Post-Game Recap: Jonathan Sanchez Throws a No-Hitter...On Friday
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 12, 2009 4:03 PM PDT
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PrintWell, he did. Remember? It was awesome. That guy hit the fly ball, and Rowand was all zrrroooom, and then he caught it, and then he ran into the wall, and then Sanchez struck out the last guy, and I was all, "Awesome!"
Today's game, though? Uh, not as exciting. My full list of thoughts about this game are after the jump...
Lame.
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It’s gonna be even worse if MadBum doesn’t pitch
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
home stand had a nice pattern
win the first 2/3, get blown out in the last one.
Still awesome to finish 10 games over .500 to start the ASB. Our second half schedule is brutal though.
Yea, very nice to be in a good position with a tough schedule ahead
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jul 12, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
ZITLOL
WTF srsly.
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:0
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by bondslegend on Jul 13, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
CONSPIRACY DEBUNKED
Molina caught his last game too
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by bondslegend on Jul 13, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Avoid the Sweep!
Congratulations and Thank you Jonathan Sanchez.
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 12, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions
Welcome to four days without baseball!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions
Not true
ASG
Congratulations and Thank you Jonathan Sanchez.
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 12, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I have ASGs all week; the MLB one, the AAA ASG, the Eastern League ASG, plus the Cal League is still playing.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
showoff
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OT
Facebook recommended I become friends with Russell Martin and Shea Hillenbrand.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions
Better idea
Just shoot yourself in the face.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
and Jeff Juden!
lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
you must admit
he needs a friend.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
There's 3 ways to do something: the right way, the wrong way, and the Max Power/ Ginats Way...
by natteringnabob on Jul 12, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you know about Hideki Matsui?
Congratulations and Thank you Jonathan Sanchez.
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 12, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I know that he has a lot of porn?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
His porn collection is reportedly epic.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
! HFS
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Epic!
Congratulations and Thank you Jonathan Sanchez.
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 12, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I told ya!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
What other players have Facebook?
Im friends with Timmy
Congratulations and Thank you Jonathan Sanchez.
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 12, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions
Lots
I’m friends with Curtis Granderson, a few dudes in the Giants system (Neal, Fairley, Broshuis) and Kevin Frandsen! I’ve seen several others turn up on Facebook as well.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
A bunch of our draft picks this year have facebook accounts. One of them is (was?) a member of an anti-Chris Dominguez Facebook group!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
lol what
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Kyle Mach
It was a group dedicated to shit-talking Dominguez after the shitstorm he had with U. of Missouri. Mach, Gibson, and others were members. I can’t find it now, though – maybe it got deleted.
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Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
All my Draft Picks
Oh right I recall that. So now that they’re in the same system, are we going to have infighting of soap-opera proportions?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I found the group after the draft but before Mach and Dominguez signed – maybe Mach asked for it to be deleted since they were going to be potential teammates.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
if Dirty continues to pitch well, Johnson gets health, and Sadowski shows his first few starts weren’t a fluke… send ZitLOL to the bullpen? Seriously, he pitches a great game every once in a while, but it seems like he gives the team NO chance of winning about 50% of the time.
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
I still mite prefer zitLOL to sadowski
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9 of 17 starts have been good
though like you said, that’s only 50%…hmm. I spose thats what you expect from a 5th starter….who’s getting 18 mil// yr
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He's a second half pitcher
But he does cut it fine. Without a fastball, he has to throw that curve for strikes, and basically never hang one
the Giants have played over 81 games so this is the second half. Zito still sucks. He gave us no chance to win today and this was the best we’ve been feeling about our team all year. Fuck you, Barry Zito.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
Arg!
Congratulations and Thank you Jonathan Sanchez.
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 12, 2009 4:43 PM PDT reply actions
Plus we need to get over his contract
We can’t do anything about it, we can’t trade him and we can’t undo it. He’s our guy. We either root for him, and live with his failures, or give in to frustration. When he’s on, he’s a very good pitcher.
That pretty much says it. As long as he pitches enough to remain a 4th/5th starter, he isn’t going anywhere.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jul 12, 2009 5:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Zito sure showed us how bad he still is. What happened to 8 1/3 scoreless?
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
YES
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jul 12, 2009 5:31 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
haha caller on KNBR::
‘Sanchez with the no-hitter and then Zito follows it up with the all-hitter’
by i wish we were good on Jul 12, 2009 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 12, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked Kawakami’s tweet: “Alfonzo 3-run HR, Pads up 6-0 in 3rd. How bad does opposing pitching have to be for Pads to go nuts? Zito’s showing us.”
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
well…looks like we picked a good day to drive around and look at houses!
and gee, we lost radio reception during the top of the 1st inning – boo hoo
buying soon?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
nope
Just looking for right now. We’re checking out different areas and looking at different types of houses to see which ones we like. We’re still saving up the $$$.
Good luck!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Welp, time to watch those no hitter highlights again.
Judgment Day is coming
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Watching The Pen on MLB Network; when did Tyler Walker end up on the Phillies? They get a bunch of our castoffs: Walker, Taschner, Blackley (sad cos he was so nice to look at).
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 6:00 PM PDT reply actions
He signed a minor league deal with them early in the season.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
Eyre wasn’t really a castoff, though – he left for a fat free agent deal with the Cubs.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
He was also a Blue Jays castoff when we got him – he’d been waived, as I recall.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
F Charlie Manuel
Jayson Werth?? JAYSON F***ING WERTH?!?
Seriously, that’s messed up. No Sandoval in the all-star game is a travesty.
I’d boycott the game, if Timmy weren’t the likely starter…..
*whisper* the allstar game is fucking worthless *whisper*
seriously. Everyone who knows anything knows Pablo is good. He should take the week off and get some rest so he can be good for us in the meaningful games, not in some moronic exhibition that they’re trying to force feed us by saying it “counts” now.
/rant
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by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
fun to watch dont get me wrong
but forgive me for not being that upset that Pablo didn’t make it. Woulda been cool, but I’d rather he be rested.
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by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
in a crazy alternate universe, zito is a decent pitcher worth his pay.
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 12, 2009 6:29 PM PDT reply actions
In a crazy alternate universe, we don’t have Barry Zito
Judgment Day is coming
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But we do have Gary Matthews Jr.
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LOLDGERS
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by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid Comment of the day
Bengie Molina on Alfonzo’s three run homerun. “Great hitters don’t miss that pitch.”
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
FTFY
“Great [defined as anybody with a MLB contract] hitters don’t miss that [random craptastic offering from Zito’s so-called arsenal which by custom is referred to as a] pitch.”
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
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by S.F. Giangst on Jul 12, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Transation: my newborn daughter would have at least hit a ground-rule double off that pitch.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on Jul 12, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Kevin Correia > Barry Zito...Barry Zito $ > Kevin Correia $
Soooooo…if we are going to pay Zito anyway, I say cut him and call up Pucetas. There is NO WAY Pucetas will be worse than Zito and will only add $600000 or so to payroll. So we pay slightly more than we already have to, but with better results.
And on the 6th day, God created base-ball, and Barry put one in the water, and it was good.
"I think I just experienced my first Lincegasm."
This would be the truly economical decision.
Consider the Zito contract a sunk cost (which it is) and then don’t let that drive the decisionmaking about his usage.
It is also really, really, really, really hard for mortal humans to do.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jul 12, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He deserves to be in the rotation, but I wont give him decent. Not with an ERA over 5
Because Zito is still a decent pitcher.
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
Were you giving him decent before today?
His ERA was 4.43 coming into this game. And his peripherals are still decent. Not good, but decent.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
Yes, I would have. This suckfest may have blinded me.
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
"decent" = some great starts, some shit tastic starts
and some ok starts. Zito’s had all 3. He’s decent.
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by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Your signature and this immediate topic remind me how much I miss Noah Lowry.
He was the ace of the staff back in 2007 when it was supposed to be Barry Zito.
2007 Rotation
Zito 11-13 4.53
Cain 7-16 3.64
Lowry 14-8 3.92
Lincecum 7-5 4.00
Correia 4-7 4.45
by RaymondStoneMedia.com on Jul 12, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Noah was decidedly mediocre in 2007, despite the nice W-L record.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Tim Lincecum 4.00 ERA
LOLINCECUM MIRITE TERRIBLE MOVE GINATS BRAZ!!!
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by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
WINZ
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jul 13, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
So, this was the best blowout EVER
for me, at least.
I was at the game (my one Giants game of the year! I live far enough away that going to a Giants game requires waking up early and takes the whole day). After the lolZito started, I was kind of losing interest. Enough, in fact, to actually vote in those insipid polls that come up on the scoreboard between innings.
So imagine my surprise when I get a text message telling me I won Giants tickets. Imagine even more surprise when they tell me that they’re in field club. Now, fathom my excitement when I look at the seating chart and confirm my wildest fantasies. I’m sitting in FC section 113, row D for the August 7th vs. the Reds. For free! :DDDDDD
Watch out San... oh, wait, Sadowski... uhh... [fifth starter], uncle Pucetas is comin' for you.
Congratulations
You’re getting a Jon Miller bobblehead. Get there early; I’m sure you saw the huge line today for Wilson.
Nice!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Heck ya man!
WTG!!
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by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow nice
I always figured they would just say they would be giving away tickets, and end up not giving any out.
by i wish we were good on Jul 12, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I went to the games yesterday and today and...
…for some reason I keep getting this weird feeling yesterday was better.
only 2 games
but Chris Dominguez is looking good
2-4, HR last night. 3-6, 2 doubles today.
Awesome. Hoping to see him in SJ at the end of the year.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome. Hoping to see him inSJSF at the end of the year.
Mostly sarcasm. Mostly.
by i wish we were good on Jul 12, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey I’ll take it. He can play first!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Barry, we need to talk
This just isn’t working out. It’s not you, it’s me. I think it would be best if you left with your dignity intact.
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srsly
the dude just threw 8 scoreless. I know he just had the worst start imaginable against the worst offense in baseball, but srsly. When IM defending Barry Zito you know he must be OK. I fucking hate barry zito.
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by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s better than last year. At least not all of his starts suck and his previous start was a thing of beauty, but damn I’m sick of starts like today.
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I feel ya
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by bondslegend on Jul 13, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
MLBTV is awesome
Just watched the no-hitter in it’s entirety. I never want to forget how I was feeling when it happened.
Wilson bobblehead
I didn’t take one nor did I want one. The Giants actually did something right for a change. They made everyone line up for three different entrances and kept people from cutting in line. I usually enter through Willie Mays gate. The line there was all the way past the bridge to near the carnival. It only took about 10-15 minutes to get to the front of the line. People who wanted to exit had to go to the Marina gate to exit thus keeping the area from being overly crowded. It was very efficient.
I was surprised at how well that system worked
I got there around 11:20 or so and just found the nearest line (which happened to be the one for the Willie Mays gate). At that point, the end was past the McCovey statue next to the t-ball field. Once the line started to move, it was actually quite fast. After walking around the park (and trying to avoid the stampeding herds heading for the Marina gate), I went over to the Arcade to check on the line, and it had pretty much dissipated by the time. So, kudos for good planning, I guess.
The strongest force in the universe is back in the big leagues, brother. So whatcha gonna do, Russell Martin, when the walks, the dingerz, and the power of Bowkermania run wild on you?
by rightcenterfielder on Jul 12, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what’s up with Giants’ fans lately but it seems people are going crazy over bobblehead giveaways now more than ever. I started going to games in 2003 and even during bobblehead days, I can stroll to the stadium around game time and still get a bobblehead but now it’s becoming like the A’s bobblehead games – craziness.
I collect them but not to sell or anything, more as a souvenir that I actually received something in return (besides the game “experience”) with all the money I just gave to the Ginats’ brasss.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 13, 2009 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Brian Wilson Bag of Shit Day!
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 13, 2009 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Bobble was the high point of the day...
stayed pretty damn good thru the brat with krout. Then the game started….
Sorry guys, it's my fault
I was at the yard last Sunday, Wednesday, and today. What do those things have in common? They were all the last game of a potential sweep and we lost every single one of those. Kinda sucks that you go to three games in a week and those are the ONLY three losses ALL WEEK.
wow are you related to me or something?
that’s a pretty epic jinx
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by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh
The poll on gaslampball (the Padres blog here). Little did they know they were facing Zito.:
Will the Padres have a lead at any point in today’s game?
Heck no, unless by “lead” you mean a clue to solve a mystery, in which case, maybe.
Heck yeah, unless by “lead” you mean having more points than the other team, in which case no.
I'm glad we have Grant and not whoever wrote that poll
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by bondslegend on Jul 13, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL. That’s a real baseball fan, fer sure.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
by can of corn on Jul 13, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
This will make everyone "feel" high
The scored season on Padres 10 Sunday a better runs.
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
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by S.F. Giangst on Jul 13, 2009 5:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I was touched by some of the personal stories on here after the no hitter. I have one that happened a week before that.
My Mom is a widow and our relationship has been more strained in recent years, but we tolerate each other. She called on 7/3 about having trouble with the garage door opener, so I came over on the 4th to look at it, since she was against leaving the car in the driveway. Being a petite size woman, she also had trouble raising and lowering the door manually. The game was only on radio, so I took mine over there. I live in a condo, so had not been working outside listening to a ballgame since I don’t know when.
Along came 7th inning stretch time, but it being the holiday, they were playing America. I recognized the voice at once and said hey, it’s Kate Smith. As she moved closer to the radio, I turned it up a bit. Mom sang along with some of it, and it was kind of a special moment.
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