A “Virtual Tie”
I have no idea how you guys decided to make THAT the thing to perseverate on at the end of the last thread. First place? Not first place? I didn’t think about that for a second after we won last night. I’m not even thinking about it if we sweep these chumps this weekend. Where they are in the standings at this point only has to do with leverage. And after the first two games I say that we have that, without question. We are % points behind, everyone can see that. But we have the psychological edge on the Padres AND we have assured ourselves of not losing any ground from where we were on Wednesday. As I’ve been highlighting for weeks now, the Padres are about to hit the road for 10 straight games with exactly one day of rest left in the entire month of September. Latos and Richard can’t pitch every game. They are DONE. If we had lost 3 or 4 we would be sucking wind and they’d have the leverage on us from here on out. But they didn’t do that. I’ll take a win this weekend, two would be divine, but we are all good from here on out. We won the division last night with that victory. Book it……
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Huff is playing like a thirsty man in the desert. Coming out of the wastelands for his first taste of meaningfull games in September. He willed that run into creation and led this club to victory last night.
Second place, first place, tied for first, percentage points behind. Who cares? Top shelf, ML baseballl from both clubs. All the way around. Huff sucking it up and stealing a bag, Schierholtz with the aggressive slide, Uribe with the hustle, starting pitching, BP and of course The Beard of Zues. The whole team could be POTG.
What a game!
Total agreement Flav…just a question now if the Rockies overtake the Padres and Braves for wild card…
well, I admit, the Rockies are a little scary. Normally, I would say this is just a lucky run but they seem to do this every year, for some reason. But as far as San Diego goes, they are DONE–
Stauffer lasagna takes about an hour to cook. I look for SF to break today’s game open sometime around the 2nd inning.
IMO Bochy is managing his ass off and the players are responding. This is September baseball at it’s finest, you gotta love it.
As it is 9/11, I’m always reminded of the JFK quote “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
Go, Gamma Ray Giants. Be thou juggernaunts of victory!
Casilla is quite an amazing story 2010. Don’t know how it’s happened, but this guy is way different from last few years, when league hit .300 against him and his WHIP was 1.78. This year batter avg. is down to .219, K’s are up and BBs are down. We all know how wild he can be, but just like a RH Sanchez he has electric fastball and killer breaking ball to go with it.
Leaving San Jose yesterday for the gym I was behind a car with license plate of “Rice Owls”…..whom I remember as perennial doormat for old Southwest Conference football, a funky looking mascot in blue and white owl suit, and a helmet that resembled the old Eagles with the white wings.
But also, home of one of my fav players from NBA, Ricky Pierce, who was 6th man of the year for Nelson in Milwaukee. Cool player, pure scorer, excellent free throw shooter (75 in a row once) and off season workout buddy of Terry Teagle, another Texas guy that could really shoot and score for Warriors. 1 on 1 games would have been something to watch btw those two.
Superb effort so far, but I hope the G’s aren’t feeling satisfied. Frankly, a split would suck now. They’ve got SD bloodied and dazed, time to finish them off. Go into the next 2 with the attitude that they are must wins. Colo is just 2.5 back and looking unbeatable at home. This is hardly the time to be popping the cork.
Nice short interview with Jim Bouton on NPR this morning.
Obviously, not meant as a reply to Max’s comment.
After getting dinked around all season by the Dagos, the Giants, with the crazymon baserunning of Aubrey Huff, finally went and dinked em right back after clouting them with their big clubs the night before. Padres are reeling. We’ll find out today whether the Friars are fried. I think you’re right, Flav, about the schedule becoming a daunting factor for SD. Giants win either of these two day games and that’s pretty much it for the Dagos. Giants have only one SP who could be said to be faltering ~ and not much so the other night ~ while the Pads have only two starters likely to maintain excellence.
Though we cannot lose sight of the two games left on this road trip and those three with SD at the beginning of October, there is also the factor of the Rox. Anyone know off hand what their home-road splits are for the rest of the season? Giants will play three in the box of Rox later in the month. Even the fading, faltering LaBumbos could be a bump in the road as the first two games at China Basin feature Kershaw vs. Zito and Billingsley facing Cain.
Twenty games remain. Giants are poised for great things right now, but they gotta take it one game at a time, starting against Stauffer in about 5 hours time. Stauff him and stauff him good.
juggernauts
“perseverate”
I’m not convinced that’s a real word. (grin)
OK- I looked it up. It is. Nicely done.
Well, whatfuckingever. Nobody who knew where they stood DID think about it until Chuckes Goober and the Gooberettes started with “Giants win the pennant!!!”.. Anyway, as I caution during downs AND ups-try to keep it in your pants. Twenty high pressure games to go, they might actuually lose one or two, so Room B wil need to save some energy for the certain dooming to follow.The rest of you: enjoy.
I finally get to watch a game today. I think Bum is going to do well. The G’s win today, and Tim can relax and enjoy his duel with Latos.
GO GIANTS!!!
Torres CF, Sanchez 2B, Huff 1B, Posey C, Guillen RF, Burrell LF, Uribe 3B, Renteria SS, Bumgarner P
Playoff atmosphere the last two nights. This is what Sept baseball is supposed to be like. It’s been way too long and boy have I missed it!
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy. ~Paul Sweeney
So you’re OK with the LU? Is that what this means?
Are we still in first place this morning? FP told me so last night, so I assume nothing has changed this morning.
I love the smell of first place in the morning. Smells like……Santangelo.
If FP was going to be anybody’s guru, Denny is the guy.
Feeling very thankful for Posey’s return to the LU. Glad his bell wasn’t rung too loud. That kid is tough, smart and determined. Had he the ABs, he’d be right in the thick of the batting title race. His game calling keeps improving. Got to give Whitehead props, though, for throwing out that would-be base-stealer last night. He may be totally backup offensively, but does happen to be pretty decent behind the plate.
No Pablo today. Evidently, the bamboo groves are pretty picked over around north suburban Tijuana. Also, he’s probably still pretty freaked over the explosion and fire in San Bruno. Anybody know if the Sandoval home is still standing and habitable? I’m sure he’s anxious to get back to the Bay.
When do Chuckes Goober and the Gooberettes go on?
One of your better one’s, M.
But geez, I missed the “L” in Chuckles.
Stix: so you give the catcher credit for calling the game? I can’t fiure you guys out. All of the credit, none of the blame. Our catcher is Richard Nixon..
One more correction:Whitside mad a strong but off target throw, the play was made by the SS Gomez..
Our team ERA for September (18 ER 81 IP) is 2.00. Lowest in all of baseball.
How bout them apples?
“80% of success is showing up” (Woody Allen). Now, Diego is onto the other 20%…
Lose by a David Eckstein HR,win by a failed David Eckstein pivot.Your 2010 season,tortuously nonsensical.
Why is Notorious PANDA Gomez not starting vs the right-handed Stauffer for whom he is 1 for 3 (HR) including two walks?
Has John Candy lost his starting job?
You see? To Kat it was a failed pivot, not a successful take out slide. The diference between Rooms A and B right there….
LOL
Ah, Bochy said Al Roker will start tomorrow. He decided to go w/the “same soup”. Boch said he likes the way Renteria is swinging.
I dunno. Not the biggest endorsement for Chris Farley if ya ask me.
Bochy also said he wants Uribe’s defense at third with Bumgarner pitching.
So Juan now has a better glove at third than Pablo?
Strike two for Fat Albert.
Dennis, none of us can know for sure what’s in Boche’s head, but I think one of the factors is having Edgar’s veteran craftiness (see that tag last night, and his working pitchers at the plate) and presence in the line-up, as well as Juan’s September stick. Just so happens that adds up to more than Pablo can offer. It’s September and normal equations add up differently. Then again, it might be just one game.
On Panda, it may be more of the defensive thing, especially today since there’s a righty going. Bochy knows these next two tilts could be low scoring, and Panda’s D has left something to be desired for a while. I said before the series he should start only 2 of 4, looks like that might happen…
Besides, Uribe put in some really nice plays at 3rd last night where his cannon arm really helped. That pik of the high high bouncer and quick gun throw was awesome. Panda doesn’t make that play…
All i’m saying Twin,is that all 2B make that play even with Nate barreling down on him.Eckstein throws like a girl,his rag arm was the difference on the play.He has to have the worse arm of all 2b in baseball.Hey i’m thankful he does.
Kat, I’ll give Nate credit on that DP breakup. God knows Nate gets/deserves not much credit these days. But, he did what he was supposed to do, and on the Giants, that’s a good thing. Maybe a stronger arm 2nd baseman gets it done, but the stronger armed ones may not be as acrobatic as Eckstein. Anyway, that play won the game…
I agree with Snarkk. Nate completely spiked him. Did you see Eck’s pants caught in Nate’s cleat. Good hard-nosed September baseball. Great stuff Nate.
Could be the first home/away platoon situation I can recall….
Uribe is his defensive replacement, Snarkk’s ex-favorite whipping boy Renteria is his offensive replacement.
WSW: give attribution when you steal your line from Baggarly.
It can be added that Bonehead made the move that put Nate in the game at just the right time. Doesn’t count, I know.
Stix, I live near the SB explosion site and know several families in the fire zone. Fortunately only one lost their house. Panda’s rental was a few blocks from the fire and, from what my friends have said, sustained no noticeable damage. His mom evacuated and is staying with Michael in San Jose. Maybe her lasagna will help him. Big Brother didn’t look so good when we saw him DH against the Ports earlier this summer.
The Padre’s TV guys aren’t bad at all-last night was Mark Neely ( I think that was the name, don’t know of him) and Mark Grant- their calls and K and Ks were pretty much in agreement-even on the plays that went SF’s way. I listened to them and then Scully in a Dodger/Pad series. Sad to say, Scully was worse.
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Sorry:
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Stauffer reminds me some of our former P who has a perfect game in bowling to his credit. Stauffer thus far:
1.
X
John Burkett has 12 Perfect games to his credit bowling.Quite a feat.
Renteria:
1.
0-0 gutter ball. Son of a bitch.
Jesus Christ. Looks like we picked the wrong day to start taking pitches.
Swing the goddamn bat!
Joe Montana’s kid, Nate, in at QB for ND. The Niners might have a better chance with him tomorrow at the helm rather than Alex Smith.
Let’s bring Montana back to the 49ers, draft Nate!
And fuck YT. He’s a cocksucker.
You are making it very hard on yourself.
Fuck Toro!!! That 2nd inning screw up by the boys,comes back to bite them.
Stauffer fucking sucks and the Giants are making him look like Walter Johnson.
Stauffer had a 1.72 ERA coming in. It’s a stretch to say he sucks.
How many runs have the giants scored during innings bumgarner has pitched over the last 3 or 4 of his starts? O in the last two for sure
Career numbers, 11-17, 4.34. I’d say that qualifies.
They’re flailing at pitches out of the zone, and that idiot Crawford has made some horrible calls.
Buster to Crawford…I’m just saying if the popcorn guy in the stands has to duck to get out of the way,it’s not a called strike.
This one isn’t looking too good.
Stauffer is nothing more than a goddamn long reliever, and he shut our sorry asses out for 6.
Bring back Carney, Bam Bam sucks!
Nice play there, Mr. Rent.
Excellent play by Rent there.
How he’s pitching this year and last is more relevant than numbers weighed down by 5 YO stats. He hardly sucks. Oh wait, Sanchez sucks, too. I forgot…
no excuses for Buster, boys. He’s had very poor ABs today.
I’ve made comments about Sanchez that you’ve obviously missed. And fuck Stauffer.
You made some lame attempts to recoup from some unfortunate remarks.
?? Please point to where I said he sucked. I expressed frustration with his inconsistency, as did you. What’s the problem?
I have to say, the future looks bright for the Giants. Bum looks like he could be a real stud. He’s got phenomenal stuff, throws hard, and has that nice easy delivery. With Cain, Lincecum and Sanchez (if he can gain some consistency), you have a hell of a front four there.
Now if we can only get Wheeler to replace Zito.
Hopefully, Wheeler develops. He’s not doing much at Augusta this year, and his walk totals are disturbingly high. That was the thing about Bumgarner, he looked good from the get-go.
Wheeler is minimum 3 years away, Kat.
Unfortunately so is Zito departure.
He’s your guy, Kat.
Utter domination by SD today.
You mean SD “pitching”
Yes, that’s what I meant. Thought it was obvious.
No,it would have been obvious if you said “SD pitching”. As it was it just seemed wrong.
Whatever dude. The fact that it’s a 1-0 makes it obvious to me. You, not so much.
If they don’t pull this out Room B is going to have to hope the Party Store will give a refund on all those hats and streamers. You morons jinxed it.
I don’t know why you subject yourself to that place. I went over there this morning for the first time in a while, and it’s as pathetic as ever. That stan guy is a real piece of work.
I’m talking about Room B HERE, there is a Room B everywhere, my friend. The idiots who said the Giants were in first..
Before SoS decided he deserved an award for his writing skills, and attacks anyone who disagrees, the Splash was beginning to be a place where fans could go and discuss baseball… now it’s rapidly turning into a place to avoid, again.
I saw you “over there” this morning as well.
And you should post the rules regarding Room B, because half the time I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.
Our pitchiing hasn’t been too shabby either. 1 lucky stroke by a 2nd rate catcher.
No, it’s been terrific. I feel bad for Bum, he pitched his ass off.
If somehow Fruckie gets on in the 9th.Ford better be pinch running.
I think I’d rather have a couple of teeth extracted than listen to that tool Karros broadcast a game. What’s the deal with this glut of ex-Dodgers calling games?
I was surprised it was Fontenot pinch-hitting instead of Ishi. Give Ishi a chance to try to run into one.
Ishi? I forgot he still plays for our team.
C’mon Buster!
FORD NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least have to H&R. Can’t end this shit on a DP.
Fuck.
It’s on Tim now.
Posey sucked Donkey Kong today. And Rent’s AB in the 2nd when he didn’t get the run home sucked Mario Bros.
Looked like Ford’s hand was in but very bad afternoon for Buster.
Losing 1-0 is a goddamn gut-wrench. I’d rather take a 10-0 ass whooping any time.
These games leave a hole in my stomach.
Could not see this one on tv…was Staufer actually throwing that lights out or were we asleep?
That day off really did wonders for buster, didn’t it? I think the team worked their way through too many whores last night. Buzkill game