Pedro Feliz should be our 3rd baseman next year, because without him, we have no reason to post cat pictures in gameday threads.

Not that one would NEED a reason...

DO NOT WANT

Also, it's becoming a McCoven tradition to make fun of Fleas' at-bats. He's the Julia Allison to our Gawker, if you will. </obscure internet blog reference>

Over the years, I have liked and supported Feliz more than almost all Giants fans, because as a paying customer I truly get off on spectacular fielding. I'm sure the Giants pitchers like solid "d" behind them. But I also surmise that Giants pitchers like getting some runs produced by the offense. So, please, no Feliz, unless we are looking at something like 2 years / $5m to be a "super sub."

You know, Pedro Feliz would be a hell of a utility guy, if only the Giants would pay him (and play him!) as such. Time is on the Giants side with this one, as the rest of MLB seems to be echoing the "DO NOT WANT" sentiment. The price tag for Feliz is low, and getting lower.

Mike (Rodeo, Ca): So referring to the Giants, any chance they move Lowry for a 1B or 3B? or even Roberts to the Braves for a Single A prospect

Keith Law: I've talked to a number of teams about Lowry - sounds like no one's very high on him at all. Teams are wary of his health and his K/BB ratio this year is terrifying.

A.) Spend about $1 million for a supplemental rounder who might help us one day when we're good again or at least have trade value.

B.) Sign a moderately useful, but still irritating, third baseman who won't help us win anything meaningful next year.

It also leaves the door open for one of those shiny four or five year contracts!

I would rather watch a lineup of Ortmeir, Zoo Tiger, Porch Monkey, Charlemagne, and Napoleon Dynamite's uncle (who bears a striking resemblance to Tim Flannery) stink up the joint, than YOUR 2005 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - EPISODE IV

Feliz has had 2840 ABs in his career. All the while the image of his imbecilic hacks burned into the screens of new LCDs everywhere. And he has struck out 500 times. Exactly. And that most of us here have seen at least 800 of those strikeouts including the goddamn slow motion replays where Krukow and company use the telestrator to circle the fourth row of the upper deck where strike three actually ends up after bouncing off the dirt...and some idiot chimes in, "at least he didn't get cheated on his swings."

Really. I would rather watch a bum chosen at random from the right field portico hit in that spot than ever watch Feliz swing a bat again.

I mean, really. Can anybody in their right mind willfully want to see this buffoon continue to air condition PacBell Park nightly just like he has for the past 8 years? To the accompaniment of equally useless overpaid chump refugees from San Diego in filched laundry? Just wait and see. Klesko will be back. I wouldnt be surprised to see the return of other note worthies like Sweeney, Greene. Maybe Bochy can coax Sabaen into talking Melvin Nieve, Jody Reed, and Steve Finley to come out of retirement. Then we can listen to Donny and Marie's Greatest Hit during the 7th inning stretch which should be just enough provocation for even the most optimistic of souls to hurl themselves from the upper deck into the bullpen in a suicide dive bombing attack on Steve Kline.

No. If the Giants sign Fleas, I will hunt Sabaen down. And castrate him with a dull knife.

1. Denial: that anyone can have that bad plate disipline... he'll break out any day.
2. Anger: I cannot believe we still have that jerk at 3B  >:(
3. Bargaining: So, we will trade you Feliz and Lowry for nothing, just to get rid of Feliz
4. Depression: I cannot believe we still have that jerk at 3B :{
5. Acceptance:  Well his defense really is quite good.  Maybe he isn't the worst problem on the team.

PS Can anyone believe this dog of a roster currently has a $90M payroll??   And Sabean is an average GM?

You do realize that the first year Pedro plays outside of San Francisco will be the year he finally lays off the breaking ball in the dirt & starts slapping the ball the other way every now & again.  He'll hit .320 (OBP of .321), hit 35 doubles, 30 hrs, knockin about 120 and every Giant fan with a heart problem will pass.  I'm all for putting off that day for as long as possible.  I care about the well-being of others.  You obviously don't.

sorry, sarcasm just went off the charts today.