Remember this, from Andy Baggarly's blog on Aug. 31?
Also, no word yet on September callups, but I'm told there's nothing unexpected -- ie, no Posey, Bumgarner.
Ha. Maybe we were wrong to trust Baggs, but it sounds like the Giants either a) fed him a line of crap knowing he'd report it or b) really thought on Aug. 31 they wouldn't call up Posey or Bumgarner, and honestly changed their minds. Because Posey's on the team -- yes, we have confirmation -- and Bumgarner is on his way, perhaps in a big way.
There are lots of unanswered questions: Why would the Giants start their service clocks with little intention of putting them on the field? Why lose the 40-man roster spots now? But for me, the situation fuels one of my biggest complaints about the Giants front office: when it comes to making personnel decisions, they are slippery people. One day it's one thing, the next it's the opposite, and they end up looking at best wishy-washy, at worst like liars. Why don't they just STFU until the actual decision's been made?
