GAMEBALL and JOKE 4/22 PADRES AT GIANTS

Holy shit, did we just make it through a full turn of the rotation and give out 5 straight gameballs????

Get this in the past 5 games
7 1/2 innings per game
0.519 ERA
0.837 WHIP
8.8 K/9
5.7 K/BB
That’s just SICK

GAMEBALL and JOKE
4/22 PADRES AT GIANTS


GAMEBALL

ZITO

Well the weak man in the rotation looks 1/2way decent, sure it was the lowly Padres, but these very same Padres just finished beating the crap out of us about 2 weeks back now…..and it feels like an eternity after the shit we have seen on this homestand……
And what a difference a year makes for Barry Zito…..with an arm strengthened by Canyons (and for all we know, Christy Canyon)….like his last start ,,,,,he again had a fastball topping out at 89 and averaging over 86….which might not seem like much…..but it may be just enough to keep hitters off his curve……..
So despite being a douche, who bangs hot chicks on piles of cash while twittering about getting an organic chai enema…he does deserve todays… GAMEBALL……..
(More on ZITO a little later tonight)

TIP OF THE CAP :
Holy Crap, where do we begin……
BIG MONEY
In a game where no one could score, he put a charge into one with a walk off double

TORRES
Got the rally started in the 10th, and just plays a sweet centerfield…….Its like they grafted Omars Confidence and swagger onto Velez's tools…….got a good feeling about this 31 year old kid…….

BURRISS
Consitent offensive threat, was on base with speed all day

AFFELDT
Bailed Howry's ass out of the fire…..overpaid? Fuck that…..if he keeps that up…worth every goddamn penny

SANDOVAL
Didn’t embarrass himself behind the plate, and a bunt hit….CLASSIC……

WILSON…..
Hey, got it done

JOKER

MANNY


Hard to get too down, but not sure whats going on in Manny's head……Like they say, physical errors happen, but mental mistakes kill you…..and Manny showed his inexperience today……once being too aggressive (AGAIN) on the basepaths and almost getting hung out to dry rounding 2nd…..and then on a play I am still scratching my head about…….all the time in the world, does a little swipe play on a one hop throw from Sandoval……hell, I would like to see you pull that on a grounder…….but hell, I may be in the minority…..but I still think you keep running him out there…….don't crush the kid now……..

SMACK OF THE STICK :
BATS
Well…..its really a given……Giants just LOVE making outs…….