Thursday, July 31, 2003
Ponson's A Big Pick-Up
Sending Damian Moss and Kurt Ainsworth to the Orioles for starter Sidney Ponson has definitely shored up the Giants' rotation, and I couldn't be happier. While I liked Ainsworth's potential and still had faith in Moss, Ponson's easily the strongest of the three, and now we have a formidable 1-2 punch with Ponson and Jason Schmidt. And having a 1-2 punch is about as big a boost in any playoff series as you can have. Now is the time to focus on home-field advantage in the National League playoffs. (ESPN noted that this deal had very high impact on the pennant races. I assume they meant playoffs--there are no more "pennant races".) Today's loss to the Cubs is a minor setback. Kirk Rueter couldn't throw today; he was scrtached in favor of Jim Brower, who had a rough four-run first inning.
