What about Aubrey?

You know, there's this guy named Aubrey Huff on the Giants who leveraged a stellar 2010 into getting paid more than anyone else on the team except Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito. He's on the DL right now after injuring his knee after the Matt Cain perfect game but it's hard to believe that he's going to be playing much more now that Brandon Belt has truly arrived. Belt already had a 1.4 WAR this year. 

Huff hasn't been the same player for the past two seasons, plus he's had the recent anxiety problems. Giants fans everywhere hold a special place for Huff, who was the best player on the 2010 team. Perhaps no longer having the pressure of being an everyday player may help Huff get back some of his mojo.

Meanwhile, Belt is finally looking like the real deal. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chron has a pretty entertainment game story that notes there were five Brandons who played in the Giants' 9-8 vic in Oakland tonight. Here's a key part -- 


Bumgarner (9-4) went six innings and gave up 11 hits, a walk and four runs in earning his fourth consecutive win. He also took some credit for Belt's homer - Belt had zero until following Bumgarner's homer 12 days ago with one of his own. Now, Belt has four.
Belt said that Bumgarner did have an impact. "I was pretty upset that he hit a home run before me, so he kind of lit a fire under my butt," Belt said.
Belt has hit safely in a career-high 11 consecutive games, driving in 12 runs in that stretch.