* If L.A. and Colorado lose and the Giants win tonight, the Giants will be in third place in the division.
* Small sample-size stats, press-notes style….Jose Castillo, tied for 3rd in the NL with 6 doubles…Jonathan Sanchez, tied for the NL lead with 18 Ks… Jack Taschner leads NL with 7 appearances (The Special Agent is definitely in the running for PLODAW)… Giants tied for NL lead with 11 stolen bases… and lead NL with 5 caught-stealings…also third-most strikeouts and second-fewest walks.
* There’s a newspaper out there called The Parsnip, or the Vegetable, or something, that apparently thinks the Giants are having trouble scoring runs this year. The editors obviously weren’t listening to last night’s game. Five runs, Parsnips! In one game! Put that in your crock-pot and slow-cook it. (Link tip from Elbo.)
* Speaking of Zito, here’s a scientist-eye view of why a curveball curves, and other physics of baseball. Oddly, the story brings together two of my previous employers. (Link tip from the Mysterious Jomo.)
* My lineup prediction vs. Kyle Lohse (and too bad Vizquel is out with his career vs. Lohse 13 for 29, with 1 HR and 3 2B):
Velez 2B
Rowand CF
Winn RF
Molina C
Lewis LF
3B Castillo
1B Aurilia
SS Bocock
P Zito
