Sweet, sweet irony. The team that is
overperforming at 11-15 does not believe that the team that made it to the playoffs and subsequently added
Dan Haren to the rotation is real. That's right, the San Francisco Giants
do not believe that the Arizona Diamondbacks start to the 2008 season is legit. Witness superstar
Ty Walker:
'There's still, what, 137 games left? It's definitely too early ... In my opinion, they'll come back down to earth a bit ... They're a good team, don't get me wrong ... But I think they can't keep up that pace, especially when most of their games have been intradivision."
But it's not just the talent. Veteran
Rich Aurilia got in on the action too, although he was decidedly more conservative in his assessment that the Diamondbacks would likely run into some trouble in the future.
'At this point in the season, anything can still happen ... At the same time, if they keep playing the way they're playing, of course they can run away with it and that's not good for anyone in this division. But anything can happen to any team. Injuries, slumps, losing streaks -- anything can dictate what the rest of the season can hold.'
Now, in fairness, it would appear that the Giants players were asked about the D-backs running away with the division. And it's only April. So, kind of a silly question (even if it is true). But let's be honest here -- the Giants are probably more miffed that no one is noticing their hot start (it's all relative) and instead is focusing on the superb play of the Baby Snakes. But there's no need to be bitter guys. Just take a lead from Barry Zito and be chill, brah.
