Los Gigantes Arrive

Well the all star break is over... have we mellowed? have the glimpses of non-suckage allowed our expectations to rise? Do we have to remind ourselves that this year we were destined to suck and to have had as many moments of baseball lucidity as we've had collectively are to be cherished and allowed to nurture hope that this team may indeed show a growth from the turgid depths of last year. Who am I kidding, we want to win now, have won yesterday and win forever more, our collective ID as fans is based on Conan the Barbarian, not so much Conan the late show host..... So having got that out of the way.... The Giants are coming into town and this is an odd year, but perhaps they're looking to manifest their own destiny this year as well. Can the DBacks find a safe harbor at home? Has the stink of the last road trip been washed away by trips to Disneyland and players collective deep breaths and heavy sighs knowing that half of the season is already in the books? Tune in to this bat channel on Friday, where somebody will be playing somebody for the bragging rights that will expire at game time the very next day... In the interim, here's a cat picture....