One minute, you're giddy that Armando Benitez is going to swoop down in his golden chariot and single-handedly lift the Giants bullpen from the abyss. The next you're discussing the relative merits of Scott Munter. Armando, we hardly knew ye. Or, was the awful start to the season exactly what ye had intended for the rest of the year? This wasn't part of the deal, fates.
The lack of quality relief in the trade market is exactly what made the Benitez signing palatable, and now look where we are. Jeff Fassero might be the closer until Benitez returns in, oh, September. Jeff Fassero might be the Giants closer. Th