Duck and Cover Time…..
It’s a good thing this game is being played in a dome. Otherwise, anyone walking within 3 miles of the stadium would have to wear a hardhat to protect themselves from the bombs Zito is going to be giving up tonight. I haven’t checked this but I would guess that in the first month of the season Zito’s fastball was averaging at least 3 or 4 mph faster than it has in the last 2 months of the season. His fastball is gone people, at least for the rest of this year. And when you’re throwing 84-85 that just isn’t going to cut it. He’ll get a few guys out but over the course of the game he will leave several of those fatties over the plate and Arizona will punish him……
He’s had one win since June 12th and he hasn’t won a road game since the middle of May. Arizona is -130, Giants +110. How could anyone of sound mind bet on the Giants at a paltry +110 with those horrific stats to consider?
All right, I hope I’ve successfully pulled of the “reverse jinx” and Zito pitches a beauty tonight……
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Shocked that Bochy went for a runner in “only” the 7th. This tiger has new stripes.
I have missed a lot of games lately so maybe I’m just wag off base on this. I can see guillen’s obp/bs etc but I just don’t see it. He’s got what? 1 bomb? He strikes out almost every time I watch him hit. Again, I’ve missed a lot of at bats the last 10 days or so.
This dude is faster than Rajai Davis. That neck tat has to go tho
Did u see that lead? Ford doesn’t give a shit about reading the move. He’s gonna go as long as the pitcher goes home. And he’s so quick he can get back no problem even with that monster lead
Probably needed another lefty or two in the lineup considering how the Giants have flailed at the slider all night. Second guessing admittedly
OK … so even a lefty can flail. I guess he wasn’t watching the game so was surprised at another changeup
Ishi’s ABs have been crap lately, and that’s charitable…
Best ph in league to worst ph in league in 6 weeks. Oh well, the sample is rarely large enough to glean anything
True, but by the 7th you should be laying the pitch he’s been throwing out of the strikes zone all night
D-Backs pitching coach is a fag
So Montero beats you …. another thing that just can’t happen.
Damn! Affeldt wooden tonight. Bad fielding by Torres, RentMan.
Really missing BD right now
Another situation where Torres will be bunting next year.
No effort to get on base. No walks, no bunts, no leaning into one and certainly no hits.
4 for his last 47 (.085) If Yungo don’t go, we don’t go. Simple as that.
You think 47 ABs is enough to make an adjustment? Maybe try something different?
Given his success to this point, no.
Weak ab by Posey
Buster hater!!
Yeah, what a fag
You don’t want a guy with 60+ extra base hits fucking around bunting.A guy like Fruckie? Absolutely. You don’t need great speed to drag bunt. Burriss is another, guys with no pop…
I dont disagree entirely, but then don’t lead him off if you’re not asking him to do whatever he can to get on base. An extra base hit is virtually the same value as a bunt hit in this situation, and the bunt ought to be more likely in Torres’ case. And again, threat of a bunt creates opportunities. I’m not saying he should be bunting to lead off the game, but it really should be part of his game.
Pretty funny Dodger game … the give the Padres three baserunners in a row. Refuse to catch a popup, refuse to cover first on a bunt, then throw too late on a bunt. The Padres’ forfeit lineup has met a team less willing to win!
Looks like we might be two back heading to SD. The G’s are gonna need three of four.
Bloop, bloop, blast works for me.
Fucking Dodgers are doing nothing.
Dodgers are conspiring. Bases loaded for the Pads after a bloopers that barely got out of the infield and two sac bunts.
Infield in, weak line drive gets over everyone, left fielder doesn’t even bother to throw, two runs in foe the Pads after a bloop two sac bunts and a soft line drive that almost bounced on the infield dirt. Amazing.
Wow … that one wasn’t a strike from the moment it was conceived. Weird
I’ll take a hard bloop. Keep it coming….
There’s a nice start.Guillen smoked that one.
Bums totally mailing it tonight. Guillen keeps it interesting.
Nice job Rent way to swing at ball 4.
Renteria and Uribe are swinging at absolute fucking garbage.
Why he threw Juan a strike, I’ll never know. Silly.
C’mon Cody. One time!
RentMan pressing. Too aggressive. But would Panda have done any different?
That’s was my question in the previous inning. What was the reasoning in pulling Sandoval? From the radiocast, sounded like he’s been hitting them on the nose. Given the weak offense, not sure you play so much for defense…
They pinch ran Ford for Pablo. I think they were only down 1 at that point. It wasn’t a defensive replacement.
Lighten up,imbeciles. The Giants may lose but it *AIN’T” the end
Take a deep breath
Oh well … they could hardly have made it easier for a pretty bad relief pitcher. What did he throw, about 2 strikes?
Next!
What a sadly fitting way for the game to end…
Bleah
Okay.
Let’s process.
Zito lost
But he pitched well
Lucky
Satan
SWan Diego next
That’s the story
Fuck Zito. Even when he pitches “well,” it’s usually just well enough to lose.
Tough to go into SD down 2. Not tough to out pitch Zito.
Rockies are on frickin fire. If Giants/Pads beat each other up, Rocks are going to be right in the mix after the weekend…
Fucking end this on that crap. Son of a bitch.
Well, it’s quite simple: We need to at least split in SD or the season is kaput.
No two ways about it. FP was looking ahead to SD? Worthless piece of crap. Cheat some more you sorry excuse for a TV/radio show host. FP sucks Donkey Kong.
And fuck the Friars! Still a chance their plane goes down next roadie. Costanza says it’s due.
They’re hardly out of it, but when you see guys swing at ball after ball after ball against a shitty reliever, well that gets people riled up.
Yep … that guy wanted to lose it. Giants wouldn’t let him.
Nice suit
Faggy incredibly wrong “wrong” tie ya fag, FP Steroid motherfucker
Okay.
I’m thru.
Giants are still rock’n roll this year
C YA TMOROW!!!
Gentlemen (question mark)
good (question mark) night.
Y’all aren’t enjoying a thorough embarrassment of the Doghairs.
The Giants win 5 of 7 from the Pads or they don’t deserve it anyway. So yeah, 3 of 4 is the call, assuming Latos pitches Sunday.
Sad effort when everyone else ahead of them won.
What other people did shouldn’t make it any sadder. Very few quality ABs tonight. Zito pitched well and kept them in offense. Offense took a dump tonight.
One could complain about 2 outta 3 in Phoenix, but I’ll take it. LA freakin laid down like dogs in San Diego. Giants must at least split this weekend to keep close as Pads go on that long roadie starting next week. Split won’t be EZ, but they’ve got to get it done…
Sanchez, Bummie, Lincecum, Cain. 3/4. Book it.
Seriously … why is a split no easy (by MLB standards). Do you see the Padres lineup? Three of the four starters are extremely hittable. C’mon … enough with the respect.
Pads have eaten the Giants lunch this year, I friggin respect that. Now the Pads have taken 3 straight, probably have some confidence, and they’re at home. A split would be fine, plenty of games left after that. Taking 3 outta 4 is gravy. Giants absolutely can’t lose 3 of 4 and be 4 back after the weekend…
Pads were given three straight. Dodgers played like a fucking AAA squad.
Remember that Rocks are great at home, lousy on the road. However, of their remaining games, they have a few more at home than on the road.
You people with your “effort” bullshit. They tried, they lost. Move on.
They’d be well ahead now had they avoided being bitch slapped by the pads all year
Anyone qusetioning this team’s effort DOES need to move on.To the Splash.
2 and fucking 9 against those bastards makes me irate. How the hell did that happen?
2 and 9? Jesus H. Christ. OK, We split in SD and leave the zoo 2 GB. Then we go at least 6-3 vs LA/MIL/CHI while the Friars go 4-6 vs COL/STL/LA The Rockies will stay hot however and by Friday the 24, we’ll have a 1/2 game lead on both the Friars and Rox. That’s way too tense and nerve-racking. But it all starts with a split in SD.
SD is a MUST SPLIT !
What the hell does Kuiper mean when he says they’ll play like their hair’s on fire. They don’t have a “hair’s on fire” offense. And if the implication is they will do something they haven’t done already … well, I wouldn’t understand why they would be waiting. So I won’t look for it.
Giants have given away virtually every game the Padres have won against them. They stop giving them away, they win. In that sense, it’s pretty simple
Call it the Zito effect ~ on the Giants offense. That third run was the killer and the defensive glitches ran a close second. Except for Freddy’s bomb, the hitters just were not up for it. RentMan and Uribe were putrid in the 9th. It reminded me of some of those games against the Padres where they were frozen solid by a good young pitcher and then when they had a chance against a couple of so-so relievers they just couldn’t make it happen. I wonder if Burrell would have been the better call for the PH role in the seventh as Ishi hasn’t been getting it done lately ~ oh well, we’ll never know.
We’ve got our four best starters going in north suburban Tijuana over the last leg of the road trip. Unless the batting totally goes south, i can’t see anything less than a split. Fuck the Dodgers. For my birthday present next week i want to see them macerated in a three game sweep. If Lady Billingsley is pitching, may he throw like he did against the Dagos tonight.
I dont think Bills threw very badly. Those last three runs were all the result of Little League play by the Dodgers
Cal…for a know it all…you should get the rotation in SD right…
Wrong order, correct people. My bad. When I have the time or effort to care, I’ll put up the match ups if you’d like.
That was a famous Kissinger quote, CalFuck, so don’t get all butt hurt. You know, you are posting like an infamous Web Avenger these days. You just post your own shit and if I’m not talking to you: do not talk to me. Got that?
You posted again well after that, leaving Ross out. I’m fed up with the Fat Panda bullshit, the “my boy” crap, the rest it. There were a LOT of poor ABs tonight, three from Posey, BTW.
Cal, if you’re going to be such an asshole, at least try to be funnier. Worthless tangating is just dull and annoying
He’s Popeye the sailor man:
I luv ya, zum. But you are one weird motherfucker.
I am too, clearly, but…
And just so you don’t get me wrong, in your own vernacular…grin
Goodnight again, gentlemen (?)
Tomorrow’s another day. Actually, today’s another day, I should say.
Shit, Zito is the Steve DeBerg of the starting rotation. Just enough to lose.
Like he gets his groove back once he doesn’t have to protect a lead.
Who knows? Bubbles pitched well enough, but the guysjust can’t seem to hit against any of the Hudson brothers . . .