Giants broadcasters have a pulse on the game

Well, it’s a puzzle because, technically, the Giants are not alive. Except they’re conscious, so we don’t know what it means. (I CAN SMELL YOUR JOE STRAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIN!)

The 2008 season, though, will be the first time since 1992 that Barry Bonds will not be shagging flyballs in left field and powering bombs into McCovey Cove. The Giants have moved on, but Krukow and Kuiper said they will miss seeing No. 25.

“I hope somebody can fill the shoes and hit a few water shots where he can get excited and go crazy,” Krukow said. “I don’t know if anybody will ever see anybody like him again. If he does come back it will be in June when some team has an identified weakness. You can’t pass up the lure of having one of the greatest hitters in the game. He may wind up in Japan. He’s not going to play every day in National League. Those days are done.”

Kuiper said Bonds’ absence will give the younger talent an opportunity to shine on the big stage.

“From a standpoint of a team trying to rebuild, it gives us a chance to see some young players,” he said. “It gives us a chance to see what these kids can do. Although rebuilding is probably not the right word, it’s retooling.”