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Giants' comeback falls short, Mike Leake's debut spoiled

It's so easy to pick on third-base coaches. You have the benefit of hindsight. You have the benefit of replay. You have the benefit of different angles. Third-base coaches are like umpires: You notice them only when they screw up.

Roberto Kelly has had a rough season. It's been years since we watched a first-time third-base coach out there, but I'd imagine it's usually like this. My first day as a dishwasher, I went to put a chef's knife back. When I opened the drawer, I didn't know the drawer was less than a foot deep. I pulled the whole damned drawer out, and knives went everywhere.