Here’s what went down Monday on G&A

* The Suns survived a sweep and now face another elimination game tomorrow in San Antonio. G&A agree it was nice to see Boris Diaw step up and play to his potential, for once. Ash thinks the Suns can win Game 5. He also loved the fact that Mike D’Antoni played his bench, but wondered why he left his starters in when the game was clearly out of line. Gambo was impressed with D’Antoni’s adjustments, but doesn’t think the Suns will survive this series.

* San Francisco Giant Barry Zito is the most expensive long-reliever in baseball history. He’s 0-6 and with a 7.53 ERA. Gambo thinks Zito was one of the worst free-agent signings in baseball history.

* The Cards wrapped up their draft weekend yesterday afternoon. G&A would have liked to see the Red Birds take running back Rashard Mendenhall with the 16^th pick instead of corner Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, but understand that cornerback was a position that needed an upgrade and depth. Gambo wonders if the small-school Cromartie can consistently match-up against much better NFL-ready talent at the next level like he did at the Senior Bowl. Both love the selection of D-lineman Calais Campbell with the 50^th overall pick.

* We were joined by their 3^rd-round pick and former LSU star receiver Early Doucet. The former Tiger caught 160 passes and 20 TD’s during his 4-year career in Baton Rouge.

* The Diamondbacks won another series beating Jake Peavy and the Padres yesterday in San Diego as Brandon Webb improved to 6-0. The Snakes also called up prized pitching prospect Max Scherzer. G&A love the idea of getting the kid a sample of life in the big leagues.

Tomorrow: ESPN MLB analyst Tim Kurkjian

 

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