It doesn't matter if it's 2000, with Bonds/Kent/Burks, or if it's 2011 with Fontenot/Huff/Schierholtz, when I see someone like Max Scherzer listed as the probable starter against the Giants, I assume the worst. Baseball doesn't work like that, it's not automatic like a lopsided heavyweight fight, but it's something that's hard to shake. Max Scherzer? Dude throws 95 with breaking balls that move 30 feet, and he can put them wherever he wants. Where do you even start?
This team, though, apparently features the Max Scherzer of lineups. There are missteps. There are off nights. They can be beaten, and they can look bad.