Post-Game Funstravaganza!
by Natto on Apr 18, 2009 3:46 PM PDT
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PrintMan, what a great game! Everything looked sharp and crisp, and there were timely hits a-plenty! Of course, I'm talking about Street Fighter IV. The Giants game was pretty great if you turned it off after the 8th inning.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 3:47 PM PDT reply actions
at least this answers my perpetual question
where the !#^#%@ is the fun in these fun threads?
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
by natteringnabob on Apr 18, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun not guaranteed
My idea of fun involves copious amounts of booze and some fine brown men. I see none of this here.
"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 Apr 18, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm tellin' ya , Pops , the Pit's gettin' good. Here's another sample from today's GDT...
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
when it's time to party...
what can brown do for you?
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
Uh , that's medicinal in there , right? Right?
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
It's big
Nice package!
"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 Apr 19, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm just gonna say Fire Bochy again.
Like eight billion times.
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
I dunno , where'd he fail?
Did he Boch some key strategic moves?
It’s not like he’s swinging at the damned pitches himself.
Davis was on , we weren’t.
I dunno , I didn’t see the game.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
could have got another inning outta the enchanter
Robby Thompson "hey Hinshaw, let me see your hat for a minute."
Alex HInshaw "Why?"
Robby Thompson ,"You'll see...."
why?
It’s a long season… theres no reason to push him early
+1
Sir Alex Omar Hinshaw: It's not right if it's not left.
by The Enchanter on Apr 18, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum has had a stomch ailment and had a fingernail problem that kept him from getting in bullpen sessions during ST. Bochy is absolutely right to be carefu lwith his pitch count this early in the season.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Not All Pitch Counts Are Alike
This is where I differ a lot with most managers and pitching coaches that use PC as the end all. Just listening to the game and following on Gameday you could tell you had a pitcher on the very top of his game. Dominating. Ease free. Stress free. In sync with his catcher. With plenty of off days ahead to get rest prior to his next start.
The ONLY way your remove a pitcher in a situation like today is if your pitcher begs out. If Lincecum did beg out I would have appreciated he did PRIOR to his AB in the bottom of the 8th.
I think you’re wrong. There, I said it.
- Spring training is for building up arm strength. Lincecum had an abbreviated spring training and didn’t get as much work in as desired because of the fingernail issue.
- He’d been suffering from a stomach ailment that required being checked out by a doctor. Although he was cleared to play, it’s likely that being sick affected his stamina/hydration.
- It’s early in the season and Lincecum is young. The idea is build a pitcher’s stamina, especially a yonug one’s. In his previous starts, he’d gone 3 and 5+ innings.
I don’t care how “on top of his game” and “stress free” he sounded to someone listening on the radio or how many days he gets to rest coming up. the game was tied 0-0. He gave them 8 terrific innings and the offense didn’t do jack. If he’d pitched a scoreless 9th and the game was still 0-0, would you leave him in for the 10th? The 11th?
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
THIS
109% THIS
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by The Enchanter on Apr 18, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
how long?
communicate with the kid and check his status. Lincecum mentioned he needed to find his rhythm. He did. He was locked in. Dealing.
How many pitches did he throw in the 9th? If he threw a few and stress free – possibly. His next start is scheduled in 7 days. He has plenty of time to rest.
Wish the Giants would leave the kid and his father alone. The kid is a freak. Let him have his own workout routine. Not all pitchers are the same.
I have to agree with this. Of course, it’s possible that Bochy and Lincecum did indeed have this conversation during the bottom of the 8th. I hope one of the beat writers asked Bochy about it after the game.
On the other hand — Bochy made very similar moves last night, and they paid off. Tonight, they didn’t.
Bottom line, if the Giants offense wasn’t a sucking chest wound, Bochy wouldn’t have this problem…
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his pitch count was 98.
98. he pitched 8 innings and didn’t even break 100. lincecum was ON FIRE today, and he’s gone 130 in an outing and been fine. obviously that’s not something you should always do, but if he can’t hit 110 pitches in an outing that’s a problem.
Waaaay to early in the season to let Lincecum throw 130 pitches, especially after a limited spring training and battling a stomach condition.
Taking an unnecessary risk with your franchise’s health because he was “ON FIRE” is irresponsible. I’ve got a lot problems with Bochy’s decision-making skills, but geez.
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I gots two werds for you...Mad Alderson.
We’re the pitching equivalent of a puppy mill!
“Go ahead and burn ‘em out – we’ll send more!”
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Right as rain
Goofus, youi’re right as rain here.
Did I want Tim to come out for the ninth? Yes. Did I think he would? Maybe.
But good Lord! It’s early in the season, Tim’s spring training work was limited by a split fingernail, he’s been sick three times in the last month, Tim threw more pitches last season than anyone, he threw more pitches in a single game than anyone (by six), and this season is just a preliminary to the next decade, anyway.
What would have been the point?
Bullpucky!
He was not going to get much abouve 110 by pitching the 9th. There was no real fear of 130. Early in the season or not it was indeed flat ass dumb to pull Timmy. Their was almost no risk and great reward to be gained.
by giantsrainman on Apr 19, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
I can tell you the consensus opinion from the left field bleachers yesterday was that moves like that one yesterday to pull timmy is yet another example of why Bochy will be joining the ranks of the unemployed next year, if not sooner.
The team has way too much of their future invested in his right elbow and shoulder to just ask him what he wants to do. Freak or not, erring on the side of caution in a 0-0 tie where nothing Tim was going was going to ignite the offense was the right move.
Your argument would make some sense if Tim was clinging to a 1-0 lead and three more outs finishes things, but that wasn’t the case. As I said before, even if Tim had put up another zero, we’re stilling talking about an offense that failed to score in the bottom of the 9th.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
entire second paragraph
But Goof , you speak as if these results were givens.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Big Difference
Between trying to score win a score wins the game and trying to score when you need two just to tie. There is just no way to say that they would not have scored in the 9th without the pressure of being down 2 and the motivation that a single run wins the game.
by giantsrainman on Apr 19, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
also
if you actually want to win the ballgame, you might want to pinch hit for the kid when he comes up with men on in a 0-0 game. Unless this is in fact an NHL regular season game and there’s one point awarded for a tie.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
by natteringnabob on Apr 18, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
The takeaway from this game is that we were treated to Lincecum’s stellar, unbelievable performance.
He is working up his arm strength. Was at the game watching is warmups in the bullpen – he looks like he lost weight.
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by The Enchanter on Apr 18, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
He pulled Affeldt and put in Wilson when that was a horribly unnecessary thing to do. That was my main problem.
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Agreed. Absolutely pointless. Affeldt isn't supposed to be a "one-out guy"
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by Mayor of 311 on Apr 18, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Leverage
There was enough leverage in a tie game after eight innings that if Brian Wilson is the Giants’ best pitcher, he should have been in the game to begin the ninth inning — just as he, not Bobby Howry, should have been brought in at the beginning of the eighth inning Wednesday to make a two-inning, two-run save.
IMO managers are slaves to baseball’s pre-conceived definition of when a closer should pitch.
But the bottom line would seem to be that this season isn’t going to matter, anyway. Get Tim Lincecum all the wins you can to aid his repeat Cy Young effort, get Randy Johnson win #300, get the run-scoring psychology surrounding Matt Cain changed, hope to reclaim Barry Zito as at least a #4 starter, build Jonathan Sanchez’s confidence to take advantage of his swing-through stuff. Give the young guys more experience and more time for them to be evaluated.
But wins? Nice to have, take a lot of frustration away for a day, but not really critical in the overall scheme of things.
The future isn’t now; it’s next decade. The Giants are better than they’ve played — but not as good as they need to be for their won-loss record this season to make a significant difference.
While I was sad to see Lincecum go, and I knew that would be the game, that wasn’t my problem.
The Affeldt move was inexcusable. We brought in the best lefty on the market, the one that can also get righties out, and what does Bochy do? Pulls him. Of course. Sure, he walked a batter, but he had blown through the first one, and started the next guy 0-2. And when he missed, it was close. Not his bleeding fault.
Maybe if I hadn't just unnapped I would have caught that.
Naah…
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
No , I gotcha , I just missed the pitching details during the game.
With my attention to detail I’d make a fine air traffic controller…on an Airplane! remake…
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Great game?
I just bought Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Anybody have good or bad experiences with this game?
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Fantastic game.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 18, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet, can’t wait to try it. I mean, I’m certainly not using the TV for anything else today.
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Brick storage.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, good thing the Giants game wasn’t on TV.
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never heard of it
Is that for the Playstation 360?
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by Gabafnerhagen on Apr 18, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s for the Wii. It looks cute.
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I was joking.
It’s one of the best video games ever created. I’m not exaggerating, it’s downright ridiculous levels of fun.
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
by Gabafnerhagen on Apr 18, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, okay, sweet!
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im not sure if a game could be anymore perfect. best multiplayer of pretty much any game, and the single-player story is 8-10 hours and very well done, and then the single-player extras are great (if repetitive) and are probably another 50 hours.
2008 wii game of the year, aggregate of 93 on metacritic
Hey, Orchard ad for tar and feathers.
Can we get some of that ready?
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
So was anyone else listening to the pregame
Where they gave all those optimistic outlooks about us finishing better than .500?
Yeah fucking right, KNBR.
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
why is nobody bashing Lansford? He seems untouchable….SOMEBODY’S GOTTA PAY FOR THIS!!
Robby Thompson "hey Hinshaw, let me see your hat for a minute."
Alex HInshaw "Why?"
Robby Thompson ,"You'll see...."
18
That’s the number of at bats that started off 0-2, or had already ended in outs after 2 pitches.
That’s ridiculous.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 18, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Take THAT, Grant’s thread!
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Was Affeldt hurt? Why the hell did Bochy pull him for a closer that never does well in non save situations?
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Bochy’s not the sharpest tree in the box.
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I mean I could understand it if there’s a man on third with less than two out and he needs a K, but man on first and one out? One night after Wilson had a four out save and Affeldt just faced one batter?
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I really think Bochy hates lefties. Pitchers, hitters, all of them.. The only reason FLew is playing is cause boch is terrified of him.
Look at the facts. Nate? yes, he throws right, but bats left.
Ishi?
Affeldt?
Ok…I know I am grasping at straws here, Just trying to make some kind of damn sense of this freaking train wreck that Bochy is driving.
Robby Thompson "hey Hinshaw, let me see your hat for a minute."
Alex HInshaw "Why?"
Robby Thompson ,"You'll see...."
Affeldt was brought in to get the lefty. Once he walked the lefty, how do you expect him to get the righty?
Sir Alex Omar Hinshaw: It's not right if it's not left.
by The Enchanter on Apr 18, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
In retrospect, Manny attempting to steal home was probably not a good idea.
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At the time it was also not a good idea.
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But in Burriss' head...
…in that split-second before he took off, he could just see how awesome he was gonna be. It was like the ending of “The Natural,” only with more explosions.
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
I liked it
I liked the idea of Manny’s trying to steal home — and I’m not as big a fan of base stealing as most.
On the radio, Duane Kuiper said that with the delay in Doug Davis’ motion, Manny might have a chance of stealing home. How much chance did Bengie have of driving Manny in with two outs? 30%?
If the chances of Manny’s being successful were close to 50%, why not? Particularly with Tim Lincecum on the mound and off to a fine first-inning start?
And apparently all on his own. WTF? After his baserunning fuck-up last night, you’d think he’d try not to screw up something like that again.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
As I keep saying of Velez, "you can't fix stupid." Turns out that stupid might be contagious.
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by Mayor of 311 on Apr 18, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
If
If Manny had been successful in his steal attempt, would you have been wondering if he had caught “stupid” from Eugenio Velez?
Well,
presumably, if he had successfully stolen home, enough conditions would have been different that it MIGHT not have been stupid— I can’t say one way or the other. But I will address your point: no, Sharksrog, the simple metric of safe-or-put-out does not alone dictate whether a move was stupid or not.
But, in the actual fact, under the actual conditions that actually existed, as witnessed by the fact that he was carbon-state motherfucking toast by a a damn sight, I’m pretty comfortable standing by “Burriss was stupid to have attempted that at that moment.”
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by Mayor of 311 on Apr 19, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
change the name of the thread
to FRUSTRAVAGANZA…
or maybe, another suckfest.
Robby Thompson "hey Hinshaw, let me see your hat for a minute."
Alex HInshaw "Why?"
Robby Thompson ,"You'll see...."
for the first time in a week I was happy with baseball again after last night, and now less than 24 hours later, I’m disgusted again.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
Disgusted?
Mark, I realize how frustrating it is when the Giants lose — particularly when they waste arguably Tim Lincecum’s best effort of his career. But let’s keep things in perspective.
This year doesn’t really matter, and the worse the Giants perform, the higher their draft pick in 2010. Yes, they want to see the players of the future develop — but the games’ outcomes are secondary to that.
Heck, I wound up the day on a high note. No, the San Jose Giants’ games aren’t on milb.com — but the games of their opposition last night, the Stockton Ports, are. So I got to hear Bay Area native Brandon Crawford’s game-winning 10th inning home run. That came at about two o’clock your time, so I certainly wouldn’t have expected you to be listening, but so far the Giants’ #4 pick in the 2009 draft has been arguably the Giants’ biggest minor league surprise.
Sure, Buster Posey suffered the hat trick, and the Little Giants didn’t hit much and blew a late lead. But Angel Villalona again flashed the leather, as he surprisingly has done a fine job off so far in 2009. And Crawford, batting in the two-hole, hit his third homer of the season — one ahead of Angel and tied with Buster for the team lead.
Right now the Giants’ top two young middle infielders — Manny Burriss and Kevin Frandsen — are light hitters. Crawford, a lifelong Giants fan who two years ago considered a good possibility to be a first-round draft pick last year, us batting over .400 in his brief minor league career and is showing some pop.
So I went to bed a very happy man — even with the Sharks down a game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With you living on the East Coast, Crawford’s homer came too late for you to go to bed happy. But you could have been happy first thing this morning.
The Giants have their top five prospects in San Jose, and seven of their top nine. And that doesn’t even include Crawford or Roger Kieschnick, considered by some to be the Giants’ #2 power-hitting prospect, behind only Villalona. I’m not sure the Giants have EVER had as much minor league talent at any one place as they have right now in San Jose. Do you know the way?
Tim reverts to form.
small victories , the kind not reflected in the win column.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 4:05 PM PDT reply actions
In my opinion Jeremy Affeldt is the second best reliever in the bullpen, and this is the third time already he’s pulled him when he shouldn’t have. Twice for Howry, who’s not as good, and today for Wilson in a non save situation. If I’m Affeldt, I take Bochy in the office and tell him that he’s not Steve Kline and is able to get righties out.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
There are at least 20 McCoven who would do a better job of managing this team in the late innings than Bruce Bochy does.
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“And Bruce Jenkins’ Boner walks to the mound, and it looks like he’s gonna bring in the lefty.”
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Apr 18, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you kidding? He’d never take a pitcher out.
“THROW UNTIL YOUR ARM FALLS OFF, KID”
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‘BOTH ARMS KID, BE A MAN!!!!’
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
Thank you, Kitspool. That's nice of you. I include you, too.
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by Mayor of 311 on Apr 18, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that he finally gives Ishi a start against a lefty and he does it when Ishi is in a slump, and a junk balling lefty who ties young hitters into knots is pitching. That’s called setting a guy up to fail.
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Nah
Davis is a lot worse against lefties than righties.
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I agree with your larger point that Bochy is numbskull. But Ishikawa to me looks like just another Giants 4A guy. I like his OBP and D. Maybe—I doubt it, but maybe—if given a couple years of starts at the big league level, he just might learn to hit major league pitching some day.
Bottom line for me, I just can’t see Ishikawa ever amounting to a difference-making first baseman for the Giants.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
David McCarty?
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by ThrillisGone22 on Apr 18, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I also like the way Rotoworld said in it’s Lincecum piece that Affeldt blew the game. I guess they consulted with Bochy.
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i disagree. i think the passed ball was the turning point.
am i missing some sarchasm? i can’t tell.
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by The Enchanter on Apr 18, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Turning Point
Was Bochy’s decision to let Lincecum bat in the 8th however not let him pitch in the 9th
Your "turning point" never happened
Giants 8th
Doug Davis pitching:
Randy Winn: Winn singled to right.
Emmanuel Burriss: Burriss sacrificed to first, Winn to second.
Pablo Sandoval: Strike looking, Sandoval flied out to left.
Bengie Molina: Molina fouled out to catcher.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 18, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
In which case, Tim did pitch the following inning.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 18, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
And Showed No Signs Of Either Fatigue Or Losing His Effectiveness
98 pitches and 13 Ks in 8 innnings with 16 pitches and 2 Ks in the 8th provides zero reasons to remove the starting pitcher.
by giantsrainman on Apr 18, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
He was starting to nibble and take longer between innings, after that leadoff single and the bunt, he really was laboring. It’s just not worth risking his arm, no matter how impossibly small the odds are that he will be hurt.
You might as well smash your head against a wall
it’s been scientifically proven that, despite MOUNTAINS OF EVIDENCE to the contrary, GRM will never concede a point.
Remember the backup catcher thing? yeah.
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If Just 16 Pitches In An Inning And Striking Out The Last Two Is Laboring
Then give me Laboring every damm innning.
by giantsrainman on Apr 19, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
then youre still wrong
because he DID pitch the next inning
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by bondslegend on Apr 18, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
OK , everybody to your radios.
Midnight Replay‘s gonna settle this once an’ for all.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
No , really.
It’s 12:20 A.M. here , and since I napped during most of the game yesterday I think I’ll just make some killer (Burriss just advanced on the err) coffee and catch some HOT pitching , regardless of the known outcome.
Really like to thank KNBR for catering to us night owls.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
What the Heck was Kruk and Kuips take
on Burriss getting nailed?
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Midnight Replay is abbreviated for time , so they went right over it. All I heard was that they judged from Flannery’s reaction that it was Burriss’ call.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
For the record, it was not Flannery as the 3rd base coach on Saturday. He was away. Ron Wotus did the duties.
Thx
e-mail from Flan to broadcasters earlier made me wonder , then cringe.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Flan was twitting
from the 3rd base coach box
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WTF , Manny...
So he stole on his own?
Walk home from the park , ya putz.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Doug Davis never stepped off the rubber
Catcher stepped up to catch ball, Molina moved out of way……
Cripes, it developed so slowly that Molina could protected Manny with a swing……
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If Molina swung Buriss would have shit his pants
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Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 19, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey!
Where we pretend like hell we have no idea how this turns out!
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I worked in Vegas last year , and drove to Phoenix on the weekends.
I would purposely leave at midnight just to catch the game , it made the miles much shorter.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
As long as it’s a good game… it wouldn’t be very fun listening to a game like Thursday’s over again…
by sfgiantsgirl on Apr 19, 2009 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
lol yes “I hope Timmy strikes this guy out!” :D
by sfgiantsgirl on Apr 19, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I like pitching.
Even knowing the outcome I’ll catch this again. This was a good pitching performance – on both sides. Were it a meh! performance with a crappy outcome I might opt out.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
The highlight clip of Lincecum’s 13 Ks — oops, sorry for giving it away — is on the Giants’ MLB site now. I like this better. Ten years from now when I’m watching it I will never remember anything else about the game except that the Enchanter was ON that day.
by non sequitur on Apr 19, 2009 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Winn just singled in the NENth...again.
Tim’s changeup was certainly ON…his hot speed was apparently 95.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions
err , the eighth.
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Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Case closed.
Affeldt came on in the NENth , SOs the first batter on three then walks the winning run on.
Wilson in , allows Reynolds to single then gets ahead of Young 0 – 2 and then gets a Twitter from his canyon throwin’ buddy and loses sight of the goal…check you all in , oh , six hours or so…
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 2:31 AM PDT up reply actions
A great game for Timmy, definitely.
Lincecum for the year:
16.1 IP
19 H
6 BB
23 K
3.86 ERA
1.55 WHIP (ew)
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
Also… wow, I’m in NYC for the weekend and my friend and I got on the 4 train and there were a ton of Yankees fans on so we were like “Oh, the Yankees game must be over!” (This was at least an hour or so ago).
I get home and no. The game is not over. It’s just 22-4. LOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Vinnie Chulk pitched in that game.
Maybe he cost us this one from across the country.
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
by Gabafnerhagen on Apr 18, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
On the plus side, I’m hoping this means that the Giants have a chance to win when I’m at the game tomorrow. I wouldn’t expect them to be able to win three in a row.
There – how’s that for finding a silver lining.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Chien Ming Wang for the year
3 starts
IP 6.0
H 23
K 2
BB 6
ER 23
W-L 0-3
ERA 34.50
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
I’m going out on a limb with the W-L record by assuming the Yankees don’t score 18 runs to tie in the bottom of the ninth
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
Considering that would break the MLB record for most runs in an inning
No, no I don’t think so.
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
by Gabafnerhagen on Apr 18, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I honestly can’t even understand how pitching this bad, three starts in a row, is even possible.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Nick Swisher’s been a better pitcher this year than Wang.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
barry zito has managed to pitch badly for four hundred years now. because, you know, time is relative.
maybe the yankees offered him $126 million to play for them. hell, thats probably what they pay their janitors (so that steinbrenner can brag to his billionaire buddies that he won the janitor’s world series and move up to #1 on forbes’ list of the 100 biggest jackasses in the world).
Yankees' Wang Limp
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
by natteringnabob on Apr 18, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
From Wikipedia
In a 2006 New York Times interview, Wang revealed that he is the biological child of the man he formerly thought was his uncle.
Wow, it’s like his life is a Taiwanese drama.
Judgment Day is coming
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And the article is already updated with info from today’s game.
Judgment Day is coming
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Explains his popularity.
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Apr 18, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
150-something.
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
by Gabafnerhagen on Apr 18, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Good news!
We have the #6 pick this year and may have an even higher one next year.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 18, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions
if we hit up the “contact us” tab on SFgiants.com, how many times would it take for them to actually listen to us? Providing they ACTUALLY read those?
Robby Thompson "hey Hinshaw, let me see your hat for a minute."
Alex HInshaw "Why?"
Robby Thompson ,"You'll see...."
Big Johnson tomorrow vs. those @#$%*cheapskates.
Oh sure , they’re “just another opponent”.
I’m thinking six innings of five – hit ball …after the first inning where he gets tagged for two runs.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 4:55 PM PDT reply actions
I’m expecting Giant Johnson to have lots of angry tomorrow. Lots of angry.
Robby Thompson "hey Hinshaw, let me see your hat for a minute."
Alex HInshaw "Why?"
Robby Thompson ,"You'll see...."
“Wild pitch….very wild…looks like Johnson hit the general manager for Arizona, who was sitting in a luxury box behind third base….count is now 2-0…”
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
giants postgame:
“so, randy, what was up with your control in the first inning?”
“well, i was going for the owner, but sometimes you just can’t get into the zone like you want. but after i had taken out most of the diamondbacks administration i settled down and started dropping the slider and hitting the spots i wanted; inside on 0-2 counts, josh byrnes’ nose, josh byrnes’ kids’ forehead, ken kendrick’s wife’s ovaries. boy, i really showed them how dangerous i can be to hitters. a 94 mph fastball to the kidney will do that.”
“and when you hit bob melvin in the kneecap and shattered it?”
“that was just a slider that got away from me. jason ellis’ son is only five, you know, and sometimes it can be hard to hit such a small zone.”
“well, randy, thanks for talking to us, and please don’t kill my family.”
I call 14 Ks over 6 innings.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
11 of those come from our offense.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
OK , 12.
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 18, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t watch this game, and I only managed to listen to an inning but:
I’m much happier that Lincecum bounced back than I am angry that we didn’t score any runs or that the bullpen couldn’t hold a lead of zero runs.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
so when is he gonna put the hair into dreads?
anyone think that tim was counting the days of getting out of college and away from dad to grow that awesome mane?
Why don’t you cut that hair, boy? /throws empty beer can at son
"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 Apr 18, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Rather than another fanpost......
here are a few pics from today…..of course more……you know where by now……
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey! Say Who? Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
Wow. Burriss was not even close. Nice shot of the E-Catcher getting some work between innings.
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 18, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks =)
Yeah, even worse than it looks
I got two shots with the Catcher waiting and Burris not yet in frame……
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey! Say Who? Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
lol emergency catcher Andres Torres
"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 Apr 19, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
fail
BurrisS
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey! Say Who? Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
Post game Barry Zito Tweets
tough loss today, we battled, good sign… Just got to Marin, gonna watch a sunset with my boy Byrnes…
So 2 guys can’t be friends without jokes? yall need to be more witty then that, was too easy for ya. haha
brokeback Mt Tam morelike
Oh Barry, I don’t even want to know.
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game. -Rod Kanehl. Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis
I GOT IT
The answer is not acquiring Eric Byrnes and reuniting him with Zito here…
It’s allowing them to reunite on the D’Backs!
Leading the Pro-Aaron Rowand contingent on the McC!
You can ridicule me in 2009 if you like...
by ThrillisGone22 on Apr 18, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Silver Linings
- Tim is awesome
- Yankees got their ass kicked
- I stopped watching after 5 inning
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
Fun (Sad) Fact
This is the best game Lincecum has ever pitched. It’s also probably the best pitching performance we’ll get to watch this year.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
It’s also probably the best pitching performance we’ll get to watch this year.
Screw it , I’m just gonna ask you to explain the basis of every one of these “predictions” you come up with.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions
(I said "probably")
13 strikeouts, 0 walks. When was the last time a Giants pitcher did that? (I checked Marichall, Perry, and Schmidt, and then got bored). Someone with a Baseball Reference subscription could tell us.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
his shutout last year was the highest game score of his career
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
just, like, fwiw
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Aw Cook , you know I was just waiting for the chance to bust your chops!
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I never know with you.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
/preens
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Fun (NOT Sad) Fact :
Randy Johnson will pitch today against the only MLB team he has never faced in a regular season game.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
The ball will spontaneously combust out of Randy’s rage.
I wish I wasn’t going to be out doing something. I’d much rather listen to this than have a life :(
I'm going to the game!
I’m so excited to see Randy pitch! :D
by sfgiantsgirl on Apr 19, 2009 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Well , you certainly SEEM excited.
Still , we’re largely skeptical here…so we’re just gonna run some tests on you , ’kay?
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 19, 2009 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Next Saturday
Unless the Giants skip someone, Tim’s next start will be next Saturday. With his having had five days’ rest before this start and six before his next one, that would seem to be the time to stretch him out if he has a fairly smooth outing.
The thing people USEDTA use to check the time?
Jeez , the number of folk who have to yank their cell phone out to see what time it is…I feel naked w/o my wristwatch.
/Looks down
/Notices that he is indeed naked
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 21, 2009 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions
As horrible as yesterday was, a win today would mean we haven’t lost a series at home.
I know I’m reaching, but hey.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
butt hay
butt pee’s arch nemesis
"You ask for game winning hits, I give you Eugenio Velez"
by The Gene Hackman on Apr 19, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I like it!
I really like your attitude here, Goofus!
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