My main man Brian Murphy was tossing around the idea of a SF Giants power rankings where we would rank the squad from 1-25. I thought it was a pretty damn interesting blog item at the very least.
Without much Adu (bust?), here is my list as of this moment in time on this ever-spinning orb of life we call Earth. Excuse me if my roster is not reflective of the current squad etc.
1. Lincecum- nearly automatic atht his point
2. Sandoval- The Panda hits everything and is critical to all rallies
3. Cain- Just an unreal #2 starter
4. Rowand- say what you want but since he switched to leadoff, they’ve won a ton. End of story.
5. Wilson (Weez)- Scary as he is he has gotten it done 22 times in the first half. Legit.
6. Affeldt- Nothing like a solid set-up guy. Been awhile since we’ve had that
7. Molina- despite his recent struggles he’s still a clutch hitter and a fairly tough out.
8. Schierholtz- He has made FLew obsolete and brought legit defense to the outfield.
9. Renteria- Fourth in the NL among SS in RBI; the reason he was brought here.
10. Zito- He’s been up and down but better than last year by miles. Recent effort helps here.
Also receiving votes: Winn, Romo, Uribe, Sadowski, and RJohnson
VOTE FOR PABLO
I admit that I’m more enthused than I normally would be about voting for Pablo Sandoval for the National League All Star team because it annoys the great Gary Radnich (9-noon on KNBR 680). It really annoys him to be honest.
At the same time, he is very deserving of the honor and an all-around good guy (as far as I can tell). I would enjoy seeing him in the game Tuesday making my over-voting tolerable in my own mind.
Besides, it’s not MY system that encourages, dare I say demands, such a voting approach. I haven’t seen such shameless stumping by these players since I worked the blacktop while running (successfully) for 7th grade president at Oak Manor.
Bud Selig created all of this. I’m simply making it rain (votes).
Nice recap Dibs. And the voting thing, it makes great radio in the morning with the banter between you and Gary. The only thing that comes close is when you start with the nicknames! Glad to see you are back on the blog as I enjoy reading your thoughts and commentary.
Dibs,
Glad the blog is back.
Good info on Renteria AKA “Rents”. I didn’t know he was putting up such good RBI numbers.
Dan,
The Giants success is based on pitching and defense. Therefore the pitchers should be ranked higher than everyday players…
1. Tim Lincecum - The “Freak” is the MVP of the league.
2. Matt Cain - A formidable #2 has gotten run support this season
3. Pablo Sandoval- The best offensive threat on a weak offensive team
4. Brian Wilson - He makes us forget the days of Mr. Benitez.
5. Bengie Molina - Must be given some credit for handling the staff.
6. Randy Johnson - 8 wins at the All-Star break!
7. Jeremy Affeldt- Automatic out of the bully!
8. Edgar Renteria- Not thrilled with his defense;offense is a plus!
9. Aaron Rowand - Needs to hit the cut-off man. Not bad at lead-off
10 Barry Zito - A good #4 starter on an outstanding staff!