Scott Bandura

Davidson also had a nice hit in this one.

You also had Bandura, Scott Bandura, with a nice little game.

He had a hit in this one as well off of Scooble.

That's pretty good.

I believe that was a two-strike hit as well, as was Victor Barracodos.

but you also had Scott Bandura with, with a couple outfield assists in this one, throwing a couple of Dodgers out and trying to do the same thing that the barracuda was doing, stretching the single into a double Bandura.

Wasn't having any of that tonight.

So a good night defensively for Scott Bandura, the giants did have an error in this one.

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Scott Bandura had a two-strike count in the third inning and then got a base hit against a left-hander, maybe the best left-hander in the game.

But he also, before that base hit, he had thrown out two Dodgers trying to stretch hits into doubles at second base.

The first one, he kind of had a hard time picking up along the sidewall in left field and threw the guy out anyway.

If the Giants can identify those matchups early and keep their right-handed bats hot, they can create chaos.

Scott Bandura in left field and Turner Hill in left field provide some speed and contact ability.

Use that speed to pressure the defense.

Speed and contact.

You can't rely on defensive positioning when you're dealing with potential gaps in the lineup.

If Davidson is out, who's in LF? Turner Hill? Scott Bandura? Neither is a gold-glove caliber defender.

Against a team like LA, who hits behind the pitcher and uses bunts and sacrifices, you need every asset you have.

And right now, the Giants are missing assets.

What are we doing? What are we doing with our life? We have Mayer and we have Davidson in this lineup.

And what is a Scott Bandura? What the hell is that? Scott Bandura is definitely a porn name.

Oh my God.

I got to have a little bit more scuba.

Mayer is a fantastic prospect, but his defensive positioning against left-handed pull hitters needs work.

And if Davidson is out, you've got Scott Bandura or Victor Barracotto in left.

Neither of them offers the same gap-to-gap power that Davidson brings.

That's a significant drop off in offensive firepower.