Giants/Nationals Recap: Well, That Went Well
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 2, 2009 7:27 PM PDT
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PrintI can't believe that Ryan Zimmerman broke open the game on a belt-high, 3-2 fastball. It was just so crazy, it should have worked.
Not to seem like I'm huffing the silver-lining paint, but it's been a while since a total bullpen meltdown. The worst ERA in the bullpen before tonight belonged to the closer. Take a look at the ERAs in the bullpen -- even though ERA is a pretty iffy way to evaluate relievers, there weren't too many ugly totals before tonight. It happens.
That isn't to insinuate that I didn't want to put a hat rack through the TV screen, mind you. But I'll put this one in a different mental column than the 2-1, six-leadoff-doubles-without-a-run kind of game.
Just try not to think that Lincecum has lost against Kevin Correia, Livan Hernandez, and now Craig Stammen, and you'll be fine.
(...urge to kill...rising...)
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If The Giants lose another Tim start against a nobody I will be kicking some kittens
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you spelled tires wrong
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 3, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight the Giants made me sad.
And Carney Lansford is not impressing me as a hitting coach.
And also, each hitter should be punched in the nuts every time he swings at the first pitch.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Actually, yes. Once they master the concept of patient hitting, then they can get all fancy. Otherwise you get one guy sitting on base while the guys behind him pop up or ground out weakly.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
I’m not concerned necessarily with not swinging at the first pitch. I just want to see them going up to hit with a plan – if the pitch they’re looking for comes on the first pitch, go for it, but if it doesn’t, try to wait for it. Of course, it doesn’t always come, but it’s better than what’s going on now. In other words: don’t take pitches for the sake of taking pitches (well, with a few exceptions- maybe give the giants pitcher a little extra rest after a long inning and an at-bat, or if the other team’s bullpen is really depleted, but just as a general rule)
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
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Okay, your plan makes more sense. Except they still need to get punched in the nuts if they don’t do this.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Maybe just a cockpunch if they put a good swing on the first pitch
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yes the all mighty cock punch
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Taking pitches can serve more value than merely taking pitches
1. Takes toll on opposing pitcher; increases chances he will throw bad pitches.
2. If you’re not hitting well OR facing an unfamiliar pitcher, it helps you SEE the pitches better, which (supposedly) leads to better hitting.
3. Gives your own pitcher a similar amount of rest as the other pitcher gets when facing the damn Giants. These 10-pitch innings our offense specializes in gives our pitchers about a 3-minute break. It’s nonsense. It’s not how the game is well played.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 2, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
but I HATE SCHUMAKER
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by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
These are three very good reasons for taking the pitches. In fact, you would think that the guys at the top of the order would do the other guys a favor and take as many pitches as they can so that everybody can get an idea of what kind of stuff a pitcher has on any given day.
And yes, as I watched Lincecum trudge out to the plate for another 30 pitch inning after just a 5 minute break, I thought it would be nice if the rest of the guys would try to spend a bit more time at bat to give him a little rest. It seems like there’s a total lack of strategery when the Giants are up to bat.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
In fact, you would think that the guys at the top of the order would do the other guys a favor and take as many pitches as they can so that everybody can get an idea of what kind of stuff a pitcher has on any given day.
I am sorry, but this makes waaaay too much sense.
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by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
You're exactly right. (Will anyone notice that we are just agreeing with each other?)
I’m pretending that you’re taking back the towel you threw in to raisingcain.
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by Mayor of 311 on Jun 2, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with your agreement with my agreement with you.
/retrieves towel, although really the prior thrown towel was to acknowledge that sometimes, but not often, a first pitch swing could serve some purpose
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Again, you are a genius-- a SHEnius, if you will
Yes, swinging at the first pitch has its uses, but you were correct that they should improve plate discipline first, then modify later. (And, needless to say, if you develop the reputation of never swinging at the first pitch, then pitchers will figure that out and will tube one every time, and you start out every PA with a 0-1 count, which doesn’t help. So you have to keep those bastards honest.)
What I have heard is that the offense brain trust of the Giants (cue: sound fx of crickets) has told the hitters to swing at the first pitch if it is in your pre-defined location. Um, well, ok, but our hitters SUCK at assessing that very thing! It’s like telling an alcoholic that they can never drink, but can go ahead IF and ONLY IF it is Woodford Reserve special sweet mash bourbon… but then the guy drinks every brown liquor he sees because he just can’t tell the damn difference before drinking it. Jesus.
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by Mayor of 311 on Jun 2, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the hair of the dog hitting school.
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 3, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
You know in the top of the 9th inning down by 5 runs I was watching these guys make outs on first pitches and found myself thinking about that story from a few weeks ago where Clint Hurdle benched Tulo for not taking a strike in a similar situation.
What does it say about me that for a moment I was really wishing that Clint Hurdle was our manager?
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
It's amazing
I, too, agree with pretty much all that’s been said in these last few comments. What am I supposed to do now?
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
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I’m watching the Chronicle Live show (can’t reach the remote), and good lord, Greg Papa can’t just shut the fuck up. He’s talking over the other two guys and is making no sense whatsoever.
Plus he’s kinda orange.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
I noticed his orangeness during a commercial break earlier, during better times.
by positiveuphemism on Jun 2, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
HE JUST REALLY LOVES THE GIANTS OKAY
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
6 to 5 LA
so much for that
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 2, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
CALVINBALL FTW
I left to the skatepark with a 1-run lead and howry on the mound. I knew. We all knew. Even so, the updates were ridiculous.
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Calvin and Hobbes is the best comic of all time. I dare someone to contradict me.
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Own it. A beloved birthday gift from my husband. It sits proudly next to my full Far Side set.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
YES
I have read every single panel there is (at least I’m pretty sure I have) and I can still read the books over and over. I LOVE the anniversary one where Watterson explains his inspiration for all the characters, and provides commentary for each strip. It’s awesome.
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Relatively speaking C & H didn’t last long. Watterson didn’t draw the strip too long compared to many strips that lasted 20, 30 even 40 or more years.
Yup
and one thing I love is that he never let a TV show get made or some other merchandising non sense to try to extend it out further.
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The Sandy Koufax of the comics world
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I liked the Far Side comlete set better
Only because Larson was hilarious in his introduction to each year’s worth of cartoons.
Foxtrot>C&H in humor
C&H>Foxtrot in sentiment
C&H>Foxtrot in art
Foxtrot>C&H in storylines
Honestly, I’d say it’s a tossup. Gun to my head, I’d probably pick C&H, but it’s damned close.
not even close
I like Foxtrot, but C&H wins by far.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Read this, Its pretty funny regarding C&H
http://progressiveboink.com/archive/calvinhobbes.htm
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Childhood mischief had always been played out by assholes like Dennis the Menace and Jeffy from Family Circus. The difference is that those two were well-meaning retarded kids.
Score.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 2, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
A tossup? Well, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. At least you’d pick C&H. Heh.
by positiveuphemism on Jun 2, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The Far Side. Best. EVER
Robby Thompson "hey Hinshaw, let me see your hat for a minute."
Alex HInshaw "Why?"
Robby Thompson ,"You'll see...."
The Far Side. Best. EVER single panel comic
by positiveuphemism on Jun 2, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
With possible exception of Tom Toles's political cartoons for 20+ years.
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by Mayor of 311 on Jun 2, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
For me, Bloom County over Calvin and Hobbes
It’s Mantle vs. Mays, though – Bloom County had a higher peak, while Calvin and Hobbes had greater sustained excellence. Breathed himself says he only liked the first eighteen months of Bloom County, which ran for eleven years.
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Garfield!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 2, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
"Get Your War On"
http://www.mnftiu.cc/category/gywo/war81/
I recommend going back to the beginning and (over time) work your way to the present. Absolutely hysterical. Painful, but hysterical.
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by Mayor of 311 on Jun 2, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
My new filing technique is unstoppable.
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 3, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
get fuzzy is good
but not quite c&h
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 3, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m generally a Get Fuzzy fan, but it hasn’t been working as well for me lately.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
I like middle Get Fuzzy, It started out OK, then got great, but has tailed off a little
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You should not be trying to get big outs with Howry anymore. Bochy should have realized that by now. Where is Sergio Romo? One bad pitch to Thurston the other night and he’s a mop up man? I’ve seen a lot of bad pitches from Howry this year, and he’s still out there with the game on the line.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
Howry hasn’t pitched all that bad since his last blow-up against Washington about 3 weeks ago. I don’t see anything bad with having him in the game right there, but I agree that I would rather see Romo start the 8th.
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Bengie
What is the deal with Bengie Molina? I know he leads our team in RBI’s, but it is getting painful to watch him at the plate. It seems like he is constantly swinging at low-outside pitches, which he inveritably pops up. Add in the fact that he is maybe the slowest person in Major League Baseball and he just doesn’t seem like much of an asset.
by randolphforpresident on Jun 2, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions
He’s just in an epic slump, this wont continue (please god?)
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what will it take for Bochy to move Molina out of the cleanup spot? He’s not ideal in the spot when he IS driving in runs, but right now it’s ridiculous. Move him down in the order and do it now.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
Oh yeah, I forgot who our manager was for a second. Sandoval should be hitting cleanup for this team. The Giants’ aren’t getting homeruns from anybody, they might as well use someone that can get a few hits and not clog up the basepaths.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
bengie doesn't clog up the base paths
He’s got a .258 OBP….i WISH he was clogging up the base paths but he’s pretty fucking useless when he’s not hitting.
No, please not Rowand!!
It’ll just screw him up, and just when they’ve finally gotten him hitting! Seriously, don’t switch Rowand. For whatever reason, he clearly is flourishing in the leadoff spot.
Let’s face it, the Giants simply don’t have a cleanup hitter. Let’s stop trying to force square peg after square peg into that round cleanup hole. I say we just leave the spot vacant, and when the #4 spot comes up in the order, Bochy just can say, “PASS!”.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
We have not had a clean up hitter in several years. I’m continually pissed off at the front office for not filling that gaping and festering hole.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Punctuation
I can spell like a champ. My grammar’s OK.
But I’ll never get punctuation right as long as I live. The subject heading, “No, please not Rowand” means something like, “please don’t make Rowand happy”. It probably should’ve been more along the lines of, “No, please!! Not Rowand!!”
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
Isn’t that pretty much the same thing Molina has been doing for the last month?
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BengieWatch (NSFW)
5 for his last 51
With…
* .096 AVG.
* .111 OBP
* .115 SLG
* .226 OPS
Rated M — May not be suitable for ages 12 and under. Contains graphic scenes of fail, including gratuitous first-pitch swinging, extremely-out-of-strike-zone slop-waving, and sundial-slow running to first base.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
At first when they put him there, it was clear that he was hitting in the four hole but nobody expected him to actually hit like a fouth place hitter – he was to just go hit like Bengie and not worry about HRs and being Ryan Howard and so forth.
Well, after all this time, and Bochy, the broadcast team et al. constantly touting him as Mr. Clutchy the RBI machine, he started trying to live up to being that guy – and the results aren’t pretty and the spiral is self-reinforcing.
Also, it’s possible he’s just sort of fat and old.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 3, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
uh
he’s a career .308/416 hitter and is a 35 year old catcher.
You expect him to be an asset?
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lol
I was confused at first too.
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This makes sense, considering we’re playing Washington, who is pretty good at not losing games.
Oh, wait.
I turned on the Washington game for a few minutes last week, and one of their announcers was talking trash about how there was no way Randy Johnson was going to win his 300th against them. How can you sit through two months of watching the worst team in baseball and still be able to talk trash? If I were one of their announcers I would be saying let’s not embarrass ourselves in that big game.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
If I was one of their announcers I think I’d crawl under a rock and die to save myself further embarrassment.
I imagine being a Washington Nationals fan must be like being a cicada. You’re underground (i.e. in the bottom of the division) for fourteen years (or however long it is), then for one glorious day (game) you shine. Then you die.
First, you’re wrong, because Washington could not have won the game on a walk-off home run in San Francisco. You can’t hit a walk-off anything when you’re the visiting team.
Second the Giants have technically always been one walk-off home run away from losing every single one of their road games.
Yeah
I think you need to reread that post, then your reply to that post…
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RED SOXXXXXXXXXXX!!111!1!!
ESPN is too busy furiously masturbating to Boston sports teams to chronicle something that actually matters.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 3, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Up next, part 5 in our 13 part series on what’s wrong with David Ortiz…
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jun 3, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
What fucking happened?
I left the office when we were up 5-2.. sigh
Seriously, has anyone seen my adopted brother?
We were placing blame all over the place
The true culprit reveals themselves
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I missed Uribe’s error, What type of play was it?
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by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 8:36 PM PDT reply actions
Backhand grounder near the line. Not exactly an easy play, but it should have been made
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damn
this one is really getting to me. I mean, up 5-2 in the mid innings on the freakin’ Nats, and we can’t hold it? even the fact that Dodgers and the Pads are losing doesn’t come close to putting me in a better mood. essentially, this shit just does not compute.
I liked tonight’s Man Vs Wild.
I didn’t like tonight’s baseball game.
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It was already on? I thought it was on at 10
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
I watched it at 7, because I am cool.
Okay, that coolness thing is clearly a lie. My apologies.
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Tivoed, but not yet watched
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 3, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
It was 5-2 when I went out to dinner
Why the heck was Lincecum pitching in the seventh?!
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because Bochy
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Sounds like the name of a hit new sit-com.
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Or like a catch phrase. Even if it wasnt his fault, the answer would always be “Because Bochy”
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Bochy-noun-
From the root word ‘botch’, meaning to to spoil by poor work; bungle
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 2, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
From the sound of Ritzo’s voice it was MAJOR YARDWORK
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
and posey goes 1-1 with 2BB and a HBP
OBP machine!
A nice little rally and he may get another PA.
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, will get another PA regardless.
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS IS MORE EXCITING THAN ANGEL'S HR
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Odle looked sharp.
Robby Thompson "hey Hinshaw, let me see your hat for a minute."
Alex HInshaw "Why?"
Robby Thompson ,"You'll see...."
Must be sarchasm. His line score is brutal
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Estimated at 463 ft.
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 2, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
On the minus side, Quirarte got rocked.
So did the rest of the pitchers, but I care about them less.
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Difference between ESPN and MLB Network: ESPNews showed highlights of the Yankees-Rangers 4 minutes into their show. MLB Network showed highlights 22 minutes into their show. ESPN had obvious biases toward the Yankees. MLB Network does not.
An unrelated note,
F**K YEAH, HALLADAY!
Pretty crazy that he gets a CG win, Ks 14, and still gives up 4 runs, with a WHIP under 1. That’s a weird line.
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The Giants can dine on my underwear. I hate them all.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 3, 2009 5:40 AM PDT reply actions
Renteria!
I haven’t gone through the gameday comments, I’m about to to see what was said, but I blame Renteria for the craziest double play attempt in the sixth (it could have been the seventh, last night is getting blurry). Throw it to the second baseman chump! That’s what he’s there for.
I’m not saying that changes the outcome of the game with the bullpen explosion, but all in all I blame him for the loss.
It was really poor judgment on his part. He propels himself at full speed to the bag (instead of tossing the ball to Burriss, who is waiting there), then while still in forward motion without a chance to get set, he launches a giant airball to first base. It was bad bad bad.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Watching on TV either Kruk or Kuip started saying something about “That was really weird…” and then topics moved on and the thought was never finished. I do believe he was referring to Renteria taking it himself though.
He may have been safe at first even with a good throw. I too was surprised that he took it himself. When Kruk said that comment I took it as that he was surprised he air-mailed the ball, but your right, he did not finish his thought.
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by Giant among Angels on Jun 3, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
my thoughts
1. Talk about irony! Earlier in the day yesterday, I had written a Fan Post about how well the bullpen was doing and how much better they were than last year. I accidentally deleted during the Preview and didn’t have time to re-do it.
2. I had to pitch BP to my son’s team yesterday. When I got out of the car, the Giants were up 4-2, when I ot back to the car, it was some serious “WTF?!”
3. Calvin and Hobbes > Far Side > Bloom County > everything else
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In solidarity with you...
…the Giants bullpen decided to pitch BP also.
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From the Nats broadcast
Rob Dibble is the play-by-play guy. His analysis is pretty bad, but he can be humorous when telling stories from his playing days. And he’s not afraid to call people out. But I was about ready to commit Seppuku when he said something to the effect of: “You know, the Giants are swinging at a ton of first pitches. They’re doing our pitching staff a ton of favors!” It was almost like he expected us to have a major league hitter in the lineup…
/sigh…
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does anyone listen to the game on the radio in the car?
When I do this, I flip to a music station between innings. Whenever I flip back and the Giants are batting, I am well into the 2nd – or even 3rd batter. Whenever the other team is batting, I can switch in the middle of them batting (say one guy gets a hit) and I come back and the next guy is STILL hitting.
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