Heart Attack #2 Coming Up Today
I would have made Santiago Casilla the POTG but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. That inning was just too horrific. But what an AMAZING performance he gave last night. He had NO IDEA where the ball was going early on in that inning. How Bochy decided to stay with him vs V-Mart still remains an unknown to me. The only thing I can think of is that Mota wasn’t ready yet and he didn’t want to feed Runzler to him since he devours lefties. Somehow, someway, Casilla got out of that inning….
Wilson had a pretty run of the mill 9th, didn’t he? Did you catch the moment when Franchez approached him before he faced McDonald? He was giving him some kind of very direct encouragement, it almost looked like he was yelling at him. Then, when the game was over, the camera was panning underneath a walking Wilson in the line of high-fives and all of a sudden Wilson screams out “FUUUCCCKKKK!!!!!” right as Franchez approached him to high five him. Franchez froze for a second and then high fived him. Not sure if he screamed that out at that moment on purpose or if that was just a primal, random release of frustration. Go back and watch it if you have it DVR’d…..
I can’t wait for the game today. World Cup at a friend’s house and then we hit the game. No clue whatsoever on how Bumgarner is going to do today. Pedroia has got to be hobbled from that foul ball last night, he’ll either be out of the line up or worthless. In fact, s a team, Boston is dealing with a lot of injuries. The only guys Bum really has to worry about are V-Mart and Youk. If he can somehow avoid giving up bombs to those guys he might have a chance today. Either way, today is going to be E-F-U-C-K-I-N-G-L-E-C-T-R-I-C. Can’t wait…..
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I’ll be there!
ZOOM, that’s great. We are sitting in the LF bleachers. I think we’ve got most of our row, lots of kids with us. I am going to try to get there early enough to video tape Bum in the pen but that could be tricky since I’ll have Katie with me and the slide and the cable car will be getting quite the workout. As usual, I will post pics on facebook while at the game. If I haven’t be-friended you already and you’re interested in seeing the pics, click on the link below, if I *know* you i’ll likely accept you…
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Wow i’m still recovering from this game. Hard to believe,Boston could strand 3 runners in the 6th,3 in the 7th,2 in the 8th,and 3 more in the 9th!!!! That’s usually reserved for us.Effectively wild PS throughout the game with 10 Walks 3 WP’s .Casilla scared the crap out of us,but still managed 5 big outs. finishing up with a K.Wilson brought “scaring the crap out of us to unforeseen heights”, but wriggled out of it end the end.
One of the announcers mentioned that Santiago’s tenure with the A’s was marked by outings where he just had no clue. But holy smokes, that pitch to Martinez, unfuckinghittable. Even if you just bury him in a mop up role, I do not see how you give up on him.( shoot him, yes. When he walked Wakefield, Zeke had to get outta Dodge, my scream was like Wilson’s “FUUUCCCKKKK!!!!!”. And I didn’t seeMickey for an our and a half) What a wild inning…
Bad game for Whitey, his strike outs were pathetic -but that group last night had to be totally fucking brutal to catch. Props for getting out alive…
I’ll reiterate: good game to reward Nate and Travis with starts. You have to start them every one in awhile regardless. And both have had good at bats this week. Add that Huff had a rough night, and with the kid going defense could be huge…
Any chance we get your average run-of-the-mill 10-1 laugher today? Can’t handle any like last night again. No mas. No mas. That’s great you guys get to see the beginning of the Bumgarner-Buster era. Enjoy the game and bring us a winner Flav and Zum.
Any thoughts on the 9th inning shift Bochy used for the V-Mart AB? To be honest, with all the craziness that was and had ensued, I didn’t notice it util the ball was hit. A little over-managed strategy if ya ask me. Normally positioned D results in a 5-3 game-ending out. Not to mention all the wear and tear it would have saved on our collective nerves.
You guys need to pace yourselves. Dodgers and Rockies still to follow.
Don’t see how they have any choice but to live and die with Casilla. 12 innings, 20 K’s?
Might we see Romo used in the setup spot again? His June era is 1.23.
The announcers didn’t like the shift either but few hitters seem able to take advantage of it. And I suspect that Bochy far preferred Martinez beating the shift than yanking one into the cove. Anyway, it worked out, a few shrieks and table poundings later…
Time to kick some Ghana ass. Go Donovan! Go USA!
Nomo Romo. He’s still stuck without an ‘out’ pitch. That is to say, if that slider isn’t perfect he’s screwed. I’d rather have those frisbees floating around the 6th than the 8th……
Electric pandemonium going INTO the game today. Crowd begins at the edge of their seats as Bumgarner’s anointment is upon us. He faces none other than Clay Bucholtz, currently the reigning top-gun among the AL’s better young starters who’s looking for his 11th, the ten accumulated while MadBum was toiling in Fresno.
This would have been a heavy probable for Boston except for Pedroia’s dinging his instep last night against Drrrty. Minus that big bat, they are down to Youkilis and VMart for heavy lumber. Maybe they will start the lumbering Big Papi to restore some balance to their power potential. Though his dominance has ebbed, Ortiz remains a threat. Main thing is that Madison will need to maintain his composure in the madhouse which will be the stadium at Willie Mays Plaza today. At least the crowd will be mostly friendly.
Three Giants ‘youngsters’ stood out last night. Knuckleballs do not faze Buster. Both Ishikawa and Schierholtz came through in pinch-hit roles. Very encouraging. All 3 should get more starting time. Also Pablo was moderately productive ~ not quite yet full Panda mode, but igniting the initial rally and also singling a second time. Uribe continues to rake. He looks to knock out 20-25 long flies this season.
Do think Boston has an edge tonight because of the dominant work by Bucholtz lately. But without Pedroia, my odds would be something like 53-47. Some crazy play may determine the game.
Stix-
While I’m not a fan of more pt for nate anytime soon, I agree it’s time to get Ishi more time and ABs. It should come at the expense of Molina, not Posey. Despite getting very few opportunities, Ishi has looked great at the plate and should be a guy who gets some starts against RHP, especially at ATT. Lineup and playing time is really starting to work itself out, as we knew it would.
In fact, I’m going to predict for tonight:
Torres-CF
Rent-SS
Huff-LF
Uribe-2b
Panda-3b
Burrell-LF
Posey-C
Ishi-1b
Here’s the real one:
Torres RF
Renteria SS
Huff 1B
Uribe 2B
Burrell LF
Sandoval 3B
Posey C
Rowand CF
Bumgarner P
“Iron Head” Joe optioned back to Fresno.
You just knew the USA would require OT today. Their torture meter matches the black and orange.
Surprised it’s Joe. I don’t think they “done him right”.
… was thinking the same. Would have preferred Runz go for a spell
The African teams are always tough they love to run, one of the soccer skill sets.
It is rumored all football stadiums throughout Europe will have the horns by next year.
Yuck.
Hitler wants the Vuvuzelas to stop! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pjVolcp7PM
DL for Pedroia broken left foot.
Pretty incredible he was able to finish that at bat and still make it to first. World cup buzkill gonna get parlayed into a “bum”kill in a couple hours….
Extremely interested in tracking bums velocity today. Gonna try to vid tape some of the bullpen session.
“Pretty incredible he was able to finish that at bat and still make it to first. ” Last one that bad might have been Winn, who hit a game winning HR on the next pitch, in 2008.
Yogi’s latest moniker is “uncle Chet”, BTW.
Hey Twin, was karang another Yogi account?
Seems that way.
Wow. Quiet day on the Flap. Must be a busy summer for most posters. No big deal in my mind that the US lost to Ghana. Secondary sport here, at best. Huge in Ghana and all of Africa. Time to check out the game. Good luck Giants!
A strikeout and then a homer. This sure ain’t Fresno.
Not the best ABs from Juan or the Bat. Jesus. They bailed out “Fuchholz” with those swings.
Need to capitalize our few chances we’ll get from this guy.
Both Uribe and Burrell hacking at garbage.Bad AB’s ,needed to get one run out of that.
He’s thrown 7 of his last 9 fastballs at 90 mph. 2 at 91 that went out of strike zone
tough, always scary when your starter is on the base paths. NL real baseball
Bad break for Sox’s.Good for the Giants.Atchison’s a guy we should be able to rake and get back in it.
Not going according to Hoyle. Motherfuck. That’s like 4 HRs he’s surrendered in his brief time up here. That shit needs to stop. Its a difference of night and day the plate discipline these teams show. On the bright side, if we prolong the game enough, they might run out of healthy players. Fuck ’em. I could give a shit about their players. Go Yankees!
Wow…that’ll about do it for the DH argument. That guy has been dominating, shut out LA last time I saw him. “Guys get hurt running the bases”….at maybe 5 years old T-ball.
Dennis, as to your post on the IF shift, I was thinking about this morning on way to gym/work. Wilson (Whitey calling for it?) threw the pitch outside, against how the d was being played. If you’ve got the right side blanketed, then WTF is Wilson doing? There’s nobody over there to catch anything. Go up and in and jam his hands. This would be a good argument tho, about late inning D…protect the lines, “no doubles D” keep everything in front of you, etc.
No defense for where Cameron hit one, tho. But the BB was unnecessary, and P spot was up next. He’ll learn the hard way, I guess.
Atchison isn’t bad, he was in the Giants’ system for awhile. No great shakes but hardly a stiff.
Big learning curve ahead for Bumgarner all right. These are ML hitters and most of them can hurt you. If he’s gonna give up gophers he can’t put people on beforehand. Singleshots don’t hurt a lot and can be countered by a single, a productive out and another single ~ that seems to be current capacity for this team, at least against the likes of Bucholtz.
Good point, Willie. That whole sequence of pitches didn’t jive with that defense. Bad calls by Whitey for the location and Wilson for obliging. Bochy called the defense, maybe he needed to call the pitches as well. Or at least throw the red flag when they went contrary to his plan.
Those fuckers screaming “Yoooouk” in the stands need to be punched in the goddamn throat. Not looking like a Bummy kinda day.
Missed that on Bucholtz as i was outside mowing and no info on situation via Yahoo feed. Serious injury or what? Would rather see those things happen to the Yankees but not till they doom the Dodgers.
The only thing worse than the game so far is the Fox announcing crew. Dick Stockton is a tool. I’d rather listen to Joe Angel with laryngitis. TV goin off, with the big delay, gotta listen to the radio. BTW, if SF had the RSox hitting, they’d win 120 games, at least…
Have to admire Rent’s good eye and plate awareness. The others need to follow his lead.
Nice shot Sando.
we scored off this clown last night to help cover Flav’s spread.
Agreed on the Youk BS…last night the Sox fans were yakking it up too in the late innings…what’d happen to them in Yankee Stadium?
Horrible AB from Buster.
And i want no excuses or comparisons- it stands alone as one of the worst of the year considering the count and situation.
Chance for redemption here.
He needs to do better than that. Doubly so for the Panda. WTF is his goddamn problem?
Panda had a good AB, just missed the 3-2 fast ball. Better AB from Buster this time.
Most importantly though, very impressive outing from Bumgarner.
Word is obviously out. When you can, make Pablo hit RH.
Some 10 year old boy sitting next to me just nicknamed bumgarner “ass farmer”. That is absolute fucking gold….
Very encouraging indeed. Just needs to lose the gophers balls and he’s gold.
Little runt pinch hitting for Bum. Not sure about that one. Madison can hit with all of ’em.
I was saying…Go Freddy! Make it happen now.
“Stuff” is more than just velocity. Bumgarner has it, in spades. The kid could make the difference, he looks like a top of the rotation guy right now.
How many goddamn Sox fans are there? Listening to the radio feed, there’s a huge roar after all these outs, especially the last one.
When Mike Cameron is the POTG, it just ain’t your day.
Red Sox always seem to have a bunch, they’ll sell their children for tickets.
Against one of the top hitting teams in baseball Bumgarner made only one significant mistake, that moonshot by Cameron. In 7 IP he had fewer baserunners than innings with five hits and a walk. Makes for strange stats: ERA: 5.14: WHIP: O.86. It would appear that MadBum is the real deal, making that fifth SP into a major strength instead of a gaping maw.
Giants had a look at the near entirety of the Sox pen, but came out looking pretty mediocre against them. LaBumbos and Dagos both winning now, so it looks like a sag, but not quite a drag. Bumgarner is not likely to make that mistake with runners on all that often. Beyond those two dingers he was pretty much Elliot Ness of the Untouchables. If these hitters can get it together against another tough SP tomorrow in Lester they could be facing one very wore down BP.
If there is such a thing, I like this loss. Bum allowed one base runner on 1 hit ball for 5 2/3 innings…He is the real deal when he gets acclimated. This is one good PS.
Has the Padres plane crashed yet? That’s our best chance. Fuck them.
June 26, and we’re 3 1/2 games behind the San Diego Padres. That ain’t right.
Checking in:
POTG: Excellent
POTD: In all candor, George Burns told that joke when he was 12. But…me likey anyway
Red Sox always seem to have a bunch, they’ll sell their children for tickets.
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Funny
I must admit, San Diego is starting to piss me off. Three long months to go, however. I’m seeing way more doomerism than is warranted. Buck up, kiddos. Look on the bright side: you could be named John and live in Walnut Creek…
twin. Ouch
…or…meow
Series ain’t over, lads. Time for a gay-ass-smiley-face to lift veryone’s spirits
🙂
MOTHERFUCKING BOSOX!!!
Okay…I’m good
F.Y.I., B.T.W., A.S.A.P., P.D.Q., F.U.C.K.:
The gentleman from Walnut Creek is also posting as “posterchild” with an avatar of Bam Bam. The Rubble baby, not the hitting coach
And Wayne and Garth were soooo right. Betty Rubble is an extreme hottie.
(Sorry for all this but, internet access…limited. So…overkill)
What the fuck are you gonna do when ECKSTEIN is the second best threat ? You wait iit out, there is no way this can stand.. Uh, yeah, I know that’s a bit “wishful”.. but really. It’s twue, it’s twue. ECKSTEIN…
It’s twue, it’s twue.
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If it’s at all possible, twin will make a BLAZING SADDLES reference.
God I luv ya, man!!
We lost, Padres won and the Bums are on their way. Sorry, Ted, I can only muster a gay-ass 😦 at the moment. Maybe after I have my NY (rare) with fries and some peas and corn I’ll feel better. But I’m no Emeril. The only “Bams!” emanating from my kitchen are the results of pan meeting floor. I should invite the most interesting man in the world over. I bet he knows how to cook.
dennis, Padres aren’t a baseball team this year. They’re a fucking uplifting screenplay with Gene Hackman as the skipper and Matt Damon as the power hitting 1st baseman with a drinking problem. It can’t last. It can’t (can it?).
And the bums? As always…fuck ’em!
I’m having a t-bone with fettucinni alfredo myself. Along with a broccoli, tomato salad. But I’m having cabernet savignon, not Dos Equis.
Stay thirsty, my friend
Three things completely over shadow the loss:
Bumgarner’s outing
Panda totally smoked two balls ( and even had great swings right handed on the k), the best swings he’s had in a month
Affeldt’s outing
So far this series has been a lot tougher on the Sox than the Giants. Pedroia with a broken foot and don’t know what’s up with Bucholtz, but if he even misses one more game it will be tough for that team.
We pretty much expected to lose, but hoped it would be close and ‘respectable’. Our expectations were met in both accounts. Bullpen held fine for the last two IPs and currently is not in bad shape. Affeldt seems to have recovered some of his moxie and Bautista is past his melt-down.
The Rotation is looking Rosy: Lincecum, Zito, Cain, Sanchez and Bumgarner. Can anybody top that? Padres been getting unexpected mileage outta Garland and Correia. Their 3 kids have held up well so far. Somehow they score runs. Dogs hit one of the Yankees declining starters tonight and Kuroda recovered from the initial onslaught. But two or three capable SPs aren’t gonna do it.
Torres has gone cold lately and that hasn’t helped. Sandoval is still pretty much just Pablo. Posey’s proving productive, though. What’s needed in the LU is for at least one of 8 to go on a tear. If a pair of hitters can do that simultaneously and Bochy sets his lineup accordingly, the Rotation and pen as they now stand should carry this team past a lot of tough competitors.
WSW: Don’t know if i could ever LIKE a loss, but i get where you are coming from. We saw what Bumgarner can do against one mean hitting team. He should fatten up on the lighter competition and learn as he goes against the toughies. One slightly different spin on one pitch tonight and SF would be 2-0 vs Boston.
Very impressed with Bum. Kid held his composure after being down early and gave the team ample opportunity to win it. Just couldn’t convert our chances. Seems to have worked on his delivery as well. Doesn’t have the pronounced side-step motion as much. Little more compact. Should help in the long run.
Yogi’s reference ( on the Splash) to KFC brought to mind a rather horrific death wherein a prospective thief attempted to break into a fried chicken joint after hours by sliding down a flue. He slipped and became trapped from the waist down in the still boiling hot oil… RIP, John Barrister Sr. of Walnut Creek, Ca …
Does he have a record?