I know I'm not breaking any new ground, here, but I felt the need to put down in words what's eating me about the Giants.  

Teams go through rough times.  I know.  I've followed multiple teams over the last 35 years and I've seen some brutal stretches.   There are two things, in my mind, that help me as a fan accept the down years and I don't see either of those things going on with the Giants right now.  

Those two things below the fold:

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Breaking!...

Rumor has it out on the tradewire that Sabean's working on a deal to bring a hitter to the team.  Apparently he's working on Lowry and Sanchez for Kirby Puckett.

I know what you're saying.  You're saying "Kirby Puckett?!, how could that be?  Kirby's dead, blind and old - in that order!"

Nonetheless, that's the rumor - I just report what I hear.  We'll see how it plays out.

To-do List:

1. Go back to the drawing board
2. Douse said drawing board in gasoline
3. Set the gasoline-soaked drawing board aflame
4. Get yourself and your family to safety and wait
5. Vacuum up the ashes of the cursed drawing board
6. Go to Target and get a new frickin' drawing board!

I'm just one of the thousands of pissed off and disappointed Giants fans right now.  

I'm no baseball genius, but it's beyond obvious that the organization is fundamentally flawed.  So here is a collection of my thoughts while watching the slow motion trainwreck that was the 2006 season.

Follow me to the dark side...

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