It has been over a week and I am remiss in saying good bye to Kirk Rueter with whom the Giants have parted ways . Kirk was never overpowering but when he was pitching well you had better get your hotdog before going to your seat because Kirk was going to pitch fast and he was going to pitch strikes and if you lingered at the concessions you could easily miss the first inning. Rueter’s won 105 games that way, which is the third-most in San Francisco history (behind Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry). Part of the problem this year has been that Reuter to be Reuter needs a strong defense behind him because when he pitches the other team will put the ball in play. So Kirk may have lost something this year, but not all of what he lost was on the mound.
