Disappointing hitting

[sharksrog]

I'm not talking about the Giants' hitting, about which I inadvertently lied when I told Boly it would bounce back.

I'm talking about their top two hitting prospects going into this season. As Randy has pointed out, Gary Brown was OUTSTANDING at San Jose two years ago. Joe Panik was similarly impressive at Salem-Keizer.

This season has been quite a struggle for each of them. Brown is hitting .237 and Panik .263, which means if we average them, we've got two .250 hitters.

Brown is finally showing some signs of life. He went 7 for 10 prior to last night, and he went five straight games without striking out.

Conversely, Panik has struck out 9 times in his last 10 games -- and walked only once. He's hit for very little power all season.

Panik is plenty young enough to bounce back, and Brown will continue to have his wheels, glove and arm. MAN, what a rough 2013 season though.

[klaiggeb]

I'm not talking about the Giants' hitting, about which I inadvertently lied when I told Boly it would bounce back.

---boly says---

Rog, you didn't lie. You simply erred, nothing more.

Heck, for the LIFE of me, I've NEVER, EVER seen a group with this much potential be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
bad for soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Long!

No one in their right mind could have forseen this monumental collapse.

Especially not after the way we were scoring runs into June.

Ridiculous.

Don't fret, my friend. I've been wrong more times than I care to count.

boly

[sharksrog]

I will say this: They were hitting over their heads early in the season. But or a long time now, they've been hitting "under their heads."