Cain to Start First Game After Break
by Cookyman on Jul 13, 2008 2:45 PM PDT
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CHICAGO -- Matt Cain, not All-Star right-hander Tim Lincecum, will move to the front of the Giants' starting rotation following the All-Star break, manager Bruce Bochy said Sunday.
Cain will start Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, followed by left-hander Jonathan Sanchez on Saturday and Lincecum on Sunday. After Monday's scheduled off-day, left-hander Barry Zito and right-hander Kevin Correia will pitch Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, against the Washington Nationals.
Apparently Bochy wants to give Lincecum some extra days off, especially since he might pitch in the All-Star Game. I guess nobody told him Cain's a #3 starter at best. (AT BEST!).
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So Zito will have had nearly two weeks off and Correia 10 days off. I hope it helps their performances.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
by Kitspool on Jul 13, 2008 2:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If that 'at best' bit wasnt sarcastic...
stfu he’s got ace potential watch his starts more often its like you forgot what he did 2 days ago he’s been under pressure to perform like timmy and sanchez he has the stuff he just needs to show a little more consistency and he could be right up there with timmy!!!...ok I’m done…
by boonitez on Jul 13, 2008 2:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
psst...it's a new MCC running joke.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Jul 13, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Examples:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/7/11/569601/fred-lewis-makes-the-all-u#7329241
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/7/6/565734/swing-and-a-miss-he-struck#7214714
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/7/12/570291/ba-top-25-and-draft-update#7360789
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jul 13, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
sharksrog fell into the sarchasm (link 3)
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Jul 13, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This one is my favorite: http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/6/27/560321/so-when-do-we-get-real-and
by Natto on Jul 13, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine too
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
by groug on Jul 13, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a great thread, it was like a huge pressure valve going off for McC.
by xanthan on Jul 13, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Yeah that was sarcasm. Cain is my favorite player (I wish I knew how to do that heart thingie that jponry does). Thanks for the kind words, though.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jul 13, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
& hearts ;
without the spaces :)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Jul 13, 2008 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
♥ thanks ♥
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jul 13, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
♥
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 13, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did it!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 13, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and my “useless” information file grows a little bigger
I’ll take internet emoticons for $400, Alex.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 13, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn you and your Daily Doubles, ya brigand.
What’s the difference between you and a mallard with a cold?
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One’s a sick duck, I can’t remember how it ends, but your mother is a whore!
I’ll take Jap anus Relations for 200.
Adoptive papa to Omar...so basically I'm screwed.
by PacBellBoozer on Jul 13, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
anal bum cover
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 13, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have a hardon
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
by groug on Jul 13, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So we meet again Trebek
Adoptive papa to Omar...so basically I'm screwed.
by PacBellBoozer on Jul 14, 2008 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha I thought it mightve been
but I had to make absolutely sure. I can’t just not post an angry rant in response to an insult to Matt.
by boonitez on Jul 13, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jul 13, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/6/19/555220/contending-in-2009#6868758
Don’t know if this is where it came from but maybe
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Jul 13, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s mostly it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Jul 13, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love it. Love it even more that they finally officially admitted that Zito is an abonination.
Cain on Friday night! He’s a Crazy Crab fan for sure!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 13, 2008 2:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The best part is that I have tickets to games on the 4th, 5th and 6th of August. If the Giants don’t skip any starter I get Cain on the 4th, Sanchez on the 5th and Lincecum on the 6th. Yay.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jul 13, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my first time back in SF with the Giants in town in 3 years, and I’m going to be in the park july 24th and 26th, which shapes up as … Cain and Lincecum? It will make me very happy if that is the case. Even happier than getting to a victory dance in front of a bunch of cubs fans at a family outing out here in Chicago.
with fangs!
by thegiantsrj00r0x0r on Jul 13, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you better believe it!
with fangs!
by thegiantsrj00r0x0r on Jul 14, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wise
This is wise. The move separates the two lefties and keeps Matt and Tim separated. It also gives Tim some needed rest. He may pitch a single inning on Tuesday, which is his normal day to throw anyway. Regardless, pitching again on Sunday rather than Friday is a good idea, as Tim leads the Giants in innings pitched and has thrown a substantial number of pitches pre-All-Star game for a pitcher under 25.
I believe it also places Tim in a position where he would have one fewer start in the second half than Cain and Sanchez unless the Giants skip someone in the rotation as the season continues. That’s probably not a bad idea, either.
I suspect Tim will wind up with 33 starts and probably about 210-215 innings. Last year Matt Cain pitched 200 innings, and he will likely reach about 215-220 this season. Given that Tim came up a year and a half later than Matt and thus would ordinarily be behind in building up his innings, 210-215 this season would seem to be more than enough.
It’s not that Tim couldn’t pitch more. But why waste him in a meaningless season?
by sharksrog on Jul 13, 2008 3:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How many innings for Sanchez
How many innings can SF expect out of Jonathan Sanchez in 2008? Would not be surprised if SF skipped a few of his starts to limit his 2008 innings. A September call-up might take a couple of Sanchez starts?
by wilriv21 on Jul 13, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who would they call up?
I don’t see any prospects doing anything in AA or AAA.
Hennessey? Pereira?
I could be wrong—someone please correct me if I am.
by joe t on Jul 13, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Patrick Misch? Or maybe somebody from Double A?
by superk1ng on Jul 13, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sanchez
2006: 95 innings pitched
2007: 76 innings pitched
2008: 111 innings pitched
How many innings can a pitcher safely/wisely add per season?
Possible pitchers? Patrick Misch, a healthy Noah Lowry, Palmer, Hennessey etc. It sounds very logical to have another pitcher(s) start some games in place of Jonathan Sanchez as the season progresses.
by wilriv21 on Jul 13, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A healthy Noah Lowry isn’t going to happen this year. He’s still not throwing and they aren’t even going to make a decision with him until after the ASB.
Misch is a candidate, Hennessey has no business starting the majors. Maybe Matt Palmer if they need a warm body to pitch some innings.
by xanthan on Jul 13, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Palmer!
He can put fog on a mirror!
you can't block the Bocock
by oldjacket on Jul 14, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently Bochy wants to give Lincecum some extra days off
It also preserves the RLRLR rotation, which I think probably had more to do for Bochy about giving Tim teh extra day than actually resting him.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 13, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but he could have just gone with Tim/Sanchez/Cain/Zito/Corriea.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jul 13, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s true.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 13, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well that both maintains the RLRLR rotation
as well as gives Tim the extra couple days off.
by boonitez on Jul 13, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea why going “RLRLR” is important to the rotation. I can see mixing soft-tosser with hard throwers to mess up timing, though.
Proud adoptive father of Rafael Rodriguez. Hit well soon, son!
by Goofus on Jul 14, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It never seemed very important to me, either. Just another aspect of righty lefty matching that appears to be more about visual patterning than anything else.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 14, 2008 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess you could say that the platooners wouldn’t be able to get into a rhythm with back to back starts, but that’s flimsy at best.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jul 15, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Random question
If Lowry were healthy and at full ability, would the Giants actually pen three lefties into the rotation?
by TheBigLeBowker on Jul 13, 2008 3:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nah, they’d stick with Correia.
if misch wasn’t so much suck in AAA right now, I bet they’d pen three lefties in the rotation.
Castillo hits doubles.
by kennv on Jul 13, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bochy’s an old school kind of manager. He’s most likely pencil them in.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 13, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Random Answer
March 4, 1981
Proud adoptive father of Rafael Rodriguez. Hit well soon, son!
by Goofus on Jul 14, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Giants should just shut down their young studs right after 200 IP. Then put in scrubs and tank for the last month of the season, while giving some PT to young kids.
by Hobbes2d on Jul 13, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i hate to say it
but we really need to give lincecum a fair shot at a cy young.. shutting him down early wouldnt do it. if we did screw him out of a cy young the likelyhood he resigns with us would probably go down.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
by Azmanz on Jul 13, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's already
a rockstar. Did you see Cubs fan’s reaction to Rags visiting the mound in the 8th, they nearly shit themselves at the ‘no more Lincecum’ prospect. We have got to let this kid do whatever the hell he wants, as he has earned it. There is no way the Giants should get this lucky, so nurture, nestle, and hold it dear to your heart.
by TheBigLeBowker on Jul 13, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim was great today. Why did he have to have such a shitty outing in New York with me at the ballpark??
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Jul 13, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim hates you
Everybody knows that.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
by groug on Jul 13, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounds like you answered your own question
by wilriv21 on Jul 13, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually I was at the game in Washington when he pitched very well, so I think Tim has more of a love-hate relationship with me. I live in New York though, and really wanted him to have a huge game in front of the NY fans and media.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Jul 13, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim found your conduct at that game deplorable. He will never win for you again.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
by groug on Jul 13, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
c’mon. Are you telling me I’m the only fan that openly masturbates when he takes the mound??
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Jul 14, 2008 6:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
/insert Sharksrog joke
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I LOL’d my desk!
Proud adoptive father of Rafael Rodriguez. Hit well soon, son!
by Goofus on Jul 14, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I need to stop reading this site when I’m in meetings. I almost lost it mid-boss-speech.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jul 15, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first start after the break isn't as good as the last start before the break.
Only 879 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Jul 13, 2008 5:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
this is good. i think everyone is glad zito has been moved to #4 starter were he belongs.
by giantsgirl510 on Jul 13, 2008 9:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
126 million dollar number 4 starter
fire sabean
by bacci40 on Jul 13, 2008 9:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
fire zito
Proud father of Eric Surcamp! I sure hope we sign him.
by The Thrill on Jul 14, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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