tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post970084786906065406..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2010 Giants are 66-50: Dirty Promises Sweep of 'Dresobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-46932304741569040392010-08-15T10:35:55.098-07:002010-08-15T10:35:55.098-07:00I agree DrB, and I've been encouraged by the a...I agree DrB, and I've been encouraged by the articles that have come out in the media discussing Guillen. He can be a pain, but mainly he's a pain when he feels he is on a team of losers, as he views himself as a winner. That can be a good influence and he views the Giants as winners and is excited to be here.<br /><br />Still, if things should get dicey, he could upset the apple cart by going public, so we'll see how that goes. I don't expect things to get dicey, but you never know.<br /><br />And yes, if Guillen can raise things a notch, like he did when he joined the A's, he is a huge improvement over Ishikawa. So it is worth a try to see if we can catch lightening in the bottle again, as Baggarly put it, and if not, then he probably gets released because I don't think he'll be much help on the bench, he'll be a poison if anything.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-47385437353028212172010-08-15T08:19:54.910-07:002010-08-15T08:19:54.910-07:00I see the Guillen move as pretty close to no-lose....I see the Guillen move as pretty close to no-lose. There have been times in his career when he was an offensive force. Ishikawa has been good, but in a barely good way. I'm not sure how much faith I have in him down the stretch. Obviously, the Giants don't have much. Maybe they catch lightning in a bottle with Guillen. Worst case, he turns into Garko and goes to the bench or gets released.DrBGiantsfanhttp://www.whenthegiantscometotown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-56385670853529521602010-08-13T20:50:46.559-07:002010-08-13T20:50:46.559-07:00the thing I'm seeing in the boxes are the walk...the thing I'm seeing in the boxes are the walks (by Giants hitters). Including Freddy, as his .100 difference between BA and OBP attests. Fontenot is a very good thing, as you say, infield depth is no longer a potential black hole.<br /><br />I don't think it's fatal hardly, but the Guillen trade seems pointless. I've long been a believer in Ishi, and is Guillen really going to be better than an 800 OPS? And of course Ishi's defense. Then again, as I think you allude to but don't say right out, peripherals equal wins, and I'm really pleased with the peripherals. I assume they're somewhat pitching around him, but seeing Posey drawing a couple walks makes me feel good about this team. Quite heartening in a potentially over-excited rookie batting fourth.<br /><br />Who knows? If I were Guillen, I'd be thrilled to death to get out of KC. If he's his usual or worse, a lame move, but I'll take small sample size HOF numbers for the next month and a half with no complaints.marcnoreply@blogger.com