Streakin'

The Giants are only five games out of first! Some suggested moves to ponder:

Fred Lewis, Nate Schierholtz, and Brian Wilson for Todd Jones and Carlos Guillen.

Angel Villalona for Adrian Beltre

Pat Misch and Jack Taschner for…

Alright, so no one is advocating drastic moves like that…yet. If the Giants roll into the trading deadline only five games back, though, terror will rule the land. The team is still six games under .500, and they’re as close to the worst team in the league (the Nationals) as they are to a playoff spot. But if they’re five games back, there’s a chance that the "You’re Gonna Like These Kids (When They Fill In for Injured Veterans!)"-feel of the current team will be replaced with a go-round of "The Veteran-Stopgap Strategy Worked So Well in 2005, 2006, and 2007, We Thought That We’d Try It Again Without Our Best Hitter." more...