Great Game to Win
Is it just me or do Josh Johnson and Matt Cain have like the exact same looking face (not counting the hair)….
That HR by Renteria absolutely lit that dugout up, didn’t it? And he was chugging around the bases at what looked to be maximum speed. It’s obvious by the team’s reaction that they love and respect Edgar Renteria…..
This doesn’t happen very often, but the Marlins have a pitcher going today who’s I’ve never heard of. “Alex Sanabia”– I searched him at *The Cube* and they’ve got nothing on him. Well, he’s pitched in 6 games this year, likes to walk people and give up hits (1.55 WHIP), 32nd round draft pick according to Yahoo. Have at him…..
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Okay, I’ll start:
Sanabia’s a fag
Sanabia epiomizes the term “belly itcher”
Sanabia’s mother wore army boots
Sanabia rhymes with labia
What a win! I thought we would win the first and lose this one with the way Johnson has been pitching. So a split in the first two was what I had expected.
Now to stay focused and come out tonight east coast time against a Rookie pitcher and how we always seem to struggle against guys the first time we see them for the 30 plus years I have been a die-hard. 3 of 4 is a must and Dodgers will hopefully take one more. I wanted to be a game out after this weekend. We could get to 1.5 if the Dodgers take one more and we can win th elast two. Go Giants!
3 of 4 is a must?
What are ya? soph?
3 of 4 would be great
a split is unacceptable!!!! kick ass, take names, lets shiow the Fish who is boss…please stop throwing Uggla meatballs….
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass…and I’m all out of bubblegum”
—“Rowdy” Roddy Piper
That is the creepiest POTG pic yet.
“Sanabia” rhymes with “labia”.– see, I’m already learning something about this dude. I thought his last name had a soft “a”, not a hard one….
Well, I’m just guessing. I’ve never actually heard anyone pronounce homeboy’s name
So I guess we’re all hoping to see “Sanabia minora” rather than “Sanabia majora” tonight.
As long as we’re talking baseball, yes
I tried Youtube to see if there was a video so I could hear an announcer say his name, no videos of this dude. So we have to wait for game time.
Great game. I heard on KNBR the Giants were looking at Kansas City’s Scott Podsednik. With the way the Giants are playing should they pick up another bat. could that damage team chemistry? Granted this is only July but still. I feel the Giants have all the players they need. Bochy is doing fine with what he’s got.
I see no harm adding a cheap bat to stock up the offense.
Good win last night. Uribe and Rent came up huge, and Rent really smoked his homer. Johnson is a tough customer, but the Giants kept at him and got it done.
I agree with GH, 3 of 4 is a must, especially with the Dodgers and Padres beating up on each other. This is a great chance to pick up ground on one or the other, and the G’s need to keep this up no matter who they’re playing. Boy, the Rockies are struggling right now! Losing to the Bucs at home? Yikes.
And Ted, calling anyone here Soph is just a low blow, man. Ya cheap shot artist. 😀
Did Kruk make to much of the way that guy flipped the bat after hitting that homer off of Cain. I guess Cain was giving him the stink eye all the way down the 1st base line.
I think GH said couple days ago he expected some heroics from Rowand and Rent. These guys still have a lot of pride and want to contribute as much as possible to success of the team. Good to see.
Sure hope Uribe has some of the pop back. Looked last couple weeks like when he conncected well it was just short of going out or he just didn’t get under it enough.
Sanchez with two hits back in the 2 slot. All good from the mid-IF rotation.
Watching some other teams I think gives perspective on what we see all the time. Sf handled the Mets easily, romped AZ, whipped LA in their own yard…STL lost with Wainwright last night, Braves were shutout by 39 year old journeyman subbing for Stras last night, Rox lose to the Pirates at home after a 2-9 roadtrip. SF has issues, but so does everyone else…the Padres are the only team in the entire NL with more Ws than Giants, by one. Doom up that one.
We’re four back in the loss column. Hey, you asked. 😉
Not for ling Dennis…insert gay smiley face 🙂
or for long…the gay smiley faces are screwing me up…
I did 🙂 Gay smiley face!
You can hear the pronounciation of Sanabia and see a little of him here. Click on “Sanabia’s strong start”…
tinyurl.com/2ahlfpo
I’d like to give the Pads a dose of the heebee jeebies. They are seriously overdue for a rough stretch, a la Rockies of late and the Giants a month ago. I don’t pull for LA often, but I am now.
It’s hard as hell rooting for the Dodgers. But as long as we keep winning, at least we gain a game on one of ’em.
What if we add both Podsednik and Guillen? I say Bowker and Nate for both or Nate and Hinshaw. Nate is just clsose to zero power right now…
Guillen will cost just $2 mill or so this year and Podsednik $2 mill next year and less this year. An OF of Huff-Torres-Guillen with Podsednik getting starts in left and right 4-5 games a week. Against lefties, Panda or Huff at first, Burrell in left, Guillen in right.
Podsednik and DeRosa can split starts next year in left. Huff in right and first.
1st…Podsednick’ option for $2M next year will be voided based on his # of AB…2nd…no room for both.
then he is just a free agent, even better for us…
Marlins just seem kind of faceless. Hanley is an arrogant ass, their D is terrible, and outside of the power guys the rest are puffball hitters. Coghlan is obviously sent a message by the Great Karmatic Equalizer with the DL stint. Ross, who isn’t even an everyday player, and his bat flip are BS. Their home park is a dungeon.
But about defense…I’m reading Bobby Knight’s book and near the end he talks about “minimizing the ways you can lose. That has always been a major tenet in my coaching philosophy: to win you have to eliminate the reasons why you lose”…By cutting down on mistakes in the field and making super efforts, SF defense does so much to help the PS. Torres and Sanchez have had highlight reel plays lately, but just making the routine ones over and over to get people out when you should is invaluable.
Ted, is that from “They Live”?
Awesome movie . . .
Irish, yeah, Kruk mentioned the flip and the stinkeye. He’ll get buzzed today, I’d think.
“I don’t practice Sanabia,
I ain’t got no crystal ball . . .
If I had a million dollars,
Well, I’d spend it all . . .”
Chuck, yes it is from THEY LIVE and yes it is an awesome movie
The fight scene halfway through the move with Childs (from The Thing) is too cool AND funny . . .
Podsednik is a top of the order guy. With Torres doing well, where do you put him?
I guess the idea would be to hit him or Torres second..
Mentioned it??? They replayed it 43 times from 17 angles at 5 different speeds.
2, JB
Yeah, then what about Freddy? He’s a natural two whole hitter, and he’s bound to get hot again, and may be already.
Ot two hole even.
let’s hope, but he just had one good game…let’s see if he does it for a week…
I’m thinking the Giants really don’t need to do much right now except bolster the bullpen
Freddie can hit 8th . . .
As I said yesterday, I suspect Posednik is the guy we get. I like it. He’d be cheap (like Guillen) and he’d fill a need better than Guillen would (speed and he gets on base). Bat him first and Torres 2nd. We’ve got the guys behind those two to driver them in…..
The only thing I’m slightly worried about with Posednik is that he had a pretty horrendous year the last time he was in the NL. But that could have just been an off year. He’s definitely a guy that has hot and cold years….
Posey has basically wrapped up Rookie of the Year honors. I felt that way even before Strasburg came down with shoulder inflamation. They were always planning on shutting him down anyway sometime in early/mid Sept. Posey will go strong all the way through the season….
You think Jesus passed Heyward?
I do, but in the eyes of the national media? Nope . . .
Buster will ned to get to like 30 games on this hitting streak to tip the scales in his favor . . .
Posey’s gonna win the freaking batting title. If he’s short 502 at bats (which he will be) I think the commissioner can legally give him an 0-35 or whatever he needs to qualify. Posey will win rookie of year if he wins the batting title
You think Posednik’s nickname is “Posey”?
It’s 502 PA, not AB.
You’re welcome.
Good knowledge
Well, DJ, Posey is Jesus, so there’d be no confusion . . .
Posednik would be a good pick up. Bat him 8th. Who cares? Improving team speed and OBP can only help.
OK, TF, fess up! What did you do over on the Splash to get banned? I missed it.
MLBTR reports that the Giants are in a hot hustle for Cantu. Cant Do? Say it ain’t so, Joe. WTF does this team need with another corner infielder, even if the guy smacks a tater from time to time. Defensive liability. Can’t throw worth shit. My thought is that maybe he’s something by way of a smokescreen, to get the Nats to come down on their asking price for Willingham.
No Willingham and a slab of Podsednik bacon would be okay by me. Yes, batting him leadoff, with Torres in the two-hole would make sense. So would the reverse. One thing for sure, should SF sport that pair at the top of the lineup, the team’s OBP would soar and the outfield defense would improve even more. Speed on the basepaths would unnerve opposing batteries and might result in more fat pitches for Huff, Posey, Pablo and company. Sanchez batting 8th would insert a stinger in the tail. All good.
Though Romo has been getting it done lately and Wilson leads the Majors in saves, there still is need for one more steady arm for the late innings. Giants have plenty of middle reliever types who have ups and downs typical of the genre, but not a deep need for middle relief, contrary to other teams lacking a full house Rotation. Ideally, the pickup would be a lefty, but so long as he’s steady and effective in the 7th or 8th inning, a righthander would do as well.
Get it done already, Sabes. This team is probably 90% real deal complete. A bit of tweaking, considering clubhouse chemistry in the process and the Halloween Machine is all set to go.
“Did Kruk make to much of the way that guy flipped the bat after hitting that homer off of Cain”
Way too much.. It’s the one downside of having a former player as a broadcaster. Let’s call it “F.P. Syndrome.” Although Krukow is a zillion times better broadcaster than F.P. Maybe F.P. will get better in time. And although I think Krukow is really good, the biggest symptom of F.P. Syndrome that Krukow has that annoys me is his obsession with the other team stealing signs, when there’s very little evidence that today’s ballplayers are interested in the over-rated legacy of sign-stealing. In Krukow’s mind, sign-stealing is an exciting cat and mouse game. I’m sure it was 30 years ago.
Buster will get some national attention this Sunday night, on the ESPN game. The recognition is starting to come. I heard the Braves broadcasters talk a little bit about Posey the other day.
Stephen Drew is who the Giants should go after.Speed ,best defense at SS in the NL fielding pct .988,second in the league in triples with 7.They need a replacement for Rent next year anyway,why not start now? But i know the Giants won’t do it cause they don’t want to butt hurt Renteria.You add Drew and Posedink to help Torres with added speed and the Giants cruise home to the division title.
Plate appearances, yes, thanks for correcting me Mr Loo….
OSF I’m so happy to see that you’ve mastered the art of skillful website address management….
Fuck Cantu. He’d cost too much and not give us that much anyway. Posednik or Willingham, those are really the only guys I want Sabean going after….
3 of 4 is “must”? That IS Soph”moronic” bullshit…
“But I know the Giants won’t do it cause they don’t want to butt hurt Renteria..” So the Clubber wants to know why I got banned at the Splash? Because I respond to crap like the above how it should be responded to. Listen up, Katt: no one is *afraid* of Renteria,lyou dumb shit SOB. And just to cover it now, no one has a man crush on him, either. Fucking learn this game or talk tiddly fucks…
FreddyFuck will move to 8 if they get Posednik. That was the exact plan for DeJesus, to bat him 2nd behind Torres to get more speedd and OBP at top of the order. Oay atrtention and I wouldn’t have to school you 24/7…
The bat flip? Again, yiou people confuse the message and the messenger. Kruk does know how players think. They’re fucking children, OK? He knows Cain was pissed and there is ZERO doubt that he was. Now I’m sure one of YOU children will think it’s totally cool for Ross to get BEANED in retaliation..
And Drew has been under performing for almost 2 straight seasons. We’d hate him…..
Posednik is the lead off guy–Torres 2nd, at least in my line up. But we can argue about that if and when we get him…..
Actually, Clubberfuck, I was banned because some guy who is slightly dumber than you are spoke of my “fake cancer” and my daughter Who reads crap”, whatever the fuck that means. I said I would “hunt him to ground” if he spoke of my family . He’s the fuck who spent a whole day saying Matt Diaz was an Uncle Gringo because he didn’t pronounce his name “DEE-az”. And he thinks Hawk got a raw deal getting banned for telling me I should die slowly. In other words, you’d love him…
Damn that Renteria. Hitting a 2 run bomb to lock up the win. Who does he think he is?
The thing I liked best about last nights win was the way SF’s lineup knocked around another ace. Sure there are some hackers on this club but power pitchers that throw darts around the zone don’t even phase this group. I didn’t see anyone overmatched at the plate on SF’s side.
3 of 4 is a must in terms of motivation Twin…I am rooting for it. Not a literal end of the world scenario if we dont. Stay positive, “ooooooohhhhhmmmmmm!”
FP is better, ladies.
It’s very easy to understand.
Oh goodie, another one of Flavor’s “friends”. What the fuck are you even talking about, “Doug”?
Actually, I’m pretty sure FP has been getting worse since he’s been getting more comfortable. And it’s not a great idea to team him with Radnich. But then again, working with Radnich would be a crap-assignment for anyone.
I was at the game last night. The place was rocking for a Tuesday nighter and it was a very entertaining game. I took my kids out to the slide late in the game and we were standing on that deck in front of the glove when a fight broke out directly below us. THese 2 guys went at it good for about 45 seconds before the cops came over and took ’em both down and cuffed them. My 13 year found that almost as entertaining as the game.
All the tatters were fun to watch, there were hotties in orange and black everywhere and raucous chants of “Let’s go Giants” echoed through the ramps and on Muni afterward. THe occasional “BEAT LA” chant was mixed in as well.
Doug is one of our regulars. I’ll let you guess who….
SanDog– were you guys up in your customary seats?
I am finding this Saturday’s Dodger game to be a tough ticket to come by. We need 4 and the guys I’m going with only want sick seats….
stubhub.com it usually works….for a premium
Read that the team is scouting Mariners’ RHRP Brandon League. He has pitched in more than 50 games so far with the M’s, averaging about 1.3 innings per appearance. ERA in the 3.50s, a bit partial to giving up the long ball, but easy on BBs and thus has a decent WHIP and a fairly low BAA. He appears to be a durable type and not too excitable, probably well-suited for taking over in the sixth or seventh and good for up to two innings. If the price is right, not cutting into the meat, why not?
OSF made it. Gin for all us fuckwads.
TF, I was just asking if he made too big of a deal about it. I understand that Cain was pissed.
From CBS Sportsline Power Rankings, we move dup from 9th to 6th:
“There’s no accurate historical analogue for the transformative effect Buster Posey has had on the Giants lineup. In terms of seismic impact, the two closest comparisons are the invention of indoor plumbing and Krakatoa … They’re scoring runs, lots of them. A guy like Jose Bautista or Corey Hart would help them score more. The more runs you score, the more games you win. See where we’re going with this? … Bruce Bochy may be an inadvertent self-saboteur, but that was some nifty anal-retentive managing last week against the Dodgers. Yes, screaming “Rule book! Rule book!” when Don Mattingly stepped off the mound and then back on — which confused the umps into thinking that Dodger pitcher Jonathon Broxton had to be removed from the game — likely rubbed L.A. fans the wrong way. But it’s conceivable that the four non-Arizona teams in the NL West will only be separated by a few games at the end of the season, so you take the wins however you can get ’em. Nicely done, halfwit. And congrats on your belated recognition of Travis Ishikawa’s numbers against righty pitchers.”
Did he just call Bochy a halfwit?????
It appears that way
Is anyone reading the Splash about the Florida manager complaining about Wilson’s bright orange Shoes?? Is he using that for an excuse on why they lost the game or what.
Considering Wilson gave up an Uggla dinger, that’s a hard arguement to win
Actually, I just confirmed that Doug is “Stanolph”, currently posting as both “sonofstann” and “Cankles” on the Splash. It was confirmed by Bob Bragmann, a QA at SfGate. The scum you let in here, Flavoro, appalling.
That’s pretty funny.
San-dog, was it just me or where people chanting some sort of Posey fight song wheb Buster was at the plate.
Fuck, haven’t they been LOOKING at Cantu? The guy clanged a foul popup, missed a couple grounders, and threw wide to 1st a few times.
And this is in TW0 FUCKING GAMES . . .
Come on, TF, get off it! When that asshole talked about a slow death I was one of several guys over on the Splash that posted support for you. I didn’t see the one about your family and can understand why you reacted so negatively. You will have to admit that you are pretty free with the threats, however. You even threatened me. BTW, I’m still in Newport, oregon- -EZ to find. BF has my web address.
BF, “oneflapdow.com” is what I entered and tried several times to log in. Got a funky message that said this site was dead, etc., etc.
“oneflapdow.com” is Flav’s stock market blog.
You beat me to it Loo. Funny
Flav’s stock recommendation: RLLL
Yes- that reference was lost on me, too. I’m not up on all the internet lingo. Although- STFU has to be one of the funniest ever.
No, I am not “free with the threats”, I respond to posts “in kind”. Several times I have thanked OSF for his call at the hospital, and he has seen some of the remarks about my “fake cancer”, yet has chosen to remain silent. Fact is, he seems afraid of pissing off his fellow doomers more than he feels an obligation to truth. Even a so called wish for my good health ALWAYS contains an ad hominem atttack with it. And that’s fine- I definitely dish it out far better than the lame shit directed at me. Just don’t pretend to be a “friend”,assfuck.
Btw- it’s not clear to me why BF titled his post yesterday “Pffffttt.” I assume he meant the air went out of the balloon a bit, by Monday night’s loss. But I didn’t see it that way. It was important, I think, that they kept battling, and almost tied it at the end. Not all losses are created equal. That loss showed the mental toughness of this team, and helped salvage some momentum at the end of the game, heading into Tuesday’s game.
Not sure what was funnier.Wilson’s Orange Shoes or Cain’s Waffle House cap.
What a crock of shit!!
1. BTW, I never saw a “fake cancer” post. Sorry, but I’m not on these blogs 24/7 and I miss a number of comments.
2. I’m not afraid of pissing off anyone! That includes you and BF, as well. That I would curry favors from doomers is a stoopid comment.
3. Regarding “ad hominem attacks” combined with wishes for good health, I believe when I called you at the hospital I told you something like, “Get well, because I’m not thru calling you out.” Sorry if it wasn’t sacarine sweet enough for you. That’s the way I am.
4. I have never pretended to be a “friend” of yours. I only know you through these blogs and am struck by how viciously you can react to an innocuous comment, be it correct or incorrect, here and on the Splash. Case in point was when I posted that comment that there was a better way to predict the contest winner than a straight line average to the end of the month. Not all agreed with me but I recall at least one person did agree with my point. You, instead, went ballistic and led to BF removing my guess in the contest. BTW, very poor show, BF. My “friends” are people I have met and whose company I have enjoyed over a period of time. I have no friends here or the Splash, however, there are many here that I enjoyed interacting with, even you (and BF). I’ve said so on the Spalsh.
5. While I’m not your “friend”, I wish you well with your health. That also includes your mental outlook. Just looking at today’s comments here I am struck again how over-the-top some of your comments are. Lighten up! I can understand how a health issue can color one’s outlook on life, but who knows, maybe you will live to 100. It would be a shame spending all that time being pissed off at everybody.
I’m not sure if you were joking about the “Doug” thing but your 11:59am post is totally false. I know who it is, it’s not the people you suggested it was….
Clubber, just do me a favor, and I’ve asked you this before: do not fucking respond OR refer to me again. Anywhere. Got that?
And there is nothing “over the top” at all. Flavor has allowed total scum in here. And Flavor, your boy “Doug” has even referred to Ted’s post about tonight’s pitcher. Yes, it is the scum I referred to.
Torres rf, Sanchez 2b, Huff lf, Posey c, Uribe 3b, Sandoval 1b, Rowand cf, Renteria ss, J. Sanchez p
I just returned from having a finger literally shoved up my rectum at the doctor’s office. So if I have a problem with today’s lineup I have a goddamn right bitch. I’ll commence said bitching right after I find a comfy pillow for my chair.
For some reason my dentist does that to me also. He never explains why.
You’re a liar.
Well you’re an asshole.
Yeah, well you insulted me.
Fuck you!
Lick my ass!
Geeze, when did everyone become so thinned skin? This place is becoming a regular knitting club these day.
Can’t we all just get along? Or at least not be so easily offended.
Let’s talk baseball. Where’s Whitey in that LU?
Come on Sanchez, shut ’em down.
Go Giants!
Got it. Please reciprocate, got it?
Actually I also know who “doug” posts here as, and I wish I could say it was shocking. But you’re not very web smart if you don’t realize that there really are people who will post as a “friend” in one guise and attack under a different name.
Thank you Dirt!!
I guess Boch is saving Whitey for pinch running.
Let’s get Dirty, hopefully the Giants flew in his dad. Hell, after the no no I would have put pops on the payroll.
And “man up”, Dougfuck. You and I know who you post as on the Splash. Tell the rest.
Again, I know who it is. I’ve matched his IP address and his email address. It’s not who you think it is. And I would be surprised if this person, who has posted her regularly since the beginning of the blog, is also now posting as a different user who’s sole purpose is to insult people/disrupt the blog. Maybe you think this person would do that or has done that, but I would be shocked….
So you can tell I got a new computer *and* a new job, huh? Cool
I have his name, his email address and the IP address that was used that matches up exactly to both “doug” and the poster I know who it to be. I have received many emails from this person over the last few months. Again, you might think this guy has a alternate persona or whatever, and i guess I could be wrong about him, but i don’t think so. I am 100% certain who this person is, so don’t tell me I don’t know who it is…….
Well Ted, you have now totally freaked me out.
It’s who I thought it was, unfortunately. And as I said, it freaks me out. Totally spooky scary. I might move.
Explains why he didn’t want the PC.
You think *I’m* Doug? Or canker or whatever? You are joking of course. I’ve never posted as anyone but TedSpe no matter what the blog is. I didn’t want the PC because I’m a technological illiterate.