Summing up your 2009 Giants

The team's top-paid player gave up three runs in the bottom of the first to one of the worst lineups in the MLB. That's what this team has to overcome and it looks like more of the same in the third year of Barry Zito's $126 million deal. How can Brian Sabean still have a job? Here's part of the refreshingly honest appraisal that Henry Schulman of the SF Chron wrote during the rain delay --

The guy has pitched so poorly in April (5.16 career ERA for the month) throughout his career, it's useless to expect better. He let the Padres bat around in the first inning, when he threw 39 pitches. It completely deflates a team when the starter does that. Zito looked much better over his final three innings before he was pulled for a pinch-hitter, and he did strike out four, but that was little consolation. The stuff and velocity (88 mph) were there. He just didn't get pitches where he wanted them.