Brooms Out | Padres 10, Giants 1
The schedule is about to soften. Can the Giants take advantage?
The Giants are not playing well, which has been the case this season against winning teams. They're 7-13 against clubs over .500.
But after the Max Scherzer-less Mets come to town, the Giants face the October Vacation Club: Reds, Phillies, Rockies, Royals, Pirates.
*There are three games against the Dodgers sandwiched in here. They're good. The rest of these teams are not.
The schedule is about to soften. Eight of the next 11 series are against losing teams, who the Giants went 72-27 (.727) against last season.
Want to play in October? Beat the teams who aren't playing in October.
Sunday Monday Special
What I’m reading
• Hall of Fame baseball writer Roger Angell died on Friday. My friend Will and I got to have lunch with him last summer, which was incredibly special. He vividly described memories of watching Willie Mays at the Polo Grounds. Sharp as ever, even at 100. Here’s what Angell wrote about Madison Bumgarner after the 2014 World Series. RIP.
• A Bay Area man is the lone supplier of rosin bags to Major League Baseball. How strange.
• Baseball players like to smell good.
What I’m eating
• A week in Sint Maarten featured pizza from Mama’s, a rack of lamb from Oasis, homemade pasta salad from Captain Alan’s wife, and plenty of views: