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Project Insomnia

Project Insomnia is many things, but in this context it is simply a "braindump" of whatever I happen to be thinking/reading/watching/doing at the moment. Parental guidance suggested.

Monday, February 13, 2006

A's are better, Giants are older

In a pair of articles (from yesterday's Chronicle), Susan Slusser and Henry Schulman analyze this year's A's and Giants teams. While the outlook for the A's is promising:
After a rare offseason in which they lost no major components and added three interesting ingredients, the A's have emerged as a solid all-around contender, a team some are calling the division or even league favorite.

Their pitching, especially the starting rotation, is excellent. Their defense should be strong. And their lineup is improved.
The Giants look to have a difficult season unless their aging cadre can stay off the disabled list:
The urgency in Felipe Alou's voice is palpable. The Giants' manager has had a winter to stew over a 75-87 season that he cares not to repeat, that he dare not repeat for the sake of the faithful.

With pitchers and catchers set to report to spring training Wednesday in Scottsdale, Ariz., Alou sounds like a man running toward a set of doors that are rapidly closing. He desperately wants to get there before they slam shut, on him, on his son Moises, on Barry Bonds, on a franchise that would have to dig into its Eisenhower-era files to find the lineup for its last October victory parade.
Either way I'm looking forward to a better season than last (could it be worse?) for both teams.
|| Andrew, 10:09 AM || ||

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