Pence on the Bench (Due to Injury)

Who are the Giants going to replace Hunter Pence with aside from the cups of coffee Mac Williamson has received? I don't think Williamson is MLB ready. Heck, Johnny Depp lookalike Jarrett Parker is far more advanced than Williamson and I still the book on him is humongous.

Just as the bullpen is having May, June, and July to mold into form while Bruce Bochy, Dave Righetti, Mark Gardner, Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel, Dick Tidrow, and, of course, Brian Sabean figure out who stays on the roster and who needs to be replaced. A lot of this, we the fan, will be able to determine based on what we see the relievers do when they are called upon. Or seeing the outfield of below average arm strength (Span and Pagan) get run on it seems likely that something will happen during the trade deadline. Somewhere, at some time, a decision to make a move to snag some talent that is not wearing orange and black now or in July may need to happen.

It's a long season and the brass has time to make this very important decision that will go a long way into how successful the San Francisco Giants will be in this 2016 season.

Kevin J. Marquez

In today's game at Turner Field (Atlanta Braves) Madison Bumgarner hit his 13th career home run. That ties him with "Fat" Freddie Fitzsimmons in the NY-SF Giants history.

"Caveman" Don Robinson, a guy I once saw hit a pinch-hit home run from the right field nose-bleeds at the 'Stick, hit 13 career rocks over the fence.