Let us Pray
For my sermon today, I shall consult the Book of Armaments, Chapter 2, Verses nine to twenty one:
And St. Attila raised his Hand Grenade up on high saying, “O Lord, Bless this thy Holy Hand Grenade that with it thou mayest blow the Dodgers to tiny bits, in thy mercy.”
Wait, wrong sermon. Let’s try the Book of Numbers.
As we approach the “half way” mark, the only numbers that count at this point are: 42-33, 1game out of first. Other numbers can be used for illustrative purposes but those two (three?) are the only ones that really matter. Numbers like: 5th in the NL in hitting, 11th in OPS, 4th in ERA (3rd amongst starters, 5th amongst bullpen), last (or first depending on how you look at it, either way, bad) in errors, 12th in double plays etc. can be used to parse the 42-33 but are in a way irrelevant to the ones that matter. They are right where they need to be in the two that count: 42-33, 1 game out. The thing I love best about THIS team is that they haven’t hit their stride yet. Pablo out, Posey needing off days, batting order in flux (until now), starters struggling who shouldn’t, relievers coughing up hairballs on occasion etc. This is exactly what I want. I want to see struggle, harsh lessons learned, and failure. But I want to see that early. I want to see them grow, mesh and begin to dominate as the season progresses. THIS team needs to find it’s own mojo, it’s own credo, it’s own thong. The parts are all there. Like every team, they are a couple of key injuries away from crashing and burning. But from where I sit (type?), I wouldn’t want to be anybody else.
So, to recap: “First shalt thou take out the Holy Thong, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less.”
I leave the rest as an exercise for the reader.
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15-0 in the 3 game sweep!!!!
Put that in your pipe and smoke it you pole-smoking fuckers! Go on – get gone…we’re done with your Bum asses!
Timmy, good to have you back.
That is one of the sweetest sweeps we’ve ever seen. Wow. Shutout. Three games. Never before in franchise history — and against the Dodgers. Wow redux. That was peachy (just arriving back in NC from the Peach State).
someone tell ewisco
ZERO is a number, too.
Me be loving the 2012 team it is laser beam post season dream
this season scream: GREAT FREAKIN BASEBALL
Amen brother!
Wow…FIRST time in the history of the Giants-Bums for three consecutive shut-outs! Fuck Yeah!
So glad to see Timmy get off the snide!
As Jackie Gleason would say “How SWEEP it IS!”
It’s still sinking in. Stunning. Amazing. And it’ll barely get a mention from ESPN, betcha.
the Olympic torch is running through my area tomorrow so it is off to bed
wish I had my Romo bobblehead; I would take its picture with the torch.
hahahahaha
great game Seabiscuit
Ah…good one, Ed…one of the early (didn’t really stick) monickers for Timmy (Sea Biscuit). Shoot me a pict of the torch and I’ll get it posted (chipower9@hotmail.com).
Fuck ESPN and their Right-coast bias…we don’t need their sorry asses!
I can’t ever recall a sweep of the Dodgers that was so….easy.
I remember a sweep…but not three shut-outs, though..and that is because it is the first time in baseball history the Giants have done this to La Bumbinos!
27 Innings of no runs given up, now that is what I am talking about!!
Well with the way Tim pitched and granted it is only one game for Tim, but the rest of the NL has to be thinking “OH SHIT”, 5 capable starters??
How ’bout that shit, Kevin? Awesome. And in case you did not see it (on Saturday after the RiverCat/Griz game)…thanks again for the cold one. It was a pleasure meeting you.
yes, it was great to meet a fellow flapper!! If you are ever down in the area give me a call.
Will do.
Cheers on sweeping the Dodgers flappers!
K&K said the Giants have never shut out ANY team in a three-game series. Whew!
In the SF era. From Baggs: “The Giants have not shut out an opponent over a series of 3 games or more since 1954, when Grissom/Maglie/Antonelli beat PHI.”
Come to think of it, they did mention 1954. Scott Pitoniak just collaborated on a bio of Johnny Antonelli, who lives in Rochester, NY.
Yes gents it’s great to be a Giants fan today!
I don’t know if I’ve seen a manager as depressed as Mattingly- it’s not a good look.
Well, I’m sure he knows Etheir is going on the DL with his oblique thing. Kemp is a month away, and his team can’t score.
Yes, Chuck, he does know all that. You still don’t like the head guy acting suicidal..
So he’s supposed to be happy?
No,Chuck. He’s supposed to be suicidal. Are you having a hard time understanding that the manager has to show some degree of optimism that his guys will bounce back- not lead the charge off the cliff?
He didn’t look suicidal to me.
Donnie rallies the troops: “We’re fucked, boys”
Kevin, I would love to know why you benched Lincecum today on your Flap league team? 🙂
Because he wanted to see if anyone gave hiim shit.
Apparently…someone did
😉
Cool thing is, we sweep LA, and open up the Cincy series with Bummie and Cain.
Got to like the odds there . . .
Bumgarner/Cueto is hardly a gimme, the Cain match up looks better, Zito/Latos is a push, Vogelsong has the paper edge on Arroyo.
I didn’t say any of them were gimmes, Mike.
I didn’t say you did, Chuckie. I gave my evaluation of the match ups.
Good time for me to say goodnight.
You guys sure enjoy each other.
Yes they do. Stop being a Soph
Spe take a hike to hell.
I was surprised to see Cinn (6th) ranked just behind the G’s in pitching. Other than Cueto, not much SP, but I guess the bullpen has been very strong.
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And Cinn? You out and out gangsta
You’re all crazy mofos!!!
Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my ragtime gal
Goodnight, gentlemen (question mark)
Ha ha ha. Rattle rattle rattle . . .
Timmeh!!!
After this rancid offensive performance the last 4 games, if not fortnight, you can book the new Dodger ownership is going to spend some cash, somehow, to get a decent bat onto this team before the deadline…