Catching a feeling

Giants 4, Rockies 2

I don’t know why or how, but I saw Casey Schmitt’s three-run homer before it happened.

You watch enough ball throughout a season, sometimes you just get a feeling. It’s one Schmitt has warranted.

He’s on pace for 32 home runs with an OPS north of .800, numbers that even proud owners of his No. 10 jersey couldn’t have seen coming.

Still, I did ask myself: Is Casey Schmitt Tyler Fitzgerald-ing us right now? Two years ago Fitzgerald blasted through July with eight home runs, spiked his OPS over 1.000, and joined Barry Bonds in the record books. Now he’s a minor leaguer with the Dodgers.

It’s too soon to know if Schmitt’s ascendance is real or sustainable or anything at all. But in a season full of surprises, Schmitt is the best one.

Up next: It’s SpongeBob Day at the ballpark, something I only know from hearing how excited Duane Kuiper was to stop reading the promos about it. It’ll be Trevir McDonald (3 - 7, 5.46 ERA) vs. Michael Lorenzen (3 - 9, 6.46 ERA) to wrap up the first half. Motion to rename McCovey Cove to Bikini Bottom for the day?