Focused Up and Winning
Excited to head into Milwaukee. It’s a great yard to hit in and Voggy has been “lights out” for most of the year. We are only 4.5 games off the Dodgers and the focus should still be on winning the division, not a wild card spot. The rest of the season starts NOW.
Congratulations to Yuzzie-Pet for achieving his unreal record of 46 straight hitters in a row. It’s more impressive, to me, that he did it over so many different appearances. You don’t always head out to the mound with your best stuff.
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Are we not at home this series???
Yes, these next 3 vs. Brewers are at home.
Next 3 are in colo vs. Rox travel day Thursday 3 in Detroit for weekend.
Next week is travel day Monday, 3 home vs. DBax followed by 3 at home vs. LA
Petit/Lincecum turns would be:
At Rox Tuesday
AZ home game Tuesday (after Detroit trip)
LA Sunday home game end of homestand
Please, please, please…let it be Petit for the rest of the way.
Gots to keep winning.
Yep, next three at home against the Brew Crew. Regardless of location…just keep winning. Win series and everything will be fine.
Hoping that Nicole cooked-up an extra-special platter of enchiladas for Vogey.
Lol, yeah we are at home. Sleepy thread today. I’m going to one of the gms this weekend too, you’d think I’d have gotten that right
LMAO – So, you were all ready for a road trip to Sudsville, eh? lqtm…hope you are feeling better, brother.
Milwaukee has always been “great yard to hit in.”
I was listening on radio day Mays blasted 4 out of old County Stadium. I think Joe Adcock (slugging 1b, real name) hit a couple out for Braves that day. I loved their old uni too (home and road gray), with the Brave on shoulder.
Pagan also hit 2 for SF that day, I believe…
Three bits of trivia about that game that I remember reading many years ago in one of Mays’ early biographies:
1) He hit those homers with Joey Amalfitano’s bat that he was admiring before the game.
2) He was violently ill the night before from some ribs he’d eaten for dinner with McCovey. (Mac was fine.)
3) The hardest ball he hit that day might have been the one that was caught in the outfield.
Beautiful day at the yard yesterday. Congratulations to Petit. After he broke the record the crowd noise seemed to overwhelm him. Can’t say that I blame him. That’s got to be tough to focus through the love pouring down.
I was impressed seeing Panik in person. He had a walk, hit, fly out and I can’t remember what happened in the other at bat. He has a good eye and puts good swings on the ball. On the defensive side the play early in the game was a rocket that just ate him up but that was a really tough play.
With the Rockies rocking the purple I don’t know how anyone can take them serious as a sports franchise. I played on that theme quite a bit with some CO fans within earshot. The Giants should wipe the floor with the Rockies but it was still great to see a W and a 3 game streak.
I will stick to my prediction that I have shared numerious times since his call-up. I predict Panik to be the opening day 2nd baseman for our Giants in 2015. Here is the proverbial “Book It!”
I think that was the FO plan all along regardless of Scutaro. Sounds like a great show in Tahoe. Have fun.
I had some great times in Milwaukee back in the ’80’s. I loved the aroma of brewer’s yeast that would fill the air every morning.
Outta here. Early release from work today (and a few hours vacation time). Off to Lake Tahoe this afternoon…seeing the Eagles at Harvey’s outdoor arena. Get us a win, Flappers! GO GIANTS!
Sounds good, Chuck. Have fun . . .
Off topic . . . NFL is considering a 6 game suspension for 1st offense domestic violence; and, a lifetime ban from NFL for 2nd offense. Hmm, add Steroids and other PEDs to men who already have a propensity for violence and my guess is that in about 5-10 years, you’ll run out of NFL type football players. 🙂
Yeah., bit of an overreaction to the piddly-ass fine for Ray (Boom Boom) Rice.
What I don’t get is why the NFL is involved to the extent they are? Isn’t this a police and eventual court system matter? If the MOFO is in jail, then he wont be playing football, that’s for certain.
Well, this being the NFL, these guys get their cases (and sometimes sentences) postponed til the offseason. See Grand Theft Auto star Chris Culliver for an example of that.
As Goodie Goodell showed with Little Bent Worthlessburger, you don’t even need to be convicted of anything to get suspended. The opposite side is the Ray Ray case. He avoided prosecution by entering some sort of anger management thing. The arrest remains on his record, and he’s on probation, but no trial, and Goodell gives him a slap on the wrist.
This kind of shit falls under the ‘personal conduct’ clause most of these guys have in their contracts. I don’t profess to know how legally binding these clauses are, but at least in Worthlessburger’s case, I think he could have beaten the suspension imposed by Goodell. It would have been a terrible PR move, so I’m sure he and Goodie worked something out behind the scenes.
Thanks for the explanation.
It’s a genuine scheduling break to get four games at home against a really bad team that’s been crippled with injuries.
Jesus. Are you feeble-minded, or do you just pretend to be?
Oh, that’s right the Dodgers are playing the 1927 Yankees for the rest of the year.
What is your point, Ricardo Cabeza?
Simply that a healthy team, even with limited talent, enjoys an advantage over one with a comparably talented but depleted roster.
I’m putting you up for Pulitzer, skippy. So, the giants have a scheduling advantage because the Dodgers don’t play them? No.
Hence the feeble-minded comment. If the foo shits, wear it, skippy.
You are mastering the non sequitur.
Aldon Smith gets a 9 game suspension. What a crock of shit.
Goodie got publicly hammered for only giving Rice a 2-game suspension. So, he’s swinging the pendulum the other way now to show he’s serious. I heard that the appeals process is done, no reduction. It’s 9 games, period. He can be in the facility during the suspension, so that’s helps keep him outta trouble. At least he’ll be fresh for the last half of the season…
This is true. If I was Eli Manning, I’d be very scared. He’s the first QB to face Smith after the suspension.
Chuck, that’s assuming Eli even makes it that far behind the Giants’ awful O-line.
“Yuzzie Pet”?…
This guy must be on their payroll or he wants to be…what a shmuck
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/richard-justice-dodgers-transformation-has-been-remarkable?ymd=20140828&content_id=91997108&vkey=news_mlb
Sheez, you’re right. What a butt-kissing article. Is this guy on Dodger payroll?…
Obviously, Magic Johnson caught Richard Justice slurping on someone’s baloney poney in a Dodger rest room and has threatened to release the photos.
Justice was a long time columnist for the Houston Chronicle. He used to have his nose so far up the Astros old ownership, that you could smell the stench on your morning paper….I was never happier than the day he left.
Phlabloxxxl said, on August 29, 2014 at 2:45 pm (Edit)
Simply that a healthy team, even with limited talent, enjoys an advantage over one with a comparably talented but depleted roster.
Clue to the clueless . . . The Sherpas have been a very bad team since their inception. Moreover, they were a bad team this season BEFORE all these injuries took place, e.g., Cargo hasn’t been Cargo for 2 years; Anderson – their major free agent pickup (hilarious, I know) – was face planting in April before he went on the DL.
I have an idea for you. Try writing something intelligent versus the smarmy, imbecilic bullshit you usually dump on this blog. You might get a better reception.
I hate to dignify captian obvious with a comment but I think I read somewhere that the dodgers actually had the easier schedule. I could be wrong but don’t really care.
Pagan CF
Panik 2B
Posey C
Sandoval 3B
Pence RF
Morse 1B
Blanco LF
Crawford SS
Vogelsong P
Go Giants!
I’d like to see Duffy take SS again for another start…
How long ago was it that the logical move would be for Panik to be batting in the two-hole with Pence 3rd, Buster at cleanup and Pablo fifth? Oh well, in BB15’s lineup world one step at a time is definite progress.
Panik, as i noted weeks ago is pretty much your ideal #2. He does not strike out often. He rarely overswings. He’s not bad at going the other way. He seems to be a team player. He definitely appears to not be brain-dead. And it looks like the league’s pitching may not figure him out as he may be one of those old-fashioned ballplayers who does not try to do too much but just keeps plugging along.
Chi: From your “opening day 2nd baseman” statement it’s abundantly clear that you get it. With the number of Free Agents on the team who may or may not stick it’s nice to know that the longterm black-hole at 2B may now have resolved into a bright star in the Giants firmament. I do not expect Panik to ever become any kinda super-star, but along with Buster, may well become part of the glue that holds this team together. All along i have envisioned him as becoming another Steady Eddie Bressoud, a solid building block.
Guys like Kent, Morgan, Sandberg are the power exceptions to the norm of 2nd baseman. That position demands good range, particularly to the CF side, good cross body throwing capability, and some brass balls to hang in and turn the DP when some dude is barrelling into you. Panik seems to fit the bill, and looks like maybe a solid .280 spray hitter after a season or two, with good bat control and an AB eye good enough to probably push an OBP consistently over .335. I’d take that combo of things, with low power numbers, in a heartbeat in the 2 hole…
snarkk, Watching him yesterday I thought Duffy looked clearly over matched and a weak arm compared to Crawford. Regardless, I have read that Crawford is struggling with some shoulder soreness so maybe another day of rest would be good. Bochy probably wants to throw the best LU he can out there with the Brewers being the real deal and all. I’m tired of these shit performances against the better clubs. The Giants got to get it done. Starting tonight.
I’d like to see Duffy again because he got some hits. Plus, I figured Craw needs a break, probably something wrong with him, which you just confirmed. I hadn’t seen the shoulder stuff, but not surprised there’s a physical issue of some sort…
Little doubt Duffy can hit. SS is a demanding role and for some while now i’ve felt that Crawford is a bit gassed. You may be right about the physical issue, Snarkk. Doubtful whether it’s mental with that guy. The good thing about Duffy is that though defensively he does not have the high-end chops of a Crawford, he is usually plenty competent to make the more routine plays.
Next season i can envision this kid as the #1 roving infield utility man, spelling in at short, second and third no less than once apiece per week. It would keep the starters fresh and if it does not detract from his bat we could be looking at a major keeper in a critical role. The multi-position role would be similar to the stellar longman role Petit has provided for the pitching staff this season. And…i think Bochy likes flexible multi-taskers. Ditto for Susac a couple times per week spelling Buster at C. if Posey is not quite yet ready to hang up the tools of ignorance.
Either the Giants players are really good at hiding their injuries, or we really do have a crappy medical staff.
The one thing I’d like to know, and haven’t seen anywhere, is an explanation of why the Giants didn’t clean out Cain’s elbow during an offseason. I’d love to hear the explanation. The prior medical imagery had to show the extent of the problem pretty clearly. Sure, any surgery has risk, but they apparrently pulled enough bone chips out to fill a sandbox. Bochy said about the chips, “They’re pretty big. It’s amazing the guy (was) pitching when you see the size of the chips in the jar.” How can Bochy be surprised at this? Amazing. So, they rolled the dice on not doing it off-season with the risk being he’d have an unsolvable elbow inflammation or lock during a season, and would need the surgery ASAP, which would shelve him the rest of a season. Exactly what happened. So the Giants end up paying Cain for half a season (around $10M) to sit on his ass, and have to go trade people in a pinch to get Peavy. Sounds like bad investment management to me…
Snarkk. He had the condition for years. This year they didn’t float. They stayed pretty much in the same place.
Everybody knows he had it for years. Even more reason they were rolling the dice on a problem that would eventually bite them during a season. Maybe James could work up the probability distribution of an elbow melt down with chips like that. Over the past decade, the number of guys in all sports during an offseason getting bone chips removed and bone spurs shaved from some joint has to be huge, so it’s not like it’s an unusual decision to take the chips during an offseason…
Speaking of Peavy, any of you dudes in favor of bringing him back? Maybe on a 1 year + 1 year team option contract? They may have few other alternatives. I’d take him over Voggy, assuming Cain is back. Not sure what he’d command — probably around $8-$10 million for one year? He’ll be 34 next May 31. Bochy likes him, knows him. I’d be concerned the guy is so intense he’ll wear out his welcome…
2015 rotation: Bum, Cain, Peavy, Hudson, Petit?…
Nope (or at least I hope not). We need another starter (trade or free agent).
Why don’t you like Peavy?
Farm isn’t like to have shit until 2016.
Actually, I like Peavy snarkk. Petit and Hudson I am worried about. Petit does it with smoke and mirrors. Non-existent fastball. Essentially, the less you see of him, the more effective he is. Second or third time through the line up, I think he would be dead meat. Hudson we have for another year, so it doesn’t matter what I want.
I’m pretty much with you on those two, blade. Huddy could be a problem next year at age 39. Petit is a finesse guy, but hey, maybe he’s found something. His pedigree says otherwise, sure. Peavy throws strikes and knows how to pitch, maybe he’s got one decent year and a crap year left. Suffice to say next year’s rotation is Bum, Cain and limit the pain…
“Bum, Cain and limit the pain…”
A motto comparable to “Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.”
First we’ll use Spahn, then we’ll use Sain,
Then an off day, followed by rain.
Back will come Spahn, followed by Sain,
And followed, we hope, by two days of rain.
2015 free agent starting pitchers per Cots (* means has a 2015 option):
Brett Anderson *
Josh Beckett
Chad Billingsley *
Joe Blanton *
A.J. Burnett *
Chris Capuano
Bruce Chen *
Wei-Yin Chen *
Kevin Correia
Johnny Cueto *
Jorge De La Rosa
Ryan Dempster
Scott Feldman
Gavin Floyd
Yovani Gallardo *
Jason Hammel
J.A. Happ *
Aaron Harang
Dan Haren *
Roberto Hernandez
Hisashi Iwakuma
Josh Johnson
Kyle Kendrick
Hiroki Kuroda
John Lannan
Colby Lewis
Jon Lester
Paul Maholm
Justin Masterson
Brandon McCarthy
Brandon Morrow *
Jeff Niemann
Ross Ohlendorf
Felipe Paulino *
Jake Peavy
Wandy Rodriguez
Max Scherzer
James Shields
Carlos Villanueva
Ryan Vogelsong
Edinson Volquez
Jerome Williams
Cuddyer is a FA next year. Would you take him over Morse, blade? Cuddyer is a sucky defensive OFer, and seems injury prone, but has pop, and had a great 2013 in Denver…
Yes, definitely. Actually, he runs circles around Morse in the outfield (seriously). Unfortunately, he plays left as does Pence. Out of your list, I want Iwakuma every day and twice on Sunday. Also, McCarthy, Scherzer, Shields can all come to SF anytime. De La Rosa might pay us to escape Coors Field (LOL).
You mean right field for Cuddyer and Pence? Well, Cuddyer can learn how to play left. How hard could that be? Seriously, he’s better than Morse? I was thinking De LaRosa, too. Scherzer ain’t comin’, too much coin required…
Whoops, yes right.
He’s half broken and living off the bounty of Sherpa Land. No way in hell I’d take him in SF
Try playing in that Coors outfield. Hilarious statement Flavor. Like I said before, he would run circles around Morse defensively, albeit, he is injury prone, but that has more to do with altitude which I have explained before here.
I’m basing my comment off your “yes definitely” when asked if you would want Cuddyer over Morse next year. And how do you think Cuddyer would hit away from Coors? He’s going to be freaking 36 next year, that’s a guy breaking down, that’s not Coors Field. And his OPS at Coors Field is 100 pts higher than it was in Minn. Not unexpected. But if you think that guy would be better than Morse OPS-wise (and remember you need some power to get the ball out at AT&T) you’re misguided if you think Cuddyer would provide more than Morse, offensively.
Read the article Loo referenced about Morse. Just a couple of weeks ago – you were calling Morse a joke and worse. He sucks and hasn’t accomplished nearly as much as Cuddyer. Also, snarkk and I were referencing his fielding primarily. But even hitting, I would take him over Morse. Again, read the column Loo cited. If Morse comes back next year, we are in trouble. Just have to agree to disagree.
Jerome Williams. That still surprises me. Ah, I remember way back when I figured the core of the G’s rotation for many years would be Williams, Foppert, and Ainsworth….
Per KNBR, 37 years ago tonight in Cleveland, Kuip hit his only career HR off Steve Stone …
rad. Although I think Barr might need a *lift*
Whoa, look at Barr’s meat hook left paw. I wouldn’t want to mess with him, even now. And, Petit’s got some pretty damn wide shoulders, sheesh…
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-really-arent-thinking-keeping-193324610.html
Great column. More important, spot on. Thanks.
You’re very welcome.
Agreed. They’ve got to try to do better than Morse…
This is complete nitwitted nonsense.
I commented a few times here before, this year and last, that I thought it was clear Lincecum fared poorly (compared to past videos of him when he was “on”) when his lead (left) leg ended up somewhat to very far left to the first base side of home plate on his follow through. He fared far better when the left leg consistently ended up nearly straight onward from the plate. Not a breakthrough observation, to be sure, but seemed an indicator of motion gone wacky. Here’s this today from Bochy, on how he thinks Lincecum is faring in trying to fix things: “…pitching coach Dave Righetti found his form encouraging. “That’s what I’m getting from Righetti,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s locating well, there’s little effort in his delivery, it’s cleaner, better balance, not falling off to his glove side. … But I would like to get him into a game to see where he’s at.” …
Speaking of football guys that get away with shit, checked out a series of articles written in Seattle times about the guy Hope Solo (also in court rooms these days) married that played for UW and Seahawks, J. Burnett I think. Turns out the guy was arrested in high school for maiming some guy with a baseball bat. After that, suspected of rape at UW, multiple DUIs and driving accidents. Couple UW teammates from this time (coached by Neuheisel) also got the *declined to prosecute* treatment from DA.
This particular guy finally wound up in prison in AZ when he got popped again for DUI while on probation.
Enabled at every opp, as long as he could still play.
Panik batting 2nd? Yay!
Always good to pile on early. Keep it going…
Great start. Love the team spirit in that dugout.
As long as Blanco doesn’t take a called third strike…
Wow, good BB by Blanco. What’s got into him taking good ABs?…
Ground attack comes alive. Love the way they are making Peralta strain he’s been out there forever.
Blanco with a walk, and he’s still out there, nowhere to put Crawford.
Coyote Ugly…
Sheezus, Craw swings early into a DP against a guy barely able to find the plate’s area code…
Voggy’s throwing very straight, very hittable high fastballs. Gotta get some movement, throw something crooked until he gets some edge on things…
Good for Vogey. Psych the team a little more…
Liking it. Hot dog in cf needs some schooling.
Panik with the knock in the first inning, almost got one there. Continues to impress…
Pagan is revving it up for a big finish.
Wow. This inning seems like it has been going on for an hour. I hope they bottle this for future games.
I love Pacquiao. My favorite fighter since Livingstone Bramble…
Me too. I have seen his last 5 fights for free on the internet pirate sites. Dude can still fight.
The one game i was really concerned about in this series was tonight’s vs Wily Coyote. Sometimes this venue has a reverse effect on pitchers. Glad it was him. Awakening offense. Panik in the two-hole and Pence deeper in the lineup makes for a long outing for any starter. Lovin that.
I always had a soft spot for George Chuvallo. Dude could take a punch.
Great fight between him and Ali (favorite fighter of all time). Chuvallo had a lot of courage. Henry Cooper was another dude who could take a punch and didn’t back down from Ali (albeit, Ali destroyed him).
Saw Oscar Bonavena give Ali a rough time in his second comeback fight in December 1970 at MSG. Think I paid $5.00 to sit upstairs. Bonavena also knocked down Smokin’ Joe more than once IIRC.
What a deal. I’m envious Loo. After the 60s ended, all of Ali’s live fights ended up on pay for TV (as they are now). You had to wait a week after the fight and then watch it on Wide World Of Sports. Ironically, as I alluded to before, the internet has now provided a way for anyone to watch live big time fights for free. $5.00 bucks? I am floored.
Bonavena was a good fighter. A shame he died so young.
I was a kid then Blade. It was a long, long time ago (American Pie). Those were the prices. I’m not even sure that fight was a sellout. I remember empty seats. Just guessing, but I bet $50 or less would’ve gotten you ringside for that one.
Yeah, I was too. Concerts were cheap then too (although we didn’t perceive them as cheap – $12 or $16). That Ali Frazier fight you alluded to – I think that was the first or second pay for TV fight and you definitely had to pay to get into that one, especially ring side. I remember all the celebrities. All looked like pimps. lqtm.
Vogie has thrown quite a few pitches ~ 52 through three. Wily Coyote at 80 after 3.
James…what these guys and Grant Bisbee seem to forget is that Morse was gonna bat 7th in this L U with Belt in it…That would have been a “lenghthy” one…
WSW, Brisbee is a very funny and clever writer. He got caught dismissing Morse a little too early, and is now soft peddling his distaste. And I know you probably (and others certainly) disagree, but any LFer who can track a lazy fly ball and catch a line drive within 10 feet of where he’s positioned, should be judged exclusively by his OPS.
I don’t think that highly of Sabes, but he will not outbid some AL team willing to hand Morse serious coin over 2 years.
James, don’t look now but I actually don’t disagree with you regarding Morse.
I have also been converted.
That’s the first time I’ve heard Pacquiao speak.
Blade, have you seen the latest rumor that he and Mayweather will finally meet in 2015?
You’re shitting me???? About time! I personally think Mayweather avoided him . . . I wish this fight had occurred 3-4 years ago, when Manny was in his prime. What do you think Dirt? Do you think it was just money or was Mayweather afraid of him? Or, Manny afraid of Mayweather?
I think Mayweather was dodging him with his bullshit PED allegations and nonsensical demands on the splits and whatnot. Dude is all about setting up the payday and making himself look good. At his peak I think Pacquiao would’ve destroyed Mayweather in short order. Now? I’d put my money on Mayweather.
Manny wouldn’t submit to a drug test, I believe – probably because he juiced his way up about 40 lbs.
You’re right Loo. There was a disagreement about drug testing (although I personally think it was a smoke screen by Mayweather’s camp).
Yeah, agree Dirt – very tough for Manny to beat Mayweather now. Although, I wouldn’t put it past him. I would definitely be rooting for Manny though.
Pacquiao is still good but just a notch slower and Marquez took that fearlessness from him.
Spot on Dirt. My feeling as well. His drive and the trainer he has – Freddie Roach, are positives for him.
112 runs scored in August in 26 games, now ahead of the April total.
A laugher?
Let’s see what poor Vogey can do with a 7 run lead.
Not quite yet. Still stinging from last Sunday’s meltdown from up 5-1 and 6-2.
Bout time.
I think they’ve now replayed Kuip’s HR more than Willie’s catch and 4 HRs combined.
Yep…
Krukow out-homered Kuiper 5 to 1:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?id=krukomi01&t=b
Love seeing Pagan motoring but in an 8-2 game would rather see him just stroll into second.
Lookout Rennie Stennett…
A veritable fucking Cornucopia of runs tonight,
LOL 🙂
Holy Shit! Blanco again? Pinch me, I must be dreaming.
He keeps hitting a dinger once in a while and next time he’ll try a drag bunt again will be next June…
Perfect game for them to try out Timmeh in the late innings, see if he can find some control…
Agree. OH OH! 12 run come back. LOL
This is a game where Bochy should sub in for Pence. No reason why he should play every inning. Pull Posey and put in Susac, too, or at least pull Morse and put Posey at first, bring in Susac to give Posey’s legs a break. Is Panda the emergency catcher now?…
No, it’s Pedro Feliz.
Amidst all the fun, crawfish ends every rally. Feel bad for him, but Jesus. Something, anything.
He’s got a shoulder problem, news to me today. Maybe worse than they admit. I hope that’s why he’s dropped off at the plate, but he sure looks pretty lost up there…
A Star Is Born and his name is Panik.
5 hits for the Buster . . . .
Yeah, trying to win the MVP in one game.
Hey Craig, damn, you were right, this is a great park to hit in.. 🙂
Timmy’s thinking, “MOFOs never give me this much support.”
Still don’t get why Pence has to play every inning in a laugher.
blade, you go in for him…
I would except my shoulder, eyes, and reflexes have advised me not to. 🙂
Looks like Kontos will come in. Maybe Bochy doesn’t want to embarrass Timmy by putting him into a laugher. I would put him in — no pressure whatever to try out his “new” motion…
Gyros starters over the last 5 starts: 5 earnies in the past 37 innings for a 1.21 ERA…
Somewhere a Seattle Pilots fan is smiling.
Friggin Panik now 4 for 4 with that double, at .312.
Pagan, Panik, Posey 12 for 16 tonite…
Looks like we pee,pee, peed all over em. Brews are good for that.
This has to be the biggest Giants laugher on an Orange Friday since they started that promotion…
Remind me again. That 9th inning. Was that a save?
Hey, ted. Good to see you here.
Yep, a quick 9th saved the Brewers from further embarrassment. The home plate ump told the Brewer batters that the strike zone was from first to third…
Glad to be here. I’m always here. Just sometimes..got nothing to add to all ya’ll’s brilliant observations. Love the Flap. Always did, always will. Thanks
A win is nice but the best part of this game was that mlb online did not turn off the feed and I got to watch that interview with panik. it’s the little things that win games, eh?
Momentum, confidence, team spirit.
Go Pads
Hey edd.
Time for some Earl Gray and some bangers and beans with eggs and toast for breakfast over there? Hope all is well in England…
Lauughers are fun to watch when you’re at the ballpark or reading about them the next day but watching? Or listening on KNBR? A little dull. Don’t get me wrong. I’m happy but I’m glad I was in rehearsal for a new play tonight. I got to rehearsal at 7pm, got out at about 9:30pm…and it was like…I missed everything. Then, a little dull. That being said, it was fucking great hearing while driving home hearing Posey going 5 for 5 and I am totally on the Panik bandwagon. Yes, lads, I’m loving it
So, RU the lead or supporting? Do you get the girl?…
ha ha ha. Supporting. And the irony is, everyone’s playing multiple parts and naturally. I’m cast as the old Greek landlord, mainly…doy…but I’m also playing : 4th Cop: (very Irish) Shore Patrol Officer (Big dumb white guy) and perhaps more. This is the most unorganized play I’ve ever been in.
And thanks for asking
Watching Bruce Bochy’s post game interview. Every time, I keep expecting him to go off to Mexico with Bogart and Tim Holt and go dig for some gold
Boch don’t have time to dig for no stinkin’ gold…
And don’t need no steeeeeeeenking badges
Both snarkettes are in Girl Scouts, so they’ve earned lots and lots of badges. I’ve run that line into the ground over the years… 😉
I just Wiki’ed Tim Holt. The guy was in 48 western features for RKO. Had roles in Stagecoach, My Darling Clementine, Magnificent Ambersons, and starred opposite Ginger Rogers. Not to mention he was a bombardier on B-29s in the Pacific Theater in WWII, then came home and went back into pictures and into TSM with Bogie.
Gnite fellas…
Goodnight, gentlemen (?)
Grandal finale! Pads beat the Bums!
Yeah, Mac, just saw that…. 3-1/2 games now… G’s beginning a “right time to peak” stretch?