San Francisco Giants: Hitting Coach Carney Lansford Unfairly a Scapegoat

With the news that both GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy have received two-year extensions to stay in their respective roles for the San Francisco Giants, fans and media alike are starting to look for a new scapegoat.

Managing partner Bill Neukom and the rest of the Giants ownership group saw it fit to retain both men in their respective roles.  Why they made such a decision is a question fans will be pondering for a long, long time.

But since it is apparent that the organization as a whole believes that Sabean and Bochy were a positive influence on the team, fans are looking for a new figure to blame.

Thanks to San Francisco's putrid offensive output in 2009, hitting coach Carney Lansford has been chosen by many as the man to blame for the Giants' inabili...

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