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Maybe he gets picked up by one of the legitimate post season contenders and helps that team to make it into the post season and maybe win a championship.

The Giants better hope that they can work out a deal with a team out of the division or league, because based on the following comments and the needs of other teams, if he is granted his outright release, i think that Woody will get calls from our three NL Worse competitors - they all have openings in their rotation and he has performed very well against all of them, especially with the heavy in division September looming.
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The 34-year-old left-hander caught a flight to his home near St. Louis and did not go quietly, again popping off about the way he was sent to the bullpen, sentenced to six weeks in what he considered limbo and placed on the disabled list against his will.

"Everything ends sometimes," Rueter said. "I think it could have been handled a little better than it was, considering I pitched three times in 41 days since July 4. I've been trying to do something since July 4. You'll have to ask them why they picked now to do it."

Sabean addressed that, saying the team did not want to eat the rest of Rueter's contract by releasing him if he still could help the Giants. When it became clear he could not, Sabean tried to trade Rueter but the talks became "stymied." Rueter was eligible to come off the DL on Sunday, and Sabean decided not to let the situation fester.

"The business of baseball is unforgiving," Sabean said, "but I can tell you I didn't sleep well last night. It wasn't easy."

Sabean would not respond to nearly three weeks worth of statements from Rueter about his status, saying, "I don't blame him. He's certainly his own man with his own voice. I'm not going to play tennis matching what he said. It's a difficult situation for all of us."

Rueter said he wishes the Giants acted sooner to give him a better chance of hooking on with another team.

"That's what I'm more mad about," he said. "That's what I've been telling them I want, to go pitch, and I haven't pitched. That's probably the most frustrating thing. I'm fortunate I've been here for nine years and was able to play on some great teams, but the competitor in me wanted to pitch the last month and a half and stay in shape to pitch. I haven't been able to do it."