I've been writing about AT&T's not being a pitcher's park for years now, Bill James book has documented this. I think the Giants establishing themselves as winners last year and this, and demonstrating the power of their rotation, will help hitters overlook the park, which as an impression will stick, I think, because it is homers which is most affected, and most hitters equate big salary with homers, not hits, for the most part. About the Giants second half, people need to realize that while .581 is a tall order, two key things are different now: Bumgarner is the 5th starter and Molina is gone. I appreciate all Bengie has done for us, but he killed our lineup after he took that foul tip in mid-May, and he, paired up with Sandoval, just put a big hole in our lineup. Posey should hopefully be more consistent in producing than what we got from Molina in the first half, plus if Ishikawa can continue hitting - anyone notice that he actually hit on the road, which he couldn't do at all last season? I've been impressed by Ishikawa's attitude and tenacity this season, and his success taking advantage of the few PH opportunities that he got. That gives me hope that his good hitting can continue and that would give us the big bat that we have been needing. People need to realize how big a change Bumgarner is making to the rotation. Before, the Giants were 4-8 with Wellemeyer and Martinez starting. Outside of them, the Giants have been 44-33, a .571 winning percentage, which is not far from the .581 noted above that we need to reach 90 wins. In fact, that results in a 42-32 record, just one away from what was noted as needed. I think the addition of Posey should make up for that one win, if not more if Ishikawa can be better overall than what Molina delivered overall when he was here (which was not a lot, .257/.312/.332/.644, so the hurdle for improvement is set pretty low, and Ishikawa easily beat that last season). We also have to factor in that there will be more of Torres and less of Rowand.