the all time record. He probably won’t finish with a career .300 average, but Bonds has done it all and I’m hoping for a curtain call next year.
What a bust Barry Zito’s been, at least this year. You hope if the Giants field a good team next year that he’ll turn it up. He has a another chance to two to finish with double figures in wins. Still, a quartet of Noah Lowry, Matt Cain, Barry Zito and Tim Lincecum is pretty solid, they just need to put some hitters out there.
So with just a handful of games left, I’ll be watching but it’s the offseason that I’ll be most interested in. We’ll see if Sabean can reinvent himself and finally throw together a World Series contender.
