tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post8183373352910246620..comments2024-03-18T20:39:01.965-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: 2/3 of the wayM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-2824792768755314552010-08-05T13:46:32.597-07:002010-08-05T13:46:32.597-07:00Oh, and to be fair to Godis24, I DID throw up that...Oh, and to be fair to Godis24, I DID throw up that little thing about A-Rod to fire up some discussion! But as with most things having to do with A-Rod, "yawn" seems to be the most common response. It's OK, he's not a Giant, and the Giants are worthy of a hell of a lot of talk right now. Quite a goddamn race shaping up!!!!!M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-71504805744919104462010-08-05T12:41:02.095-07:002010-08-05T12:41:02.095-07:00Right on! A new goal!Right on! A new goal!M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-45267780667418821412010-08-05T12:09:13.884-07:002010-08-05T12:09:13.884-07:00If you live long enough to see John McGraw's r...If you live long enough to see John McGraw's record for games managed broken, I believe you will live a very, very long time.Zonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-36110784429267711322010-08-05T11:08:32.362-07:002010-08-05T11:08:32.362-07:00He certainly deserved it. I think the team wanted ...He certainly deserved it. I think the team wanted to give Bengie a "graceful" exit as well. It's hard to believe Posey went from totally unready to Player of the Month so fast. It leads me to believe he was "ready" much sooner than the Brain Trust wanted to admit, and they had to find a way to slide past the Molina Problem. He's running out a cool .596 OPS in Texas, by the way.<br /><br />I'm willing to give management credit where credit is due (Huff, Burrell), but the Posey situation was a complete joke. He came up last year and never got to play even though Molina was death warmed over. He got to play this year but wasn't allowed to catch because his game-calling skills weren't up to snuff (supposedly). As soon as he starts catching, he plays perfectly. That's not "correct in hindsight". That's stubbornness masquerading as cautious wisdom. They blew it by re-signing Bengie--everyone is baseball knew it at the time. Fortunately the team's excellent play since getting rid of him has papered over the mess. Imagine if they had handled Lincecum the same way.M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-44917045944271047042010-08-05T10:22:10.518-07:002010-08-05T10:22:10.518-07:00I don't think RMC has yet given recognition to...I don't think RMC has yet given recognition to Posey for being named NL Player of the Month for July. For those of us paying attention this was a no-brainer decision. What an outstanding young talent. We all kinda sorta knew how could he might be and were impatient to get him on the field and in the heart of the order, but hindsight should tell us that management did the right thing by breaking him in somewhat gradually. It's paying off big-time now.<br />Playing in Atlanta is going to be a big deal for Posey. I hope it inspires him to do big things. But knowing how level-headed he is, he'll probably just hit a bunch of opposite field singles.Brother Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162500140573910451noreply@blogger.com