Turning the Page/Bochy Bashers/Vin Mazzaro…..
I thought that MacDog nailed it at the end of the last thread. No matter what you though of that play, Tim’s bad throw took the possibility of the double play out of the equation. I thought (and still think) that was a catchable ball. But it really had no bearing on the outcome of the game. Tim was terrible and I would also agree with Macdog that I haven’t seen Tim lose his composure like that since…..maybe the time he got pissed off at the Rockies for the “humidified” balls. But he was really more irritated than anything else and he seemed to feed off it that game. Last night, he fell apart…….
And with Dirrrrrty going tonight, I would be happy if he could just walk less than Tim did last night. I’ll take that and hope we have our hitting shoes on…..
For the Bochy detractors (and they were all over the airwaves last night and this morning): Are you serious? Calling out Bochy for leaving Tim in is uncalled for. The same people who are questioning his decision to leave him in to face CarGo need to also stand up and say they had complete faith in Jeremy Freaking Affeldt to get him out. Affeldt? He’s been horrendous lately. And Tim didn’t pitch that badly in that inning, with a good throw he already out of it with the double play. And the ball Tulo hit was almost caught by Franchez. It’s idiotic to rail on Bochy for taking Tim out to early (which we hear all the time) and then rail on him when he leaves him in a hitter too long….
And to Vin Mazzaro: Dude, I feel for you. The manager of the Royals (who is it? Yost?) should be disciplined for leaving him in the game that long. Letting him throw 78 pitches in 2 innings could easily have caused him to injure his arm (not to mention what 14 ER’s did to him psychologically) and then promptly optioning him to AAA shows how much they care about the arms of their pitchers. If I’m a KC pitcher I don’t trust one freaking person in the Royals organization, at any level, this morning…
The Flap Fantasy Baseball Standings
(Chuck makes a bold move and storms his way to a first place tie! Plus, Edd makes a desperate plea at the trade desk for, lol, pretty much everything. See below. Go Ed!)

Induces the 5-4-3 around the horn DP on the first pitch after giving up the leadoff single.
Who is this Gomez?
0-21 . . .
I wonder if the Marlins are still interested in DeRosa? 😀
Thirteen pitches to the 6,7 and 8 hitters gets Ubaldo to 99 total after six. So he may hang through seven. Actually one of DeRosa’s best AB’s as he dragged the count out a bit and then lined out deep. Maybe there is a shred of hope?
Way to go Dirty.
Hey! I take back everything I said about Jonny.
He’s dealing AND hitting.
After all yesterday’s blather on the board, Drrrrty has been as efficient as a John Deere mower, clipping down the Rox on 72 pitches through six; a ratio of 12 per. If he maintains focus through the middle of the L.U., he could go 8 today. It would make for a well-rested BP.
I predicted the golden egg today. Things balance…
And…0 Walks
Some consultant must have told the SF broadcasters to use: “[insert action]…And, that’s how this game [inning] starts off”. They started doing that this season, TV and radio. Picky, I know, but kinda annoying, IMO…
As in: “Throw up. That’s how the day begins . . .”
Yeah, I said the same thing yesterday too . . .
Jonny B Goode . . .
Unproductive outs, damn we needed an expectorant that inning.
With his .235 up to the moment BA, perhaps Drrrty should have not been batting 9th today. Regulars with lower averages starting today include Huff, currently at .224; Fontenot at .208; Tejada with a .207 and still trying to recoup DeRosa at a sparkling .171.
Line forms behind me on supporting Sanchez, boys. I seem to recall some disagreement on that from the Chucklet…
One game does not stem the tide.
Suck it, Mr Hunt. . . .
Or maybe it does. I don’t give a fuck.
Get the win, I’m happy.
Just your routine 1-6-3.
John Deere mowers are painted green, but this one looks pretty Drrrrty to me.
Also noted should be the good defense played by Tejada lately..
Sanchez has demonstrated some focus today, hasn’t he? (Or is there still time for the inevitable Gomez blow up . . . . . ?)
Yer lips to God’s ear, skippy.
no walks and we are seeing some outstanding results. Who saw this coming? As usual, a performance like this is impossible to predict from him. I owe him big time, I reluctantly started him this week and with him facing the punchless A’s this weekend I am looking at getting some sweet stats out of Dirrrrrty for the week.
Mid May. Gamer returning to form…
Only if it’s Sanchez would giving up something in the 8th be considered a “blow up”..
Yoda?
LQTM
How about blowing a throw to 1st after giving up 2 singles?
Paging Mr. Belt . . .
I am at work, Game day not working for me. Stupid IT department, has it blocked. Is Sanchez out for the 8th inning
He’s inconsistent. Good game one time, great game the next, six innings one game, 7 or 8 the next. . . . .
This is his 1st time reaching the 8th, skippy.
Huh. He’s leaving him in.
Let the 2nd guessing begin,.
It’s a joke, pinhead.
Really? It sounded stupid for a reason?
out, I mean out on the mound
Well, he’s out now . . .
Shit. Need a K and a DP.
Well, that pretty much sucks.
I’m following on mlb gameday. I assume the throw was a catchable ball?
The computer shows Sanchez down in velocity a bit in the 8th.
No.
Define ‘catchable’
Took 17 hours yesterday.
Loogy time.
Crazy thing is, he’s on the hook both ways, and this is by far the best he’s pitched.
Left too many guys on and didn’t get them in.
Maybe being dead LAST in runs scored has something to do with it.
Fuck this . . .
Fucking stoopid call for the outside fastball. Go with your best pitch. This day has turned into shit.
It’s not a HUGE break if they score these fucking runs, Kuip.
Oh well. Hate this fucking place.
bummer. Oh well, it was still a great start. I haven’t seen how many pitches he was at but was there a reason to have him start the 8th? The BP was pretty rested, wasn’t it?
When he started the 8th? I think it was 85.
He was under 100. 97?
And just like that…
fuuuuuck
80 pitches. Ugh. No reason to take him out to start the 8th. This sucks.
If there’s an issue it would be leaving him in after the first two reach base.
2 shitty starts, and Jonny gets a win and a ND. He pitches his ass off and is on the hook for the loss.
Why didn’t Romo come in earlier? They had a rightie up when they brought in Lopez (if they made a switch, I missed it).
All right, time to get those runs back and more. Although, I imagine some fresh balls are coming out of the cigar box.
LQTM John . . . They only use the Humidor for the opposing team’s ABs. HA.
I think that’s what he means, Blade . . .
I think that’s what blade means Chuck
Thank you Ted . . . I didn’t think I was being obtuse. Regardless, the Clown was spot on.
Lets go, Torres . . .
One time . . .
DeRosa struck out looking????????????????????????????
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
Got to take some shit out on the Dogs.
Kershaw tomorrow, good luck with that.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
FUCK.
Was my 5 of 7 prediction for this road trip a little too … optimistic?
Thats the way to end it, have the opposing pitcher teach the Giants pitchers how to start a double play!!
Yeah. Bad enough they lost after being ahead most of the game but they had to add irony to finish it off as well
Since we’re no longer in first place, I wonder if the brass thinks it would now be OK to try and improve upon our offense that remains dead LAST in runs scored. Fuck this.
“Who saw this coming? ” (Dirty’s nice outing).. yeah, I argued with you guys all day cuz I thought he’d suck..
LQTM . . .
I have no idea who this analyst is on the tv postgame show, but I would have to agree with him, when he says, “The Dodgers are the Giants main competition, not the Rockies . . . They have the pitching, the Rockies don’t.” No idea if this guy is a tool when he analyses other facets of the Giants, but I think he has a good point here. Anyone know who this guy is????
J. Fred Muggs
Well, get ready for more Bochy Bashing
Mychal Urban. He’s Zito’s closet diddle-pal . . .
And he *is* a tool. The only reason he’d have anything positive to say about the Giants these days is because they happen to be the World Champs. He’d been ragging on them relentlessly for the past few years.
Thanks Ted. By the by, I use to know a monkey that was named Fred.
Losing is not awesome. I don’t like it.
I had the Bums second until the kerfuffle- but it doesn’t matter, either will be 8 or 10 back..
We’re gonna win the division by 8 or 10 games being dead LAST in runs scored?
Read me another bedtime story.
Well, they won’t be last. You’re no different than the Splash doomorons, Dennis. You never learn. You were only wrong about 200 times last year..
Twin is counting every one of the “wrongs.”
Losing sucks thats all there is to it!!
Care to elaborate?
Losing builds character! 🙂
I will make sure Bochy gets that message.
“There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying”
-Francis Bacon-
Losing is frustrating. It reminds me of a Family Guy episode, that I vaguely remember. It went something like:
Peter was feeling frustrated, and said: “This is so frustrating. I haven’t been
this frustrated since Moby Dick was staying at our house.”
It cuts to a shot of Peter at the kitchen table with Moby Dick, the whale,
sitting there, too.
There’s an uncomfortable silence.
Moby Dick: “Do you have any Raisin Bran?”
Peter: “No….but we have some regular bran flakes, and we have some raisins.
You can put the raisins in the bran flakes. It would be the same thing as having
Raisin Bran.”
Moby Dick: “It’s not the same.”
Peter: “What do you mean, it’s not the same. It’s bran flakes and raisins.”
Moby Dick: “IT’s….NOT….THE….SAME!”
I know this is a cartoon, but how did they fit the whale inside the house? Kitchen?
It was a smaller version of Moby Dick.
Yeah. And since we’re on the subject, how come Goofy can talk and Pluto can’t?
Because Goofy wears clothes . . .
Thanks
Belt hit a Salami today for the Grizz. God forbid the team mired in LAST in runs scored could use a guy who hits homers.
Grab a libation, Dennis.
Belt is getting better. Good. Still doesn’t necessarily mean he’s ready for the big leagues again. He flopped the first time.
Yeah!
Just like our entire offense that’s LAST in runs scored has flopped. What’s one more flopper?
Look down Dennis . . .
Insert rim shot . . .
Chuck in first place? That league has to be rigged.
Don’t fret Zippy. I’m sure I’ll fall out of 1st by tomorrow.
Article on Chris Brown of the San Jose Giants over on the Bleacherreport. could be the next Center fielder??
Didn’t the Giants have a Chris Brown playing for them in the ’80’s?
Yes. he of the “I slept on my eye wrong, coach . . .” fame.
He died as a contractor in Iraq IIRC . . .
It’s Gary Brown.
It’s all relative- Flavor is bench pressing, I’m trying to put poker chips in a slot in a cup. I’m occasionally successful….See ya later.
Google’s a wonderful thing. Yes, the Giants did have a Chris Brown playing for them in the ’80′s. 3rd baseman. Pretty good BA. With the Giants. Made the AS team his 2nd full year. Went south after with the Padres and Tigers. And yes, it’s Gary Brown.
Not absolutely certain, but he also was a contractor in Iraq during he war. I think he was killed in action there. Again, not certain.
Whoa. I just wikied him. You’re close he *was* there and saw some action as well. But he died here in the states under mysterious circumstances. He suffered and died from burns in a fire on November 30 at a vacant house he owned in Sugar Land, Texas. He was 45 years of age. Police have never determined if his death was a homicide, suicide, or an accident. Sad.
Ahh . . . thanks for the clarification Ted. I remember him as being a troubled soul when he played, e.g., he complained about numerous injuries, which some people thought were bogus. However, I also understand that he had matured over the years and was doing quite well (before his death). Yes, sad that he is no longer with us.
Chris Brown went on the DL because a fly landed on him (or so some players said). He was part of the Mitchell trade with SD.
I know Flav is getting rich off of these altruistic opportunities that come his way every day. However, I’m not certain that my fellow Flappers are benefiting. Consequently, I am forwarding this “opportunity” to all of you . . . No need to thank me.
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Gee, thanks blade!!!
Sad thing is, I’ve actually had to explain this to some of my customers and non-customers. Two guys just last week because the name of the bank in his email was similar to the name of my bank and he thought we were a branch of a bank in Nigeria. Poor sap even had a $600K fake check with him. Money, or the thought of it, can make a lot of even decent people pretty damn stupid.
Yeah a friend of mine, his mom (in her late 80s) has given upwards of $120,000 to clowns like this. He took over her finances, but not fast enough.
Obviously, they were suffering from dementia, right? I can see myself at 80 years old, with phlegm dribbling down my chin, thinking astutely, “Boy, oh boy, I am going to take this guy Meueller to the cleaners . . .”
However, I am not 80 . . . yet.
Actually, they’re two different things. One is elder abuse or its technical term Elder Financial Exploitation. The other is relying on good old human greed.
However he died, Chris Brown’s service showed how absurd many notions of what makes a man really are. Ridiculed for his hypochondria, he demonstrated bravery on a far greater stage than a baseball field…
Well, it took bravery sure. But just to be clear, he wasn’t a soldier. He worked for Halliburton
I know what he did.
That’s fine, it wasn’t necessarily posted directly to you. I was just trying to be clear for the edification of everyone who may not have known
It was somewhat more dangerous than fielding a sacrifice bunt..
Now THAT was a funny line, Twin.
I’d put it right up there with my recent favorites: Loo being on pace to get laid 730 times in 1985, Dennis asking for another bedtime story, and Ted and Snark noting all of the different butt types.
I shoulda read down further.
Yes, Chris Brown beggd out of a game once for “sleeping on his eye wrong.”
He had myriad issues and a pretty short career. Heard about his death, but I didn’t know the mysterious circumstances around it. I thought he died in Iraq as well, as a contract trucker out there . . .
Clemente was a notable hypochondriac..
it’s funny how the brain can play tricks on you. I would have bet $1k that Brown died in Iraq. I still remember reading that. Still. Even now.
watching HAWK try to post here is funny; all the venom just harmlessly flows into my spam filter…….
sometimes it’s just some idiotic one liner. But my favorite is when he writes a paragraph of utter nonsense, he probably proof reads it 50 times and spends half the morning crafting it. Then he hits “post comment”. And the only person to ever see it is me when I check my spam filter once a day. Good times……
Is that the chump that is always bustin Chuck’s nuts on his site? Or is that Nipper? What is it with Chuck and the blog stalkers anyway?
Different guy. Dude’s been hassling me for 4 years. It started on the Niner Insider. Took him 1.5 years to find my site. This is when I discovered what a horrensously shitty host blogspot was. I forced him to come up with a registered ID, but the site lets HIM block his email from my view. To block his posts and get his email, they want ME to send them a copy of my photo ID.
I’m shutting that down at some point during this lockout.
No, Chuck has his own group to deal with. I don’t think those guys blog it up here. He’s at blogger.com, it’s a dumb site for blocking chumps. It’s the main reason I moved here. There are few blog-things I like better than watching some idiot craft out some dumbass, venom spewing post and then no one reads it but he and I…..
I think Dennis (and me) is about the only one that frequents both. Grumpy Guy used to post here (I think) . . .
Dear idiot Trolls who I block: Just send me an email, it’s more efficient. No muss no fuss. Please send all venom-spewing idiotic, moronic, dumbass posts to: bigflavor77@gmail.com
Everything else you got, post it at the Splash…….