Edgar Renteria

Giants up, facing Jeff Suppan

Emmanuel Burriss - Hit on the first pitch. Suppan must be trying to make up for that unearned double and following run.

Tim Lincecum - Bunts foul. Takes a ball. Notices that 3B Hall is cheating too far in, pulls back that bunt and smacks the ball to left on a high chopping grounder over Hall's head. Burriss was going and makes to third standing up. Excellent play all around. I like the way these Giants are swinging!

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make them a contender anytime soon.  Why then would they sign Jeremy Affeldt, Bobby Howry, and Edgar Renteria each to two year deals?  Never mind the fact that Renteria and Howry were awful this past year.  Even if they perform better than expected the Giants don't have what it takes to compete.  The money could have been better spent on scouting and development.

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the Tigers have huge questions with their pitching?

The offseason additions of Miguel Cabrera and Edgar Renteria might given Detroit a lineup even more potent than that of the Yankees from the last several years. Getting out of Florida and into a lineup with the protection that he will have in Detroit, Cabrera will probably put up offensive numbers second only to Alex Rodriguez and could contend for a triple crown this year. As a whole, look for the Tigers to top 1000 runs.

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