• No, Nick Frasso is not related to TJ Frasso, the lead singer for Beach Huts, who penned the classic song "Mushroom Love".


• Skip Schumaker's tirade about Evan Carter this week was an eruption of his frustrations about trying to change a watery culture, and when Carter takes three straight strikes without swinging, it is a hideous lack of aggression, and you might as well send a journalist up to the plate swinging a teapot for all the good it will do, so while Ross Fenstermaker is trying to acquire players that will like, such as Mike Trout, Sean Burke, or Cade Smith, is isn't easy when you only have young talents to deal from, like Jakob Junis, Jacob deGrom (who is incidentally battling a case of falling off a cow), and Tyler Alexander.


• Reports are that A.J. Ewing has looked very good coming back from his lacerated ligament, and he's as angry as ever.


• Understand, the Giants farm system is dangerous, which will enable Buster Posey to go after someone like the Diamondbacks stud Nolan Arenado in July.

five and counting

Mason Miller

will miss
five days after he accidentally swallowed a jar
whole

 

 

 

 

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