There's no "O" in Giants: Rockies 5, Giants 1

Again, the Giants offense came up small. This reminded me of what my old high school English teacher used to call the Giants: "The Pygmies". That certainly describes the team today, when they came within a Pablo Sandoval HR from being shut out by Giant-killer Jason Marquis (4-1, 1.98 ERA lifetime).

Matt Cain was off his game, allowing 5 runs, but a good offensive team might have taken advantage of the solid relief work and won the game, 7-5 or something. Not this team. At least, not right now. The starting pitching can't be perfect (see today), so they need to step it up a bit to give them a chance. Otherwise, Brian Sabean might see a team one power hitter away from contending and get a not-so-bright idea.

TOMORROW: Zito vs. Jason Hammel. Hammel has a 5.59 ERA and a 1.97 WHIP this year (5.89 and 1.65 career), and yet I still feel like he's the favorite.