TEAM MORALE

Sometimes called "Esprit de Corps" , Morale is something that is reflective not created. You can create the conditions for good MORALE and certainly you can destroy MORALE but you can't create MORALE. When they say happiness comes from within, it means you're happy because there is nothing stopping your happiness from being the dominate feeling in your life. How many people have said: "I've given you everything in life you want; Why aren't you happy"? Without getting all new age on you, lets say good MORALE comes from being in harmonic vibration with your surroundings? (please, don't sing Kum-by-yah)

Good vibrations - Excitations

From May 29th to June 15th the GIANTS had "good, good, good, .......Good Vibrations! Yes GOOD,GOOD,GOOD........ GOOD VIBRATIONS!!!!!! Nsw naw naw naw naw etc.......

The only Buzz kill in the line up was Bengie the Burrito Belly. When the camera would do close ups on Molina after the NKOTB came up you would see "fear", "anger", disgust", "shame", "envy" and above all "Jealousy". Even though playing Molina moved Posey to first and Huff to a corner outfield position, smiles still shined in the the San Francisco dugout. Except for Bengie who went through a horrific 4 for 59 slump.

With Huff in the outfield, the other collateral damages included Aaron Rowand and Nate Shierholz. Instead of one guy being a starter, he became the 4th outfielder while the 4th outfielder became the 5th outfielder. But to their credit, Rowand and Shierholz didn't complain.

I think the Streak was highlighted by Aubrey Huff saying, this is the most fun I've had playing Baseball.

June 15th ! Edgar Renteria comes back from the DL. Ya know Wally Pip wasn't a bad guy. He was actually a pretty good 1st baseman. But he never played first base again after Lou Gehrig took his place. But you see, Edgar DID complain. I believe the exact words were: "How come I'm not starting"? Bochy caves in the historic June 16th t0 June 30th SWUNE, SLIDE, SLUMP, LOSING STREAK BEGINS.

Same camera in the GIANTS dugout shows everyone with BENGIE MOLINA FACES. Renteria who's found NEW WAYS to hit into double plays has caused more outs than At-Bats. It was noticeable that first week after Renteria's return that both Panda and Uribe were nervous. They each bobbled easy routine grounders. Both started swinging for the fences. (which usually results in a K or a pop out)

NO MORE GOOD VIBRATIONS, EXCITATIONS or CELEBRATIONS.

Bochy was forced to make someone that was contributing Big in the first 2 weeks of June feel like a square peg in a round hole. Buster Posey who was the Catalyst of the WIN STREAK seems to be taking it for the team. But it seemed apparent to sportscasters, talk show hosts and 40,000 Giant fans that Buster Posey was the spark the GIANTS needed. The shot in the arm that gave the GIANTS a NEW LOOK. In a word LEGITIMACY.

Buster Posey was like SAGE SMOKE vanishing the evil lingering presence of the DARK STEROIDAL OVERLORD and his *Home run record with his born again innocence. He gave GIANT fans a REAL REASON TO BE PROUD. They wouldn't take us for fools any more. We're a team damn it, and not just the Fat Head's back up band.

People were calling Posey "THE TRUTH". Some at KNBR even called him "THE MESSIAH". But the seeds of failure were planted in this organization when Molina was given 4.5 million Burritos and a starting job out of training camp and the front office didn't have the huevos to tell Edgar Renteria to shut up and sit down.