SAN FRANCISCO – A slow news day is an opportunity to ask Bruce Bochy the really important questions:
Who’s the third-string catcher in an emergency?
Kelby Tomlinson.
What pitcher would be first to play the outfield if the Giants run out of players?
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Jeff Samardzija (assuming Javier Lopez already had been used in relief).
What position player would be most likely to take the mound?
Conor Gillaspie.
Of course, Tomlinson and Samardzija and Gillaspie probably don’t know any of this. These aren’t questions that come up unless the situations pop up.