Armando Benitez has already has a rehab stint which came as a shock to me. He pitched one inning and gave up zero runs. I knew he was ahead of schedule but not this far ahead. Do despite what Bonds said yesterday, the Giants do have something to look forward to. Not even Bonds could have saved this season the way the pitching staff has performed. Benitez would give a huge boost to this team as they would know they had someone at the end to actually stop a game. Walker could return to a setup role along with Hawkins and Eyre. Now if Bonds sees that Benitez's return has helped the Giants get back into this race come September, expect Bonds to reconsider what he said. He will be monitoring both situations very carefully.