Bridge Ball

Doomed Day?
The Giants slim chances at competing in the NL West took a serious hit last night as Jerome Williams, their only dependable starter, left the game in the fourth inning with what is described as a bicep strain. The culprit apparently is William’s sidewinding pickoff move, which apparently he’ll drop after feeling a tingle in his arm while throwing over to keep Pat Burrell close.

When you are 22 and the only starter the team has developed in the past five years, you can imagine that a tingle in the throwing arm is a very bad sign. The Giants expect to see if Williams has any pain today when he plays catch. I would hope that the team will be a little more careful with Williams, administering a battery of tests to assure there is not a serious injury.

Speaking of playing catch, Robb Nen apparently is ready to try to throw again today after taking 10 days off. My thoughts on Nen: his rotator cuff is torn and he’s done. The training staff sure seems tired of dealing with Nen. "We’re running out of trials,” Stan Conte said. “From the time Robb had his surgery, we knew it was a long shot to come back. We tried to put on a real optimistic face, and we're going to continue to be optimistic, but facts are facts." Maybe Nen should be more concerned about the future of playing catch with his daughters Taylor and Rylee than competing in the big leagues.

Quote Me:
“(The Giants) aren't technically buried in the division, but it would not be too early to audition pallbearers.”
-Henry Schulman in today’s Chronicle.

“I think that series against the Marlins we played like shit."
-Former Giants closer Tim Worrell speaking to reporters about the team’s poor showing in the playoffs last year.