Melissa Felkins of Frisco Fastball and I team up for a 1-2 (3-4-5-6) punch of Giants-centric questions that appear to grow increasingly snide as they go along.

1.  Rich Walcoff the San Francisco Examiner recently deduced that Barry Zito deserves Giants fans’ respect because Edgar Renteria was the 2010 World Series MVP.  Is there anything left beyond flawed logic that can defend Zito from his very correct critics?

No. The difference is that, while one player can make a difference in a game, win or lose, poor pitching such as Zito has exhibited the majority of time he’s worn a Giants uniform, is a bigger deal. Pitching can lose a game. One person hitting or play the field poorly has less of a chance to impact the entire game. The pitcher that night is generally either “on” or “off.” When it comes to hitting a home run in the World Series when you’ve had a crappy season, it’s difference. You get a new chance at every at-bat for the pitcher to make a mistake. (more…)