SF Gate: Jenkins: In season of little promise, Giants will have moments

Like checking out chicks at the pool and then puking...uhh, from what the scout said.

Eugenio Velez: A bit more patience. Pitchers are pounding him down low, an obvious weakness in Velez’s hitting approach, and he saw the master in Arizona’s Brandon Webb. As every opposing scout took note, Velez whiffed badly on one of Webb’s notorious sinkers in the first inning.

(Then again, Velez joined a cast of thousands. Arizona left fielder Eric Byrnes says he’s always “shocked” when a fly ball actually comes his way. As Webb gets one groundball out after another, Byrnes said, “You feel like you should just pull up a lawn chair, order up a drink from the bar and check out all the chicks at the pool.")

...Matt Cain: A nice, 11-0 victory in which he goes the distance. How many pitches? Oh, maybe 138. That’s right, you heard it. “I mean, my God, look at him,” said an old-school type among the scouting fraternity. “He’s a horse. He’s ready to throw 140 right now - and the game after that. This pitch-count stuff makes me puke.”