The joint irritation of the Fox/Selig scam, and the giants's "offense", along with the chance to see some the little giants, has lead me to consider going to the game tonight. Late notice aside, Anyone else going, or thinking of doing so?

7:05 PM @ Banner Island Ballpark.

I may also go to one of the games next week, back at Muni in SJ. If anyone is going to any of those, let me know. I belive--though I could very well be wrong) that the last two against Lake Elsinore will be Alderson and Madbum starts.

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081010&content_id=3609965&vkey=news_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf

I'm sure many of you have encountered this by now, but I've only seen Marcello's offhand mention of it, so far.

I just don't get it. It seems to me he would be worth a 40 man spot for next year: he's only 22, and it is possible (though not likely) that he might become half mediocre at defense. If not, they could always do this later. I'm not particularly high on Denker, but he isn't a throw away prospect, either. WTF.

I am now nervous about their middle infield plans, as they have also sent Ochoa packing. Not that I'll miss Ochoa much, but at least he can play both positions, and is not bocock bad at the plate. Does this mean they are trying to put Noonan on a rocket ship to the majors? Do they have strange FA machinations at SS (throwing the bank at oft injured furcal), having Burriss as backup SS and in the mix at 2b? Are we looking at Frandsen/Velez at 2b, and Burriss/ ?? at SS? And who on earth is going to be the backup SS, then? Dizzy as your rushed aaa/mlb 3B and 2B?

Seattle              57     98     .368
Washington     58     98     .372
San Diego        61     95     .391
Pittsburgh         65     91     .417

.......................................

Baltimore            67     87     .435
Atlanta                 69     87     .442
Kansas City       70     86     .449
San Francisco   70     86     .449
Colorado             71     85     .455
Detroit                  71     83     .461
Cincinnati            72     83     .465

.........

Oakland                74     81     .477

With 6-7 games to go for most teams, this is where everyone sits. I draw the line after Pitt, since it is highly unlikely SF would match Pitt's record.  It is also highly unlikely that the Giants would match Oakland. Thus we are looking at a range between 5th and 11th.

Baltimore has been playing wretchedly, so the 5th spot also seems out of reach. With the Giants having played well lately, and Lincecum set to make two more starts, it seems likely the Giants will end up between 9 and 11.

I figured it was a good time to post an update of the current standings, as far as draft position goes. Keep in mind that Washington will will have the 9th pick, and it is entirely possible that Hosmer and Alvarez will be available for this draft, with the 3rd pick being Pitt, and the 4th being KC.

Washington        56     90     .384
San Diego           57     90     .388
Seattle                  57     88     .393
Pittsburgh            60     86     .411
Kansas City         62     83     .428
Atlanta                   65     82     .442
San Francisco     65     81     .445     
Cincinnati             66     80     .452
Colorado               67     80     .456
Oakland                67     79     .459
Detroit                   70     76     .479

The Giants would currently be 7th, but that could turn into 10th depending on the Hosmer and Alvarez situation. I'm hoping that the Giants end up with a top 5 pick, as it is some what frustrating to go through a season like this, and not get a top 5 pick,  and the talent level (as far as we currently know it) isn't deep this year.

It seems that Was, SD, Sea, and Pitt will be battling for the top 4 (though KC could be a factor for the 4th). Atl or SF might 'overtake' KC for 5th, but that seems to be about as high as the Giants could end up--and they may well finish out of the top 10 altogether.

The DSL Giants have advanced to the DSL "la Gran Final' vs. the DSL Nationals, which commences tomorrow.  The semi finals (Giants vs Mariners), seemed to be a best of 3 game series; does anyone know if the final is the same? 

I do find it interesting that it is the Nationals who the Giants are facing, since the nationals (including Bowden and Rijo) are currently under federal investigation for 'skimming'--particularly in the Dominican. 

I wish we could watch these games, if only to see if some of these players are at least half as interesting as their names.