Update: Benitez has been traded back to the sucky Florida team from whence he came:

The Giants have traded Bernitez to the Florida Marlins for right-hander Randy Messenger. The deal was announced after the Giants’ 4-2 loss to the Mets Thursday Night.

From Henry Schulman, Giants beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle comes the long-awaited word that the Giants are trying to trade Armando Benitez!

Armando Benitez’s days as Giants closer appear to be over, and he could be wearing another uniform this weekend.

The Chronicle has learned that the Giants are engaged in serious trade talks with at least two teams that are interested in acquiring the embattled closer. One of them is the Florida Marlins, for whom Benitez saved 47 games in 2004.

An industry source said a deal was possible before Friday night was over.

Couldn’t come soon enough. Should have happened before the season even started.

When: 20070530 1936
Where: AMC Mercado, Santa Clara CA
What: Windows Media Player error on a POS screen at the snack bar. Doh!

Box of Kittens has been up for a few days and I’ve managed one post per day so far. So this is just a reminder to go take a look whenever you need a dose of cuteness to get you through your day.

I realize I’ve neglected the Restaurant Reviews lately, but I’d like to make up for it with this new review of The Melting Pot in Larkspur, CA. We ate here before seeing RiffTrax Live in San Rafael on Sunday night.

Mistryl said “Can someone remind me again why there isn’t a kitty video blog?”

So I thought, and asked for a few opinions, and clicked a few buttons. And now I present: Box of Kittens. The ultimate in kitty video blogs. At least, it will be. Right now it’s more of a placeholder, though it does have the namesake “Scrubs” video clip. Enjoy and check back soon for more!