At What End of the Rotation are We at Right Now?
Dirrrrty saved us yesterday and now we turn to MadBum for another necessary step-up stud performance. This Dirrrrty/Bum exacta feels preferable to a Lincecum/Cain debacle, doesn’t it? Not sure where Zito fits in, he’s a shaky 3, I guess. We don’t really have a NUMERO UNO these days, as is evidenced by the starting staffs stunning failure to ever notch a win for themselves. Dirrrrty is the only guy to “stand out” in the win column with his bounty of two over the last 3 weeks. That’s freaking pathetic…..
This is a dangerous time for the team with the starting pitching laboring on the edge of unreliable and marginally competent. But Dirrrrty’s performance last night can’t be understated. It was huge, maybe the best start of the year for one of those 5…….
I thought we matched up well with Philly but they easily took 2 from us. I feel the same way about St Louis, I think we match up well with them. Regardless of what happens tonight, the spotlight will be squarely on Timmy tomorrow. We can’t win this thing without a #1 to carry us the rest of the year. Dirrrrty isn’t a #1, despite his 2 (two) victories over the last 17 days. Mr Cy Young is that guy. Or maybe he’s not, we’ll find out soon enough…….
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why can’t the dipshitcornhuskercretinous Brewers launch a few HRs on WadeBoy?
ya know what will be great about this season?
when we finally overtake the pads it won’t be because they gave up!
A MLB caliber SS makes that play. Fontenot doesn’t fit that description. Not his fault he’s playing there, but if Uribe is out for any extended period, Sabean better go find one. This isn’t going to work.
Jake’s partner comes through. Nice shot, fat man.
Pablo reverts to Panda once again. At least he’s at double digits now. If he can start doing that with ducks on the pond he’ll be back to Kung Fu Panda. Of course the ducks need to get there first.
I still remember his last HR against SD and Leaky in the dugout holding his hand at ear level going ‘he hit it and it was this high!’
panda
Was Frank Cannon the first guy ever to have a car phone? That thing was the size of a small fridge, but it was the bomb. Nice grab Yungo!
Agree with Kruk.Let the Cardinals keep swing at the 1st pitch.Keeps Bum’s pitch count down.As long as they don’t square that first one up.
way to be positive and paranoid in one sentence. spoken like a true fan girl.
and it looked small in his hands, would’ve looked small next to Bochy’s head, too.
Not sure on Frank Cannon.But i’m betting Don Adams had the first shoe phone.
Nice to see Madbum consistently throwing 94. Torres (3k’s) has no clue tonight.
McGeeheehee clopped a tater with a pair of ducks on the pond against LeBlanc, making it a 5-5 ballgame in Milwaukee with the Pads learning a bit about heavy hitting teams. Of course the Dagos went and got to Gallardo for the same # of Rs.
Go Brew Crew!
I watched the cubs v braves day-game-on-a-Friday today and the stands were full. gotta love Wrigley and those fans!!
Still gotta love that Yankee payroll: $120M for a one game lead on the Devil Rays
my feed is so slow Kruk sounds like Darth Vader: cool!
Jon sounds a bit like Barry White hahaha
Man that has to piss off Madbum 0-2 jam job and a dink hit.That’s been there offense all night.
Perfect time for the DP.Nice to see it happen to the other team for a change.
great job against STLs heart of the line up. Freddie didn’t look to be hurting on that one . . .
Brewers back on top 7-6 in the 4th..This one could end up 15-14 hopefully Brewers.
now it is a pitcher’s dual with Madison having the edge
Phillies v Giants 3 – 3 in their most recent series; that would mean game 7 for the NLCS.
ya gotta believe 🙂
They will probably have to pull MadBum even though once again he looks like he could go the distance.
The Huffster is back!
I think that day off might have worked.
Not bad, not bad at all
I saw Aubrey point to the bleachers before that one
woo hoo
LaRussa’s probation officer better check on him tonight.
Way to go Huffster!
Real Nice,Puff Daddy launched that one.Keep building that lead.
And I’ll Huff and I’ll puff, and I’ll . . .
Take that motherfuckers!!
Bum is magnificent. It was about this time last year that we saw him get thrown out in the second inning of a AA game.
I said this to my hateful Dodger friends last year….Bumgarner may be better than Lincecum and Cain!
Just a bit of rest did wonders for Huff the Magic Dragon. This game is looking good. Anyone know exactly who and/or what the Cards got for Ludwick from the Dagos? Compared with the Phillies , there doesn’t seem to be a lot of pop in that Redbird lineup once you get past the two obvious candidates.
They got Westbrook in that deal in a three way..
who’s the last Jint to get 100 RBIs [and I HATE when announcers say “100 RBI”; that is stoooopid]? Huff has a shot.
BB? What is technically correct, Pawlie? It’s not Runs Batted Ins?
ribbie or ribbies. that’s it, singular and plural of rbi, nothing else. You refer to more than one, ribbies. One only, ribbie. Thus, U-ribbie.
RsBI
well, to me it IS indeed runs batted in and the acronym (or is it initialism?) is RBIs with an S. I wouldn’t say 5 HR and 6 BB; I’d say 5 HRs and 6 BBs. Maybe it’s a speech vs. writing hangup. I’ve always heard ARE-BEE-EYES.
well put, CalStim. CalStim: Thanks! Because of YOU I am here. Correct if wrong, but you had the scoop when MadBum was brought up to fill in for Timmy and his back last year, and the Splash cited you here. Something like that.
I did have some inside info on Bum when he got the call up last year and shared it on The Flap (RIP). I’m not sure about The Splash comment though.
I almost pur RIP after “The Splash”, but I couldn’t low blow Hank like that.
GH, easy on the “three-way” talk; this is a family program.
Yeah Den usually asks me to stop at three-way
That’s only because you lose me right after…”I’m thinking of a three-way trade…”
1,000 words later, I still don’t know who we get in the deal. I’m betting you don’t either.
Bochy is looking for a reason to remove Bum. He needs to stay in there
Three way is how I imagine LaRussa, Mcgwire and Canseco spend their free time!
My money is on Canseco being the Lucky Pierre in that threesome.
That HR has got to feel good to Huff. I know it makes me feel good.
While I’ve gotten to understand the Pads a bit, and James made the point earlier about them being 4th in walks, I still don’t get the Blue Jays. Up 16-2 on the Bosox.
Jays have gone on homer BINGES and yet not consistently good at all.
Pirates are worst in MLB; O’s close behind. Those fans deserve better. (Well, that’s a silly statement. We *deserve* a WS.) To think, I saw the Bucs pummel the Astros.
Sure glad Bum got Craig out.Cause Bonehead had Rags calling the pen for Ramirez to come in to face Pujols bank on it.And that would of been fucked up the way Bum’s pitching.
Seven innings, 90 pitches. Very economical. Just under 13 pitches per. This kid was one helluva good draft pick.
Must’ve been a mistake. We all know the Giants’ GM and scouts can’t compete. 😉
GH: They give up Ludwick and get Westbrook? Somebody got took if you care to look. Or were there sweeteners like prospects besides?
Tomorrow is huge. Our 4/5 have just thrown 2 shut down games. Tim lincecum has to step up and pitch like a cy young pitcher. No more losing to the “3’s” of the league. The momentum needs to be shouldered on him and continued…
If they are going to limit Bumgarners innings, who not go Ramirez, Wilson 8-9. Let me know if this is dumb.
There were prospects thrown in but the Padres gave up nothing of significane. Definitely hosed the Cardinals. Lilly is twice the pitcher of Westbrook, but I guess the Cubs were not going to give them Lilly.
Nice at bat by Torres. That extra run is huge.
Pawlie, the Royals are right there with the Pirates for worst oeganiztion along with the Clippers and Warriors, until they dump Nelson and his butt-boys…
You let the Bum go for the CG…sends a message to the Cards for the rest of the series and rests Wilson…
I agree totally. Does not Bum at this moment lead our starters in E.R.A.?
Rests Wilson? Outside of that .1 inning pitched, when did he pitch last?
“Tim lincecum has to step up and pitch like a cy young pitcher.” Not sure he’s got the support he needs with Posey bumbling behind the plate.
Bozo: You beat me to it on Torres. Great to see him back to contributing. Now it looks as if Burrell has chilled off a bit. But if three or four of the hitters can contribute in a game there’s a decent chance of a win. The two runts have been doing their bit tonight. Something you need for a winner.
Ok I had a ulterior motive for keeping Bum in…I have Pujols in our league and in my money league:).
But hell of a start coming on the heels of Sanchez’ masterful game and starting a pretty frickin huge series.
I can smell 3-3. Lincecum just needs to smoke a bowl and throw…how’s that for a new Giants advertising campaign?
Well Cal I think we will see Wilson yet. Pedro would have been gunned at third…
X-rays negative for Uribe.
good; and big out for Romo
We need a Prudential-State Farm-Allstate top of the 9th.
Pawlie – Is that Allstate or Somestate? Sorry, a New Orleans joke there.
When the cat’s away, the mice will play. Nice, though, that Romo had a decent lead to work with. I’ll be more relaxed when Casilla gets back from daddyhood and returns to be the fireman. Less than two weeks for relievers like Steve Edlefsen to provide a bit more.
10-6 Mil
Milwaukee now up on the Dagos by 10-6. Well-deserved drubbing. Since when has that staff given up double digits. The Brewskis are just the bunch to pull it off. Seven runs on LeBlanc. So maybe at least one of their three hot kid pitchers is starting to run on fumes.
State Farm
most… annoying… commercial…ever
Randolph Winn…gone
Stepped away and just logged back on to the audio of the game via MLB’s At-Bat Audio. Card’s broadcaster is talking about the former Atlanta general manager (Schuerholz)-‘don’t know where is, but this is his son (Schierholz).’ I know we bang on Kruk and Kuip, but that’s horrendous.
Tomorrow’s no more huge than any game this half of August. Tonight’s just as huge. Tim’s performance down the stretch will be huge, but if he doesn’t pull it together tomorrow, that’s not the end of him.
Now, Wilson, stop fucking around.
Come on BW, put this fucker down
It’s a win!
There. One huge win, in the win column.
Whew. Didn’t want to see the incomparable Pedro Feliz come up. 🙂
I honestly think Kruk and Kuip are some of the best. Go down to San Diego where you hear about “base hit shots up the middle” that the short stop gets to on the left side if the bag and “lazy fly balls” that bounce on the warning track.
Wilson save! And 3 outs to go in Brewtown.
whew
my prediction, perilous though it was, pans out
Whenever I see or hear the word “perilous,” I can’t help but think of Sweet Polly Purebred from Underdog.
She was always in peril. Don’t worry, next therapy session is Wednesday.
Woo-Hoo!!!
Never easy as usual in the end.But hey it wouldn’t be Giants torture if it wasn’t.Huge win and hope the Brewers can close there game out and cut it to 5.
G’night, girls. The Adirondacks beckon. (No, that’s not code for “her Grand Tetons” or anything. Vacation.)
Pawlie’s about to be morphed in the arms of Morpheus
Anyways….nicccccccccccccce
Wilson providing the Sarah Bernhardt dramatic performance once again in the 9th, meaning the hits ended up even at 13-13, but the runs sure did not. Nice win. Bumgarner brought it tonight. Solid, economical performance. The runts were on a romp, providing a stinger at the tail. Pair of Posey doubles keep him high on the ROY list. More Panda signs showing up around the bamboo grove. Huff back in the groove.
Lots to love tonight with victory number 69.