Brad Penny: Act One

Brad Penny made his first start for the Giants tonight and it was a good one. After a tough loss to the Phils last night when Hamels was just a bit better than J. Sanchez, Penny picked up his teammates in a huge way. Every game is practically a "must-win" down the stretch for this team, what with Colorado playing great ball, but the Giants' pitching is just so tough. If they do make it to the playoffs and get any kind of clutch hitting at all, they could be so dangerous. It's possible that the opposition could face Lincecum 3 TIMES in a given series. Cain's been great this year too and Sanchez is obviously capable of having no-hit stuff on any given night. Johnson will probably make it back and Penny's been clutch throughout his career. But most encouraging (and pleasantly surprising), Barry Zito has been arguably one of the best pitchers in the NL since the All-Star break. He's definitely been the most dominant Giant--even lowering his ERA by more than a run. However a post-season rotation would go, there wouldn't be a bum in the bunch and the bullpen would be freakishly deep.