Giants - Dodgers Weekend Series in AT&T Park

A sweep would be nice, putting the Giants back in their rightful spot atop the division, but I would be happy with two out of three here as well. One game out with thirteen left and another series down in LA will make the stretch run in the NL West loaded with drama. 

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Streak	RS	RA	Diff	L10
LA Dodgers (15)	83	63	.568	--	40-35	43-28	W-1	605	533	72	7-3
San Francisco	81	65	.555	2.0	41-33	40-32	W-3	612	537	75	7-3

The Giants seem to have righted the ship recently, although the bullpen is giving me a case of the jitters lately. What's the saying about QB's "If you say you have two, in reality you don't even have one." That's how I feel about the Romo - Casilla, Casilla - Romo closer situation. One of the two has to grab the job by the throat rolling into the playoffs. 

With the trade of "Closer of the Future" Heath Hembree to the Red Sox, TheSlav has been on the prowl for a new "Closer of the Future" and perhaps Hunter Strickland is beginning to step forward. He has an easy 98-99 MPH fastball that looks like he could dial it up to 108-109 MPH without a problem. He looks like he's just tossing the ball at the company picnic. It's a bit straight -- like a dart -- so that could be a concern. His slider seems OK at times. He's kind of like how you used to view that hot chick that says she's "available" and you start asking yourself  "Why is she available?" I find myself searching for reasons why the Pirates gave up on him. We need to see more innings, more situations out of Hunter II to see what we really have, but for now, he may be at the head of the class for the much-coveted "Closer of the Future" title.