[Mick]

I still think they'll win at least 86.

And the Cardinal football team will win at least 8 games this year.

What could have been: I was just thinking about Bruce Bochy's son, Brett. Saw him pitch a few times. He didn't pitch much in the bigs, just 6 1/3rd innings over parts of two MLB seasons. But he had a career MLB 2.84 ERA with a 0.789 WHIP. He had a 3.02 ERA in the minors with a 20-9 record. Had a 4.22 ERA and an 11-6 record in three seasons in the hitter friendly PCL. He went 6-1 with a 2.95 ERA in Sacramento.

I realize he most likely wasn't going to set the world on fire. At the same time, his career MLB ERA would have been fifth best out of 21 pitchers on the 2015 Giants.

So why retire?

[Mick]

I still think they'll win at least 86.

And the Cardinal football team will win at least 8 games this year.

What could have been: I was just thinking about Bruce Bochy's son, Brett. Saw him pitch a few times. He didn't pitch much in the bigs, just 6 1/3rd innings over parts of two MLB seasons. But he had a career MLB 2.84 ERA with a 0.789 WHIP. He had a 3.02 ERA in the minors with a 20-9 record. Had a 4.22 ERA and an 11-6 record in three seasons in the hitter friendly PCL. He went 6-1 with a 2.95 ERA in Sacramento.

I realize he most likely wasn't going to set the world on fire. At the same time, his career MLB ERA would have been fifth best out of 21 pitchers on the 2015 Giants.

So why retire?