Tuesday’s Starter and When Does Rent Play When he Gets Back?
I understood why the Giants didn’t start Bumgarner in Cincinnati. It was on the road in a notorious hitters park. I get it. But I am not understanding why he’s not starting against the punchless Orioles at home tomorrow. Iron Head Joe instead? He’ll probably do fine. But this would seem to me to be the perfect opportunity to usher in MadBum to the 5 spot, a spot he could lock down for the rest of the season. I guess my question is, if not Tuesday against the worst team in baseball at home….then….when?
Renteria should be back Wednesday. Assuming Uribe isn’t going anywhere in the line up every day, how might Renteria see the field. If you want to rest Uribe one day a week (Rent plays short), play Panda at first one day a week (Buster rests one day, Rent plays short) and play Uribe at 2nd one day a week (Franchez rests and Rent plays short) that’s the only way I see Renteria hitting the field—so that’s 3 starts a week and I don’t even like that since it’s got Uribe bouncing all over the infield throughout the week. The other option is that Renteria returns as a bench guy but that’s a bad role for him since he only plays one position. I don’t know, none of this looks very appealing. I know one thing: Juan Uribe is our starting clean up hitter most of the week…….
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Stu – I think more do than don’t believe that Renteria is a good Giant. Did the team overpay for him? Yep (as they did for Rowand, Zito, Dave Roberts, etc.). Does that make him a crook for taking the money? I think we’ve covered this about as much as it needs to be covered. If he is healthy…I think Renteria is an important part of this team’s success. I’m done with the topic.
Again, my take is Renteria will play, and the team has enough interchangeable parts to move guys around, give everyone adequate starts, and also a breather now and then. The breathers will hopefully keep the team fresh for the remainder of the year so that they can charge into the postseason and kick some ass.
Go Giants!
I want you guys to knock off the Renteria thread since so many couldn’t handle it today. I’ll start a new thread now, this one is over.
I don’t see the O’s parting with Adam Jones. No way, IMO.
This date in baseball, 1995: Mike Benjamin went 6-for-7 setting a major league record with 14 hits in three games, and drove in the winning run in the 13th as our Giants beat the Cubbies 4-3.
Where is he now?
Ed, did your wear your US flag to work????