A Necessary Win Keeps Everyone off the Ledge
Yesterday, Murph and Idiot were quizzing Kuip about the state of the team, how much to worry or not to worry, is it not our year, etc….On May 8th, this is what they were hand wringing about. May Freaking 8th….Kuip countered with a weird answer that included a reference to “hanging around till Pablo gets back” and that fans should be optimistic because of the extra playoff spot to shoot for this year. Huh? We’re already ratcheting down our goals this year to raising The Wild Card #2 Flag? What the hell is that?
Last night’s win should go a long way to keeping the dream alive of winning the division. With such a long season I don’t understand how anyone could be so pessimistic as to even have thoughts about conceding the division to the Dodgers. And what if we had lost last night’s game? What if Pill hadn’t hit the bomb or Casilla had given up one? Would it be “wait till next year” on KNBR this morning?
Today I expect to hear lots of people excited and talking about what a big win tonight would be–the *message* it would send. The only message getting sent and received should be to not freak out over single game results in the beginning of freaking May.
Last year, when all the injuries hit, it was harder to be optimistic about the team. We had a bunch of aging vets who were clearly done or near done—Tejada, Burrell, Rowand, DeRosa, etc. This year we have a bunch of young guys who are still finding their production ceiling. I don’t cringe when Arias or Blanco (or even Crawford or Belt) come up to bat—Last year, even the sight of Miggy or Rowand sitting quietly in the dugout would erase my *knowing dude head nod* and be replaced by a furrowed brow and a crooked frown……..
So I’m glad we won last night but it was hardly * must win*. Tonight would be a great win, too, but if Timmy comes out and lays another first inning egg and we lose 5-1 I’m not gonna trip on it. Arias, Casilla, Belt, Crawford, Blanco, Pagan, Melky, Posey, Pill…..all these guys have an upside and there’s more reason to believe they’ll succeed then to worry that they’ll fail. Throw in a rock solid pitching staff and the impeding return of The Great Panda, and I’m very confident that we’ll win the division this year………
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Well, at least the BA w/ RISP went up some more.
yeah that’s fucked up. He gets a nice hard shot up the middle for a hit that prolongs the inning, they are raking barbs and about to score again, and kemp throws behind him.
Hope Tim doesn’t need that one…
Jesus some game for Nate so far you fucking idiot.Back to the bench and give the Starts to Pill Bochy.
Doh!!!! Keep going if anything. Fucking tool.
I would take a consistent 92 mph from Lincecum this year.
Miller was saying Tim’s slider is 4 MPH faster that it has been.
Timmy!!! 2 K’s for Kemp!!!
Poor Nate, he’s losing his cult. Nothing sadder than a minister without his flock.
Timmy is back?
wow what a facial. Kemp goes down again with runner on.
Krukow still irkes me when he says”well you want your starter to avg15 pitches an inning.”That’s. Total BS if your starter wants a CG.That would be 135 pitches thrown for 9.You need to avg 11or 12 at most for 99-108 in games in this era.
Before pitch counts . . .
This B4 isn’t going so well. I should have made more tacos.
The CG is not the usual goal anymore.
hey flav here’s a 1b who played a solid 10 yrs with consistent .850-.900 OPS, high OB, good glove and never ever hit more than 18 bombs which he did only once in career–Keith Hernandez.
I’d settle for Timmy getting through the 4th.
WTF kind of 0-2 shit-pitch was that?
The kind he’s been making all year, that kind..
Now *that* was a pitching mistake . . .
Tony Jr. should never in his life get a hit off Timmy..
Fuck. Lost 2 runs + to baserunning mistakes. Timmy serves a spank me pitch to Tony Gwynn. Lazy-ass shit there.
Where’s that pitch to Gwynn?
I resent Jamey Wright pitching like this.
Phuckme. I follow online via Twitter and Timmy is superb. I go to MLB.tv and the center will not hold and everything goes to shit. Utterly depressing. And now Gillyboy is PHing for Lincecum. Jamie “Are You Kidding?” Wright mowing our sluggers down. Did I tell you how depressing this is? And I’m listening to Vin Scully, whom I admire and respect and used to like to hear, because I won’t pay for Premium. The game is on 45rpm and he’s on 33 1/3. voice is pale. Pace is wearying. And WHY oh WHY do they leave him alone? He needs a color commentator. Aw shut up. I’m pissed off. Shut up.
Whatthefuckkind of name is A.J.? Be a man, Ellis, and have a real name, you candyass.
Blanco looked amateurish on that so-called triple.
Where’s Vungo?
G’night, girls.
Blackley was certainly fooling them that inning.
Whatever happens the rest of the way in this game, this Dodger team is kind of bleh and highly beatable this season. Kemp is going to have a great season, but he’s cooling down a bit.
If they are beatable, what are the Giants?
The Giants are missing their best hitter at the moment. Take Kemp or Ethier out of the Dodgers lineup and they’d be struggling, too. This is not a Dodger team that is running away with the division.
0-2 cripples are killing the Giants. Belisario is unravelling as we speak.
Fuck, Buster. Balls 3 and 4.
Total weak ass swing there.
Waste waste waste.
Fat ass ain’t producing.
Hey, Larry King is there without his 40 years younger gold-digging wife. Are they still married? Did she get caught with the gardener or the pool guy?
Except for Melky, none of the guys who need to step up while Panda is out have done so.
My daughter is at the game tonight. Some asshole threw a beer at another Giants fan sitting behind her. Apparently said asshole was promptly removed by security. Apropos the commentary on Dodger Stadium.
They’re playing the outfield in honor of Angel tonight..
(grin)
Nice to see you smile. I’ll call it a night with that..
Seems Tim’s offensive streak tonight was a grand slam short. Sad to wake for work and see a ninth like that. But those Doger pitches were moving.
One more thing- on the bright side, Pablo has no more hamate bones to break..