GAMEBALL and JOKER--> GIANTS at PHILLIES 09/03

Wow, Timmy is short, Pedro is short, OK we get it already….if you put Tim in black face and gave him an Afro they would be twins…. Man, that got old as fast as the Penny jokes…. and you can forgive me for being in foul mood as the Giants ONCE AGAIN squander a strong performance from Lincecum…..the Giants have allowed exactly 2 runs 22 times…..the Giants are an AMAZING 12-10 when allowing 2 runs, that’s so screwed up I had to go back and check the stats twice….. and get this 4 of those losses the 2nd run allowed came in extra innings….how the FUCK do you go 12-10 when allowing 2 runs???? Unfortunately if you have been watching the 2009 San Francisco Giants you know all too well…..

GAMEBALL and JOKER--> GIANTS at PHILLIES 09/03

GAMEBALL

TIM

Well, Tim as just about as good as you can expect a human to be, all his pitches were working and he just made a few location errors and that all the Phillies would need. What can I say that hasn't already been said…..I will say this, I picked up a month old Baseball America that was sitting in my library (My W.C. Fields Memorial Library) It was the issue that ranks the best Tools in the Game…..Tim was rated best pitcher and Tim has the 3rd best Fastball in the National League, and the best amongst starters…no surprise really… but the part that got my jaw to drop was Timmy had the best Curveball in the National League….WOW…..just WOW, that's his 3rd best pitch and it’s #1 in the league??? When I think about it, I can see it as Tim has quite the yacker…in fact the yacker is what impressed me and the scouts the most when he was coming up to the Majors….but my god when your 3rd best pitch is THAT good, you know you got something special….and because you are curious….Best Fastball was Broxton followed by Brian Wilson and then Timmy….. Best Changeup? Santana, Hoffman, then Hammels…..I think you could put Timmy's change right in the mix with those three and have a good argument…….

TIP OF THE CAP :
VELEZ
DAMMIT….. hacking paid off for Velez with a leadoff Homer that made this feel like it was gonna be our game…..followed up with a leadoff Double in the 6th that JUST MISSED going out to Left Center and Eugenio had a big day……

MISCH
Finally got his first big league win for the Giants…..ok well technically FOR the Mets, but really helped the Giants out…..and at least Misch got run support……

ROMO
Clean inning in the 8th against the top of the Phillies order set up the disappointment of the 9th…..

JOKER

BATS

Cliff Lee was his dominant self again tonight, shutting down the Giants with 7 strong innings….wait, who's that???? Isn't that the guy that threw Zimmer to the ground a few years back??? I thought he retired! Dammit, it IS Pedro off the scrap heap with a fastball that could barely make a bowl of Jello Jiggle……
When Velez hit that Double off the top of the wall with Left Field my first reaction was DAMMIT just missed, but when I saw the speedy Velez on 2nd with the meat of the order coming up my reaction was, that's ok we will bring him in……and they when I realized the meat of our order was as rancid as horse meat left in the sun for 8 days, I realized my first reaction was the correct one…..Pedro was able to soft toss his way through the Giants lineup with 9 K's in 7 innings, but the Giants were not without their chances…..they had 9 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position…..they K's 3 times, walked 1 times, and only got the ball out of the infield one time…..which was a Deep but Easy Fly Ball was hit 10 feet short of the track to the deepest part of the ballpark…….

SMACK OF THE STICK :
MOLINA
Hate to pile on, but Poesy on the bench and suddenly Bengie is not only healthy enough to catch 9 innings, but also bat cleanup again….

BOCHY
Players Manager…Don't know if that is such a good thing….sure the vets are happy, but what does that mean for the kids…and winning…..and you got Posey up and chomping at the bit, get him in there…remember what happened the last time a Golden Spike Award Winner made his debut for the Giants…no not Timmy, I mean position player….Will Clark for Christ sakes…Yeah, I know he ain't Will, but they don't hand out those awards to just any dumbass…well except for Kip Bouknight... and I bet that Posey has a better chance to get on base that Molina…..hell, Michael Jackson has a better chance at having another hit then Bengie had tonight……(ok, didn't QUITE work, but too good not to use)

FINAL THOUGHTS
Hard to get too down after leaving Philly, our pitching staff was stellar and the hitting basically non-existent…..your 2009 Giants…..if the pitching was out there getting blown of the water I would be worried, but you actually come away from a 1-2 series loss feeling you could play these guys toe to toe in the Playoffs….if you can score more than 1 run a game and actually GET there FIRST…..

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(The fine print: There will be cussing and bad taste. This is written with the heat of the moment feel you may have during the game, with rational though sprinkled in now and then. This is entertainment folks, sure there is a lot of truth and I am a genius, but this is all about having a laugh and enjoying the ride…….now lets go heckle Jeff Kent in when he gets inducted to Cooperstown..)