When the Giants Come to Town, It's Bye-Bye Baby

10.01.2007
Post Seasoning

* I don’t really care who wins. I just want every series to go to a final game and the Yankees not to win it all. Everything else, I’m equivocal. Yankees-Anyone in the Series would be fun. Cinderella Rockies? Fine. A-Rod 0–for-17 with 11 Ks and caught by the paparazzi at a late-night club wearing pink frilly thingies? Sure. Lacking a bloody sock, Curt Schilling donates a boogery Kleenex to John McCain’s presidential campaign? Excellent.

* Other news to make me smile: Omar Vizquel signs a one-year, $1 million extension with the Giants and says, “By the end of 2008, I will download all my dancing brainwaves through Kevin Frandsen’s skull-port to pass the legacy of Omar Fu to this young Giant Jedi.” He then whispers, “Peace be upon you” and tucks into a flying camel spin that propels him out of the stadium and into the night.

* I’m glad I’m not a Mets fan, but this was karma for 1986. Best thing about the historic collapse: Add the Mets to the list of teams desperate for a good young starting pitcher this winter.

 
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[October 2, 2007 9:42 AM]  |  link  |  reply
Lyle said

Lefty, good observation on the Mets interest in a pitcher. With other posters seeming to indicate that Minaya covets Bengie Molina, perhaps we could do some kind of blockbuster trade with NY? Who do you like in their minor league system?

[October 2, 2007 11:58 AM]  |  link  |  reply
obsessivegiantscompulsive said

Hey, I call first dibs on the Mets collapsing and needing pitching! :^D

I'm not greatly familiar with the Mets farm system, but know that Fernando Martinez and Carlos Gomez are top position prospects - unfortunately both play the OF, though I've seen one publication say that Gomez is like a Jose Reyes-type player in CF; Martinez has an even higher ceiling, power to all fields, probably ends up in RF with his arm. Rumor had it that the Mets offered Gomez, who had a nice season in the majors this year before getting injured, to us for Sanchez.

Not sure who they drafted - we got their first round draft pick for Alou and selected Wendell Fairley - or who raised their status this season.

Hmm, I would be willing to give up Molina if that enables us to get a couple of their top prospects, we can offer the whole battery, Molina and Lowry, or something.

I'm rooting for the Phillies in the NL (unlike others, I'll never root for NL West playoff teams, and the Cubs stole Piniella and Soriano from us) and the Indians in the AL (Boston got their's already, and Angels and Yankees, no waaay!). In the World Series, 7 games, epic battle, Sabathia vs. Rollins for Bay Area crown, I'm willing to give Indians nod since they haven't won for so long and we kind of owe them for 1954's drubbing.

[October 2, 2007 12:03 PM]  |  link  |  reply
ELM said

>Hey, I call first dibs on the Mets collapsing and needing pitching! :^D

Sorry, Martin. I haven't been reading much beyond my own blog lately.

Re. the Mets, Molina is a pretty valuable asset at this point, and the Giants would be relying on two backups to take over, so I'd say he should fetch a high premium esp. if paired with Lowry. But I don't see the Giants going into the year with Alfonzo and G-Rod as their main catchers. If they wouldn't trust Torrealba with a starting job, they won't trust those guys.

[October 2, 2007 2:01 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Boof said

Molina is grossly overrated, based on his HR & RBI numbers from this year, which are out of the norm for him. Take a harder look at his numbers and you will find someone who does not get on base that often and also someone who has only an average OPS. Add to that the fact that his defense was just slightly better than horrible, and you get someone who actually is not that valuable at all. If the Giants could get a top prospect for him, they should jump at the chance.

[October 2, 2007 2:01 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Boof said

Molina is grossly overrated, based on his HR & RBI numbers from this year, which are out of the norm for him. Take a harder look at his numbers and you will find someone who does not get on base that often and also someone who has only an average OPS. Add to that the fact that his defense was just slightly better than horrible, and you get someone who actually is not that valuable at all. If the Giants could get a top prospect for him, they should jump at the chance.

[October 2, 2007 2:02 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Boof said

Oops, sorry about the double post.