I forgive you, Cody Ramson ... a little bit

Well, there I was at Dodger Stadium tonight and the scene was eerily similar to 2004 -- the Dodgers trailing 3-2 but threatening in the 9th and Cody Ransom, of all people, at short. As all good Giants fans know, Cody Ransom choked away any chance at the postseason eight years ago. I couldn't help but be nervous tonight.

That's where fans and MLB players differ. Cody had managed a terrible game to that point -- three strikeouts and GIDP. His Dodgers counterpart Dee Gordon had struck out 3 times and started the 9th by chopping a tough grounder to Cody, which he handled deftly to beat Gordon by a step. Later in the inning, with 2 on, he went into the hole and made a nice throw to second for the second out.

All in all, a first-rate fielding performance. Good for Cody, I guess. I still don't want to ever see him a Giants uni.

Oddly enough, Cody also beat the Dodgers last August when he was with the Dbacks with a homer off Clayton Kershaw.  

One more thing -- the Dodgers are hyping Dee Gordon as an All-Star....really? Uh, doesn't being an All-Star kind of require an ability to HIT MLB PITCHING?