Off day fun time.  Since I just got a new computer, i thought it would be nice to go through and see what everyone's got.  If you want to post specs, post specs.  If you just want to put programs that you use down, post programs.  If you just never use computers....well what are you doing here then?

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Hey it's me.  Well no more posts.  Bed time.  But I have returned.

So there's your answer.  I don't have time to find any more proof on this, but it is listed on the Transactions page on the Giants webpage.  I still hoped it would be Velez.  After yesterday's game I was sick and tired of his shortcomings.

::tries to force post with under word limit:: Can't I have that power?  What if I don't want to make it 75 words long?  I should just post this as a main page story, that way I don't have to make the limit like this.  Have I made it? Good.

Yay for no 75 word minimum.  I can write this as short as I want.

A note before I begin.  For a few weeks these may be a bit more sporadic as I am preparing to move, preparing to maybe change jobs, preparing to maybe take on more hours at my job, and preparing to go into debt.  But all's good!

May 6 Pirates 12 Giants 6

Top 5 Plays
-.156 to Jonathan Sanchez.  Third inning, one out, one on.  Nate McLouth homered.  Freddy Sanchez scored.
+.085 to Jonathan Sanchez.  First inning, one out, men on first and second.  Ryan Doumit grounded into a double play to pitcher.  Nate McLouth out at second.
-.070 to Jonathan Sanchez.  Fourth inning, none out, man on first.  Adam LaRoche homered.  Xavier Nady scored.
-.062 to Jonathan Sanchez.  Third inning, one out, man on third.  Freddy Sanchez singled to left.  Chris Gomez scored.
-.053 to Jonathan Sanchez.  First inning, none out, man on first.  Nate McLouth singled to right.  Freddy Sanchez advanced to second.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.026 to Aaron Rowand.  1-3.
-.236 to Jonathan Sanchez.  4.1 IP, 7 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K.

May 7 Pirates 3 Giants 1

Top 5 Plays
-.182 to Barry Zito.  Fourth inning, none out, man on first.  Xavier Nady homered.  Jason Bay scored.
-.179 to Jose Castillo.  Ninth inning, one out, men on first and third.  Jose Castillo grounded into a double play to second.  Bengie Molina out at second.
+.104 to Bengie Molina.  Ninth inning, none out, men on first and third.  Bengie Molina singled to left.  Randy Winn scored.  Aaron Rowand advanced to second.
+.098 to Aaron Rowand.  Ninth inning, none out, man on first.  Aaron Rowand singled to center.  Randy Winn advanced to third.
-.096 to Rich Aurilia.  Ninth inning, none out, men on first and second.  Rich Aurilia filed out to right.  Aaron Rowand advanced to third.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.086 to Bengie Molina.  2-4.
-.206 to Jose Castillo.  1-4.

May 8 Pirates 5 Giants 4

Top 5 Plays
+.235 to Stephen Holm.  Fourth inning, two out, men on first and second.  Stephen Holm doubled to center.  Dan Ortmeier scored.  Emmanuel Burriss scored.
-.216 to Matt Cain.  Seventh inning, one out, man on second.  Jason Bay doubled to left.  Freddy Sanchez scored.
-.190 to Matt Cain.  Seventh inning, none out, man on first.  Freddy Sanchez hit a ground rule double.  Nyjer Morgan advanced to third.
-.188 to Jack Taschner.  Seventh inning, two out, men on second and third.  Adam LaRoche singled to right.  Jason Bay scored.  Xavier Nady advanced to third.
-.129 to Matt Cain.  Third inning, one out, men on first, second, and third.  Ryan Doumit singled to left.  Paul Maholm scored.  Freddy Sanchez scored.  Jason Bay advanced to second.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.133 to Stephen Holm.  1-4.
-.264 to Matt Cain.  6.1 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 5 K.

May 2 Phillies 6 Giants 5

Top 5 Plays
-.899 to Brian Wilson.  Tenth inning, two out, man on first.  Pat Burrell homered.  Chase Utley scored.
+.333 to Aaron Rowand.  Tenth Inning, none out, none on.  Aaron Rowand homered.
-.150 to Emmanuel Burriss.  Eigth inning, one out, man on third.  Emmanuel Burriss reached on fielders choice to pitcher.  John Bowker out at home.  Emmanuel Burris advanced to second.
-.149 to Pat Misch.  First inning, one out, man on second.  Chase Utley homered.  Jayson Werth scored.
+.148 to Ray Durham.  Seventh inning, one out, men on first, second, and third.  Ray Durham singled to right.  Jose Castillo scored.  Emmanuel Burris scored.  Eugenio Velez advanced to second.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.272 to John Bowker.  4-5.
-.792 to Brian Wilson.  0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.

May 3 Giants 3 Phillies 2

Top 5 Plays
+.276 to Bengie Molina.  Tenth ining, one out, man on second.  Bengie Molina singled to left.  Randy Winn scored.
+.179 to Jack Taschner.  Ninth ining, none out, man on first.  Chase Utley grounded into a double play to pitcher.  Pedro Feliz out at second.
-.150 to Matt Cain.  Fifth inning, none out, none on.  Geoff Jenkins homered.
+.143 to Fred Lewis.  Fifth inning, one out, none on.  Fred Lewis homered.
-.135 to Brian Wilson.  Tenth inning, none on, none out.  Pat Burrell walked.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.298 to Bengie Molina.  3-5.
-.160 to John Bowker.  1-5, 3 K.

May 4 Phillies 6 Giants 5

Top 5 Plays
-.386 to Keiichi Yabu.  Ninth inning, two out, man on first and second.  Geoff Jenkins reached on error to right.  Ryan Howard scored on error.  Pat Burrell advanced to second on error.  Error by Eugenio Velez.
-.315 to Vinnie Chulk.  Eighth inning, one out, none on.  Carlos Ruiz homered.
+.290 to Jose Castillo.  Eighth inning, two out, man on first.  Jose Castillo tripled to right.  Aaron Rowand scored.
+.254 to Rich Aurilia.  Sixth inning.  two out, man on first.  Rich Aurilia homered.  Aaron Rowand scored.
-.186 to Tim Lincecum.  Third inning, two out, men on second and third.  Pat Burrell doubled to left.  Shane Victorino scored.  Eric Bruntlett scored.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.358 to Keiichi Yabu.  0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB.
+.421 to Rich Aurilia.  3-3, BB, HR.

Here's the final wrap-up for April.  WPA listed here has been taken from every game and added up to provide the year to date total for each player.  In the Batters screen, when a player has multiple WPA amounts, such as starting pitchers batting, their total WPA is displayed next to their names as well.

pLI is the average Leverage Index the player has appeared in.  This measures how important the situation is in a game.  Merkin Valdez, for instance, has a very low pLI as a starter.  His start only lasted two innings, and since the early innings don't affect the game as much as the later innings, his pLI is low.  Brian Wilson, on the other hand, has a very high pLI.  He's been used in mostly late inning, tight game situations where the game is on the line.  With relievers you can see what sort of situations they have been used in.  With other players, you can see how this relates to their WPA.  If their WPA is high, their pLI is high, but their hitting line looks meh, then they were ~~CLUTCH~~.  If the opposite is true, then they were ~~UNCLUTCH~~.  So onto the graphs.

Note: Fred Lewis is 24th in the league.  Bengie Molina is 26th.  Randy Winn is 19th worrst.  Jose Castillo is 34th worst.  Bocock nor Bowker do not qualify, but they would be tied for 4th and 31st respectively.

Note: Tim Lincecum is tied for 9th.  Jonathan Sanchez is 41st.  Barry Zito is 2nd worst.  Only to Matt Morris.

Note: Brian Wilson is tied for 7th.  Tyler Walker is 19th.  Jack Taschner is 41st.  Brad Hennessey is 8th worst.  Erick Threets is 49th worst.

Any surprises?  I believe someone guessed a few days ago Ray Durham was going to be at the bottom.  Well no one took into account how bad Bocock has been I guess.  And this just proves that, yes, Zito does suck.  Another quick comment...boy has Bowker taken a dive.  His first few games pushed him up but lately he has had nothing but bad at bats.

Discuss! (That's an order from a moderator so you better follow it.)

April 28 Giants 4 Rockies 0

Top 5 Plays
+.104 to Matt Cain.  Fourth inning, one out, men on first and second.  Jeff Baker lined out to second.  Troy Tulowitzki out at second.
+.082 to Aaron Rowand.  First inning, two out, man on second.  Aaron Rowand singled to left.  Ray Durham scored.
+081 to Ray Durham.  First inning, one out, man on second.  Ray Durham singled to center.  Emmanuel Burriss scored.
-.052 to Bengie Molina.  Third inning, none out, man on first.  Bengie Molina grounde into a double play to sceond.  Ray Durham out at second.
+.051 to Aaron Rowand.  Fifth inning, one out, men on first, second, and third.  Aaron Rowand walked.  Randy Winn scored.  Ray Durham advanced to third.  Bengie Molina advanced to second.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.239 to Matt Cain.  5.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 5 BB.
-.093 to Jose Castillo.  0-4.

April 29 Rockies 3 Giants 2

Top 5 Plays
-.166 to Eugenio Velez.  Seventh inning, one out, men on first and third.  Eugenio Velez picked off.
-.146 to Dan Ortmeier.  Ninth inning, two out, man on second.  Dan Ortmeier struck out swinging.
-.141 to Randy Winn.  Ninth inning, one out, man on second.  Randy Winn flied out to second.
+.135 to Jose Castillo.  Ninth inning, none out, none on.  Jose Castillo walked.
+.130 to Randy Winn.  Seventh inning, none out, none on.  Randy Winn doubled to right.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.195 to Jose Castillo.  1-2, 2 BB.
-.190 to John Bowker.  0-4.

April 30 Giants 3 Rockies 2

Top 5 Plays
+.198 to Jose Castillo.  Seventh inning, none out, none on.  Jose Castillo homered.
+.174 to Randy Winn.  Sixth inning, one out, man on second.  Randy Winn singled to center.  Fred Lewis scored.  Randy Winn advanced to second.
-.141 to Jonathan Sanchez.  Fifth inning, two out, man on second.  Ryan Spilborghs doubled to left.  Todd Helton scored.
-.115 to Brian Wilson.  Ninth inning, none out, none on.  Todd Helton walked.
+.107 to Brian Wilson.  Ninth inning, none out, man on first.  Matt Holliday flied out to right.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.167 to Brian Wilson.  1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K
-.118 to John Bowker.  0-4.

April 25 Giants 3 Reds 1

Top 5 Plays
+.128 to Bengie Molina.  Fourth inning, two out, man on second.  Bengie Molina doubled to center.  Eugenio Velez scored.
-.076 to Jonathan Sanchez.  Ninth inning, none out, none on.  Ryan Freel singled to left.
+.073 to Jonathan Sanchez.  First inning, none out, man on first.  jerry Hairston sacrificed to third.  Ryan Freel out at third.
+.072 to Jonathan Sanchez.  Seventh inning, two out, man on third.  Adam Dunn flied out to center.
+.066 to Eugenio Velez.  Eighth inning, one out, man on second.  Eugenio Velez singled to right.  Fred Lewis scored on error.  Eugenio Velez advanced to second.  Error by Ken Griffey Jr.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.472 to Jonathan Sanchez.  8.0 IP, 1 Er, 4 H, 10 K, 1 BB.
-.112 to Aaron Rowand.  0-4.

April 25 Reds 10 Giants 9

Top 5 Plays
+.142 to Eugenio Velez.  Ninth inning, none out, men on first and second.  Eugenio Velez tripled to center. Jose Castillo scored.  Fred Lewis scored.
+.126 to Fred Lewis.  Fifth inning, none out, none on.  Fred Lewis homered.
-.119 to Keiichi Yabu.  Sixth inning, none out, none on.  Paul Bako homered.
-.117 to Keiichi Yabo.  Fifth inning, two out, man on second.  Edwin Encarnacion doubled to left.  Adam Dunn scored.
-.116 to Randy Winn.  Ninth inning, none out, man on third.  Randy Winn grounded out to second.  Eugenio Velez scored.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.254 to Fred Lewis.  3-4, HR, BB
-.275 to Brad Hennessey.  3.0 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 3 K.

April 27 Reds 10 Giants 1

Top 5 Plays
-.134 to Barry Zito.  First inning, one out, men on first, second, and third.  Joey Votto singled to right.  Corey Patterson scored.  Jeff Keppinger scored on error.  Brandon Phillips advanced to third on error.  Joey Votto advanced to second on error.  Error by Randy Winn.
-.086 to Barry Zito.  First inning, none out, man on first.  Corey Patterson singled to center.  Jerry Hairston advanced to third.
-.077 to Barry Zito.  First inning, none out, men on first, second, and third.  Brandon Phillips singled to second.  Jerry Hairston scored.  Corey Patterson advanced to third.  Jeff Keppinger advanced to second.
-.062 to Barry Zito.  First inning, one out, men on second and third.  Ryan Freel singled to left.  Brandon Phillips scored.  Joey Votto scored.
+.056 to Barry Zito.  First inning, none out, men on first, second, and third.  Edwin Encarnacion flied out to third.

Top and Bottom Performers
+.018 to Steve Holm.  0-3, BB.
-.429 to Barry Zito.  3.0 IP, 8 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 1 K.