61 Games Left. Giants Well Positioned?

Posted in Uncategorized by dirtnrocksnomo on July 30, 2012

Something about a trade deadline looming

San Francisco Giants

BATTER	GAME													SEASON
	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	TB	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
G Blanco RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.247	.341	.366
R Theriot 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.268	.314	.317
M Cabrera LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.353	.393	.520
B Posey C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.314	.377	.497
A Pagan CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	.277	.322	.395
M Scutaro 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.272	.324	.360
B Belt 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.237	.342	.375
B Crawford SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.234	.288	.338
a-J Christian PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.206
S Casilla P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Lopez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–
R Vogelsong P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.128	.056
C Hensley P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Affeldt P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
G Kontos P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–
b-J Arias PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.284	.322
Totals	31	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	7	8	–	–	–

a-lined out for B.Crawford in 8th

b-flied out for Kontos in 8th

BATTING

RBI:

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Cabrera, B Crawford

GIDP: M Scutaro

Team LOB: 5

Scoring Opportunities: 0/3

BASERUNNING

SB: G Blanco (18)

CS: A Pagan (4)

FIELDING

E: M Scutaro (10)

DP:
Posey to B.Crawford
B.Crawford to Theriot to Belt

PITCHER	GAME										SEASON
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PIT	B-S	BFP	ERA	Opp AVG
R Vogelsong (L, 8-5)	6.0	6	2	1	3	5	0	104	45-59	27	2.22	.218
C Hensley	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	2-4	3	3.19	.228
J Affeldt	1.1	2	2	2	1	2	0	25	7-18	6	2.66	.238
G Kontos	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1-6	2	2.21	.253
S Casilla	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	13	5-8	3	3.05	.226
J Lopez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3-2	1	3.43	.294

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twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 7:47 pm

Apparently someone has traded for Reed Johnson but won’t admit it.
- WilcoJoe said, on July 30, 2012 at 7:53 pm
  
  LQTM
  - twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:02 pm
    
    Braves have fessed up. As a bench bat he was a pretty good choice, actually.
- Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:01 pm
  
  Braves?
- snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:05 pm
  
  I’m waiting for Dempster to go to LA.
  If that happens, we’re hosed…
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 7:59 pm

Kuip got awfully jazzed about a sac fly, but heyt, they scored!
- snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:01 pm
  
  Scutaro hasn’t been here long enough to be infected with the Gyros RISP hitting disease. That sac fly was about twice as long as the furthest fly ball ever hit by Burriss…
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:08 pm

What the fuck is up with The Riot? The ump blew that call, but he’s dropping shit and not hitting.
- Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:12 pm
  
  He’s officially a 2012 Giant.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:11 pm

Screw Pence.
Trade Brown for one of the Hairstons. I’m sick of these pricks.
I want one of ’em on OUR side…
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:14 pm

Fuck. Come on Snottie
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:17 pm

Giants GAVE those two runs away.
Unfrigginreal…
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:18 pm

Bleeeeeeh. Time for the Oympics???

Women’s beeach volleyball? Some a them divers were pretty hot.
PawlieKokonuts said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:18 pm

I’m blacked out, unless I act like the lord of the manor and kick my daughter off of one of her pawn star shows. Listening to Flemming. What a bizarro inning. Could Bum be hurt?
- unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:18 pm
  
  Monemtary loss of control
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:20 pm

Slooooooooooooooooooowing the game down here. Fuck. …………..
PawlieKokonuts said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:21 pm

Something went wrong in this inning, obviously. Something happened to Bumgarner. Or he simply lost it mentally. Ugh. Reminds me of that historic blowout by Bum; was it last year? He DID recover nicely in his next start, though.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:21 pm

If the Giants don’t score 3 or better runs tonight, I’m breaking out my Wonder Bread metaphor of 2 seasons ago, or was it 3? That’s a threat, and a promise…
- PawlieKokonuts said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:24 pm
  
  TedSpe: we need a movie reference.
  - unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:26 pm
    
    Night of the Living Dead?
  - unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:27 pm
    
    “They’re coming to get you,. Barbara.”
PawlieKokonuts said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:23 pm

Loo, Mac: why do we do this? I am edging my way toward Sleepville. Good thing I don’t have a real job.
- unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:28 pm
  
  How to waste another scoring opportunity.
- Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:32 pm
  
  I’ve never been a country and western fan myself, but I always got a kick out of that old Johny Paycheck song, “Take This Job and Shove It.” If I’m at the bar and really drunk, I’ll punch J-86 on the jukebox.
Salty said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:28 pm

bleeping horseshit hitting
PawlieKokonuts said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:29 pm

We don’t score here, I’ll take the gas pipe. Or just shut the game down. Tough choice.
- unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:30 pm
  
  Try the crack pipe first . . .
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:29 pm

This is getting to be too much for me to take.

Bummie, show ‘en how to do it.
- unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:32 pm
  
  Not the snot rockets . . .
Bozo said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:32 pm

You guys are cracking me up. First our ownership isn’t spending like the Red Sox or Phils, hell we could be the highest paid team in last. Although I don’t agree with management all the time, we aren’t sellers at this point. Scutaro gets us a run on a sac fly and that either isn’t enough or he hasn’t learned how to fail with RISP.
Theriot doesn’t handle a ball in no mans land (I would have blamed Pagan on that one) and drops a ball on a transfer and he’s fucked. We go down a run and it’s time to turn the channel. It almost sounds like you guys want to lose.
Fuck that shit, Snot Rocket time, let’s get em back.
- Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:36 pm
  
  NEVER want to lose, but with the way we’re playing… you know my schtick: We DESERVE to lose.
- unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:48 pm
  
  Oh, settle down. The fucking Giants got schooled by the Dodgers by playing like lambs. THEY are playing without heart.
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:37 pm

This team’s most clutch hitters this year are Panda, Hector Sanchez and Posey. Two of the three are out. Pagan might be as anti-clutch as it gets.
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:40 pm

No error on that play, but our defense sucks as usual.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:41 pm

Posey on third with a gift passed ball or whatever with no outs, and STILL can’t score?
How long has it been since Bonds left? 5, 6 years now?
6 years and counting of this low scoring torture shit…
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:41 pm

Then we turn the around-the-horn DP! Nice defense!
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:46 pm

Wow, Horrible job there. I’ll take it
Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:47 pm

Good news: Bums are now down by a TD. I’m guessing Roman Gabriel went down and they had to go with Les Josephson at quarterback. No relation to Michael Josephson the poet. At least as far as I know…
twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:50 pm

Well, you know I like Belt a lot but I think I would have liked him a lot less if he’d killed MadBum and Vungo..
Bozo said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:51 pm

Ah shit, we’re tied. How fucked up is that? Fucking Scutaro.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 8:52 pm

Flash: Scutaro’s knocked in one run, and scored the other of the Giants 2. Shhhh, don’t tell him he’s a Giant.
That’s half a season’s work for Burriss…
Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:01 pm

Berger, I have to curb your enthusiasm (funniest goddamn show on TV. HBO and Larry best make a Season 9) on Hector Sanchez. He has a .669 OPS, and two, count them TWO walks in 128 ABs this year. But you are right about him being clutch. Hector has 24 RBI in those same ABs. That projects to 78 in about 495 at-bats. Hector “Clutch” Sanchez should be our #1 pinch-hitter with runners on base. And I’ll also give ya your boy Nate can play some RF. That was one helluva job holding Bay to a single. But overall, I think he’s related to Matt Ryan — He stinks on ice.
- Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:08 pm
  
  And I’m sure ya gonna call me in 2 seconds and tell me that called third to Nate was outside.
  If Falcon QB, Matt Ryan stinks on ice, then your boy Nate is on an iceberg.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:05 pm

I’m feeling a Belt HR.
Or, could be gas…
- snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:07 pm
  
  False alarm. Just a burp, and a single…
stixwiz said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:08 pm

Over the past four games Belt has been the Giants best hitter. So why the hell is he still batting 7th?
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:08 pm

I don’t know much about stats. They can be very deceiving. I just know he gets timely hits.
- Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:11 pm
  
  I was tallking about Hector Sanchez.
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:08 pm

Huff’shot for his last RBI here/.
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:09 pm

There ya go . . . Aaaand he’s hurt.
Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:10 pm

I know you’re all thinking it, so allow me to say it…Thank Christ Huff is hurt again. Fuck him.
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:10 pm

Huff is DL for at least August!
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:10 pm

Crawford was safe at 2nd.
demp28 said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:11 pm

Thanks for beating the relay to first Huff. Now go back to Texas to your trailer and RETIRE.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:13 pm

Congrats to Huff for lucking out and not hitting into an otherwise patented DP he’s famous for.
He should not have even been on the squad. That very well could be the last time he bats as a Giant…
- unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:14 pm
  
  One can hope.
  - unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:16 pm
    
    I guess I shouldn’t be so crass, but Huff basically admitted he took last year off. This year’s he’s done less. All for $22 mill.
  - snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:19 pm
    
    These two seasons for Huff may be the worst performance for value of any Giant I can remember. At least Zito actually has gone out there for the majority of his contract, even with last year’s lingering foot “injury”. He signed that 2 year extension and basically wielding that pen was the most production he’s done since…
  - zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:35 pm
    
    Your point is well-taken, but it’s worth remembering that he got paid $3 million for 2010. He was very high value for the money that year.
willedav said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:16 pm

meanwhile, the blog jinx on scutaro (by snarkk and myself yesterday before the popup) has apparently been lifted.
- snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:17 pm
  
  Bigtime…
Bozo said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:20 pm

Flash: Willie McCovey is not a champion, nope he failed. Will Clark, nope. JT Snow, iced. Aubrey Huff, well what do you know he has champion skid marks on his red thong.
Looking at the back of their baseball cards and you know this can’t be possible, but it is.
Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:22 pm

Andres Torres is trending on Twitter. There must be a run on Adderall at the pharmacy.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:24 pm

I threatened the Giants with my Wonder Bread metaphor, and they came through with squeezing out 4 runs so far. I should threaten ’em more often…
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:35 pm

If Pagan’s not hurt and Boch put in Blanco this early to replace him for D purposes, that tells me Pagan has low odds of coming back next season…
- Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:46 pm
  
  Hold that good thought!.
twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:37 pm

If it was his last AB here, and it might be, at least Huff busted it down the line. I’ve seen plenty of guys quit runnng after pulling up. After 50+ years of baseball, I can choose my memories, though. I’ll remember Aubrey for 2010 and forget the last two, which were horrible indeed.
- zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:42 pm
  
  Well said.
- willedav said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:42 pm
  
  yes he did, and the replay showed he was hurt by first or second step out the box.
  But that has to be it.
  Anything to make of mets being able to leave byrdak in there, with all these lefties in a row? Nate, of course with a line drive in the scorebook, tho crawford probably hit the ball harder.
- twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:43 pm
  
  ” I can choose my memories, though.” I just mean I have a lot of them, anyone can choose what to remember, of course.
  - Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:49 pm
    
    It would be a lot easier to remember the good Huff if he would go away soon.
- snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:44 pm
  
  They should find a way to not bring him back for more this season, lest he embarrass himself further. No need to further cloud the great 2010 exploits with yet additional excrescence…
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:49 pm

Wow. That frisbee slider . . .
- zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:50 pm
  
  It’s why he’ll never be a closer. He’s a real good 8th inning guy, but when he hangs that pitch, look out. At least, at home, you get two more innings if he gives up the longball.
- Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:52 pm
  
  If Romo was playing “Frolf” like George Costanza did, that woulda been a 300 yd drive right down the middle.
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:50 pm

FUcking Hairaton!!
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:50 pm

Hairston gets us AGAIN.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:51 pm

Hairston. Again.
Did I not say earlier tonite I was sick of these Hairston pricks?
May I say “FUUUUUUCK ME” here?
Thanks…
- Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:55 pm
  
  No you may not. However, you may say the correct response at a time like this…
  FUCK YOU, BOZO!!!
  - Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:56 pm
    
    Now after that go ahead double, we may all say it…
    FUCK YOU, BOZO!!!
  - Bozo said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:00 pm
    
    It ain’t over yet Dennis, I just might have a chance to say fuck all y’all.
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:57 pm

2 in a row. Blowing a 2 run lead to the Mets. Oh joy.
zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:57 pm

Hanging slider is trending on Twitter.
Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:58 pm

For the umpteenth time…Scutaro hasn’t played 3B since 2008!
FUCK YOU, BOZO!!!
- twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:02 pm
  
  For the umpteenth time, Arias had played two games at third before this year.
Macdog said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:59 pm

Forget all the other problems, whether it’s Lincecum, no power, lousy bench, shaky fielding. If Romo loses it, this team is absolutely screwed.
twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 9:59 pm

What a revoltin’ development.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:00 pm

This is brutal.
I’m fresh out of cyanide.
Guess I’ll settle for a generous tumbler of some single malt…
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:01 pm

10:34pm: Alfonso Soriano has told the Cubs he won’t accept a trade to San Francisco, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com and MLB Network Radio tweets.
- unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:05 pm
  
  Thankk God for small favors.
  - Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:07 pm
    
    That’s what I said!
- Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:07 pm
  
  10:03 PM PDT: Dennis has told Frank he won’t feed him any fish and shrimp to his favorite dish, FUCK YOU BOZO!!!, our good pal from the Carolina Coast who’s dodged the brunt of some hurricanes, is still above water and able to still down some tequila and grape reports.
  - Bozo said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:26 pm
    
    The good news Dennis, the house is now sitting over 10 feet of sea level. And, the better news, We should be able to move back in a couple of weeks.
willedav said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:01 pm

oh shit. not again..kangaroo court blog suspension looming I imagine.
- zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:04 pm
  
  Damned with too much praise. (grin)
- Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:15 pm
  
  Just a guess, but I don’t think you’re a proponent of the death penalty in the Kangaroo Court. Not I, said the cat. I’d be whacking more players than you’d see in a Scorsese picture.
zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:10 pm

Lack of late-inning comeback wins at home? I think we can solve that mystery for Krukow.
Lack of HRs….
- snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:14 pm
  
  Bingo…
twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:11 pm

Latest from MLBTR has us in on Pence, with the Bums going for Victorino. Also reported is that Phil’s asking price for Pence is “outrageous”
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:13 pm

Dodgers just got Brandon League.
- zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:17 pm
  
  That’s alright. We’ve already got a couple of Brandons. One more would have been confusing.
- Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:19 pm
  
  BREAKING: The Giants just acquired another beer from Gordon Biersch that they’re going to charge $15 a pop at the ballpark.
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:17 pm

WTF this team would be without Melky is too horrendous to contemplate…
snarkk said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:19 pm

Dodgers are playing for fuckin’ keeps in the trade derby…
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:24 pm

The odd replacement of Pagan smells of a trade to be announced after the game. That, or he is hurt? That was a weird substitution.
Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:26 pm

Since when did Bill Buckner sign with the Mets?
- Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:32 pm
  
  They gave Nate a hit! Line drive in the box score!
zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:27 pm

Bill Buckner’s revenge!
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:27 pm

The cave is rockin’! Nate is on 2nd. Go Belt!
Bozo said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:27 pm

The caves rocking. Go Nate, go Berger.
Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:32 pm

That was NOT a hit by Nate. Sorry, Berger. And the official scorer who credited him with that double should be waterboarded.
- Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:32 pm
  
  Why do you hate Nate?
  - Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:43 pm
    
    I don’t. I have no hatred left. All my hatred has been dispersed to a certain 49er QB who’s name I can’t mention on this blog. But if that 49er QB in question were happen to fall off the face of the planet tomorrow (if there is a god) I would take that hatred and send it Marco Scutaro’s way…
    It’s 3-2, SWING THE GODDAMN BAT!!! FUCK YOU, BOZO!!! I hope Scott Hariston dies in one of your hurricanes. Fuck him.
- Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:35 pm
  
  I thought it was a hit all the way. The way the 1st baseman went at the play was do or die. By trying to get the play at the plate it was too tough of a play to not call it a hit.
  - zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:37 pm
    
    Davis blew that play. Eli wasn’t even breaking towards the plate.
  - Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:41 pm
    
    Yes, he blew the play, but he never touched the ball. He did what Pagan does in the outdfield, make an easy play look hard. But I thought it was a hit all the way.
  - twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:42 pm
    
    Z, if you replay that, you’d see Eli was about halfway to the plate.
twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:35 pm

Fuck the HR- the ground attack is back!!!
Salty said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:38 pm

rats
twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:39 pm

They jinxed him. How does Marco take that?
Macdog said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:40 pm

Jesus, Scutaro, swing the fucking bat.
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:42 pm

Does Bochy ever learn, Hairston kills us.
- twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:44 pm
  
  Well, you don’t walk him there. That’s on the pitcher.
- zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:45 pm
  
  How in the world is that on Bochy?
twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:43 pm

Unbelievable…well, maybe not.
Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:44 pm

Who on this blog did not know Hairston was going to hit another HR?
zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:44 pm

There’s a stereotype about this ballpark and HRs, but time and time again we see that a righthanded pull-hitter can homer here.
- twinfan1 said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:46 pm
  
  I’ve said that many times, and we’ve had a bunch of guys who have. Hard to understand Buster just having 3 here this year.
  - Berger said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:48 pm
    
    Can anybody say Bret Pill?
  - unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:50 pm
    
    Why?
Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:47 pm

This didn’t come from me, but Frank the Cat would like to say…Closer in a NON-save situation and he gives up a HR? He’s shocked.

FUCK YOU, BOZO!!!
- zumiee said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:48 pm
  
  Which raises the question, of course, who did you want pitching this inning?
  - Del Mar Dennis said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:50 pm
    
    Frank thinks that a silly question. Anyone but the closer, but of course.
unca_chuck said, on July 30, 2012 at 10:47 pm

Christ. the relief corps is unraveling before our eyes.