Pre-Game 1 Post: WHY is Edgar Renteria!?

Edgar Renteria. Edgar...Renteria. WHY is Edgar Renteria?

That might sound like a fragmented sentence, but really there were just so many different ways to finish that sentence that I didn't really know which option to go with. Why is Edgar Renteria starting Game 1 of the World Series? Why is Edgar Renteria on the World Series roster? Why is Edgar Renteria not being punished the same way Pablo Sandoval is being punished?

Pablo Sandoval had a bad game a couple weeks ago. Bad defensive play, poor game at the plate. Giants responded by batting Mike Fontenot for a few games. Dumb move, but whatever it worked out fine. Pablo was used in 3 games during the NLCS. Two starts, one pinch hit appearance. One game stank, one game saw him hit two doubles in one at bat in one of the most pivotal moments in Game 4, the PH appearance saw him have one of the best at bats of the game in working a walk.

Edgar Renteria appeared in 4 NLCS games, all starts, and proceeded to go 1 for 16 with a slash line of .063/.118/.063. His defense has been lousy at best. He can't move to his left or right at all, and he has a torn bicep so he can't do things like throw hard to first or be an effective cut-off man. But hey, those are luxuries!

Edgar Renteria is a bad option if Brian Bocock is your other option. We have Pablo Sandoval AND Mike Fontenot on the bench right now, and Edgar Renteria, in ALLLLLLLLL of his Veteran Grittiness is starting.

Aubrey Huff kinda had a lousy NLCS. Maybe we should bench him and play Ishikawa, or maybe Velez at first?

Am I missing something here? I Bochy being a huge boner here? Did Pablo die and I didn't hear about it?

EDIT: Renteria got a well-placed infield single and made a real nice play up the middle in the top of the 4th with a nice, hard, accurate throw to first while turning. I apologize and fully admit I have no clue what the hell I'm talking about most of the time. For the record, I ALWAYS am happy to be wrong in these situations.