Another win for the Giants against the wild-card leading Rockies came Tuesday night.
They now lead the season series ten games to seven with one game remaining against the Rockies this season. The bad part is they could still end up missing the postseason.
There's no question that the Giants unmatched pitching staff can be thanked for this surprising push towards the playoffs. No one saw the Giants doing anything this season many had them finishing among the worst in the NL. For crying out loud even Barry Zito is finally pitching like the ace that he once was!
If the Giants find a way to shock the baseball world and reach the playoffs they'll be the first team to ever have as bad of an on-base percentage that the Giants have and still make the playoffs. Right now their team on-base percentage is right around 30 percent.
The Giants have had a tough schedule as of late and still has managed to keep pace with the Rockies despite the Rockies having a fairly easy schedule as of late. Everyone is all over how great the Rockies. They may be a solid team but they have made this way harder on themselves then it had to be. They practically had this thing locked up just a week ago.
Now they're in danger of only being up a game and a half on the Giants if they lose tomorrow. It doesn't make it any easier that Matt Cain steps on the mound tomorrow.
The Giants have a fairly easy schedule left after their three-game set with the Dodgers this weekend. On the other hand the Rockies schedule gets a little tougher as they have three-game sets with the Cardinals and the Dodgers still remaining.
If the Giants take care of business and beat the teams they're suppose to beat then they still have a great chance at making the playoffs for the first time since 2003. I've said it time and time again, the Giants are extremely dangerous with their pitching staff if they make the postseason. They're built to win five-game series. I'm not saying they'll win it all, but they'll definitely raise some eyebrows.
Frankly this is the only story I'm interested in when it comes to baseball now that football has started so hopefully it will stay close till the end.
Giants Remaining Schedule: 3 @ Dodgers, 3 @ D'backs, 4 vs. Cubs, 3 vs. D'backs,
3 @ Padres
Rockies Remaining Schedule: 3 @ D'backs, 3 vs. Padres, 3 vs. Cardinals, 3 vs. Brewers,
3 @ Dodgers
I totally agree. The Giants are a huge surprise this season and even if they don't make the playoffs they've been fun to watch. Hopefully the offense can give them just enough to compliment the dominent pitching and get them into the playoffs. I'd love to see them go head-to-head with the Cards in the first round. Check out these match-ups: Lincecum vs. Wainwright, Zito vs. Lohse, Cain vs. Carpenter
ReplyDeleteThanks for the insight on those pitching matchups! that makes me all the more excited to see this team possibly make the playoffs! Thanks for the comment!
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