Buster's arrested development?

October 29, 10:52 PMSan Francisco Giants ExaminerTheo Fightmaster

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Buster Bluth may be a bit too skiddish to help the Giants offense, but hopefully his counterpart can rake.                   Photo: Chris Talley

Where's Buster? Lucille Bluth, of the cult hit sitcom Arrested Development, asked that question time and time again about her socially awkward son Buster Bluth.

The other Lou Seal. 

As it turned out, the real reason he went to Scottsdale was his defense. Apparently professional sliders and fastballs are a bit tougher to handle than those he saw in college. And it seems Posey was as helpless defending them as a young George Michael (Bluth) trying to prevent Maeby from stealing bananas from the banana stand.

Gob's illusions are about as good as Sabean's drafting of position players.

 As Giants fans it is our hope that this Buster won’t end up on the cover of Poof, and that Brian Sabean didn’t channel his inner illusionist when making the amateur catcher a $6.2 million draft pick. However, it seems safe to admit that at this point he’s not the Joe Mauer or Brian Mccann we thought he might be. Nor would it be fair to place his value at or below that of the Bluth Company 's own stock, and I think Jim Cramer still has him as a “buy.”  

The truth is Buster’s story, much like the Bluth family's, isn’t over, and 2009 should give all of us some much needed closure and insight into both Busters' stories. All we can do now is sit back and wait for the show. 

There is a bit of a postscript to this:

Good news, they found Buster,  he has resurfaced in the box scores. 

*Images courtesy 20th Century Fox