Rain-Soaked Win: Giants Beat the Rockies
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 10:04 PM PDT
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PrintSo this is it. This is how the season is going to go.
a. Starting pitcher pitches well
b. Offense does little
c. Bullpen works with little or no margin for error
d. Half the time, it works. Half the time, it fails.
e. Cardiac arrests a-plenty
When we were riffing on offseason goals, a chunk of us agreed that a .500 season would be a success. I'm not sure if I really understood how frustrating it would be, though. I've watched take-a-penny, leave-a-penny teams before, but never one that was so lopsided in their talents.
I'll be breathing into a paper bag if you need me.
Randy Johnson was amazing, by the way. That's a goofy slider.
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I missed the first 7. Was it raining that hard?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 1, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I am so glad they went and got the first one and hopefully the first series in this stretch. No days off tell the 18th. A trip to Wrigley (man that wind better be blowing IN), Coors, then LA, another 7 games. This has to potential for some severe ugliness and half dozen trips for the Fresno shuttle.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
GO CRAZY!!!! CELEBRATE
EAT AVOCADOS
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
I agree that green is good.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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Nice pits.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks Haas
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 1, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
fresno won
guzman with another homer….and hinshaw 0.1 inning pitched 3 BB classic
by sadison bummedgarner on May 1, 2009 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
that was No. 5. he has 4 in the last 5 games.
Rohlinger was 4 for 4 with 2 2b.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 1, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Hai Guyz, I guess Randy was pretty good today. For an old guy
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 1, 2009 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
It’s May.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Or, in the words of Erik Karros...
It’s only May.
"[Greg] Vaughn is in a funk so deep, George Clinton wearing a miner's helmet couldn't find him."
- Jim Baker, ESPN.com, May 2002
1/2 game out of the Wild Card!
Adopted Giant: John Bowker, who is currently walking wild over the PCL.
by rightcenterfielder on May 1, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I admire your spirit.
(Gaining on the dodgers doesn’t matter this year.)
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem with gaining games on the Dodgers is Bochy thinks playing more veterans would get the Giants into contention so more Aurilia, more Uribe and no Ishi. Plus really no Nate.
when has there been nate?
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. This is one of the only ways a 5' 10" father can have a 6' 10" son.
by Speedforthewin on May 2, 2009 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I gotta admit...
The starting pitching (so far) has actually been better than I was hoping for. We knew Lincecum would be good, but I wasn’t expecting Johnson to look as good as he has at his age. I wasn’t expecting Zito to be as not terrible as he’s been so far. Cain and Sanchez have both been good.
As for the bullpen:
Howry: OK half the time, garbage the other half.
Medders: Not too bad.
Affeldt: Pretty descent.
Valdez: " "
Wilson: Scary as hell, but he’s been OK so far.
Here's a mnemonic device for you:
If you mean Cool, then it’s the one with just the C. (Decent)
If you mean tending toward Sucking, then it’s the one with the S. (Descent)
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew how to spell both before.
Now I have no idea which is which
On the run from Johnny Law, aint no trip to Cleveland, or San Francisco.
(dusting off hands) My work here is finished.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t really paying attention at first and they said they were talking to Randy and I assumed it was Randy Johnson.
RANDY WINN DOES NOT SOUND LIKE I IMAGINE RANDY JOHNSON SOUNDING.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
OH YOUR LISA STEVENS
Not so proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is definitely not Howry do it!
Lopez’s at bat was awesome, though he swung at ball 4 like 5x
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 1, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that was a great at bat.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 1, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Russ “Bonds Plunker” Springer gave up the hit after a 1000-pitch AB. Screw him.
by non sequitur on May 1, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
9 hits for the rockies
how many stranded did they have? anyone know?
"If I can change and you can change, then everybody can change!" Rocky Balboa, Rocky IV
-Please god more runs
-Hope so
-This made me laugh
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Man
The first couple weeks of the season I gotta say I was REALLY not expecting the Giants to EVER get over .500 this season…
Suggestion: Clip & save the standings from tomorrow's paper.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Little Giants won, too.
Clark pitched great. 7ip. 3 hits, 6 K, 0 BB.
AnVil with 3 hits. Neal had another nice game.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 1, 2009 10:15 PM PDT reply actions
I kind of wish the game was rained out
Sure they won, but I stayed home. Plus that would mean everyone is pushed back a day. Johnson would go Saturday and Cain on Sunday. But now I get to see Zito on Sunday (YUCK, I don’t care he’s pitched “decent” so far).
Or given Zito's musical interest, maybe a descant.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Either those shots of whiskey have heads, or those are some weenie beer glasses.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
-Please god more runs
-Hope so
-This made me laugh
On the run from Johnny Law, aint no trip to Cleveland, or San Francisco.
OK what is with this?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Kuip: WE HAVE SPILLAGE! WE HAVE SPILLAGE!
Kruk: What the hell did you do?
Judgment Day is coming
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So, um, when did they stop playing sportsphone after the games (not that I’m complaining. Dave >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Damon Bruce)
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
had more, formatting cut them off =P
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Oh suuuuuuurrrre…You probably just like Damon
On the run from Johnny Law, aint no trip to Cleveland, or San Francisco.
I guess I’m the only one who really doesn’t mind Damon Bruce. His constant “Giants should sign Manny Ramirez” every day during the off season irritated me though. He isn’t worse then other KNBR hosts like Bob “I know everything” Fitzgerald and Ralph Barbieri.
something something poop with an umbrella in it
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 2, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
The laws of physics couldn’t handle that many >s. Stop blaming the formatting.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
So, um, when did they stop playing sportsphone after the games (not that I’m complaining. Dave >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Damon Bruce)
Boom. Get those elitist “laws of physics” out of here.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
damn you.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Don’t blame me. Blame Damon Bruce for being that much lamer than Dave Flemming.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Well there is that.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
So, um, when did they stop playing sportsphone after the games (not that I’m complaining. Dave >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Damon Bruce)
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Good sporting day tomorrow
Predictions
-Two runs for Matt Cain
-Rondo punched in the face
-There’s Only One Ricky Hatton to be heard over 7000 times
Without killing anyone
We won it 3 times
"Two runs for Matt Cain" is sort of the free middle square on the Prediction Bingo card.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Med school prom tomorrow, so I don’t know how much of the game I’ll get in before I go off and get blitzed. Also, the mustache will be in fine form, so I should have pics by Sunday, Monday at the latest.
Joe Martinez: My fingers are crossed and my palms are together for you.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I read
med school pron
which we don’t see enough of here
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
card carrying Bochy Hatter
by natteringnabob on May 2, 2009 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha, no. I kinda wish, though. I mean, it’s a formal banquet with a fancy name – The Golden Apple (?) – but it’s basically prom with 25ish year-olds and lots and lots of booze. And it’s basically my last chance to go out until Boards.
Joe Martinez: My fingers are crossed and my palms are together for you.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Open bar.
Joe Martinez: My fingers are crossed and my palms are together for you.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Oh Kuip
Don’t take Eugenio. Bunts from hitters = bad the vast majority of the time.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Kruk takes… a pitcher.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
shocking.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
WPA for the "clutch" sac bunt
.002
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Don't act like that's nothing.
It’s next to nothing.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
KEY TO THE WHOLE GAME
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
How much would it have gone down if he had failed to execute?
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 1, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
more than .002.
But it would go up way more than .002 if he (or Schierholtz) had gotten a hit.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Flem takes Ishikawa
last two games (got rested in a non platoon way on Wednesday):
4-5 1 Loooong Double, 1 BB, 2 RBI, 1 Run, 1 HBP
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.
JT just said "Everyone in that locker room respects Bochy & what he's trying to do."
Hmmm…
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
spelling
If spelling has been an issue tonight, I feel OK in reminding the Mayor that the quotation from the AEneid should read “Forsan et haec . . .”, not “Forsan et heac.”
Thanks.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
From Schulman
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/01/SPNG17CVP0.DTL
As a rookie in 2008, Burriss hit .278 right-handed, .292 right-handed.
And San Francisco's Holmless problem persists.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe if there's a bench-clearing brawl...
Holm will get into fair territory for once
I'll put this in the minor lines tomorrow too..
But I went to the SJ game, and Clark’s off speed look nasty, every hitter seem to be off balanced and the I don’t remember any of the hits being hard hit (there was 1 that went foul that was hit hard, but that’s the beauty of the change up).
I’m normally harsh on Gillaspie’s defense after seeing him play twice earlier (and after the 4 error name the other night) but he made 2 nice plays in the field, one to his back hand and made a strong throw to first.
Villalona had 3 hits, 2 hard hit ground balls that found a hole, and one that the pitcher tried to grab with his bare hand and so Villalona had an infield hit. After though, he tried to steal 2nd and got thrown out. It looked like maybe either he or the guy at bat (I think it was Amort) missed a sign because I can’t see Villalona straight stealing much.
Crawford hit a line drive that made it out of the stadium in the first, but he also struck out twice in the game. In the 5th inning, Crawford came up with the bases loaded and no outs, and Modesto brought in a new pitcher that threw either a nasty splitter or change up that both Crawford and Noonan couldn’t touch as they both struck out. Posey hit a pop up right after and the little Giants looked like the big Giants by not scoring with bases loaded and no outs.
It made me wonder how well the scouting is in the minor leagues though, because after that inning, the relief pitcher didn’t look so hot, so maybe he just surprised Crawford and Noonan with his stuff.
Thomas Neal is the best #9 hitter ever. Ever. Dude has quality AB’s every time. In his AB that he struck out on, it looked like he should have walked on the 3-1 pitch by the ump made a late call. That would have made his night 1-1, double, 2 walks, and a sac fly. I’ll take that out of the 9 spot any night.
Posey had a PB, and failed to throw a runner out, but if he is in fact calling the pitches now, he called a beauty. At the plate it wasn’t one of his best games though, as he popped up 3 times.
Both Kieschnick and Ford made nice diving catches. But there was a pop up over Crawford’s head in left center, that looked like Crawford was going to catch, but Neal called him off and then didn’t make the grab.
My bro who is a Diamondback fan that went to the game with me was very jealous that it seemed like every Giants hitter was hitting over 300, and also thought Neal would hit clean up on most teams.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
How was Clark’s velocity? I watched some of the game at my mom’s place tonight and I thought I heard them saying he was around 90 on his FB. If that’s true, I may have to rethink my meh assessment of him as a prospect.
"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 May 1, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
dunno if it was posted but...
from http://twitter.com/BarryZito
Who loves layering? Guy’s with scarves from So Cal do
9:19 PM Apr 30th from web
Now look at me. I'm wet nurse to a last-place, dead-to-the-neck-up ball club, and I'm choking to death!
need's more's apostrophe's
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on May 2, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I really gotta stop missing games
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
me too
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. This is one of the only ways a 5' 10" father can have a 6' 10" son.
by Speedforthewin on May 2, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
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