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Hope and Faith

For those here who aren't readers (and it's disgustingly worth the money if you are considering it) some of the regulars at BP and a number of guest writers have a pre-season segment called "Hope and Faith" where they discuss what needs to happen for each team to win the World Series. Some of them include "God takes pity," but the interesting articles are the fringe contenders like the Giants.

Gene Huckaby's write-up on the Giants went up today, and while I can't post the article or anything, I think it would be okay to post his five points:

  1. Get real about expectations - He further clarifies this to mean jettisoning Russ Ortiz and any other veteran flyer who might be blocking a player with actual upside)
  2. Two guys have to get lucky - His example is Durham last season, just two helpings.
  3. Break camp with Lincecum in long relief - 'nuff said. Actually, not enough said, Huckaby actually uses the phrase "Tim Lincecum is 2007 = Johan Santana in 2003" and now I need a new pair of underwear.
  4. Brandon Webb and Randy Johnson leave some balls up in the zone - By this he means the other teams in the division have to have some bad luck, particularly when playing S.F.
  5. The Physics Effects Fairy could smile on the Giants - Huckaby thinks the new policy on baseballs being stored in humidors could benefit the Giants with their big park and extreme flyball  1-2 pitchers.
The Giants aren't favorites, as he points out, but it's not completely out of the question.

(Hopefully this isn't posting too much, if people think it is I'll take it down)

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