GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at RANGERS 10/31 WORLD SERIES GAME 4

It was a night of celebration for San Francisco Giants fans…. everyone texting, phoning, and emailing each other in anticipation of the Giants first World Championship in San Francisco…..but as excited as we all are…..just something to remember…the Last Time the Giants were up 3-1 in the World Series….umm…errr….well.. It was 1933 and Carl Hubbell just Finished pitching an 11 inning complete game in a Series the Giants would win….well, that doesn't really illustrate my point….my point is, as Giants Fans we all know it ain't over until its over and no game is as important as the next game…..so yes, be happy and enjoy the moment, but until that last out is made you keep the pressure on…..and DESPITE having tickets in hand for Games 6 and 7…..I hope the Giants finish this thing off tomorrow and those tickets remain unused oddball keepsake of games never played…..

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at RANGERS 10/31 WORLD SERIES GAME 4

GAMEBALL

BUMGARNER

Man, what they heck can you say about this kid….his crossfire slingshot 94mph hitting the inside corner to righthanders…..his offspeed pitches on the outside breaking down hitters…..his awshucks demeanor with the press….Electric Stuff and Cool Head….and the kid was just straight up Money tonight going 8 strong and dominating the vaunted Rangers offense in their own backyard……all at the tender age of 21……I mean what were YOU doing when you were 21?....hell what was Timmy, Matty, and Sanchez doing when THEY were 21……hell, even Mozart was a late bloomer compared to Madison……Ahhh to be Young, Talented, and on the Verge of a Championship…….

TIP OF THE CAP :
HUFF
Huff into the DH role which is easier that it sounds, but Aubrey was up the task Hammering a Curveball from Hunter into the Texas night for the Giants first runs of the night

SANCHEZ
Hitless on the night, and failed to advance Torres from second twice with no one out….but that didn't matter tonight, as Sanchez was the man with leather tonight, with great play after play … a snag and turn on a Hamilton hot shot….a vertical leap and snag on a Francoeur liner….and shot hop and tag on Hamilton's Stolen Base Attempt…..a catch on the deflected ball and tag on Hamiltons grounder…..and then starting a DP with a quick feed on the 6th…..man, Freddy was about as game changing as you can get from an infielder on defense…….


TORRES
Was all over the bases tonight, single and a Stolen Base…..and a pair of Doubles, including driving home the 3rd run of the night……Andres has found his stroke again just in time for the series, and it sure is a beautiful thing…..

WILSON
What…..1-2-3??? guess it doesn't ALWAYS need to be torture……

POSEY
Hit a Fucking Titleist Golf Ball to Center Field and that thing just carried……but the most BEAUTIFUL DEFENSIVE PLAY I have seen in a while is the SEED it throws to Second to a Sanchez Shorthop tag on Hamitlon….I swear I have been watching that thing over and over, and am just sit there in disbelief…..man, that is fucking BADASS…….

RENT
3 hit night for the Kid, and 2 of those were truly blistered……and solid D in the field…..never seen Rent play this well in a Giants uniform for this long…..

URIBE
Took at 0 For, and did blow an exchange on a grounder……but he has been SOLID at 3rd and since Bochy has been running him out there, he has looked more and more comfortable….

TJ
For representing Giantsboard deep in the heart of Texas…..and for giving me the Vlad line I will use in a moment…..

JOKER

VLAD

Choose your own punchline
1) I hear Wash has petitioned Major League Baseball to play National League rules in Texas in Game 5……
2) I hear Vlad decided to go as Pat Burrell for Halloween…
Man, Vlad is piling onto the Brian Sabean redemption tour with his play in Right Field added to his embarrassment at the plate……not looking like a quarter of the Player he was in Montreal…..sure, we wanted him back in 2004 and that Angels contract expired last year…..but just hearing his name makes you think of that whole lunatic fringe quote and the shit Sabean took over the years….but enough about that……I;m going on my Tivo and watching Vlad crack a hamate bone trying to check swing on a change up one more time before bed……just fucking awesome…….

SMACK OF THE STICK :
OGANDO
Biggest stage, and with the Rangers still in the game….with its offense just itching to put up a crooked number…Big chance to make a name for yourself….…and you blow out a ribcage muscle……http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ETfiuc7hqg#t1m55s>We know Brian Wilson says you go warrior here

HUNTER
Looks like Sidney Ponson, sweats like Tyler Walker, gets beat like a Drum…..

RANGERS FAN
Got Posey's HR and then gives it up for a simple Auto Ball….shit dude, you coulda got Catchers gear…bats…..maybe some World Series tickets…..hell, if you played your cards right you mighta gotten something you woulda really loved…..Super Bowl Tickets…….and you are pretty much guaranteed not to watch your home team lose that one……


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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 when he gets inducted to Cooperstown..)



by merkin

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> RANGERS at GIANTS 10/28 WORLD SERIES GAME 2

Holy Fuck…..what a night…… traded in my infield season seats for 3 front row bleachers…..was able to bring my girl and my Dad to the game…..and what a fucking game……last time my Dad and I were in the World Series…..well, first I cried tears of joy that I could share a World Series with my Dad….a real life Field of Dreams moment for me…..well, that sweet day in 2002 turned bitter sweet with the result of the game…..it was Game 3 and the Angels handed us our heads on a platter…….
Fast forward to tonight's crushing of the Rangers …..man….this fucking game reversed any scars I had from that Game 3…..hell my Dad was there tonight AND there for the walk off win in Game 4 of the NLCS and I got to tell you…..he has had one hell of a postseason……

So here I am, voice completely spent to the point that I can't even talk…..up 2-0 with our work still cut out for us as we travel to Texas…..and I tell you what, even though I have tickets for Game 6 and 7……I really fucking hope they close the deal on the road…..sure I would LOVE to celebrate on the field…..but I ain't taking any fucking chances……too many years that ended in misery…..when you are this close to promise land, you don't take the scenic route….you hop on the fucking expressway and you put the pedal to the floor……it takes 4 wins to take home the trophy…..we got 2…..now lets concentrate on getting that 3rd win before we even think of a 4th…….

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> RANGERS at GIANTS 10/28 WORLD SERIES GAME 2

GAMEBALL

CAIN

Now Statsheads and sabermetrics is all good with me…..but it is also a dangerous thing when people don't understand what they are talking about…..Stats are NOT the game, Stats DESCRIBE the game…..and Stats in the wrong hands make idiots sound intelligent……I bring this up because if you have been following the Giants closely the last few years, you have likely heard how Cain wasn't GOOD, he was just LUCKY……and lucky…..and lucky……and man, looks like Cain has been lucky for another year and right into the postseason.;……you know what, take your theories and suck my left nut sack……cause I know what I see, and this guy is a FUCKING STUD……now I may use the F Bomb more than most, but I cannot emphasis this point enough….CAIN IS A MOTHERFUCKING GODDAMN FUCKING STUD…..there, I think that did it….move along…….

TIP OF THE CAP :
RENTERIA
Holy shit….I thought Edgar was supposed to be old and broken down…..well someone poured some Rocket Fuel into that old engine, cause Edgar has been solid on the D and CRUSHED a high fastball 10 rows deep for the first run of the game….chip in a single to break the game open in the 8th and he got some serious consideration for the Gameball……who knew….of the 16 starting position players, Edgar's 3 homers were less than EVERY SINGLE PLAYER IN EITHER LINEUP…..Hell, even Matt Mr Misty May Treanor had 7 Homers…….

ROSS
Nice play to 1) make Young think twice about being doubled off 2) keep Hamilton's ball in front of him……and battled a 10 pitch walk in the 7th and scored the BIG 2nd run of the game……and of course played his part in the 8th inning merry go round…..

NATE
Nice backhand stab in Triples Alley in the 7th….

URIBE
BIG RBI to plate the second run of the night and solid D on the left side once again…..

LOPEZ
Nursing a 2 run lead in the 8th, got Hamilton with a runner on 2nd and 2 down seemingly handing Wilson a 2 run lead to protect in the 9th……

JOKER

WASHINGTON

Man, I got to say that I was really confused by Washington's bullpen usage….Oliver was his guy to face Huff…..and then Uribe and Renteria???..... Well I'll take that matchup any day of the week…and it paid off for the Giants…..honestly I expected O'Day to get the call…...he has been your go to right handed setup guy, I think you HAVE to go back to him and maybe he doesn't hang a slider this time….But the real move….or lack of move was watching Holland be left out there to die….. now follow me if you will……starting from the time his first pitch missed the zone……the 65 second mark was the 1st walk…ok, just the first hitter……he will find the zone……his 6th straight ball comes at the 2:25 point, here maybe you get someone warm……3:40 mark his 8th straight ball and the pitching coach heads to the mound, here you HAVE to get someone warm……4:50 mark, another ball and finally SOMEONE starts to get warm….6:18 mark….finally a strike……6:37 mark, ball four run scores and he is out of the game……ok, now it took Lowe about 1:47 to get ready…..if you start him warming after 6 straight balls maybe he can come in before a run scores…..hell, if you start him warming during the coaches visit, you can stall for 30 more seconds and get him warm……and ALL THIS WITH AN OFF DAY tomorrow and IN THE FUCKING WORLD SERIES…..good god, Washington….this isn't a trip into Cleveland in June…..you USE what you GOT……you don't just hand this game over to the Giants……and when it was 2-0, they still had a shot….but as soon as it went 3-0 your odds went the wrong way really fucking quick…….now, it may be nit picking, but IN THE MOMENT as was just FLABERGASTED THAT NOBODY was IN THE PEN….hell, even just standing there READY TO START WARMING……….

SMACK OF THE STICK :
KINSLER
Yeah……that was a nice hit there…..your loss…..our gain…….

MOLINA
Watching the postgame interview yesterday, I got the feeling Molina wasn't that upset about the loss……sure, he's a competitor…..but we all know he is a big softy,…..and for some reason I get the feeling he wouldn't mind losing if it meant a ring for all his friends……I mean he DID spend 3 1/2 years here….his self described BEST YEARS OF HIS CAREER……and that warm welcome in Game 1 must have pulled at those heart strings……maybe I'm crazy, but something makes me believe this……maybe Molina ain't the Ranger secret weapon we thought after all…..I mean, hell he is hitting 350 in the postseason and Washington is still using Treanor as a "personal catcher" for Wilson….come on, think Eli Whiteside is going to catch Sanchez on Saturday????.....yeah, not fucking likely……


and yes, they are SMOKING WEED……not crack….and yes, its one hell of a fucking ballpark, thank you very much……


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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 when he gets inducted to Cooperstown..)



by merkin

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> RANGERS at GIANTS 10/27 WORLD SERIES GAME 1

Man, great fucking night…..still getting over a cold with a throat that really shouldn’t be doing any yelling….. got out of work in plenty of time to get to the game and settle into my seat 24 rows up into the bleachers…….so fucking surreal…..Giants caps and jackets with that World Series patch…. the media crawling everywhere and a whole alien world feeling to a ballpark I have frequented at least a couple hundred times the past 10 years……after a few innings it started to feel like a baseball game again….and then after the 5th inning it was just a tidal wave of emotion…..celebration…..and cheering…..and somewhere in the midst of all that yelling from that raw broken throat…..I tasted blood…..now some might think it was from that damaged esophagus of mine…..but I think it was the Blood of the Texas Rangers…..and much like a wounded animal, they are dangerous……so get them while they are off balance and do as much damage as possible before we get to Texas….a 7 game series is a long time and today we got a Big win versus their ace…..but it was just 1 win……you need 3 more to bring home a trophy…….

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> RANGERS at GIANTS 10/27 WORLD SERIES GAME 1

GAMEBALL

SANCHEZ

Man…..Sanchez was looking pretty dumb following the Timmy Brainfart inning getting his ass doubled off 2nd…….but he made up for it in spades with a double in the 3rd to knock in the Giants first run of the night and send the tying run to 3rd with 1 out…..and then again in the 5th doubling home the go ahead run….and just to put a cap on the night he knocked home in number 10 for one hell of a night……

TIP OF THE CAP :
URIBE
Of course the 3 run bomb…..but also a BIG DP in the 1st to bail Timmy out (glad Pablo wasn't out there) and then a scoot and throw on Micheal Young grounder……

RENTERIA
Solid D including gunning Ian Kinsler on a grounder that looked like it might be headed up the middle…. Uribe and Rent….may not the best range, but they make solid plays on everything they get to…..you gotta stay with this left side for the rest of the series……

TORRES
Double and a HBP and 2 runs scored…..

HUFF
3 hits and his bat is heating up

ROSS/POSEY
lone hits came in the middle of rallies…..

CASILLA
Restored order with a big strike out to bail out Timmy in the 6th…and then worked through a Huff error in the 7th

ROMO
Pitched through a chop hit to get it to the 9th……

WILSON
Meh…..we got the win

JOKER

LEE

The most popular question I have received the last few days was….."So like….uhh, what you think of Cliff Lee?"…….my response……he's a pitcher and last I saw he has an ERA above 0…….I was more worried about Halladay Hamels and Derek Lowe….sure, the Giants have more history against those pitchers…..but all three of those guys have better STUFF than Lee….now don't get me wrong, Lee is a great pitcher….but he can be had…..he lives off control and if he isn't hitting his spots, then he can be hit….now you can say that about a lot of pitchers….but with Lee he is hitting his spots like a Left Handed Greg Maddux…….and those off nights are few ……so good news is the Giants were able to lay off teasers and punish mistakes and get the W…..but just cause we got him here in SF doesn't mean he won't come out with a Gem in Arlington in game 5…..but then again, we have proven he is human after all….and that’s gotta help any future matchup……..

SMACK OF THE STICK :
TIMMY
About a big a brain fart as I have seen in a long time….that was so bad I actually.saw an infant in a stroller jump to his feet and utter his first words….."WHAT THE FUCK IS HE DOING??? THROW THE BALL DAMMIT…"….I don't suggest taking your youngster to a ballgame that young, they can be very impressionable…..

YOUNG
His bobble at 3rd seemed innocent enough….but was the start of the game winning rally……

KINSLER
What the hell…..does he make a habit of bonehead baserunning when his team trails late in a game??

BIG BAD VLAD
Man, this dude isn't a BAD fielder…..he is a LAZY fielder…..I don't think he has run more than 90 feet in a day, let alone an inning…..shit he made Jose Guillen seem mobile……

NATIONAL PRESS
Just shut the fuck up……shut it and open your goddamn eyes…..

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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 when he gets inducted to Cooperstown..)



by merkin

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/23 NLCS Game 6

Man, the fantastic season just keeps on rolling….. looks like my rainy Game 5 with sardine train has resulted in a cold…..been sleeping all day……well, sleeping and rewatching that damn game over and over……. I don't have words to do this feeling justice……the Giants are pennant winners, and are on the doorstep of completing some unfinished business……and guess what…..looks like they are underdogs…..yeah, heard that one before…….this still is baseball my friends……..


GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/23 NLCS Game 6

GAMEBALL

BULLPEN

The Giants might not have had the best top 3 pitchers heading into the playoffs, but few would dispute that this was the deepest staff in terms of quality arms….and that depth paid off with Affeldt coming in for 2 solid innings that really stemmed the Phillies offensive momentum…..and then Bumgarner's high wire act for two innings highlighted by a strikeout looking of Francisco with a runner on 3rd and 1 out……then Lopez retiring Polanco on a flu ball before once again schooling Utley and Howard…..and then Timmy and Wilson….well, hey neither was pretty but they put up goose eggs and that’s the bottom line…..


TIP OF THE CAP :
URIBE
That's the Uribe I have been waiting for…..well, no he wasn't patient at all….but he did make an adjustment…instead of trying to pull everything into the Left Field seats he actually shot the ball to Right Field for a single in the 2nd……and this approach would pay off in the 8th when he hit the go ahead Home Run about 7 angstroms over the right field wall sending the Giants fan base into a frenzy of celebration and then group chanting of counting down the outs while images of Phillies 3 run homers flashed before our eyes on every pitch……

TORRES
After swinging himself out of the lineup against Oswalt in game 2, Andres came back with a single to lead off the 1st….and then a DEEP shot that sailed over Victorino and then bobbled through his arms and off the wall…..for a single……still think he shoulda scored on that hit by Huff……didn't look like he was at full speed and Victorino made a nice charge and got a good bounce

SANCHEZ
Shooting singles all over the field…….but also the bunt that set up the Giants scoring opportunity in the 3rd…..

HUFF
Singled in a run and then a heads up play to score on the errant throw by Polanco…..

DEFENSE
Not spectacular, but solid all around……and with Ross playing balls quickly off the right field and the left center walls took away a couple 90 foot chunks from the Phillies….and that was a big deal in a close game…..

JOKER

SANCHEZ

Bochy has made the analogy about the 2010 Giants being the Baseball version of the Dirty Dozen…..well, if that’s so I think we found our Maggott as Sanchez lost his head and almost derailed our mission into enemy territory last night…..with no idea of a release point and continuing to use his mouth to write checks that his right arm couldn't cash……the best thing he did all night was to get his panties in a bunch and start bitching at Utley, unwittingly giving his replacement time to warm up……man, this guy is an enigma….so talented….looks so good at times, comes up big at times…..but man, what a meltdown…….honestly I think you start him in Game 2 and potentially Game 6 and let him have the friendly confines of San Francisco…he gets the bail out of the pitchers spot coming up…….and if he does blows it at home, you can use the pitchers spot with a pinch hitter…..and thereby gain a small offensive advantage…..as opposed to the DH park….

SMACK OF THE STICK :
PHILLIES HITTING
Now, if I were in the same position I might feel the same way…….but the Phillies didn't magically stop hitting……the finished 2nd in the league in runs scored….and were 2nd in the league in runs scored in September……they demolished the Reds…..and then all of a sudden they didn't show up versus the Giants??? Well that’s how some of the National Press sounds…..almost astounded they didn't steam roll Giants pitching…..and maybe so, but it also seems like there should be just as much if not more credit going to Giants pitching shutting down those very same Phillies Hitters that didn't "show up"….

PHILLIES DEFENSE
Now I don't watch many Phillies games that the Giants aren't involved in…..but I am under the impression that their defense is better than they played…..at least Rollins and Victorino played below my impressions……and THIS was the difference in the series……the Phillies kicked, bobbled, and airmailed their way out of the postseason……

CITIZENS BANK
Sorry, still a joke of a ballpark…..but I'm sure some hitters are thinking the same about ATT……and I will take it…..

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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 when he gets inducted to Cooperstown..)



by merkin

NLCS Game 5 Aftermath

NLCS Game 5 Aftermath

The offday after the Game 5 loss……Gameball and Joker?....Well really not feeling it, and not really feeling the relevance the day after the Giants were dealt a big blow to their World Series aspirations. The Euphoria was building through the week and was just building into game time yesterday….. About noon yesterday I got a call from a friend that had front row on 3rd base…. now I already had my front row bleachers which I paid a pretty penny for…. but these were seats that some people consider once in a lifetime seats…… I have sat there many a time, but not for what could be a once in a lifetime game……so here I am, with two sets of tickets charged with the task of trying to recover as much cash as I can from the first pair, finish everything I needed to do at work in order to leave early, manage to dump my car at a BART station instead of driving in which is my norm, and getting to the game on time…..lets just say it was a mad scramble of a day…..finally get out of work a little later than I hoped, jumped out of the car and into the BART Train…….once we got to the city I realize I have lost my mitt that dates back to when I actually played baseball…..whatever…..maybe I left it in the car…….

Make it to the park with 20 minutes to game time and get into the MASSIVE Will Call line…….fuck……not going to make first pitch…….rain starts, but I could give a fuck, just need to get into the park……the line moves quickly (thank you Giants employees) and get the tickets without issue…..into the line at the front of the park……THAT moves quickly as well……rush through the park and into the seats just in time for first pitch……fucking awesome……gonna be a great goddamn day…….they might just put this away and I get to be in the middle of a supernova of euphoria…..and without a car, I can do whatever the fuck I want without worrying about traffic or a garage closing or anything……

Now these are sweet fucking seats….. I won't go into detail, but those that know me know where these seats are, and when I am bellowing from this distance I am hard to miss….so I lay into Halladay, but after about an inning I soon realize my voice peaked a couple days back….. still got the volume, but cannot sustain it for more than a few minutes without resting the voice a little…..good thing I some backup…(thx JK and Monkey)…….. heckling alternates from reading back radar guns readings back to Halladay and questioning his velocity, and chanting Cry Baby every time he starts flashing looks at the Ump….. the rain starts……but I could really give a shit……no cap, no jacket, short sleeves, doing my best to yell my ass off ….rain dripping off me, shirt soaked….still clapping and yelling best I can……

Man, they fucking HAD this game…Halladay was on fumes (now we find out injured)…...but a couple gaffe's from Pablo and Huff really open the door, but the Giants are keeping it close and they still got a shot to pull it out,…..yelling until the last out…..and reality set in…..there will be no storybook celebration at home with the streets surrounding 3rd and King pulsing with a euphoric mass of humanity…..no, nothing but a long couple packed train rides home to lick our wounds and return the next day to normality…….some 20 year old kid on the train decided he was the man, and had to impress the females….so he is leading the sardine train in a cheer when he guarantees a World Series…..the crowd responds……honestly, wanted to burst his ignorant bubble…..and this was a distinct possibility as I am NOT shy….and I AM loud (and again, those that know me…..)…..but hey, I am also NOT an asshole….so whatever, let him have his stupid fucking moment, and let the people pretend to rally……but the reality of the whole thing is….its a fucking game…..a goddamn fucking game……and I mean that, not to diminish its importance, but to illustrate that either team can win any night……the bounce of the ball here, a slip of a cleat there, a hard hit ball finding a glove, a bloop falling in, a couple calls by an ump and everything can change…….thats just the way it is……

So what's the point of all this, well…..my bubble has been popped and I have come to terms with the 2010 season…. the Giants hit the road still holding a 3-2 lead…..but based on past history of 1987 and 2002 I have been conditioned to expect the worst……so a part of me has already mourned this season and prepared for the end……Belief? Faith? No, sorry I don't believe in that shit no more…..and you know what…that's all OK……perfectly fine, because I don't play professional baseball for the San Francisco Giants Baseball Club….but I do know a group of 25 people that do, and I know that they could give a shit about Faith and Belief in anything but their abilities……

So tomorrow, we pick up the series in Philadelphia in what is NOT a must win game……yes, for the first time since October 1st, the Giants enter a game that is not a worn out cliché' ……yes, the Giants would do themselves a big favor by ending this tomorrow……but even if they DO lose, they are a team that has faced bone crushing losses all season, without any lasting effects…….this is NOT the 1987 Giants or the 2002 Giants who seemed to fold when the chips were down at the end…..this is the 2010 Giants who have suffered big losses only to bounce back the next day……and just to illustrate the resiliency of the team, think about Game 3 of the NLDS……with a 1 run lead in the 8th, the Giants give up a seeming game winner to Hinske…….but with two down in the 9th, the Giants come up with back to back hits to tie the game…….now I am not saying the Giants are always going to come back….but I tell you what, they are going to fight for every inning, every out, every pitch like professionals…….and as long as they can keep doing that, they just might actually be playing baseball in San Francisco next week……because baseball is just a fucking game, and anything can happen…….

Go Giants!
merkin

PS if you find a beaten old Black Mizuno Fastback Infielders Glove on BART, let me know

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/20 NLCS Game 4

FUCK YEAH…. so many thoughts….so many things I want to say…..man it was a wonderful up and down night…..and just too much back and forth for my lungs to handle……by the time the 6th inning rolled around I had lost my voice and given myself a pounding headache from all the noise that I WAS making……but I was able to rally with some lozenges and tasty beverage…..and had enough in the gas tank to make it through yelling the rest of the game…..out of the ballpark……yelling all the way back to the car…..and when I dropped a buddy at the BART station….well there was some yelling there as well……hell I barely needed a car to get home……I just rode that wave of euphoria all the way home……

I have been 1 game from the series 3 times in my life…..in 1987, I was too young to know that we COULD lose…….in 2002….I believed the Giants were MORE talented than the Cardinals …but this is an entirely new feeling…this just doesn't seem real….and I don't think it will even sink in until the offseason……when the season began, we had hopes of a playoff MAYBE…..but the real horizon was 2011…..in mid-August, the Giants pitching swooned and the Padres pulled away and we thought MAYBE a wildcard…..and then now up against a superior Phillies team….it was a MAYBE …..a BIG MAYBE …..this is a team that isn't supposed to be here…..a collection of castoffs and role players augmented by a Stud Rookie Catcher and a Ungodly Good Pitching Staff……you look at the faces in that dugout and it’s a hodpodge of retreds…..you look in that Phillies dugout all I see are all stars…..man….this isn't happening…..this can't be happening…..I can't fucking process this……I swear to god, the more my brain soaks this in, the more my heart lumps up into my throat,…….just fucking typing this, I got fucking tears welling up in my eyes…..man, 1 fucking win,…….just one more fucking 1 and we can maybe….maybe make up for some unfinished goddamn fucking business……fuck……ok, I gotta stop and compose myself here……

OK, got my head on straight again……so lets not think to far ahead here…..the Death Blow is the hardest…..you saw the way the Padres suddenly came to life with the backs against the wall…..well the Phillies are MUCH better than the Padres….and if we lose the 1st one this time, the next two are in Philly……so GET THIS SHIT DONE TOMORROW WITH URGENCY……..you got them down, and you KEEP them down…..you get that Philly Offense rolling and you might not get it to stop again…….

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/20 NLCS Game 4

GAMEBALL

POSEY

I can't really say much….4 fucking hits…..play at the plate….and loved how he kept his hands back on the ball from Oswalt, something we see too infrequently from Giants hitters…..

TIP OF THE CAP :
URIBE
OUTSTANDING play in the hole, and of course the ball that ended it…..

HUFF
Was stroking it all over tonight….and looks like he may just have his swing back

CODY
This guy is just flat stupid good right now……I mean, playing above your head and you got the stadium chanting your name…..and you sting the ball time after time…..not only does everyone expect Cody to do something….Cody expects Cody to do something

PABLO
Yeah, hit into the DP…..but his swing is looking MUCH better and his WHOLE GAME is looking a lot better…..lets hope he has it back…….there is much work to be done….

WILSON
Got some outs, got the win….has a beard ……some shit like that

JOKER

NO ONE

Not a night to harp on anything or anyone Giants….and I won't dare tempt the baseball gods by singling out any Phillies……..lets just say, this will be a joker free night ……..

SMACK OF THE STICK :
CASILLA/ ROMO
Well……you saw…..I don't need to go into detail tonight


So not feeling me yet……..well, try watching this thing…..yes you have seen it before……but this time, its not about the past….this is about the fucking present……good night, sleep well and MAYBE next time we talk…..well…..lets just say........ MAYBE there will be tears of joy from all Giants fans……..

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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 when he gets inducted to Cooperstown..)



by merkin

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/19 NLCS Game 3

Oh Man, great fucking day at the ball yard…. great fucking win…. emotions ran high today as the Giants and Phillies both needed this game to get the upper hand…….the crowd was great and I have to say that I was in rare form today…my voice has rounded into postseason shape and I was bellowing from the front row of Triples Alley letting Werth know whose house this was……had the section of the ballpark rolling……and Jayson's got rabbit ears……hell, even had some of the press guys next to us rolling with the Werth's Randy Powers Mullet……and a quick lesson for the amateurs out there……
1) CLEAR ……Enuciate Enuciate Enuciate
2) CONCISE….. Minimize the Syllables ... say only what is NEEDED to make the point
3) SIMPLE…. don't get all Dennis Miller on us, SAY what you MEAN
4) CHANT……at the end of a heckle, pick a part and CHANT it on repeat……
5) TIME……pick your spot, you aren't going to overcome the crowd or PA system
6) PROJECT……use the diaphragm (TWHS)….and BREATHE OUT HARD……
7) CONTENT…… last and most important…..no swearing, no your mama jokes, and please no SUCK…..SUCK is the refuge of the weak mind…..THINK about your prey and what might bother him……fuck, pick up your goddamn I Phone and Google his ass……..

Go it?.....so don't yell and think anyone more than 2 rows from you can hear anything unless you follow these rules……got it?....great see ya tomorrow for another round…….

and btw, I posted some pics from Today's game here

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/19 NLCS Game 3

GAMEBALL

CAIN

Shit, almost went to Cody for the gameball out of habit…..but no, today belongs to Matty…..and he was a fucking BEAST out there……GODDAMN I LOVE THIS KID……with a spotty history versus these hitters he came up LARGE with 7 innings of 2 hit ball…….and man, when he buzzed Rollins on an 0-2 pitch in the 2nd……man that set the tone…..Rollins with the base clearing double in game 2 and with his 6 for 10 off Cain….Rollins must have been feeling pretty good……..but now he had something else to think about….and after a couple teasers outside, Cain came back inside with a fastball that was meekly popped to Short…..and then an inning later coming in high and tight to a bunting Hamels…..and then one batter later drilling Victorino……there is no diving across the plate today…..and you now have to respect the hard stuff inside, which opens up the soft stuff away……..man, this kid is a throwback…..you get the sense that he truly dislikes the opposition and especially hitters…..you could see that at the All Star game where he looked like WHY THE FUCK AM I IN THE DUGOUT WITH YOU???? 1/2 the time……he eventually loosened up, but I am sure he was feeling awkward…..good work Cain, big win…..now take a seat and get ready for your next assignment……and lets hope that’s NEXT weekend and not this weekend…..

TIP OF THE CAP :
CODY
The Man……brings his offensive road tour home for the first time…….he left ATT Park a surprise replacement in right……he returns the firmly entrenched incumbent, and a virtual lock to be a member of the 2011 Giants…….

ROW-ROW
Looked like he was guessing up there most of the day……and he guess right 1 time, and that was enough to get himself on the positive side of the ledger……and he, you got to admire this guy for being a team player and pulling for the guys waiting for his chance……yeah, I know he's an overpaid bastard……but still, I will give him some props……

RENT
Single in the 4th was the first of the day and was the started the Giants offense for the day

BURRELL
Drew a big walk following Sanchez's Bunt, in front of Ross's RBI Single…..

SANCHEZ
Got the bunt down in the 4th, and was credited with an Utley Aided RBI Single…..

HUFF
Just out the reach of Utley for the second run of the game

LOPEZ
Righties? Lefties? It don't matter, this kid is getting it done

WILSON
Not always pretty, and often douchy…..but you can't argue with results….

BOCHY
Hey……it worked…….what can you say…….

DEFENSE
Taken for granted for most of the year…….flawless on a tough day with tough sun and shadows and lots of pressue……

JOKER

GHOSTS

Lots of Giants fans are coming out of the woodwork….and hey, there is plenty of room on the bandwagon…..and remember……some of today's bandwagoners are tomorrow's diehards…..but the one thing about the newer Giants fan that gets under my skin is the whole BELIEVE thing….it's not their fault, and I am sure we were all that way at some time……buts that’s NOT the way things work, and as much as I WANT to believe…..thats just not possible……you see being a Giants Fan is NOT easy…….the season doesn't end with a big fucking parade…..all you get is a big fat middle finger year after year after fucking year…….Personally, my first Ghost arrived in the 1987 NLCS….and then 89 then 93 then 97 then 98 then 2000…..and you get the idea……WE DON'T WIN IT ALL, WE CAN'T WIN IT ALL, THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN……yet no matter how many times I tell the stories of heartbreak I can tell, I still here something about how this is different……and yes we have a chance…..we have a very good chance…….but my ghosts won't let me believe until that final out is squeezed , there is a parade down Market Street,….and I can finally call that goddamn 800 number and get my Sports Illustrated Special Edition…hell, maybe they can even throw in a Football Phone……….but sorry kids…….that is STILL a long way off…… keep grinding G-Men…..keep grinding every pitch of every at bat…..and maybe the baseball god might actually show us favor and reward us one and for all……..

SMACK OF THE STICK :
PHILLIES COACHING STAFF
Seemed to me that the Phillies had the same gameplan versus Cain as they had versus Lincecum and Sanchez……wait it out…….sorry Charlie, that's not the smartest thing versus Cain, and I saw many an early hittable strike blow past a passive lineup…Strike 1 was looking for 9 of the first 11 batters.....man, love that shit…Strike 1 is the biggest pitch in baseball…….keep on watching my friends…..you can't hit if you don’t swing the bat….

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by merkin

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/17 NLCS Game 2

Yeah, I'm fucking pissed…… the Giants had a chance to put their fucking throat on the goddamn Phillies necks and they just couldn't get it done…..now if I take a step back and realize that the Giants are coming home for 3 and are still in a very good position to get the job done….maybe I can relax a little….what's done is done……but goddamn, when you have a close game and a chance to go up 2-0 versus a dangerous opponent……you do everything you go to do to get that win…….

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/17 NLCS Game 2

GAMEBALL

CODY

Again WAS the Giants offense……another Homer……a walk………the two outs made were a hard hit ball to deep center and a K looking on a full count trying to draw a walk with the Giants down by 5…..good work Cody, but can you spread some of that magic around the clubhouse??? These guys look like they could get no-hit in tee-ball…..sure Oswalt was dealing, but he is hittable and even a few baserunners early in the game could have shifted the momentum……but good god, when didn't even get a chance to suck with runners in scoring positions……but I digress….this is Cody's world, we just live in it……

TIP OF THE CAP :
SANCHEZ
One hitter had some success today…..a sharp grounder through the left side and a line drive to center was about a potent as our Non Cody offense got……

SANCHEZ
Following in the footsteps of Wilson and Timmy, was all over the place…..but was able to get off the hook nearly every time…..nasty stuff had the Phillies swinging and missing all night…and he recovered from his early shakes and pitched through the botched popup…....and kept that nasty Phillie offense while he was in the game……

TAKEO SPIKES
Was true to his word, the Georgia native and lifelong Braves fan was seen in a Giants hat in postgame…..a little easier now that the Braves were sent home….of course if I was a Braves fan I would be pissed…..

DESEAN JACKSON
Electric Philly Wideout went down hard with a head injury……no one wants to see that, even if they are playing for Philly…….and plus he's a Cal Bear…….get well soon……..and no, he's not on my fantasy football team…..

JOKER

DEFENSE

FUCK…..this is NOT how a championship team plays…just fucking bush league……wild throw in the 1st from Fontenot……Huff doesn't come off the bag to make a play and gets lucky when it hits the runner…….and hell, Huff has played enough first base to know to come off the bag and give it a swipe…..maybe he gets him, I don't know……but this is the fucking playoffs…..you make these plays or go home……and we're not done yet…..but when you let the jackrabbit Rollins lead off the inning with a dropped popup in the middle of the goddamn diamond???? I think the bulk of that has to be on Fontenot for not taking charge…..but some of that goes to Sanchie for not yelling something……but the killer was the cutoff from Huff……the throw was good and on target with time for Posey to make a play……but Huff makes the instinctive play looking at the runner and the 3rd base coach……can't really blame him for that, but somebody has to be fucking helping him out…..he can't see Oswalt going……man…..just fucking bush league……we were in a close one and we let the Phillies pull away…….and good god, will someone move Fontenot off 3rd…..he is lost over there, even Pablo with his 1 miscue that cost us in Game 2 of the NLDS would be an improvement over this shit….the guy is miscast as a 3rd baseman…..yes, I know he played over 300 innings at 3rd for the Cubs in 09-10…but guess what….the Cubs fucking suck………

SMACK OF THE STICK :
SANCHEZ
His control was the death of him tonight…..walking in the run in the 1st after a couple walks and an error…..and then running up high pitch counts early in the game made for an 7 inning hook after a single to the opposing pitcher…….and once Sanchez was out, the merry go round began……

IASSONGA
Good god, do ALL the umpires suck? I mean really, I am not where the strike zone was half the time….good god, seems like they have gotten worse in the postseason…..

TORRES
Man, he is dragging…..he is swing so late I am not sure if he is swinging late on the last pitch or early on the next pitch…..he was THE MAN when the Giants were scuffling for runs this year…..things have gotten so bad that some Giants fans are seriously calling for Rowand in the lineup……yes, seriously……

RAMIREZ
Gave up the single to Polanco to plate Oswalt

CASILLA
Well…..lets just say he's lucky that ball didn't get out…..

BOCHY
When things go bad, the Manager usually catches some heat……and maybe there was no way out of there……but I got to say when you intentionally walk 2 in an inning and they both score…..well, you picked the wrong matchup……personally I was thinking Affeldt v Rollins……but you coulda done Casilla v Werth…..instead with the bases juiced and the wild Casilla down 2-0 to Rollins and the bases juiced……well, he got a fastball…..give Rollins some credit, it was a good fastball at the knees…..but still, everyone in a 3000 mile radius knew what was coming…….

GIANTS FACEBOOK
This is just asking for karmic shit OK its cute to take pics of Giants hats IN FRONT of Phillies landmarks…..but putting a cap ON Rocky's statue is over the line in my book…. smacks of when the Dodger fans tried to dry hump the Willie Mays statue……yes, I know Rocky isn't a real person, but don't tell that to Phillies fans….hell I think he is leading the polls for a Senate Seat…..wait, shouldn't laugh about that…..I live in CAL LI FOR NI A………


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by merkin

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/16 NLCS Game 1

Great Win, Big Win…..Fuck yeah……the Giants playing the ironic role of David to the Phillies Goliath score first blood deep in the belly of the beast versus their Ace of Aces…..More than just a Win for the Giants, as that first win is always the hardest and if there were any doubters…….well, lets just say this is now looking clearly like a dog fight……..but lets not get ahead of ourselves…….this is still just 1 win versus a very very good team…..certainly a big win, but it kinda feels like winning the first game in a playoff series versus one of those Michael Jordan Bulls teams…..yes, you know you can play with them now…….but there is a long way to go, and you know they are going to come right at ya,……..but guess what G Fans……the Giants got some momentum and a real chance to get a real lead in this series with another W tomorrow……..ANOTHER BIG BIG Game…….but expect the Phillies to fight tooth an nail for everything……

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at PHILLIES 10/16 NLCS Game 1

GAMEBALL

CODY

A mear 45 days ago I wrote these words…." that is simply a ball you must catch…….and our newcomer is the joker" …of course I was also smart enough to follow that skewering with this…."but I still rather see him play RF over the Sloth that is Guillen" Of course then I certainly knew that not only would he come up with big hits against the hottest pitcher on the Braves staff to send the Giants to the NLCS…….but he would also come up with a 2 homer game versus the Best fucking pitcher in the goddamn National League…….but seriously, this kid has done more damage in the last 2 games than Guillen did in a month of starting……and the way he is swinging the bat one starts to think of those unlikely postseason performances that have propelled champions of the past…..Lemke, Hatcher (Billy or Mickey), dare I even say Mazeroski???? Well getting ahead of myself a little bit here……but Ross is smoking hot right now….lets just hope this streak carries on for a couple more weeks……

TIP OF THE CAP :
BURRELL
Brings his A game to Philly……after being swinging wildly at strike 3 in his first AB…..he flared an single down the right field line…….but the real damage was in the 6th where he laced a Double off Ibanez wrist as he cozied up against the left field wall…..and then Burrell stand in scored the 4th run of the night on a Uribe 47 bouncer up the middle…..

URIBE
Hey, may not have been the prettiest single in the world, but it was well placed and did the job……..and at least he didn’t K…….remember kids, good things happen when you put the ball in play……at least with 2 down and a runner on 2nd…..

LOPEZ
Anyone still miss Bowker?

TIMMY
Man…….he looked like August Timmy out there most of the night……but you got to hand it to the kid…..when going was tough, he was fucking nails……just filthy nasty stuff out there……with control all over the place….with a fastball that seemed to be fading away…….he went back out there for the 7th and put an exclamation point on a solid outing that could have easily been a nightmare……way to gut it out…….

WILSON
As if taking a cue from Timmy's performance……Brian was wild as hell, but in the end just way to filthy to handle…..getting 4 outs with 4 K's with lots of torture mixed in

BOCHY
Sent Timmy up to hit in the top of the 7th and then back out there in the 7th when most of the Western World thought he was gassed…..a number of times when we have seen Tim dip below that 90 mark on his fastball, he has proceeded to fall apart…..but this time he came back out there and looked everybit the September Timmy we have gotten used to…….and then pulling Burrell for Nate with 2 down in the top of the 6th…..well that seemed to me a lot like going for a 2 point conversion when up by 5 in the middle of the 3rd quarter…..a little early to go into a defensive posture……but hell if it didn't work out…..Pat might not score that 4th run and the pen was able to hold off the Phillies and make that move look brilliant……..I still don't like it, but it worked…..so what can I say……if I was managing it would likely be tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 32nd inning right now

JOKER

CITIZENS BANK

I left Citizens Bank Park with 3 solid impressions……first, this park is a goddamn bankbox…..corners are short and the balls fly…….second, the park is very well designed for the fan, comfortable with nice sightlines and a wide open concourse…..and third, the female fans here dress sluttier than any baseball fans I have seen……Now two of those things I can appreciate…….but good god, this park is hitter friendly……I don't want to hear about your park factors and all that….I know what I see and the ball just fucking flies out of this park…….and tonight the Phillies took advantage with a couple opposite field wall scrapers that are maybe doubles in a fairer ballpark……but hey, that’s the park, thems the rules and the Phillies took advantage…..still doesn't change the fact that it pisses me off…….and on a side note, I do have to repeat that this is a really nice ballpark to watch a game in……and for the most part the fans were pleasant and friendly……of course the Giants were not the visiting team, and as I usually do……I cheer for the home team if the Giants or Dodgers aren't involved…..

SMACK OF THE STICK :
HALLADAY
Big Bad Roy…..lucky to get the ball out of the infield Roy……well, that hype machine sure did build THAT up…..sure Roy is a great pitcher, but far from infallible …and this is the kind of pitcher the Giants actually have a chance against…..its guys like Tim "I can't break a plane of glass with my fastball" Stauffer that drive us nuts……nah, if the Phillies were smart they would sign Rick White out of retirement……and let HIM throw a no hitter against us……..yes, I am still pissed about Rick White, thank you very much…….

COUSINS
Where exactly is the strike zone tonight??? just fucking clueless….and this is the best the umpires union can offer…..now to be fair, there didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to his incompetence…..calls on both sides of the ledger were blown……

MANUEL
Yes, he still is a douche bag…….but thanks for that whole Lidge thing……the classic bringing in the closer to get work and then he falls apart…..well nearly, but still has got to help the Giants in a future appearance…….and got to love those back to back Utley Howard lineups……yes, I know that’s what he's done all year and why change now…..well sure, I guess……but it sure is nice when you have a weapon like Lopez……and you don't have to swap Planco and Utley like Manuel has toyed with…… you jhust can slip Werth into that 4th spot and Howard back to 5th…..and with Rollins in the 6th spot hitting well from the right side…..well……I guess Werth doesn't look like a cleanup hitter so that will never happen……and that’s fine by me if you keep those two lefties back to back …….

PHILLIES PHANS
First of all, whistles???? Like the Vuvuzella of Philadelphia…..the announcers saying something about whistling at Tim for the hair……ok, great I get it…..but can you fucking cut it out when Halladay is pitching and Tim isn’t even on the goddamn field??? good god, I swear half those fucks probably don't even know what the joke is……I guess Phillies Phans don't approve of Long Haired Athletes……that is unless it comes in the form of a Mullet accompanied by Gay Mustache




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by merkin

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> BRAVES at GIANTS 10/10 NLDS Game 4

Awesome…. just fucking awesome……after sulking out of ATT Park on Friday Night and dragging myself back home……sulking into work on Saturday…..knocking out the day before sulking back home………then the Rally on Sunday morning, telling myself if we can just win 1 in Atlanta…..just win 1……I headed into the City to take in the game at the Public House……ran into the crowd from McCovey Chronicles……Man……that was the BIG game……lose and you are on the brink, win and you are guaranteed to return home……the ups and downs of Hinske, Huff, and Conrad left me euphoric and drained……dragged myself home and passed out……into work today with a spring in my step…..knowing if we didn't put it away today, we would be back home in a couple days…….but fuck that, you want to finish it now…..and goddamn it if they didn't do it and put us through to the FUCKING NLCS BABY…….thats the REAL playoffs if you ask me…..That 5 game wham bam thank you Brooks Conrad, is like the Cliff Notes to the playoffs…..the 7 game series where the winner gets a World Series Berth and a Pennant……now THAT'S worth getting excited about……and I got to tell you, as the reality of it all is sinking in……I got a lump in my throat…..this has been one hell of a season……and pretty soon, it could be something really fucking special…….


GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> BRAVES at GIANTS 10/10 NLDS Game 4

GAMEBALL

CODY

Man, I just couldn't believe it when Cody made that roster instead of Guillen….could it be that the Front Office isn't filled idiots and ass clowns? And man has Cody been LARGE for the Giants, and tonight he broke Lowe's spell with a laser shot over the left field wall to put the Giants on the board and get the ball rolling on Offense…..and then an inning later….with the bases juiced came up with the hit to put the Giants in the lead for good…..loved what this guy did for the Marlins….and glad to have him on our side……

TIP OF THE CAP :
BUM
The "other" rookie stud on the Giants……A little shaky in the 2nd and 3rd, but kept the Giants in the game long enough to get the lead and hand the ball over the bullpen corps……

CASILLA
Mean nasty shit…….he was money once he got past that first 9 pitch at bat…..turning in 1 2/3rd solid in a high pressure situation….

LOPEZ
Man……in my book Bowker and Martinez were worth less than watching that 1 at bat of schooling the Phenom Braves right fielder…….

TIMMY
Always good for an on air F Bomb when the bubbly if flowing….this time with Flem on KNBR…….

COX
Class act, nice guy, hall of fame career……butt load of wins…..if you want more, I suggest Wikipedia

WILSON
Say what you will, but he was on the mound when the Giants advanced…..and that’s worth something

ASHTON
This is kinda cool, assuming you haven't already seen it….. Three or Four years??? Try fucking 56 years……but that being said, tip that cap to a well done vid…….

JOKER

CONRAD

Boo fucking hoo…..come on, man Brooks just flat out blew it……yeah, out of position….Heyward should called him off…..and all that shit……whatever man…..hey, the Braves fans are a forgiving bunch and Brooks had a good year so there is some love…..and more power to them…..but put this guy in Boston, Chicago, Philly, New York, or Boston and the mobs with torches and pitchforks are knocking down on the door……heck, put this guy in San Francisco and he is likely railroaded out of town…..being a nice guy and having one good year don't forgive shit like that….this is Major Fucking League Baseball man….there is plenty of time for forgiveness and appreciation 20 years from now…..there is something to be said for a fanbase that has Heroes to celebrate and Villains to revile…. ask Jose Cruz about that Gold Glove and his career year in 2003……and yeah honestly, I do feel for Jose……but in the same breath I am still cursing his name……and better Brooks than one of our own…..and I make no apologies……

SMACK OF THE STICK :
WILSON
Good god man……you are the best fucking closer in the National League……we are only asking for 1 clean inning……good god, do you have to torture us???? I guess we all know the answer…..

TORRES
Hey, I got mad love for Andres…..but 6 K's in 4 games and 1-3 in stolen bases ain't getting it done, and this team is going to need you soon…..so get it together and lets get it done my man……

URIBE
I was looking forward to a focused Uribe bearing down and giving us good at bats…..instead he gets worked on the outside half of the plate……and instead of going with the pitch, he just crowds the plate and yanks everything……yeah, I know that’s what he has done all year……but then again, I have seen him bear down and get long at bats and go the other way when the game called for it…..maybe I'm dreaming but I still think he may have some surprises left for us this year……..

HEYWARD
Wow…….in a meek Braves lineup, Hewyard could have been the game changer in this hard fought low scoring series…….instead, he racks up 7 K's in 12 hitless at bats……and in the final game when he finally breaks through with a couple hits……he is schooled in the 8th with the tying run in scoring position with 2 down…….


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by merkin