On Monday night, Evan Longoria was the hero. His bases-clearing double was all the Giants needed in a 3-2 win against the Dodgers. For one night, Longoria managed to worm his way into our hearts. It was his biggest moment in his short Giants, and maybe that’s because it was only big moment.
Longoria hasn’t been the player that Bobby Evans and the old regime thought they were getting. That’s not surprising. He hasn’t been that player for years. Thinking that Longoria could threaten 30 homers year in, year out while picking up down-ballot MVP votes is kind of like thinking that seeing Boyz II Men at the county fair is going to be the same as seeing them in ’92.