Is Don Nelson Contagious?

Is the Don Nelson way of not playing young players becoming infectious?

After hitting two home runs in his first two games as a pro, and at the time, being the hottest hitter in their lineup, the Giants rewarded John Bowker by benching him for Monday's game against Arizona.

Manager, Bruce Bochey's reasoning was that Bowker would be facing a left handed pitcher, who was Randy Johnson.

Did Bochey feel that the Giants could not risk losing the game, thereby threatening the Giants post season possibilities? Or did Bochey foolishly think that Bochey would not face left handers for the rest of the season?

Not only was Bowker coming off the most impressive run of the early season, but he was giving the fans hope & excitement, and also providing a much needed thump to the lineup.

For God sakes, let the guy hit. If the 1920s Yankees had used Bochey's rational, the country may never have had a chance to witness feats by Lou Gehrig.

Bowker may be the only player on the Giants who can provide any consistent power, but he might not be able to prove it with bone headed decisions from Bruce"Nellie" Bochy. Just for the record, Bowker hit the right field wall in todays loss to Arizona.