Assuming 10/5 rights still exist, this was Giles's 5th full year in SD, meaning he would no longer need a no-trade clause specifically written into his contract in order to still have no-trade rights. ah yes, I forgot about him getting to that 5th year
Giles had a limited NTC for 07-08 (could block trades to Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Florida, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and Washington). I don't see details of a NTC for his 09 option year
Good RH pitching can shut the Cubs down, although it's hardly a surefire bet, and they can do the same thing to all other teams. good thing you had all those numbers to help you come to that conclusion, eh?
Harden was also a "victim" of extra outs with the fiasco that was the 1st inning in game 3. I was quite surprised that nobody was drilled in the ear by Z during game 2 -- I thought he did quite well given the circumstances.