Defense Wins Championships, and Loses Games...

Another tough loss in a series the Giants could have swept. Instead, they come out of a helluva series losing 2 out of 3.

3 errors, including the fateful Velez oops, largely the culprit.

- Big relief as Cainer looks not to be seriously hurt. Given the nature of hammies and the fact that this is Matt Cain, still disconcerting. Within that piece is a sweet one-liner from Pedro Dangerfield:

Feliz has not seen his family since the last week of spring training. It's been hard, he said, "but it's not going to be forever. It's happened before. I came to the states and left my family behind, my mom, dad, brother and sister. Now, it's little kids that I love to be with, but that's part of life."

The third baseman wanted to return to the Giants, but according to sources felt they did not go far enough in contract negotiations to bring him back. Other sources said the Giants actually offered Feliz more guaranteed money than he took in Philadelphia.

He is not sure how the fans in San Francisco will treat him Friday, but he joked about it.

"Maybe," he said, "they'll look at my average, .185, and say, 'Yes! The Giants did the right thing.'"

Notwithstanding the dearth of SF-based Pete Happy loyalists, I think the fans will do the right thing come this weekend's series.