This Is Never Going to Feel Okay

March 1, 2010 at 5:36 pm | Posted in Brian Giles | 8 Comments

You know how it feels really odd to see those late-career images of guys like Joe Namath as a Ram, or Willie Mays as a Met? That’s how I felt when perusing the spring training wire today to find this image of Brian Giles in a Dodger uni. The same guy who led those pesky 2006-08 Padres teams that always seemed to beat the Dodgers (you know, when he wasn’t busy beating up his girlfriend) is now wearing the glorious Dodger blue.

I don’t think he’s got much of a shot to make the Opening Day roster, so in all likelihood his official line will never show that he played for the Dodgers, and it’ll be all but forgotten. Yet, this picture will always be out there, haunting us, proving that it almost happened.

Brian Giles. A Dodger. Just can’t wrap my head around it.

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The first thing I notice from that picture is that Giles is noticeably less bulky. Now, I am not one to toss the first stone, but I am wondering if he is suffering from a Vitamin S deficiency?

The real scary thought is that he is going to get a longer look in camp than guys like Xavier Paul or Chin Lung Hu. I would be rightly surprised if he is not the Dodgers last cut or 25th man on the team. Watch, if DeWitt has an awful spring, I can see Torre going with only Carroll and Eyechart as backup infielders with Belliard as the starter at second, thereby opening a spot in the outfield (and the roster) for Giles. I have had more pleasant thoughts about dental surgery than this.

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Comment by Greg— March 1, 2010 #

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- I’ll be damned, it really does say that.
  
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It is a good looking uniform.

Comment by mk— March 1, 2010 #

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In 1975 Juan Marichal appeared in 2 games in a Dodger uniform. APPEARED IN. I’m not saying it’s OK to see Giles in Blue, I’m just saying there have been “others”.

Comment by Dodger Doodle— March 1, 2010 #

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This is how I felt last year when rumors were swirling abut the Blue possibly signing Trevor Hoffman. How can you cheer for a guy like that.
Coincidentally, I used to work with Giles’ cousin. That was before he ditched his smokin’ hot now ex-wife for the GF he’s hitting these days. And yes, pun intended.

Comment by Vegas Blue— March 1, 2010 #

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I love Dodger Blue- especially if it matches blue eyes:)

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