Free-falling Giants lose to Dodgers

A genuine pennant race would be so much simpler for Cody Rossand many others within the Giants clubhouse. They could look ata newspaper and know exactly where they stand. But now that the front office is moving into development mode,every lineup decision is chock full of subliminal messages c andone of those is an unequivocal "get lost." Ross, a free agent after this season, didn't play against aleft-handed pitcher in the Giants' 3-0 loss to the Los AngelesDodgers Saturday night. He didn't have to squint to read the fineprint.