Glee!

Saved: Giants to get Benitez

Premier closer on free-agent market agrees to three-year deal

The Giants are about to fill their closer's job with the biggest name on the market: Armando Benitez.

The club has reached a tentative agreement with Benitez on a three-year contract worth about $21 million, major-league sources told The Chronicle on Monday night. It could be announced as early as today if the 32-year-old right- hander passes a physical in Florida.

Benitez has 244 saves in 283 chances in a 10-year career with the Orioles, Mets, Yankees, Mariners and Marlins. He was tremendous last season with Florida, with 47 saves in 51 chances, a 1.29 ERA and an opponents' batting average of .216.

Even more impressive was the way Benitez finished, with one blown save opportunity in his final 18 chances after a July 17 loss at Pittsburgh. Last week, he turned down an offer to return to the Marlins for one year at $5 million, plus a 2006 option worth $6 million.

Yes! This was the missing element last year, a great closer. So that's two big acquisitions this off season. Omar Vizquel at shortstop, and now a fireball closer.

We get J.D. Drew, and I'll be in heaven.

136 days until pitchers and catchers report in Scotsdale!

Movie line meme

Found in aurictech's popcorn bucket:

Post a favorite line from a film here. Any film. Don't tell me what film it is. Then go tell someone else to do it, or pimp it in your LJ or something. It will be great--Charge of the Non Sequitur Brigade.

"Why do all my generals want to destroy my bridges? "

Learning to Fly

Got a letter from Southwest Airlines! Last summer, I applied to be a flight attendent, and I've been invited to a first-level interview on the 14th!

Which means that I need to redo my reference list. If anyone would like to let me use them as a reference, please email me at penguin_boy(at)mindspring.com with the following info:

Name
Address
Phone
Occupation

Thanks!