KTE: Los Gigantes

[Guest sharpie]

For the second year in a row I haven�t left time to do a proper KTE. Next year, I nail it.

The Giants currently sit in third place, 5 games out of first. Not too bad you think until you realize that the Dodgerbacks who share first place are one game under .500. That puts the Jints at 39-50 although they are 22-22 on the road and are a terrible 17-28 in their cutesy home field which keeps changing it�s corporate name. They were picked for last by everybody in the picking business but that�s because no one expected the NL champeen Rockies and the near-winner Padres to bite the big one this year.

The matchups:

Tim Lincecum (10-1, 2.49, 122 strikeouts and 47 walks in 115.2 innings) vs. Mike Pelfrey. Yeah, he�s The Freak. Read the other thread about him.

Kevin Correia (1-5, 4.91) vs. Johan Santana. Correia hasn�t won since April 10th.

Jonathan Sanchez (8-4, 3.87, 109 strikeouts in 107 innings) vs. John Maine. Some say he might be pitching tomorrow instead but I�m sticking with this perhaps incorrect matchup. Sanchez, along with Lincecum and Matt Cain are the main reasons one would go see this year�s Giants.

The �pen features former Beach Boy Brian Wilson who forms (with Lincecum) the Giants All-Star representatives.

Here are your 2008 starting lineup Giants:

C: Benji Molina (6-53-.293). Another pretty good year for the best of the Molina boys. Allegedly, the slowest player in baseball and the least likely cleanup hitter around.

1B: John Bowker (9-37-.278) who platoons with Rich Aurilia (8-35-.284). Aurilia just got his 1,500th hit. I have nothing of any interest to say about John Bowker.

2B: Ray Durham (3-29-.293). Has always seemed like a future Met. Might still be.

3B: Jose Castillo (6-28-.261). Somebody finally dislodged Pedro Feliz.

SS: Omar Vizquel (0-9-.159). Still can field. Can no longer hit at all. Also getting a lot of playing time is Emmanuel Burris (9-7-.298).

LF: Fred Lewis (6-26-.286). Can run a little. Replaces Barry Bonds who he will never be as good as.

CF: Aaron Rowand (8-37-.300). Phormer Phillie who knows Shea�s wall well. One of Wright�s competitors for that bogus last All-Star slot.

RF: Randy Winn (5-36-.292). He�s still around. Can run a little.


Ex-Met: Tyler Walker

Ex-Giant: Moises Alou (who may be reactivated sometime during this season but mebbe not.)

[Guest themetfairy]

Nice job Sharpie

[Guest AG/DC]

Sharp job, nicie.