Short takes for a Thursday morning: -- Giants fans may be growing impatientwith general manager Brian Sabean in the wake of last year, when hemade a succession of moves to improve the team. Big difference: Theteam was chasing San Diego last year, in a mode of desperation.This team is in first place, with great pitching and a ton ofcharacter in the dugout. No need to get panicky until if ever theJuly 31 trading deadline, when the "seller" teams have the most tooffer.