The real torture of being a Giants fan....

...is having Barry Zito in your rotation.

I know I must sound like a sorehead but I'm never surprised when Barry Zito gets bombed. Never. I would have been thrilled if they had found a trading partner for him after his last 3 starts but baseball teams are unfortunately too smart to offer anything more than a big bag of used baseballs for a marginal guy -- How long before we can get rid of Barry Zito? I know that there's the argument that "he's not that bad for a 5th starter" but cripes. This is the Padres, for crying out loud, and the Giants have a shot at winning the pennant again. Herd's what Bochy said to Andrew Baggarly of the Merc-News --

"That's a tough night for him. He's been throwing so well. "... It just happens. Starters go out there and don't have their best stuff. You chalk it up as an off night."

Bruce, it was not an off night. It was depressing for sure but it was also typical. I'd love to be proven wrong, but I'm skeptical that I will be. How surprising will it be if he gets bombed in all of his next 5 or 6 starts? It won't be.