Post-Game Recap: Giants Score More Than Two Runs Again
by Grant Brisbee on May 26, 2009 10:37 PM PDT
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Two quick points:
- After Rowand's bases-loaded hit in the second, I was so sure that Renteria was going to leave two runners in scoring position, I fast-forwarded my DVR. Whoops. Nothing against Renteria specifically, mind you, it's just the kind of hit that hasn't come this year. It's rare enough that the Big Hit comes at all, so it's been super rare to see the Big Hit After the Big Hit. It was like that "Planet Earth" clip with the mountain cat chasing after its prey. Just magnificent. I feel blessed to have watched it.
- I know I'm in the minority, but I didn't mind Lincecum going back out for the eighth. There wasn't an especially good reason for it other than teeth-gritting gumption points, but Lincecum was still throwing hard and locating well, and I'm not going to freak out over 15 or 20 extra pitches over that arbitrary 100-pitch line. Where Bochy and I differ, though, is that I would have had the bullpen ready before the inning even started. Lincecum went through the eighth quickly, but I have no doubt that Bochy would have let Lincecum soldier through a 25-pitch inning.
Good win. But they all are.
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Huh. Maybe I shouldn’t have watched the first half of Princess Mononoke again, after all…
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
Note: It was background TV noise on the TV in my room that doesn’t get any channels while I did more important things. Still, it would have been cool to watch the Giants win another game.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That Tim Lincecum guy is pretty good
Hope he makes it here in the big leagues
by SoFa King Mike on May 26, 2009 10:44 PM PDT reply actions
Eh, he’s getting kind of boring. Blah blah no runs, low hits and walks, lots of Ks.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
blah blah long hair, blah blah nom nom nom.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
STOP EATING TIM LINCECUM.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
What? Did we trade for Jimmy Gobble?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 27, 2009 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Mindfuck
Molina and Ishikawa are separated by .002 in Batting average
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Ishikawa has a better OBP.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
TI takes pitches that are out of the strike zone, Bengie not so much
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Also
takes pitches IN the strike zone.
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by bondslegend on May 26, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That has been very annoying in the first part of the season.
Get the bat off your damn shoulder, son!
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey,
he’s seemed to have been playing quite a lot better, so if he’s turned it around I’ll be willing to forget his previous transgressions.
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It’s nice to hope he’s turned it around (I am hopeful), but it’s far too early to tell if this recent spurt is fo’ realz or not.
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by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
2008 vs. 2009
Ishi’s number are alarmingly similar through 100 AB’s. We were all happy with his work last year… I think he’s bought himself some more time, plus the defense has been spectacular.
by FireBrianSabean on May 27, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I like 1st basemen that can throw accurately
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by WilliamVanLandingham on May 27, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Molina’s OBP is becoming vaguely comical.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Good God.
His OBP is lower than a good portion of the rest of the teams’ batting averages.
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yeah, I was at the game yesterday and I looked up at the scoreboard when he came to bat. I was like, "oh, .274. That’s not such a bad averaaaa… ummm… oh my… is, well… why… dingerz?
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by howtheyscored on May 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Was there a big freakout about Tim’s pitch count? I’m fine with 122 pitches every once in awhile. Especially in a game like this one (as opposed to one like the Mets game).
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Tim didnt really allow us to freak out, it was a pretty quick inning
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I didn’t want him to come out for the 8th, but I didn’t really have a big problem with it.
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I am kind of in this boat.
I feel that once the pitcher gets around 26-27 then you can start playing Old Fashion Starter ™ (Bruce Jenkins Boner) should his performance on a given night merit it. Maybe if you’re in a pennant race. I am not real mad Big Head sent Tim back out there but, like Grant, the fact he had had no one warming up tells me is a someone had laid a 10+ P.A. on him and a base runner gets on with less then 2 outs no one would still be warming up and that really ticks me off. If you want to run a risk at least act like your aware of the stakes.
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Also...
Assuming they don’t skip Sanchez’s next start, he will go on 6 days rest next time out.
by OmahaGiants on May 26, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
The only real innings with any difficulty were the 2nd and the 7th and he only allowed 1 batter to reach base safely in between. I didn’t mind him going out for the 8th as much b/c most of the pitches were in relatively low stress situations and he had his good repertoire tonight. The Braves showed why they lead the league in fewest pitches seen per plate appearances. They swung at a lot of first pitches. That helped a lot.
After he had a little trouble in the 7th, I didn’t think he’d come out for the 8th and would have preferred he didn’t, but it was over so quickly, it didn’t matter in the end.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a good point that he did not have many stressful situations throughout the game and not any really loong innings.
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, Tim needed 9 K's to reach 500, and got 8 tonight
So I have no idea whether that sort of thing figures into the decision to send pitchers back out, but it would be a human impulse to let a guy go back if he could reach a nice milestone.
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by Mayor of 311 on May 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
if you have him pitch the 8th,
might as well throw him out there for the 9th, especially with how the 8th was reasonably quick
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real reason to leave Tim in the 8th
random obligatory crypto double switch in the 9th! (ok, it was a double substitution but still)
It was puzzling to let Tim BAT in bottom of the 7th with 1 out and a runner at first… I guess if you are going to bunt anyway.
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All in all, an excellent game
Thought Wilson could use the work in the 9th, tho.
by FairweatherFan on May 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT reply actions
But Wilson pitched in the ninth last night! How many non-save situations in a row do you want to see him in!?!?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Secret Answer C: Let’s actually only see him in non-save situation, plz.
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by howtheyscored on May 26, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
But the non-save situation will then become a save situation.
by SFGuy on May 26, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Brian Wilson with a Four Run Lead
“Screw this, I’m getting the win this game.”
by paboperfecto on May 27, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure if it was covered in game thread but...
Zach Greinke isn’t human. Some sort of stray Kuiper Belt object that took a humans form when it crashed on earth. It’s a shame he is on the Royals because everyone of his starts should be on national TV.
On the run from Johnny Law, aint no trip to Cleveland, or San Francisco.
I watched about the first 6 innings of that game tonight and he had his pitches working for him. Inducing 3 double plays helped a lot, too. He got better as the game wore on. It was a pretty tight game until the Detroit bullpen came in and threw gas on the fire in the late innings. Greinke really is very composed on the mound…very focused. He made some good hitters look really bad, too.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 26, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
his slider
is mind-blowing. I don’t know how anyone can hit that.
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by UnleashTheGore on May 27, 2009 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
they can’t hit it. Also, they can’t lay off it either.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 27, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Everyone is Pedro Feliz
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Fun fact
Greinke’s FIP is 1.62. Lincecum’s FIP is 1.77.
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This "missing the giants win
only to watch them play shitty" thing is getting tiresome. Getting the text alerts doesn’t quite match the thrill of watching in person, but I am certainly NOT complaining.
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guzman optioned per schulman
UPDATE: The move is official. Torres has been activated and first baseman Jesus Guzman was optioned to Fresno.
The Giants promoted Guzman with much fanfare, but Bochy said that with Pablo Sandoval likely to play first base when he returns from his elbow injury, “We’re not at the point where we’re going to get (Guzman) out there every day,” and, “coming off the bench and playing once in awhile is not going to help him be a major-league player.”
Guzman had one infield hit in 10 at-bats. He did not hit a ball out of the infield.
He did not seem too distressed about going down, saying, “I feel happy. This is the best baseball in the world, and I’m happy the San Francisco Giants gave me the opportunity. I’m going to Fresno right now. I want to play hard down there because I’m going to come back again. I want to come back again.”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/giants/detail?&entry_id=40704
must conserve battery power
/shuts down
Bochy said that with Pablo Sandoval likely to play first base when he returns from his elbow injury
wait, what? why?
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With his elbow strain they’d like to avoid having him make stressful throws, but they do want his bat in the lineup.
by paboperfecto on May 27, 2009 5:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t mind Guzman going down to get more regular at-bats but it’s amazing the lengths to which they’ll go so they don’t have to DFA Aurilia. They’ll go without a backup catcher, then with 1 less reliever then have to call up a backup-backup catcher as they can’t call up their backup catcher, have various players go up & down after a handful of at-bats when there’s an obvious solution staring them in the face.
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Please don't mention this out loud
it REALLY FUCKING PISSES ME OFF to have to think about it. ARRRGGGHHH
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I'm so over him.
Is the “veteran at-bat” once a week really worth it? Yes I agree, it is time to DFA Aurillia.
what they should do
they should announce that Richie is going to retire after the game. then, give him one last at bat so he can get a standing ovation before striking out.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 27, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this i like.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on May 27, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I think a fake-bunt GIDP would be more fitting and more his style.
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by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought about that, but I’m not sure he can even make contact anymore.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 27, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure I agree with Pablo playing first, but this is good in that Ishikawa isn’t going to be buried on the bench a la Ortmeier.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 27, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure how I feel about Pablo playing 1b and Uribe @ 3b.
I like Uribe in his current role – spot starter @ 3 positions.
But I am really afraid that he could become the everyday 3rd baseman if we aren’t careful and TI could end up on the short end of the stick.
I’m pretty sure Pablo + Uribe << Pablo + TI when all things, including defense, are considered.
This
I am in complete agreement with you on every aspect of this comment. IAWTC!!!!!
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I agree with your fear.
That is why I am hoping the Panda at first is just a temporary precautionary thing that fades away in a week or so. We get around June 20th and it is still going on then I will grumble.
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I was in the bleachers last night
And the fans around me were really annoying. The 20 something year old guys in front of me were yelling insults at the Braves batters, creative insults such as “You smell the manure Francouer (haha!)”
The San Francisco Giants: Where old men go to die.
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 27, 2009 1:56 PM PDT reply actions
And that is annoying how?
I suggest you sit somewhere else next time.
by FairweatherFan on May 27, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Im usually one to cheer and yell and stuff, but these guys were just annoying. And it didnt help that the lady right next to me had possibly the most horrible voice in the world. Everytime she tried to yell “lets go Giants” it sounded like “LETS GO GIIIIEEEEANARHFYTRDVVHVJVNTSBLEARRRG”
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 28, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
There was a lone Braves fan in section 127 whose only function was to boo Tim. Barely cheered for his own team. I was going to throw my coffee cup at him but I realized he’d look pathetic by the end of the night. Although now I wish I had chucked the cup at him as I was leaving.
There was a group of extremely obnoxiously loud guys in 125, but they were GIants fans, so I just pasted a smile on. It certainly worked when they tried the Carlton dance.
I beg to differ with the caption...
The two seam was the set up pitch, the changeup was the strike out pitch and it was ON last night. Timmy is dangerous now with a legitimate changeup.
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