Out with the old. Please.

I know I've played this song before. But for the love of Willie Mays, can we PLEASE get on with the business of rebuilding?

Bruce Jenkins put it best in his latest 3-dot Lounge:

As the standings deceive, and fans shake their heads in disgust, you wonder if the Giants will ever grasp the solution: Get the usual-suspect veterans out of here as soon as possible. It's a dead-end street, a needless roadblock to progress. The notion of winning this year's N.L. West is one of the all-time pipe dreams.

While we rebuild, apparently we can't decide which minor-league players to have come sit on the bench behind the old men. Travis Denker just got sent down to San Jose, ostensibly because his hitting was deteriorating without regular at-bats (from Henry Schulman's latest Giants notes). Ivan Ochoa was called up from Fresno in Denker's place, since his offense has apparently been surprisingly good. Now what sense does it make to bring up another hot bat (as Denker's was), if you're just going to sit him on the bench? Aren't we going to see the same deterioration in Ochoa's offense if he just sits behind old Ray? This makes little sense. Bochy needs to play the guys that the team brings up.

And finally: I watched the Giants' series opener against the Cubs Friday. Cain pitched a pretty good game, allowing no runs through his 7 innings. But the poor SOB still got a no-decision (after Tyler Walker gave up a 3 run homer in the 8th). The only way this guy is going to get a win is if he pitches a shut-out and hits a homerun for the winning score.

What are the chances of the Giants winning the next two games to build momentum going into the All-Star break? Yeah, I don't think they have a chance in hell, either.