The Giants need to get one of these guys

Pitcher Micah Owings came in to the D'backs - Astros game today in the 6th inning as a pinch hitter, and hit a two-run home run to tie the game (which the D'backs then went on to win). This guy's batting stats put any of the best current Giants hitters to shame. Oh, and he can pitch pretty well, too.

It must be baseball season - the first 50 game suspension

So the first 50 game suspension has been levied, and it's SF Giant Eliezer Alfonzo (who started the season in Fresno).

He's admitted his guilt and apologized to his family, teammates and the fans (he has fans?) for his "mistake."

What kind of idiot uses any kind of performance enhancing substance in today's baseball climate? And so soon after the release of the Mitchell report? The scrutiny on players right now is intense, and it seems colossally stupid to juice in today's baseball. Instead of accelerating his return to the bigs, he has drawn 50 days of sitting (minus the accompanying paychecks) and has likely hurt his chances of a call-up by the Giants (who are trying real hard right now to appear squeaky clean after the exposure in the Mitchell report).

Bad move, Eliezer. Bad move.

Why a blog?

Why? To save my family and friends the agony of having to listen to my endless opinions and rants on baseball in general and the San Francisco Giants in particular, of course.

Actually, my family and friends will still be subject to my endless opinions and rants, but now I can inflict them on a (hopefully) wider audience.

And now, for the first pitch . . .