Steel Drivin' Molina

Like the fabled John Henry took to steel rail spikes, Giants cleanup hitter, Bengie Molina, hammered his way through opposing lineups during a grueling 9-game road trip; a trip which the Giants finished 6-3, including a combined 5-1 mark against fellow NL West teams the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

During the stretch, Molina batted .571 while collecting 7 doubles, 2 home runs, and driving in 14. He was awarded NL Player of the Week honors in the middle of the tear.

Molina and the Giants hope to continue their momentum tonight as they open a 6-game home stand against the San Diego Padres. Pre-game celebrations will be in abundance as it's the 15th annual 'Until There's a Cure (for AIDS)' game, as well as extended pomp and circumstance for Omar Vizquel setting some sort of record for playing a whole lot.

God Squad Oppose Giants Big Three

Maybe God only answers the Rockies prayers in September.

The Almighty One has aligned fate such that Matt Holliday and his gleefully pious Colorado Rockies have the misfortune of facing the triad of Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, and Jonathan Sanchez during their first visit to AT&T Park in 2008. The Giants' dominating trio was a collective 2-0 with 26 strikeouts and a 0.84 ERA in their previous pass through the rotation.

Matt Holliday, originally uploaded by bryce_edwards.

The Rockies, like all NL West teams not hailing from a state fielding a front running presidential candidate, have stumbled out of the gate with a 10-15 record. Last year, the Rockies steamrolled their way to the 2007 World Series winning 21 of 22 games, including an improbable come from behind extra inning win in a 1-game playoff for the National League wildcard. Fueling their resurgence was a complete franchise makeover to adopt strong Christian values. This includes daily locker room prayer circles, replacing all mirrors in the weight room with bible scripture, and fining players for saying the "F-Word" (also the "C-Word", the "S-Word", the "B-Word", and the "D-Word").