Heh. As a Mets fan, I'd be happy to point out to Brian Sabean each gray hair on my head that is directly attributable to Benitez.

However, I hope the Giants do sign him, since that would heighten the likelihood that Bonds retires without a championship.

Benitez obviously does have elite talent, and if I was looking for a closer for the Royals or the Tigers or some such, I'd take him any day - give him 40 save opportunities and not much attention, and he'll give you 37 saves, and help turn your low 70's win total into a low 80's win total. But no good can come from bringing him to a contender like the Giants. Sure, he's better than what they had, but the contract they gave him will prevent SF from replacing him, and he will fail them when it counts.

How many meaningful blown saves does Mariano Rivera have? I can think of two pretty big ones that just happened in the 2004 ALCS. And he probably had two others against the Red Sox in 2004. And let's not forget the '01 World Series.