Item #1: Behold the words of Dave Roberts in today’s Chron and know why athletes shouldn’t be counted on for rational analysis.
Item #3: you catch this tidbit in today’s Merc? Brian Bocock will be the Giants’ opening day shortstop.
[Brian] Sabean said he was unconcerned that Bocock hasn't played above Class A, that he hit .220 in 87 games at San Jose last season or that he has a .182 average this spring.
"He'll have to play the little game till he gets his feet on the ground," Sabean said. "He's making more contact this spring, that's the good thing."
As for the danger of starting Bocock’s service clock, which would put him in danger of running out of options in 2010 instead of 2012 (I think), Sabean said this: "It'll be good for him to get exposure," Sabean said. "You can't worry about the clock."
In this case I agree. Clock, schmock. The kid has about a 2% chance of ever sticking in the big leagues, so why not use him now when the team really needs a good glove for a couple weeks? Some will argue this is another instance of short-sighted blundering by the Giants front office, and I don’t totally disagree. But as I noted here, at least it’s fun short-sighted blundering.
Get your predictions in now: What will Bocock’s major-league AVG / OBP / SLG be? Even better: What will his nickname be?
