Pouting

First!

Giants record since Grant posted this:

Yeah, Velez getting picked off gets you annoyed/frustrated, but watching it happen to a young’un is much more bearable than watching it happen to Durham, Aurilia, etc. We’ve seen the grizzled vet story for how many years now…speaking for one fan here, I’m okay with the kids screwing up because (a) it’s something different and (b) there’s actually a chance they’ll get better, as opposed to us already seeing the peak of the vets long ago.

the funny part is that I turned on the game at the precise moment that Castillo got the knock in the 9th and Velez was brought in to PR. Got all my soul crushing in in the minimum amount of time… I’m a busy guy.

I have not railed on Bochy but I am sick of Aurillia. I think Brian needs to “Vinny Castilla” him so that he’s off the roster and Bochy can’t play him.

I am not OK with Velez running. 8 SB 5 CS. That’s not OK.

If Kawakami had actual writing skills and a sense of humor, he would be the author of your post. Tagging Omar as “old-n-busted” considering his performance is a tad unfair. I’ll take a SS who gets on base 41% of the time every day. Richie, Roberts, Durham = old-n-busted. Omar? Not so much.

And while Cain has certainly struggled, being frustrated by Sanchez really isn’t fair either. He fluctuates between ridiculously dominating and mediocre. I know we all expected mediocre before the season started, but did anyone expect the occasional dominance? I think he has exceeded expectations so far this year.

As for Velez, I think he has proven that not all youngsters can or should cut their teeth at the big league level. No one was expecting him to be stellar. And we all knew the kids would make mistakes, but there is young and inexperienced and then there is stupid. I’m seeing a whole bunch of stupid from Velez right now. He needs to go back down….yesterday.

Ok…after re-reading this, I apologize for the Kawakami comp. No one deserves that kind slam. =p

Signed,
Annoyed Reader

“THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!!!”

-Dennis Green

the acrid taste in my mouth was put there by the pen, plain and simple. I knew we were going to get a good deal of good starting pitching (yes, Cain has disappointed, but I still always look forward to his starts). The lineup looked horrendous from the beginning, so I’m still pleasantly surprised nearly every time we score. I didn’t know what to think of the bullpen, but the residues of last year told me that it wasn’t going to be pretty. And then, to begin the year, it was pretty. It was take-a-deep-breath-and-inhale-the-scent-of-springtime pretty.
And now it stinks.

Never was seen so black a day as this.
O woeful day! O woeful day!

Yeah I’m pouting about him. How foolish was I to think that a fast kid with mediocre hitting and worse D would at least know how to not be picked off. FOR SHAME.

I’m also pouting Over Richie/Joe castle Line ups. Seriously. Joe at Third, My Son/Big John at first. Or Riche at third, one of the duo at first. PLZ.

I’m pouting over Bochy’s handling of the pitching. POUT POUT POUT.

I’m pouting over the fact that in the first year I’ve had a jersey, and a Cain one to boot, he is struggling. POUT.

So, yeah. Pout. Oh and no Kevin Frandsen to save us. POUT>

Man, I forgot all about that guy.

What’s next, a Ted Wood reference?

One thing I’ll say for him – kid’s got an arm. Part of me wants to see what we can get for Winn in the open market and throw him out in right and see if he can settle down a little bit.

However, sometimes I wish the guy would simply sit on first when he’s there.

Good pitching, horrible offense, mistakes of youth, too many games play by people named Durham and Aurilia (Castillo was a surprise, though), occasional bumps in the road for young players.

None of this (except Castillo) was unexpected. So I am okay with it.

It’s just not fun to watch at times.

I believe the giants are now 0-6 since idiot Sabean said on KNBR they were “contenders” in ‘08. If a losing streak is palatable at any time, this might have been the right time. Hard even for a moron like Sabean to delude himself into thinking that you’re a contender when you’re lined up for the #1 pick in ‘09.

Hey Grant, what’s with the “x new” comments thing showing up in a non-contrasty color for main page posts now? Now I have to, like, pay attention and stuff to know there are new comments before I go into a story.

Two Japanese ones would be a bit of a stretch.

much, much better than any team involving Michael Tucker, Alfartzo, Boozynski, Boonitez, Jeffrey Hammonds, and so on. The “Barry Bonds and the Band-Aids” teams of the last two years were very, very depressing to me. I watched them and got excited for Brian Dallimore, NIekro, Foppert, Walker (v.1). Those folks all held potential (limited maybe, but some hope for the future). Watching Ryan Klucko strike out and throw his helmet really irritated me, and watching Bonds gimp around in the outfield was kind of sad, like the Mets version of Willie Mays.

We’ve been digging through shite for several years looking for a pony, and it’s nice to have the feeling that there might be a stallion or a thoroughbred somewhere under there, instead of the jacka$$es that kept cropping up on the roster every spring like fossilized mildew.

There will certainly be busts, and I’m sure several of the position players will turn out that way, and some of the pitchers too. If Jamey Wright and Fassero were still in the rotation, the Ginats would be no closer to finding out who could play and who couldn’t.

So, as long as there aren’t too many any lineups featuring Durham/Aurilia/Roberts/Winn all at the same time, I’m willing to watch the young’uns learn by disaster.

As an added plus, the rejiggered ownership may cut Brain loose if the team tanks badly enough. So, as Mr. Kent would say, enjoy the game!