Giants Offense Sputters in Coors Field
by Grant Brisbee on May 6, 2009 7:58 PM PDT
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PrintThe rotation will lay an occasional egg.
The Giants can't score in Coors Field.
The bullpen might have a bad game every now and again, which will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
The Giants can't score in Coors Field. The Giants couldn't score in the Baker Bowl. The Giants couldn't score if they were a team in that crappy NES game, Major League Baseball. The Giants couldn't score if they were granted a free runner in every inning, a fourth strike in every at-bat, and a fourth out in every inning. Aluminum bats, rules that disallow breaking balls, and specially trained ospreys that grasp Giants' fly balls in flight and carry them away from their initial landing spot: not enough to help the Giants score.
I can deal with the occasional pitching failure. But the hitting is making this team unwatchable.
Wait, that's not fair. They did score a run. The Giants had runners on second and third with no one out, and they bucked the odds to get a single run home. And here I am, dwelling on the negative. If the Giants were able to get runners on second and third with no one out in every inning, they'd probably average five runs a game. They should work on that.
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Rally Caps
Great Caption (as usual) on the Flew photo.
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.
Realization about the term "rally caps"
It doesn’t actually refer to the tradition of doing something funny with headwear in hopes of spurring or sustaining a rally. No. I believe it refers to limitations on the number of rallies a team can create.
Usage: The 2009 San Francisco Giants have a rally cap of 4. (And they have already used one.)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 6, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh , feldergarb that.
Why limit it to Coors Field?
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on May 6, 2009 8:01 PM PDT reply actions
It's really difficult
To curb rosterbation when we have no bats.
As Richard Thompson put it in ’52 Vincent Black Lightning “…my favorite color scheme.”
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on May 6, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
my that is an unfortunate belt
(sue me, my wife went to fashion school)
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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So that game looked like it sucked. :\
I watched the Red Sox get the crap beat out of them by the Indians. And I continue to laugh at the idea that SAWX fans are very knowledgeable about the game at all. At least not the ones who go to games, I guess.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Without McC and Grant, I don’t know what I’d do.
Actually, I’d probably waste less time on hopeless games, come to think of it.
Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.
Indeed it was.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 6, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Mercifully
The end of this series is in sight.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 6, 2009 8:09 PM PDT reply actions
Nationals have a crappy play by play guy. “Manny pops it up a mile high. Jesus Flores gets under it and it’s out of play”
Bob Carpenter
And yes he’s pretty bad.
by All Shook Down on May 6, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Randy: 0 Ks
Fred: 3 Ks
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 6, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
Fred Lewis doesn’t even lead the league in strike outs. 2nd in the league (Jordan Schafer). Tied for 12th in the majors.
My former white whale Chris Davis is leading the majors I think
Not so proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is definitely not Howry do it!
Isn’t it something ridiculous like 40 in 80 AB?
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Chris Davis is pissing me off
ESPN told me he’d get 30 HRs and average .280! WTF??
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ESPN told me [insert any comment by any ESPN anchor]he’d get 30 HRs and average .280! WTF??
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh I certainly didn't WATCH for their advice
that was just his “projected stats”. I thought I could get cheap power for like 17 bucks…not so much so far.
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When you dont hit the ball that often, thats what happens
Not so proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is definitely not Howry do it!
and runners must be on base. The odds are against him.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 6, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hasn’t shown the swing to drive the ball out yet, either.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 6, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess to avoid confusion, Randy is RJ and not the Classy one in RF.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 6, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Im glad I didnt watch the majority of this game
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This is definitely not Howry do it!
+1
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GET HIM HERE NOW
Not so proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is definitely not Howry do it!
I can deal with the occasional pitching failure. But the hitting is making this team unwatchable.
The exact thought crossed my mind after Johnson was chased from the game.
I guess
Your caption would be funny, if it wasn’t so damn sad :(
The absentee father of Edwin "Cue Ball" Quirarte, now that he is doin well in the minors, its time to get back in his life, and in his checking account!
Also
every one of their fantasy sports >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any other site’s fantasy sports.
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Also, Posey had a PB and a strike-3 swing to allow a run to score.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 6, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
PB ON a strike-3……
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 6, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
From the chronicle wrap
He started the game six up, six down, with Emmanuel Burriss contributing a difficult diving catch on a Ryan Spilborghs liner. Then, it was as if Johnson’s evil twin took the mound for the third inning. Whoever it was walked Torrealba and Clint Barmes on nine pitches, most of them not close.
On the run from Johnny Law, aint no trip to Cleveland, or San Francisco.
I’ll take the blame. I turned the game on in the bottom of the 3rd just in time to see RJ walk the leadoff batter and go downhill from there.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 6, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't blame yourself
When the Yahoo Box Score’s Top Batter is Pablo Sandoval because he went 1-for-4 with a double, a win isn’t exactly in the cards.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 6, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
BOO YA
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I didn’t watch any of this game.
I’m very sorry.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
I’m sorry for you.
Not for me.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
In that case
Then you missed you’re son hit for the cycle and have the game winning RBI
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 6, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
He missed his is son?
/grammar police
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How much for bail?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 7, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Where can I find stats of other teams’ winning % when scoring first? Is it normal that the Giants are 11-0 when they score first, but 2-13 when they don’t?
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
The whole team can lick a cactus.
Bastards. Bastards that can’t play baseball.
Fred Lewis pissed me off the most today. He can lick two cacti.
by Lars The Wanderer on May 6, 2009 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
Let’s just call up the entire San Jose Giants lineup.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
HEY GUYS MY FANTASY TEA.....
oh wait, sorry.
D: Randy
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD: this offense. Seriously. 6 runs, and then this? Against a guy who’s been TERRIBLE?
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Angel Villalona to the critics: FUCK YOU
4-4, 2 doubles, HR, 3 RBIs, HBP
CALL HIM UP
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This offense is such a facepalm.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
I guess it was a really convoluted way of saying that I hope the new Green Day album doesn’t suck.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 6, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, I think I’m starting to dislike the rockies more than the dodgers… The rockies and their ridiculous damn “ballpark.” At least defeats by the dodgers are honorable battles between two arch-rivals. But I don’t know what to call this.
That and the whole you can’t count on the rockies thing.
Or maybe I’m just still bitter than laker’s games pre-empt the Giants. Not cool 1400AM, not cool at all.
Adopted: David B. Flemming
I swear last year felt worse to me
Even after today =[
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
Not being under .500 doesn’t totally suck.
I figured it’d be a good idea to say that today.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 6, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
How dare you sir
NES Baseball was Awesome, and in no way was it crappy at all.
by Jibblescribbits on May 6, 2009 11:29 PM PDT reply actions
+1
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Ugh
Last night was one of the few times a year I get to see the Giants in person…and jesus christ that offense looks even worse in person. Ubaldo Jimenez looked more comfortable at the plate than any of the Giant’s regulars.
Even when the score went to 4-0, I had to solemnly look at my girlfriend and let her know that the Giants didn’t have a chance in hell at winning.
It could have been worse
As I write this, I was flipping channels and MLB Network had All Time Games from Sept. 18, 2006, San Diego vs. LA (the one where 4 straight homers in the bottom nine for LA) a Rockies-Giants score just happened to come up. It was Colorado 20, Giants 6 in the bottom of the 8th. That game really sucked.
omg
i must have repressed that memory
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Checking Retrosheet
Noah Lowry pitched 1 1/3 inning giving up 9 earned runs. Scott Munter then gave up 3 earned runs in 1 inning. Sanchez also pitched giving up 4 earned in 2 innings. Ray Durham homered, his 24th. Bonds was 1 for 3 but drove in a run in the 20-8 final. Other “great” players who played that game for the Giants: Todd Linden, Lance Niekro, Shea Hillenbrand, Jason Ellison, Justin Knoedler and Tomas De La Rosa.
Wow
I’m pretty sure I didn’t watch that. That’s ridiculous
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Other nicknames for last night's game...
1) Rocky Mountain Low
2) Waiting For Guzman
3) What the Helton…?!
4) Show the Giants the Humidor
5) Please Don’t make me whip out the Big Unit
6) Running on Empty
7) Insert your name here…
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
8. Fuck the Rockies
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That's to the point...
The Torrealba Home Run was especially painful.
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on May 7, 2009 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
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