Snakes up in about an HOUR
I’m not one of the guys afraid of AZ just because they’re playing well right now. We match up very well with them– our strike out pitchers vs their strike out hitters. How about we win 3-1 tonight?
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Who wanted to sit Pablo tonight, Snarkk? “Sorry, can’t do it. Wouldn’t be prudent at this juncture.”
The Panda is hitting .475 (28-59) lifetime at Chase Field. Highest avg. amongst ALL players with a min 50 PAs at the park. Pablo plays every inning this 4-game series. Now just see the ball and hit the ball you cute little chubster you.
This thing on?
Boy, what’d I miss?
No more Room B?
*sniff*
It was the only place I felt truly safe . . .
wahhhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! ! ! !
Anyhow, so far, a great day in Giants history. The Pads lost, and so did the Rox. . . .
Got to work the road mojo tonight . . .
And get some fricking support for Cain. I’m a bit amazed he hasn’t at least bitched a tiny bit about not geting runs over the years.
I never realized how much Barbara Billingsly looks ike Tim Curry . . .
Panda is 3 for 5 with a HR , 2 doubles, 5 RBI against Rodrigo so let’s hope Bochy doesn’t give him his day off as The Genius suggested. Uribe and Huff have also taken him deep ( twice each) and Velez is 3 for 3 w/3 RBI -great night to sit FreddyWad. As a team, they’re hitting .343 againt him.
BTW, thanks for the contests Mike. I likely wouldn’t have won anyway, but the chance was nice.
I will be happy if they win 89 and reach the playoffs regardless . . .
And, as a frequent fuckwad that earned your ire? Oh well, can’t stand the heat, get out of the blogosphere . . .
Torres LF, F Sanchez 2B, Huff 1B, Posey C, Sandoval 3B, Uribe SS, Schierholtz RF, Rowand CF, Cain P
Oustanding.
(Hell, I never bitch about LUs. But I’m a little nervous. Rowand’s been hit by Lopez as well, poor bastard. Lifetime .286 against him as well)
No more Room B? The contest is over? We’re on pace to win 88 games. I was the only one with 88. I think I at least deserve an “atta boy” or a “hang with’em” and most definitely a “thanks for playing and better luck next time.” 😉
Just hope it ain’t the proverbial “Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out”
Rowand over Ishi? Hmmm. Not sure that’s gonna go over so well with the peanut gallery.
Oh well, everyone LOVED last night’s lineup. How’d that shit work out. Did we score yet?
Rowand is 4 for 14 with 3 doubles against Lopez. Not huge but good. And Baggarly suggests that OF defense was a factor for Cain, a fly ball pitcher. And Travis is .108, 4 for 37 at Chase…
Bochy LIKES Travis. It took him about three seconds to sit Fartko against RHers last year. There are reasons for him sitting tonight. There always ARE reasons for the LUs. Suck it up, couch potatoes.
Looks like a done deal (pending player vote) that we’ll open the season next vs the Snakes in Taiwan.
Couldn’t they have just added a few more bobblehead nights?
I’m sure Snarkk has some bullshit to spread on that, Dennis.
Rodrigo Lopez? WTF why is this guy even pitching in the big leagues? His numbers are horrible. It’s no wonder the Diamondbacks stink in pitching,only decent pitcher they have is Haren.That being said, Not the time for this chump to have is Cy Young start hopefully.
Unless it’s Cy Young’s current state of health (or lack thereof)
Maybe those bats will feast tonight and Cain can cruise. He deserves a laugher after all the shit he’s gone through. Giants hitters are lucky he hasn’t already sued them for lack of support.
sued them for lack of support.
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Funny
Taiwan? We get the Niners in London, and now this?
Christ, give it a rest . . .
Could be worse. Could be Bolivia
Igor: Could be worse.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: How?
Igor: Could be raining.
[it starts to pour]
I never can pass up an opportunity to slip that one in.
Royals CF David DeJesus exits game with apparent wrist injury after crashing into the wall on Derek Jeter’s inside-the-park homer.
Cross him off the list.
Good. Never really wanted him anyway…
He was the surest bet of the group usually mentioned… with a very consistent OBP, good speed, good defense. As Baggarly notes, good both this year in not being another DP machine, a guy to spread the offense moving FreddyFuck to the 8, and also insurance for Torres next year.
I like “Freddy to the 8 hole” and I wouldn’t have hated that particular move. But I think we’re ok on position players for the rest of the year….
Brewers’ Bashers? I’ve cooled considerably on both Hart and Fielder. That team is going precisely nowhere this go-round, but if they DID turn down Drrrrty for Hart straight up they are expecting a bit much. Well, maybe Sanchez and a replacement outfielder named Nate, John or Eugenio would have been no big sweat off the sack, but i think that line of thinking is past-tense. Never was too hot about Fielder for more than a week or so much earlier in the season before the team started to jell around Posey.
Baggs’ comments were pretty close to my take last week when he suggested DeJesus would be good in the two-hole, dropping Franchez to 8th. It would only be logical. Personally, i still would slightly prefer Willingham to DeJ., but as their skills are close to a wash, either of them would be fine by me. Reiterating, i think the Giants side of the equation would center on one of Sosa, Mixon or Maday (or even Wheeler if it came to that); one of those three aforementioned outfielders and one of several farmboy infielders who have some prospect status ~ maybe even someone like Hinshaw or Matos if they demanded yet another throw-in ~ Giants have plenty of those. Espineli’s another one. He’s done okay for Fresno lately.
Point is, the Giants have plenty players who are at some level of prospect status and except for Belt and Neal, the team can afford to be fairly generous in helping a struggling organization broaden their base. After all, with the best Rotation in the game and the growingly-probable NL ROY, most of the pieces are already in place for a run at all the marbles for one keen Halloween Machine. An OBP monster, coupled with Torres would put a lot of ducks on the pond.
Dennis, where did you get the info on DeJesus? I’m not doubting you . . . I have him on my fantasy league team and want to know if he is going on the DL or is going to play through this. Thanks.
Sprained RT. thumb, should miss the rest of the series.
http://tinyurl.com/2doxw38
Well, Zitboy’s last two outings and Wellemeyer rehabbing as a starter could lead to Sanchez going in a deal. I’m past saying who it has to be-just a guy who produces. Get Adam Dunn’s big sister, I don’t give a shit as long as she can pop 15 from here to October…
Even Freddie’s haircut is annoying me now. He has the kind of haircut a 10 year old would want to get.
Most annoying to me is his “I’ll advance the runner” demeanor. It’s like the Midget League coach just showed him the technique and by gum he aims to please..
That ninth inning at-bat on Sunday was a breaking point in fans’ attitude about Franchez. He’s Mr. Non-clutch.
Uh, oh. Sprained right thumb? Hey, no problem. G’s will have him examined by their team of crack physicians.
It’ll be the wrong hand
I still haven’t gotten over being mad at him and Bochy when he batted 3rd. Outrageous!
Igor: Could be worse.
Dr. Frankenstein: How?
Igor: Could be 4th
Because LOL as more or less been outlawed from this blog . . . I am LQTM with regard to Max808’s great line 🙂
has*
At ATT:
Dunn 112 AB 5 HR 15 RBI .196 BA .651 OPS
Willingham 48 AB 4 HR 11 RBI .354 BA 1.198 OPS
Hart 38 AB 1 HR 2 RBI .289 BA .834 OPS
Fielder 39 AB 2 HR 8RBI .359 BA .986 OPS
Bautista 24 AB 2 HR 5 RBI .250 BA .891 OPS
Jose Guillen 31 AB 2 HR 10 RBI .290 BA .907 OPS
DeJesus 12 AB 0 HR 2 RBI .250 BA .774 OPS
These are the most commonly mentioned names. I don’t think DeJesus, Guillen, or Bautista have enough of a sample to make a reasonable guess. Of the others, if you add in what it would take to get him, Willingham is the runaway choice… in fact, by WAR, he and Torres SHOULD have been 2 of the 3 starting All-Star outfielders…
Wins Above Replacements.
No, I didn’t have to look that up. No really. I didn’t. Seriously.
Anyway, it’s a big series, a “land mine” series. I’d be tickled pink with 2 of 4 and get home healthy. I do think they’ll probably make a deal, there’s too much smoke for no fire. If it’s Sanchez and a prospect or two, it better be reeeeal good. I think Willingham can be had for less than that, one reason he’s my current pick…
I said “3-1” tonight but I feel *better* about the game than that. We’re -131 to win but I took +120 -1.5 runs. 3-1 still gets me there but AZ sucks. I like our position players better than theirs, for the most part, and Cain/our bullpen v chump/their bullpen is a no-contest……
plus they played 14 innings last night…..
Seeing Kelly Johnson in their starting lineup….part of the Braves success these days is that when the Braves had Johnson and Francouer a few years ago, they decided those two guys just weren’t good enough.
Kelly J has seriously cooled off his hot start. And Steven Drew is pointless (yet he always gets people thinking he’s about to have a big year). LaRoache? Ugh, whatever, uninspiring…..Young? Fine, but he still strikes out a lot. Mark R is a K machine, too. Gerardo Parra makes Nate the Great look like Barry Bonds. Upton is under-performing for the year, though hot recently….
Sorry, the Snakes just don’t do it for me……
Well here’s a market read for you traders. The Royals sent Alberto Callaspo to the Angels for Sean O’Sullivan and Will Smith. O’Sullivan beat the Yankees Tuesday night and Smith is currently pitching in AA level.
Sabes may as well package Romo with J Sanchez and get it over with. The fuckwad will then have traded all of my favorite head cases.
Twin: We seem to be d’accord re Willingham. I sure hope to think we would not have to give up Sanchez to land him. Washington could get their choice of the 3 near MLB ready starters: plus a replacement outfielder if they desire; plus Burriss if they want the local boy ~ or Rohlinger, Downs, Bond (whomever) should they not and also their choice of any of 2 AAA relievers with MLB experience. Hell, Brett Pill or even Zach Wheeler someplace in the package might tempt em.
Washington may be two years from being a moderately serious contender, depending on what happens with the Braves and Mets in the interim. So i would think that the notion of stockpiling a package of 3-4 guys in various states of readiness for The Show, plus a replacement OF, could appeal to them. Who knows, maybe they would pick Bowker for that slot and he might thrive there.
I’m down with trading Sanchez– Bumgarner is better and if we get something decent for him than we improve our offense (hopefully greatly) and we fiddle around with the #5 like everyone else does anyway. Sanchez, Belt and Romo for Fielder. Think they’d do it?
Seems like a high price for a light hitting third baseman. And what does this say for Frandsen, who has held that spot for the last few months?
True, but just going down that list,there are a bunch of guys that Cain can’t make those location mistakes against. They can put up some runs, Matt will have to have that fastball mastery that Kruk preaches on. He’s 4.94 ERA at Chase, 8 HR in 9 starts…. 7-4 Giants
Our first inn has been uninpiring lately. Let’s see something
I know he’s not a very popular choice here, but Octavio Dotel will be dealt before the deadline. I think he winds up here, so you better start liking it.
I like it. Dotel is a marginal closer at this pt in his career but he’d be a decent set up guy
Flav: No friggen way we trade Belt for Fielder. Belt is 22 and has years of mileage potential.Sanchez AND Belt? Fergiddaboudit.
ho hum….he’s something
Huff did a beautiful job with that steal of second. Posey is golden when it comes to plinking a single to score that run from second. Superb execution.
Pablo was listening to that Fleetwood Mac song: “Over My Head.”
Fielder for Pill, Tanner,Bowker and Sanchez make it happen.
32 pitches out of this chump in the first? We get into their shit bullpen after a 14 inning gm by the 5, 6th at latest. This gm is over…
Stix, if u think belt will approach 50 hrs a yr, regularly, in his career, then by all means don’t pull the trigger…..
Jesus hitting streak at 16.Christ almighty!
And remember, and twin has always got this too, you have to give up something to get something. If we don’t want them why would they?
32 pitches for the first inning and Cain has him a lead. I like it. Lopez gave up only the one run on a single following the walk and the SB, but he was run through the sweatbox. Even Franchez quietly contributed in drawing out the pitch count. Cain stays on top of his game with the lead and the G-men should add to that before too long. I love those long ABs early in the game, even if the scoring is limited. The pressure builds from the get-go.
Henry Schulman thinks it’ll take > Sanchez + to get DeJesus. I just told him he’s nuts.
Craig: I’m not certain that Puffdaddy will ‘approach’ forty dingers this year. Belt could be at that level in about 3 years. And if he doesn’t bring it that much with the longball, his OBP, BA, extra bases and SBs should more than make up for it ~ that is if we can judge on the basis of his current trajectory. We already have a broad Giant. I’d like to see a long, tall, lanky one with great athleticism.
Belt could be a Bowker Gang guy. That’s a fact. Sell high. You aren’t getting a fielder with a bunch of known bowker gang bullshit.
The one thing i did not want to see from Cain was baserunners against the Snakes in their very own pit. Doesn’t he know how to deal when he has a lead? Maybe he’s so unfamiliar with that situation that he simply loses himself.
Fielder will hit 40 or thereabouts this yr. What’s wrong with that? Again, if u think belt is anything close to that u don’t trade him. I’d trade him…
I don’t know about u guys but I’d like to see rowand expose himself a little, emotionally, on the field. Not the gamer shit but some actual frustration. It would make his failings much easier to tolerate…
If those “you’re lucky I’m wearing pants” commercials are the best they could get out of Ratto, well,…..yikes.
Bottom of the lineup was hacking tonight ~ except for Rowand who stretched it out a bit, but still only eleven pitches.
Big Flavor hooked on Big Boppers. Understandable. Me, i’d much prefer to see a stellar OBP man with a touch of speed. Posey, Huff and Pablo can drive em in. Further, a trade for Willingham would be less costly in talent out. That way there still may be sufficient talent to land a shortstop like Brignac or a steady RP for the 7th.
Now THAT inning was vintage Matt the Horse: Brief, efficient and economical. Let’s hope he uses up about 5 of Lopez’ pitches leading off the third.
Stix, yes he will hit as many HRs as he has in past years . . . what wont happen is that his RBI total will be waaaaaaaaaaaaay down from past years.
Fielder, who had only seven home runs entering June, socked his league-leading 23rd of the season Monday night off Pittsburgh RHP Jeff Karstens. It also was the 19th bases-empty homer for Fielder, who has 45 RBIs. Whoops, earlier this evening, he just hit his 24th . . . also with no one on.
nice shot Andres…
Damn, that jack that Torres hit was smacked hard.
Torres smoked that one!
I think he got all of that one.
Ha, I’m the LAST guy hooked on big boppers. I just happen to like the BEST big bopper available. I’d be fine with willingham,if you were around last yr I was the guy squaking about him 24/7. I gave u the trade I thought it would take to get fielder, if they don’t get him I could care less. I already said earlier today that I was fine with the position players we have right now….
Torrid Torres currently sharing the league lead in doubles, just scored his 50th tally with his 9th jack of the season. His 35 RBI’s are none too shabby for an NL leadoff man.
Torres’ HRs have been as long as any except Bonds. Amazing power from that wiry fuck.
If you can get Fielder for Sanchez plus, you jump all over it. If they need Cain, you either pass or expand the deal…
61 pitches through 3. I like the way this team has been extending those ABs, with Sanchez and Rowand adding to the profusion.
Player of the game – Torres
Have a night Andres Torres. He giveth AND taketh.
Twin: Skinny little guy with pop. Reminds me of Luis Gonzalez for the Snakes during their hayday. Only difference is that guy had Popeye forearms to give him that pop. Still can’t figure out where Torrid gets that drive.
What a play by Torres. Tuning in late and that’s the first thing i see. Nice.
Franchez doesn’t have an error. Nice. But 2nd basemen and 1Bers are in a totally different ballgame than the 3rd/ss guys when it comes to defense cause their throws are totally different. I guess k/k needed something to back up their “franchez will make u forget Robby Thompson” bullshit…..