Putting An L On The Board
Friends, prepare for annihilation. Total wipe out destruction. Look away, this one is going to be hideous.
I’d like to say, “hey this is baseball, anything can happen.” But I don’t really believe that anything can happen. About the only thing I can think of to hold on to is that Colorado is only 9-12 at home. But that’s obviously a freak stat that will correct itself starting tonight.
Thank God we have The Dubs to distract us from this nightmare.
Hopefully bad things don’t come in twos.
Giants calling up Derek Rodriguez (Pudge’s son). These jokers with the hair, Jesus.
A Place To Talk About Giants Baseball 
Curry continually forcing passes into traffic.
This is how they usually start.
Career hack Eric Gordon continues to confound the Warriors.
Harden might play 45 minutes tonight.
W’s look like the Keystone Kops.
Rockets look like they want it more…
Wow. Offensive rebounds will be the death of them.
It’s early but they have given up 8 offensive rebounds
Steph has to start shooting. Leaving it to KD is not gonna work if he keeps shooting bricks.
This is shaping up to being a rout.
Giants take 5-4 lead. Suarez goes 5 (of course) and allows 5 hits (of course) and 4 runs.
The standard Zito QS…
I’ve never seen this happen before – I am about a half inning behind via my internet feed. Consequently, it was still 4-3 Rockies when you posted that.
That’s what you said last game.
Maybe, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. They’re playing poorly.
Pablo would’ve had that.
And they’re not at home this time.
How do they look to you, Chuck, like a championship team? Fuck.
KD is playing like a chump. Jesus. These guys deserve to get run out of the building.
Not sure which game will have the most lead changes. Just hope there are an even number in Giants game, an odd number for the Warriors.
this is the definition of a choke job by the Dubs. All these missed free throws–fucking head cases right now
I was against him (and Gorks) from day one but keeping Sando around has paid dividends.
Yeah Willie, I am softening on Panda too. He made some excellent plays last night at 2nd, e.g., knocking down that would be base hit to his right for an out and the DP. Couple that with his fairly good overall utility play, I’m fine with him being on the roster. For less than $500k, he’s a bargain.
Love Barry Eisler, esp the John Rain ones. He eventually brings him back too in one of his later novels.
Local guy too who used to hang out in Palo Alto/Menlo Park area, over at Borrone’s coffee shop next to Kepler’s.
Willie, you have to read the 2 Livia Lone novels. I haven’t read the first one, but supposedly it is better than the 2nd one I am reading and that one is excellent . . .She teams up with Dox (love that character) of whom I am certain you are familiar with. Also, just completed the novel where Rain is in his 20s (2nd one he has done of him younger). Again, it’s excellent.
Shades of Tyus Edney…
The brilliant Eric Gordon, career nothing, lighting up Golden State.
They had a chance to finish strong, but they failed. KD is wearing this so far. Thing is, they Dubs should be down 22, so they’ll prolly come back and win.
I mean they will come back and win. They couldn’t have played a worse half and are still close enough.
Career nothing? Gordon’s one of the best backup guards in the league. He was 6th man of the year last year.
He ain’t shit.
“next to Kepler’s.”
I’ve been to Kepler’s! I drove the 2 hours to get there to go to a Neal Stephenson book signing. I just couldn’t pass up the chance to meet such a huge favorite author of mine. The place was packed, but I did get a chance to chat with him a bit. I’m sure he was digging the fact I had bought so many of his books. 🙂
I never heard of any of these authors you guys talk about. I was born with a pretty good brain but never applied it to anything intellectual. I only looked up to ballplayers, gamblers, misfits and drunks…
If you read sci-fi, he started the cyber punk movement.
I read the racing form, Chuck and it’s become difficult…
LOL. Loo,l you never fail to make me laugh.
Buster guns down Blackmon. Great throw…
Houston’s doomed if Harden doesn’t take over soon…
His raison d’etre is the disappearing act.
Har-dini?
Rockets starting to choke.
D’Antoni should be gone.
Loo, I like you and the others here, because the commonality is baseball. It’s timeless and nostalgic. No matter what, it makes you think of older times some way or another. It’s just crazy that it’s been the same game for so long and people have enjoyed it the same way you or I am doing right now.
Baseball moves at a leisurely pace, allowing plenty of time for conversation and speculation about strategy, e.g., see us Flappers talking about the game, as well as books, politics, food, music and everything else under the sun. It’s fun to go to a baseball game on a gorgeous summer day or night, sit in the fresh air, eat a hot dog, and enjoy our team.
Again, I like you and everyone else here because I have gotten to know each of you on a personal basis here and in person via this beautiful game called baseball.
Excellently well said.
Sure was…
5-5 after 8 in Colorado…
Dubs have this game in the bag. Rockets are toast.
couple good ABs there from Gorks and Cutch.
How does a professional basketball team miss 25 straight 3 pointers?
It aibn;t as easy as they make it look.
Find a local court, stand about 23 feet away from the basket and try to make a few. Now imagine some of the best athletes in the world trying to stop you. It’s hard. But 25 in a row is a lot.
Plenty of those shots are wide open looks, LJ.
I do it all the time (against some of the best 10 year-olds in the neighborhood)…
23 footers? You’re a better man than me.
JJeebus. Steph hit by 2 guys, no call, Harden goes in uncontested, foul. Ball don;t lie though, and didn’t go in on the foul shot.
bases loaded?
Lret’s gp Be;t!
Are you wearing an oven mitt?
Where’s the foul on the 3? Terrible shot but hey.
Bochy gambling here trying to save pen by letting Watson go back out there.
Chance to pick up W tho if he can hold them off/Giants score.
Effin’ Steph. Never, ever write that dude off.
27 in a row.
They tied Anthony Young…
This might be a bigger gag job than that one by the Thunder a couple years ago.
KD flat out came to play tonight.
We go to the 10th. Amazing how the Rox haven’t punished the Giants for every little mistake as they usually do at Coors.
Arenado vs. Strick. what could go wrong?
Rockets could’ve used Justin Verlander.
It is interesting…Jax has sucked. He gets bunt down 2 runners in scoring position but MTO out of game bottom order coming up.
Harden really sucks…
So does MINAJ.
Dennis Johnson, John Starks, Trevor Ariza…
Actionless can’t get a bunt down.
Congrats to the Warriors! Beat LeBron again!
I guess I’m just going to have to come to grips with the fact that the Warriors are a second half team. Slow, sloppy starts are just the way they come out a lot of the time.
Looks like Gorkys can throw, too…
Desmond burned them in SF and drove in run that tied it with SF.
Jackson needs to take a dirt-bike ride while he’s in Denver.
I hope he takes “Mr. .150 RISP” AKA Gregor Blanco with him.
buzzkill. Oh well, Dubs win Dubs win!!!! San Dawg so bummed right now, he’s gotta be
Krukow: “Strickland is pitching for the strikeout.”
Yeah….where are those strikeouts?
Kato Kaelin liked 2 tweets I sent him today. We live is a strange world….
Those bunt attempts by Jackson were pathetic. We’re just so done with that guy. He’s a wasted roster space.
Well, we get to revisit 4th place.
Mc”Clang”en.
Dubs are frustrating, but then they kick in the talent and win.
Bring on LeBron, again…
Dubs in 5 for another title?…
Yeah.
Austin Jackson needs to go on the DL.
The reason is irrelevant, he just needs to go onto it.
Dude is hapless, helpless, and whatever “less” is applicable for the day…
Houston faded big time. Steph payed the entire 2nd half minus like 45 seconds and still had energy. Thompson could likely play another game. KD had some gas left in the tank. Harden and Ariza were gassed. Completely wiped out.
Having Iggy back would help big time. May get little Javale time.
Big 3 went for 15 three pointers tonight, at about 45% rate.
Good D, too.
That’s hard to beat…
Just hoping for a faster start to these next few games. Get Klay involved early. Think this goes 5.
Jackson is useless. DUBS WIN:)
leaving 5 runners stranded in last 2 hurt.
Laughable that Rockets fans, some of them anyway, blaiming refs.
Free throw attempts / made, shows Houston shot more than 50% FTs than Dubs.
Dubs: 7/14
Houston: 13/22