Panik on the Streets of London

(Music Pun #9. Too easy, I know. Would have gone with 'The Queens is Dead' a few days ago for the Mets custom, but they're doing well.)

So...you're telling me that you stocked a team full of a bunch of 30-year-olds...and you DIDN'T think it would look this dire after a month of play???

I mean, yes, it's not terrible baseball, but it's not terribly good, either, is it? Yes, Buster Posey and Johnny Cueto are fantastic, but nobody's hitting, there are high ERAs, untrusted hands in places, and a lot of disarray. And seeing as the top 3 spots are probably gonna be playing musical chairs for the next 5 months, this may be as good as we're getting.

And it's sad, because there are a ton of talented people on this roster, and a lot of good performances trying to be great. Andrew McCutchen, Evan Longoria and Joe Panik are borderline good, and Chris Stratton and Ty Blach are trying to save the rotation, but...the other three teams are just better, younger, and more durable. This team might fall apart as we go on: Hunter Pence has already landed on the DL, as has Madison Bumgarner, so maybe more will follow.

I mean, I like to think that things can turn around for the Giants, but...this just doesn't seem like the team for it. It doesn't seem like the kind of squad that can improve, because there's not a lot of youth and energy around. Hopefully I can be proved wrong.

Coming Tonight: A rookie pitcher for a dead weight AL East squad.