New season, same story

Giants fans, bust out your Dido albums, grab a few brews and lets get this year's end of season depression night over with. It's December 31. After losing four in a row, outscored 52-17, the team's season and the fan's year may as well be over.

In that night of depression we are forced to mull over what could have been. The Giants record when scoring four runs or more? 62-27. We sit and ponder how our starters could jump 21 points in only 8 starts and STILL rank 5th in the National League. They were that good.

For the third year in a row, we ponder how 90 million dollars was not enough to get us into October. Every time it seemed like they gained momentum, they were verociously knocked back to where they started and once again, under .500.

Stories like Matt Cain's tremendous second half turnaround and Ray Durham's revitalized season, while inspiring, were never enough to carry the team forward. Dragging through the season, they were simply plagued with mediocrity.

So pull up a chair Giants nation and wait for the final series against the Dodgers. Lets see if we can't at least upset the Dodger faithful.

Then and only then, can we finally bid farewell to our dismal season and cheer; Happy New Years.