And that’s why they play the game…..
Baseball is a trip. How the hell does a team come into a game totally and completely gassed and yet win fairly easily? And your starting pitcher gets the win with a WHIP of nearly 2.00 for the game? Of course, the guy who looked most gassed in Colorado, Huff, is easily the POTG. Yesterday’s game is a good example of why betting on baseball is d-u-m-b. But what a great win….
I think Posey’s wrist is something we need to be more concerned about. They say it was nothing but I’ve dealt with wrist injuries my whole life. In fact, about 5 years ago I tore my right wrist lig playing in a softball game diving for a ball. I didn’t know the damage at the time. I ended up getting 2 more at bats in the game hitting a home run in my final at bat. Had a cast on for 6 weeks after that. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw what Posey did yesterday. Obviously totally different situations but my point is that just because he hit a bomb after the “grimace” that doesn’t mean he’s all good. He may have irritated a different spot in the wrist. Oh well, I guess we’ll see how that shakes out…..
So I’m wondering if, on an Atlanta Braves blog, they did the same kind of all star game contest we did. Which dude had Omar Infante, lol? What a joke…..
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Somebody needs to put Renteria outta his misery. We need a goddamn SS. As of today, who opens for us next Opening Day? Good chance he’s the current night mgr. at your local 7-Eleven. Jesus.
Can’t believe Braun’s AB,thought no one could look as bad as Rowand.
When Giants were rolling earlier this year, they were 15-16th in MLB in BBs taken. Now they’re 26th. Certainly a factor in not scoring…
Terrible AB for Panda . . . no clue.
That was one of his better ABs against a LHer, Blade. Had real good swings.
Freekin Panda is goin to hit the Mendoza line hitting RH’d at this rate. Just stop it. Hit all LH’d, see what happens. I don’t understand this switch hitting stubborness when from one side you can’t hit worth a crap. After half a season of futility, there’s no real point in it anymore. Pick it up again in the offseason and work out the kinks then…
Entering tonight, Wolf was avg. 4 1/2 walks/9 innings. You’d think we’d get one by accident.
I pissed off TF with one of my first posts on the Splash comparing Pablo to Robinson Cano. See the latter’s 2008 stats. Cano is one of the rare hackers who actually delivers.
Funny, I was going to do a post on Cano/Sandoval.
Was it you who said that Cano would be a lesson for Pablo? Let’s hope so..
I don’t get why there would even be rumors of a Hart trade. I don’t see what he would bring to the Giants better than Burrell.
It’s almost ridiculous how excited I get when Rowand hits a single.
Yep. And may the lesson be learned before 2011.
If J Sanchez is traded for Hart, I will become the new FireSabeanNow.
. . . and I’ll canvass neighborhoods with the petition.
I get just as excited over a walk!
Someone mentioned Runzler/Dominguez. That sounds right.
By end of last year, Wolf might have been LA’s best and most consistent starter. He knows what he’s doing…even when it comes to beaning someone,I’d bet.
There’s the BBs, now make him pay for them.
Well, huge AB here. Gotta get one in anyway…
K and K . . . That’s not what Twin said 🙂
Unfuckingbelievable. Thank You.
That’s twice we’ve been handed a gift. Be sure to remember the Brewers come this Christmas.
I still say if you gave Bochy a speedier team, he’d play it that way more often. Torres is getting really good at stealing third, and other than him, there isn’t another threat on the team. But he is not going to play that way with what he has.
Wolf was gonna get out of that one too.
We’ll take the luck again…
Wow, that’s not the lesson to learn, but we’ll take it!
Sandoval getting an RBI for that bullshit is a joke. Thank god their defense is worse than out shit offense. And fuck renteria for more of his usual crap….
Great short stops the Brew crew has, huh?
We’ll take it. Thanx Brewcrew.
As bad as we have been.. Walking Rowand???? Why does any team do that? Gi Ishi
Go not Gi
Take the song “War” and just substitute Renteria’s name:
Renteria these days, what is he good for, absolutely nothing.
Nice war reference! New Ishi would put the bat on the ball at least. Unlikely Rowand does
Great awareness by Panda
wow panda scores also
Right now I’m pretending Craig counsell is David eckstein. It’s a fun game.
Ishi! MadBum! And thanx for walking Rowand.
Unreal 5th run on 1st hit in 9 men that have come up
Keep matriculating around the bases, boys!
Travis has made his case.
nice Bum…
Damn . . . Too bad we didn’t have the Brewers on the schedule more often. I can’t remember the last time we scored this much in an inning . . . much less a game.
Didn’t the Giants get 7 off Ubaldo in the 3rd the other day?
Nice hit by Bum. Silence that dude on the Splash who still goes on about Bum pinch-hitting the other day.
Must be awful frustrating for Bochy. Now Travis is becoming a fixture.
Special thanks to the candle stick boy Craig Counsell for the big inning.
Well Blade we actually got 7 runs off of Jiminez one inning in your home town the other day.
Torres and Sanchez pulling off that double steal was pure Wolfbane.
Cards just tagged Francis for 3 runs in the 3rd . . . Cards 3-0 against Rocks.
Speaking of Eeeeckstein, bleeping Pads came back to tie it in the 8th.
Thank you, Counsell. If not that, friggin Panda RH’d was going to up his record setting DP total. Renteria looks absolutely friggin done. His ABs look like he’s swinging through molasses. MadBum is having way better hacks than Rent, and got a hit. Sheezus, no way Rent is the starting SS…
And I absolutely loved it alleykat . . . (however, I only live here – my hometown is Sunnyvale . . . grin).
Travis had 11 RBI on the road all of last year, he now has 8 on this road trip. And I’ve seen very few of those “Bowker Gang Backfoot Slider Hacks” this year.
Ole!!
Just saw box. rbi for Pablo.
No stupider rule in all of baseball that says you can’t assume double play. Official scorers make judgment calls all the time about hit / error, so why not in the case of a DP as well?
Hello Rohand. You got a hit going with the pitch to right center. Try that again…
Nice 6 inning performance by whatzis name. Kid keeps that up and he will turn into the stopper. Best work by a Giants starter in a couple weeks.
Alright! HR Nats to win it.
If Row Row would stop trying to pull everything, he’d raise his average by 40 points.
Zimmerman clocked that one for Washington against Dago. Perfect bottom of the 9th finish.
Agree Mike . . . Any idea why Travis was in the dog house (if in fact, he was in the doghouse)? I can understand that he didn’t play when there was a logjam at 1st with Huff and DeRosa, but when DeRosa got injured, why didn’t he play? Does Baggs or Schulman have any theories on why he didn’t play?
They’re up 5-0 and all of the posting is about the negative. Go over to the Splash so I can kick your asses there, too.
Rowand gets hits when they don’t throw him sliders. He can’t hit a slider, ever. I’m surprised any pitcher ever throws him anything else
Gotta go. Going out on a limb, the Giants will close this one out. With MadBum lookin good, what R they going to do with Walkemeyer? Or do we care? Adios…
Wait, I forgot. Madison doesn’t throw 98. Fuck him.
Just heard that Mariano has taken himself out of the ASG with a couple injuries. Maybe the NL has a chance to win!
blade, no way Travis was in the doghouse. But with Huff and Posey manning 1st, there is not a spot for Ishi. Now with Posey firmly behind the plate, and Huff an outfielder, the team needs a first baseman. Ishi, step to the plate.
Bum positions himself quite nicely after his delivery to field off the mound.
Don’t see that all the time with youngsters, especially a lefty.
NL still has no chance to win Mac Dog,remember Bochy is a coach.
This is the pitcher I was really hoping would show up this season. Bumgarner’s a stud. The Giants have been down but good pitching and a decent move by Sabean (let’s hope) might be all it takes to turn this thing around. They’re not down by an insurmountable number of games.
end of Hart streak..
he hit him Dennis…for you
Yeah, but it wasn’t on purpose. That one truly just got away a tad. Barely grazed his jersey. He’s still got another coming. 😀
Still like to see them get a SS.Stephen Drew might be had,along with Reid Brignac.Either one would be be an upgrade for the second half over Renteria.Uribe can’t carry the load alone.And both these guys would be better fielders.
Cards up 5-2 . . .
Bum making it look easy, 3 harmless GBs. Let him finish or not?
Baggs, citing Dusty from back in ’98, pointed out that gaining one game per week would get the job done. If the Brewers don’t come up with a big uprising tonight, with the Dagos losing and not having played last night, SF will have gone from a nasty 7.5 out to a not quite impossible looking six. Nats were a bit natsty to Clayton Richard this evening, booming his ERA a bit, so maybe this is the first sign of their hot young starters wearing down as the season progresses.
Stix, still have 10 remaining with the Dagos (6H, 4A) including the final 3 to end the year.
Need to turn the tide on the Friars. A little revenge if you will.
Kat, with you on the need for a SS pickup. Renteria looks ready for the fork. With some time off, like two games per week, Uribe can still provide some punch.