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OK, this team is playing like shit……I am pissed off, frustrated, and don't even want to watch this crap…..can't hit, and the starters… the supposed strength of the team are just average…….BUT sitting at 40-36 with 23 games left against the Padres and Dodgers is a little early for a Russo Rant……
GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> DODGERS at GIANTS 06-29
GAMEBALL
THE BAT
Well at least someone looks like they want to beat LA…..Pat continues his hot hitting ways in a Giants uni with 2 hits and a walk in 4 Plate Appearances including his 5th HR in 61 AB's….You know I am getting sick of hearing about his defense….its not gold glove for sure, but he does fine out there and if he is hitting I don't really give a fuck….you need to actually SCORE runs to win games, and god forbid you fall behind the opposition……you can have 50 webgems out there and still lose 1-0…….so ride the hot hand and keep running him out there every goddamn day…..and if he cools off…..well let him hit his way out of it…..he has earned at least as much leash as Rowand was given……..
TIP OF THE CAP : 
TORRES
All he does is score runs in the first inning…..just wish he could do something in the next 8……
PEN
Great effort for naught again…. 4 innings of shutout ball from Mota, Runzler, Romo, and Affelt…….
JOKER
PANDA
Man, I was one that thought the whole camp Panda thing was a bad idea…you don't make someone's personal shit public……..if you are going to get him to work out to make a media spectacle out of it…….thats why fat chicks invented Curves……so they can be fat and sweaty in private…….now the whole thing looks like it backfired…..I don't klnow if Pablo is really heavier……but I know the worse Pablo hits the fatter he looks……now you got Pablo dropping his nightly Deuces on the bases…this kid better have a thick skin, cause the fans are going razz him…..self doubt is gonna creep in…..and the whole thing could implode…..…I said it yesterday and say it again today…..the Giants don’t go anywhere without Pablo…..and not only has Pablo got a .234/.290/.345 line since May 1st…..but despite that, I do have faith he will turn it around……but who knows when…..maybe not even this season……but if he continues to play like this, you got to consider benching him in favor of other alternatives……at least losing playing time might motivate him to shed some weight and refine his game……you can try to coach and talk all you want, but actions speak louder than words…….
SMACK OF THE STICK : 
CAIN
Man, we needed Cainer to nut up and give a performance worthy of an all star berth……but instead on the 5th, he makes a bad location mistake to Loney grooving a belt high fastball to Loney for a 2 run single that changed the game…..good god, why is it every time there is a big moment, Giants pitchers miss location and leave one on a tee for the hitters???
MOLINA
Looking slower and slower every day,….and not on the bases, I mean behind the plate….I swear since the Posey call up, looks like Molina is just going through the motions……time to play Whiteside or Posey behind the dish and let Molina try to get work elsewhere….hey, I hear Just My Sizeis looking for a new spokeswomen for their new line of sports bras…..
RENT
Dropped the ball that woulda nailed Manny in the 1st, and got the GIDP before the Giants could even try to put together a threat in the 7th
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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 thought 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..)
by merkin
Little shorter than usual…..just cause im pissed
OK, so I am in my car and radio station is still on KNBR… which is one of the only clear real stations I can get out here in the boonies…..well "Mr T" was going over the stats comparing the Padres and the Giants and wondering how the Padres were in first ahead of the Giants…..well, since you know nothing about baseball and obviously aren't paying attention let me break it down for you…..THE GIANTS PLAY LIKE SHIT VERSUS THE PADRES …..yes, you heard it, you seen it, you know it……both teams have their warts, but when you are 1-7 versus the Pads…..well….we know who the first place team is there….……Now in the 4 game we have played against the Dodgers…..well the Giants are 1-3 with 2 heart breaking losses…..2 losses that stick in your craw….2 losses that SHOULD motivate…..Giants still have about 14 games left versus the Dodgers so the head to head series hasn't really even started……but if the Giants don't find a way to beat the Dodgers and continue their losing ways against the Padres….NO WAY they make the playoffs……this isn’t a bad team, but this team isn't strong enough to overcome losing that many division games…..SO BEAT THE FUCKING DODGERS ALREADY
GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> DODGERS at GIANTS 06-28
GAMEBALL
SANCHEZ
2 hits including the tying single in the 6th…..and most impressive….27 pitches in 4 at bats…..on a hacky team, this is a godsend…..
TIP OF THE CAP :
HUFF
2 hits including an RBI Single in the first and a great play in Left giving up the body…..gotta love the Huff
BURRELL
2 hard hit singles and a good chew on Torres after his bonehead in the 3rd…..gotta love this guy, he seems to be all about winning…….
ZITO
Wasn't great, but I am happy with just less suck…..and honestly was even better than that…..
ISHI/ NATE
Both came through with pinch hits…Ishi came around to score his…..Nate gave us hope in the 9th……
JOKER
PANDA
Obvious choice…..man THE bonehead move of the game, the week, the month…..its been hashed and rehashed…..bottom line, he had a brain fart…..hopefully he learned from it……this has been a strange year for Pablo as we are used to him making that heady sometimes amazing plays in the field and on the bases….this year….well, he has been in Full Panic Mode too often…..lost in this gaffe was 2 hard hit balls and a walk looking like the hitter we saw last year……but after the gaffe he had taken from him the only thing he likes more than Lasagna ….At Bats…….probably the first time he has been pinch hit for with the a game on the line in his life…..lets hope that’s a wake up call, cause without Panda, this team is very limited in how far it can go……he is the only hitter on the team with MVP potential….he needs to be the hitter in the middle everyone fears……
SMACK OF THE STICK :
RENT
2 DP…..well 1 GIDP….and 1 failing getting the runner in from 3rd with 0 out……
TORRES
bad angle on Manny's ball in the 3rd lead directly to a run…..2 out there, slim chance to make that catch…..gotta cut that ball off……negates the grind it out run in the 1st……
POSEY
Its kinda rough to drop the kid here, but one thing bothers me on this AB….8 pitches 7 fastballs ….and Kou couldn't get the slider over to save his life…..against this limited arsenal he still chased ball 4 with 1st and 3rd and one out..;…yeah, would love a extra base hit there, but know the situation….a single or a walk gets the tying run into scoring position…..when you get to two strikes shorten up and battle….you don't try to jerk a head high fastball off the plate away over the left field fence….even if you are a golden god……don't be greedy…..
CASILLA
Great stuff……but he pulled a Romo… when you groove a belt high fastball on a 3-2 count with 2 out….well, you just close your eyes and pray……and praying didn't help…..
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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 thought 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..)
by merkin
OK folks not much time, so here it is quick
GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> RED SOX at GIANTS 06-27
GAMEBALL
PEN
Masterful performance kept the Giants in this game…..Runzler was ridiculous and Affeldt Mota and Bautista all put in solid performances….combining for 5 innings 4 hits 1 walk and 10 K's….only Romo continued his Gopher Ball ways with a first pitch fastball on the inside half…..with the depth of the Giants rotation the bullpen hasn't gotten as much work as the rest of the league….wtih the Giants in 2nd place in innings by Starters, only behind Arizona who are on pace to have the worst bullpen ERA is years…..but the pen is strong and needs work in games to stay sharp….and although the result of the game was not good, the guys in the pen, especially Runzler and Affeldt could use today to build on…..
TIP OF THE CAP :
TORRES
2 steal in 1 inning?? that’s a Giants record right?
RENTERIA?
Since he's come off the DL that’s 10 hits in 20 AB's with 4 walks and 3 doubles???.... that’s a .583 OBP…..and .650 SLG
JOKER
TIM
Giants ace in a Sunday rubber match versus the Red Sox….time for a 1 hitter right????
nope only got 3 innings…. what the fuck???.....And something a bit scarier then wildness happened…..he lost his fastball….
Today
Last Week
Now many it was too many pitches in too short of a time…..maybe it was the heat……but I am thinking something went very very wrong with his mechanics that nipped his fastball in the tail……someone get Chris Lincecum down here NOW…..last thing we want is Timmy to screwup his mechanics even more…
SMACK OF THE STICK :
BATS
Pretty sad performance all the way around…from Posey to Pandy…..from Sanchez to Schierholtz…..Giants got down early and just couldn’t come back…..
V MART
Ouch, bummer about that thumb……and this is a lesson for Posey…..he has a gun, soft hands and isn’t slow……3rd base? 1st Base? Right Field, Left Field…hell even SS…..but if you expect this guy to be one of the big offensive contributors to a team starving for offense,….well…….move his ass off Catcher…..
PS Fuck the Dodgers, Fuck them in their Stupid Asses….
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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 thought 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..)
by merkin
GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> RED SOX at GIANTS 06-26
GAMEBALL
BUMGARNER
4 runs in 7 innings is not exactly your run of the mill gameball performance…..but these were exceptional circumstances…..after months of hand wringing about Bumgarner being able to pitch in AAA let alone the Bigs…..against THE team with the most runs scored in the majors…..on National TV……in his first start of the year and second career start…..well…..Mad Bum did pretty fucking well…..couple location mistakes lead to a couple bombs…..but the stuff was there and the control was fairly good…..sure we didn’t see any 95MPH heaters….. but topping out at 92.4 and averaging 89.7 beats the crap outta the fastball we saw in spring that couldn’t break a plane of glass…….he took the L, but there was plenty of positives to take from this game and build on …..and more importantly what he showed today solidified a place in the rotation, which is now his to lose……
TIP OF THE CAP :
GIANTS BRASS
Figured they would call up a Bullpen arm, and Joe Martinez gets called up and announced and starter….and then pitches out of the pen…..pretty sure Joe and Madison were both told the truth from day 1…..not sure if the gamesmanship was necessary…..but kudos for the right move bringing Madison up to the show an throwing him in the fire….if anything he is better than Wellemeyer….and I don't think he had anything to learn at AAA……sorry, I believe that a player having success at a level isn't likely to adjust for adjustments sake….but if they get challenged and adjustment becomes needed to have success….well, the strong adjust and the rest fall off the radar…..in other words…..you need to be in the Majors to learn to pitch in the Majors……and welcome to the Majors Madison
PEN
Couple strong innings kept the Giants in the game……
PABLO
Yeah a 1 for 4, but SMOKED a couple balls….1 hit and 1 amazing catch from Cameron
GHANA
Hey, tip your cap…..they were the better team…..Sure the US had their chances…..but they still lack a world class finisher/ goal scorer….you can do everything else right….but until you get that elite striker…..well….you are lucky to get out of group play…..or so my soccer buddies tell me……
GIANTS FANS
Yes, Red Sox nation invaded…..yes, the game went their way…..but they far from took over….yeah, annoying….but far from a take over……
JOKER
BATS
Sure they score 2 runs…..better than 14 games where we scored 0 or 1…..but when you consider we faced the bullpen for 8 innings….its fucking awful……the bullpen is the soft underbelly of any team, and especially when the pen is pitching innings 2-6….you HAVE to do some damage against these guys….premier starter out of the game after an inning??? come on, you don't get chances like this often…..a championship team capitalizes on this kind of opportunities……
SMACK OF THE STICK :
TORRES
0 for 4 with 2 K's……I don’t know what to say, but I blame Rowand…..
POSEY
Yes, you shouldn't take a runner on 3rd scoring for granted….so good work plating those runs…..but when you got runners on 1st and 3rd and 1 out ….2 different times….and you are down multiple runs……well, you hope for better than trading a run for an out…..
BOCHY
OK Aaron's 3 hit day wasn't really that good….couple grounders through the left side and a slap double down the line…..now he is playing everyday??? when are we going to see the alignment everyone is waiting for????
RF Burrell, CF Torres, LF Huff, 3B Uribe, SS Renteria, 2B Sanchez, 1B Panda, C Posey…ok, maybe not the perfect setup, but the best we got offensively ….and we need offense more than anything right now……
MERKIN
Sold my tix for the game for a few bucks profit…..missing the series…..but had to work today anyway……and good god, haven’t been home last few weekends….lawn getting out of hand…..so yard work tomorrow……
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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 thought 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..)
by merkin
When I realized the Giants got an extra 3 game set in Houston, it seemed like the perfect cure from the Toronto woes, and a chance to fatten up before tough home sets versus the Red Sox and the Dodgers….well things didn't turn out as planned …….
GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at ASTROS 06-24
GAMEBALL
ROWAND
Whatthe fuck is the world coming to??? Renteria yesterday with 3 hits, and now Rowand??? So has Rowand found his stroke….well….I doubt it… still hacky…..4 swings 9 pitches in 4 Plate Appearances….and its not like he was tearing the cover off the ball with 2 bouncing grounders through the hole on the right side and an a line hugging double to the opposite field that was hit about as hard as those grounders…..but nonetheless 3 hits is 3 hits, and he got 2 runs scored mixed is….so I give him a begrudging GAMEBALL
TIP OF THE CAP :
BURRELL
What's not to like….4 HR's already and looks like a player….along with Huff he has changed the complexion of this offense…..down by 7? here's a 2 run bomb……and in the 6th with the Giants down 7-2 and Burrell at the plate with men on…..well….he didn't come through, but I had a strange feeling……not in my pants, you sick fucks….it was a feeling that we actually were still in the game….well, it was too little too late, but this is a different team….now if we can just start pitching…..
BULLPEN
Speaking of pitching….if you have a strong bullpen and some offense….you can actually win games without your starter throwing a complete game shut out….I know, sounds crazy…..but its true….I have seen other teams do it….honest
RENT
2 more hits….not looking THAT bad…..at least offensively……and its not like Uribe has Vizquel type range…..
TORRES
Hey, 1 hit….and don't worry Rowand was just in there for day game after night game….right?? he was just in there to rest Torres….right??
ISHIKAWA
Could win a batting title if he could figure out a way to get 500 AB's as a pinch hit
JOKER
CAIN
Well that wasn't any fun…..Matty got spanked like a Watermelon at a Grocery Store Hey, Monkey thought it would be funny, and gots to keep the Monkey happy….although I have to admit I have never spanked a Watermelon and I don't think I have seen anyone spank a Watermelon …and what exactly are you supposed to hear???….but I digress…..didn't see much wrong with Cain today other than a little control…..the Pence Homer was fastball on the hands that probably caught a little too much plate…..Castro hit a 2-1 Changeup low in the zone….and Berkman's 2 run double was off a broken bat……maybe it’s the law of averages catching up with him?? Maybe that low BABIP is come back to roost??? Nahhhhh…..lets just call it an off night …..
SMACK OF THE STICK :
URIBE
Another player with an off night,….and it wasn't pretty …DP in front of Burrell's HR in the 4th….big chopper to short to end the rally in the 7th…and a K to end the game…..0 for 3 with runners in scoring position and in those AB's there were a total 6 runners on base
MOLINA
The only thing slower than his legs is his bat…..I thought the Posey callup might light a fire…..well I don't see it…..unless it’s a Funeral Pyre for Bengie's career
PEDRO
I don't care about his shortcomings, he was a good giant in a tough time….but man, it sure has gotten ugly…..well, at least he got a ring……
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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 thought 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..)
by merkin
GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at ASTROS 06-23
GAMEBALL
RENTERIA
Hey….now I don't think anyone here will accuse me of being an Edgar lover…..but I am more that willing to give him the benefit of the doubt……an aging shortstop with limited range and arm strength, could still contribute to this team…..maybe not starting every day…..but virtually everyday….assuming his bat can chip into the Giants attack….and whether he really likes Houston or his bat really does have some life…..today was a good sign… 3 hits including a extra base hit to left are all good signs….and those pulled extra base hit was what was missing last year…..sort of a canary in a coal mine if you will……lets just hope we aren't the canaries……and besides…..Uribe and Sanchez can use to sit a spell…..and Rent at SS also leads to a position shuffle that gets Molina some rest as well……
TIP OF THE CAP :
TORRES
Well whatever was wrong with Andres, certainly didn't last long….2 extra base hits and a walk…..the RBI that got the Giants on the board and scored the second run of the night…..guess I should stop worrying…..
LANDON DONOVAN
Debated the GB for Landon, but in the end just couldn’t do it……..huge huge goal for USA Soccer, but its not the 1984 Olympic Hockey team…….This country manages to care about soccer once every 4 years…..and that goal prolonged the spotlight for a few more days….……so good luck against Ghana, or Zimbabwe, or Suriname, or Sudan, or whatever country is next on the list……admit it, you had to go to google maps to figure out where half these countries are….and it should be mentioned, not only was this a big goal for USA Soccer, but gay athletes everywhere…..yeah, I know about the whole hot ex thing…..but ever notice how the gay athletes in the closet have the hottest women?? Jeff Garcia??.....Brett Tomko??.......but seriously, if he is "a gay" more power to him….to each his own….live and let live….a stitch in time saves nine…..haste makes waste…..don't tred on me…..or some profound shit……
ROWAND
Gamiest pinch hitter in the game
JOE MARTINEZ
Scoreless inning….hey, I thought he was being sacrificed….errrr….pitching against the Red Sox this weekend???
JOKER
ZITO
Yeah….thats not gonna work……belt high fastballs and looping curves getting smacked around the park……Zito turned in his worst effort of the year……It was almost as if the Astros were playing slow pitch softball just hanging back waiting for that slow shit to make it to the plate…..after tearing through April and early May….Zito has hit a bump where he is almost alternating starts where he is pretty good, and then not so much…..still far from the embarrassing pitcher of 2007-2008……but now far from the ACE we were watching early in the season….lets hope he just settles into this halfway decent area instead of regressing….I know the contract ain't worth it, but at least we get some useable value out of him……..and by the way……with his over the top public love of all things unicorn……and unabashed bachelorhood…….not gay…….although the gays think he is a fucking fruity bastard……but not gay…….and the gays are relieved……
SMACK OF THE STICK :
PABLO
He's gotta snap out of it sometime right???
ENGLAND
OK, I figured it out……the fucking English Soccer team wear jersey's with FUCKING COLLARS……what the fuck…..pompous asses…..the whole team looks like Dan Akroyd's Country Club buddies from Trading Places….good luck with Germany you wankers……
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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 thought 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..)
by merkin
Hey all, gone all weekend... there was some drinking…there was some food….there was some golf….and I think the Giants got a win….. but I did neglect a couple of write ups…..and I feel very guilty…..it will never happen again…..unless there is food drink and golf involved……
GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at ASTROS 06-22
GAMEBALL
LINCECUM
Well…ok I admit it…I was a little worried…..but looks like the Little Guy is working his way back into form….something as simple as feel for your delivery can drive a pitcher nuts……you know you are out of the groove….so you repeat and think and sometimes that just makes things worse….whether it was a blister or just being human that knocked him off his game…..it looks as it was as simple as that……but good news….his arm is fine…..his body seems fine….and now his mind looks like it is coming back around…..and even though he wasn't the sharpest today…..just HAVING SUCCESS can do wonders for your comfort and your head…..and that’s 1/2 the battle when it comes to a repetitive athletic movement like a pitchers delivery…of a golf swing…..which is why I got to hit the driving range more often…
TIP OF THE CAP :
BURRELL
Newly minted Giant came up with THE hit for the team with a double to tie the game in the 7th and set up the go ahead run at 3rd with 1 out….and looks like we got a good talker as well…..and good hugger as well…..and I got to say, first time I have seen a couple Golden Spikes Guys sharing the love….I wonder if Nuschler and Posey were jealous…..
URIBE
The 11 pitch walk preceding Burrell's double was huge, it through Oswalt off his rhythm and took some steam out of Roy who was carving up the Giants lineup….
SANDOVAL
Hey, he could have easily struck out or been doubled up in the 7th….but had enough bat control to make contact and enough hustle in that shmoolike body to beat it out at 1st…..
NATE
Came in as a Pinch Runner Defensive Replacement….and instead got the an insurance run with a 2 out single in the 9th
JOKER
GLOVES
Good god, the Giants played about a sloppy a game as they have all year….passed balls, errant throws, dropped popups….this game had loss written all over it……and against a better team they would have been blown out of the water…..but a timely DP, timely hitting and some good pitching stole the Giants a win there…..the Giants have not looked sharp on this road trip…..and I don't buy the tired excuse….. they came back from the last trip 4-3 ….sure this trip is a few more miles…..but they just had 2 off days on either side of the Toronto series…….
SMACK OF THE STICK :
FELIZ
Fallen from the limited game he had when he left…..used to be Good Glove, Power Bat with lots of holes in it…..now its no glove no bat to speak of…..a player like Pedro don't get much rope when he falls off his game, and looks like Pedro is just about out of chances…..
TORRES
Nose dived quickly…..swings and misses…pop ups……a few weeks ago you never saw this……has the league adjusted?? from what I see…its more of a question of Torres getting himself out on pitches he was hitting before…I am thinking mechanical flaw leading to a doubts and all that compounding on itself…..man, It sure sucks sometime to be a switch hitter……can you imagine trying to be consistent with 2 swings???
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by merkin
The Giants visit Canada rarely, which makes trips like this really something special. I was hoping to make this road trip with the Giants this year, but schedules just wouldn't work out. So to those Giants fans lucky enough to get to Toronto this year, I hope you have fun and enjoy your trip. And here is a little known fact….Canada is actually LARGER in area that Alaska, which makes it the largest US State in land mass….of course people don't actually LIVE all over Canada….97% of the Population lives within 15 feet of the southern border…….which also makes Canada the longest and thinnest state in the union….
GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at JAYS 06/18
GAMEBALL
ZITO
Zito took his Magical Mystery Tour to the Great White North, and although he took the big L he pitched very well……4 hits in 8, and no hitter into the 5th when he gave up a infield single which clanked off Uribe's glove…..add a broken bat bloop and a BLAST on a offspeed pitch on the outer half and Zito picks up the L……and the complete game…..wasn't a masterpiece but was a very solid game…..
TIP OF THE CAP :
PANDA
kinda strange tip of the cap here….but a based loaded walk and an infield chopper got the Giants their two runs of the night….hey, you take what you can get
USA
Congratulations on the comeback 3-2 win versus the smallest country in the World Cup…nothing is more satisfying then putting one of these goddamn little upstart contries back in its place…….and tip of the cap to FIFA for retroactively counting the goal once it was discovered that the Referee was actually part of a massive infiltration of sporting officials by Al Qaeda…..and of course……I hear that the ref has been hired by MLB to work the Giants next series……
LEWIS
Congrats on your success…..and good riddance…..hope he does well, as he is a nice kid…..but I don't and won't miss him……and funny thing…..his success in Toronto comes from what Felipe was preaching at him moons ago….he is MORE hacky with 3.82 Pitches per AB….never below 4.00 as a Giants……OBP is down, SLG and BA is up….I guess that makes people happy in Toronto…….
JOKER
HUFF
Aubrey…you have been hot and you got 2 of the Giants 5 hits……so,.this hurts me more than it hurts you…..and considering that the only things you read are the Sunday Comics and SI Swimsuit issue…..this writeup probably won't hurt you at all…….OK, 1 gaffe and maybe he avoids this……but after 2 gaffe's that cost the Giants AT LEAST 1 run and the Giants LOSE by 1 run….well, it’s a done deal…….come on Huffers……You are familiar with Toronto, and I don't think that this DOMED stadium has changed that much….that HR was no sure thing….now I am not saying you sprint out of the box….but at least give it a LITTLE Hustle…..and THEN as if he was channeling Freddie Lewis or Ruben Rivera…..BOUGHT the DEEK and got gunned at the plate for the 1st out….it was a great throw and relay to get him at the plate….but you gotta score from second on a double…….and that play not only cost a run but ALSO an out…..and if you just take simply take an out off the board, then Burrell scores on the Posey fly and its 4-2…of course you never know what would happen for sure…..but I DO know that HUFF is the JOKER..
SMACK OF THE STICK :
TORRES
1K and 2 popups? ok, not a BAD game, but I can't remember seeing Torres popup ONCE in a game let alone TWICE……
URIBE
Muffed the first hit of the game, and swang at shit in the first with a struggling pitcher on the mound
TURF
Forgot this stuff was still in the league…..no wait, its NOT in the league….its AL only these days…..ANOTHER reason to hate the AL Game…..
SKYDOME errr RODGERS CENTRE
It was pretty cool when it was built……but so was the PT Cruiser……the last of the circle cookie cutters to be built….yes, its got lots of bells and whistles….but its charm wore off once Baltimore build Camden…and the Rockies built Coors….and Seattle built Safeco….and the Rangers built the Ballpark…..and the Indians built Jacobs Field….and the Giants built Pac Bell….
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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 thought 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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