GAMEBALL and JOKER--> PIRATES at GIANTS 04-12

GAMEBALL and JOKER--> PIRATES at GIANTS 04-12

GAMEBALL

MOLINA

Much maligned Molina mashes minor leaguers and mediocre middle relievers….Alliteration isn't funny or amusing, really its just makes me feel clever, and it IS all about me…..but enough about me…..Molina kept Posey's Super Two status at bay with a 4 for 4 night including a 2 run shot, 4 RBI and most notably his first walk of the year…..pretty damn good night for the slowest player in the game…..Good job on the GAMEBALL….just don't run too fast….all that jiggling makes me think of my fat ass neighbor washing his boat without a shirt on….there really should be a law……

TIP OF THE CAP :
HUFF
I am liking this guy more and more… back to back HBP's couple hits including a shot into triples alley followed by a comical showcase of "HIS GUNS" to the camera…..this guys ain't exactly a powerhouse of a 1st baseman, I have to use a adjective that usually applies to the more diminutive players in the game….yup Huff is 6'4" cleanup hitter that I will call SCRAPPY….

SANDOVAL
Bat has come alive, with 3 more hits tonight and of course a walk….

BULLPEN
3 Innings, 2 baserunners….4 K's with 3 belonging to Romo

ZITO
Wasn't sharp…..but hey….as long as he doesn't fully suck….what more can we reasonably expect……

JOKER

ROTOWORLD

Most of you are familiar with Rotoworld….a agglomeration of baseball news with a decidedly anti-Sabean and perhaps anti-Giants spin…..timely and insightful…for the most part …and then I read this…..
"…..Lewis, 29, would obviously draw quite a bit of interest due to his plate discipline and value on defense……"link
BWHAHAHHAHHAHAHAH…Rotoworld, you got to be kidding me right??? Yeah yeah, I've seen the stats and heard the arguments…. I don't buy that other clubs are sitting here thinking….wow, look at that UZR Range Factor all that jazz……if you are taking bad routes and have bad hands I don't care how much ground you can cover…..baseball is still played on a field by people and a muffed play or dropped ball is not the same as a clean hit in the mind of pitcher or your teammates and of course your own head… and I think we all saw Freddie get inside his own head big time last year….. maybe you can say his speed offsets his defensive shortcomings, but actually having "defensive value" implying above average defense??? Did you see what we saw?
Worst Instincts + Worst Hands on the team according to Tom Tango Fan's Scouting Report

And Rotoworld, since you weren't watching, it looked something like this…..

SMACK OF THE STICK :
SCHIERHOLTZ
Looks like you are getting pigeon holed my friend….Defensive Specialist and Pitch Hitter…..and since you are good at both, the better you do the more likely you are staying in that role…..catch 22….

BURRES
Ouch, emergency callup faces his old team with something to prove…too bad all you proved is you don't belong in the Majors……well, at least the prorated salary is a pretty nice bonus…..


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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..)




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