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No time to lick wounds as the boys are back at Pac Bell tonight, playing host to Patty Burrell and the Heartbreakers.

Cole Hamels (the Phillies' Tim Lincecum) vs. Pat Misch (the Giants' Pat Misch) in what appears to be a lopsided matchup.

For added fun, reigning MVP and Bay Area native Jimmy Rollins is expected back this series, perhaps as early as tonight, making it just that much harder this time around.

Can you tell I'm grumpy this morning?

Some interesting and mostly depressing tidbits in this piece in today's Chronicle, including this gem on Baked Zito's historic start to the season:

On top of everything on Barry Zito's plate, he has a historically bad record. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Zito became the third starter in Giants history, and the first in 81 years, to lose his first seven decisions. The others were Bill Carrick in 1899 and Bill Clarkson in 1927.

Lost in the shellackings, however, has been the offense's ineptitude in his starts:

However, the Giants have scored a total of nine runs in his seven games. According to Elias, the last San Francisco pitcher with that little support over his first seven games was Ed Halicki in 1976. Halicki went 1-6 in those starts with a 6.82 ERA, nearly identical to Zito's 6.95.

So Barry can take solace that Ed Halicki, wherever he is, feels his pain, which is nice.