With the Cardinals half done and the Yankees, Braves, A’s and Diamondbacks all gone . . . who better than the Giants?
– It remains to be seen whether any team can beat the A’s, with their great starting pitchers, in a seven-game series.
– Fans wanting a piece of Tom Gamboa will have to go into the Kansas City Royals’ bullpen next season.
– Three of the four teams from the 1987 postseason are back in the playoffs, the Detroit Tigers (55-106) narrowly missing out.
– Take a good, long look at Alan Trammell, because it’s the last time you’ll see him smiling.
– Quite a pickle for Tim McCarver. The former Cardinals player is a part-time Giants announcer trying to play it down the middle for Fox.
– When the Angels broke a postseason drought that spanned 16 seasons and 2,527 games, they saw the same pitcher they’d seen last time, Roger Clemens.
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– “It’s a low-budget LCS. We all make minimum wage out there,” said Twins outfielder Torii Hunter ($2.4 million per year).
– Darryl Kile’s widow should call that Phoenix disc jockey and ask if he needs a job.
– If Scott Rolen (injured shoulder) plays for the Cardinals, will it be with one flap down?
– In the third inning last Sunday, the A’s flagship radio station was still advertising ticket sales for Game 5. Plenty of bad, overpriced seats remain.
– In their last 34 starts, playoff pitchers going on short rest are 6-18 with a 6.09 ERA.
– It was while watching A.J. Pierzynski bat with Matthew LeCroy and Michael Cuddyer on base that the preposterousness of the Twins beating the A’s struck full force.