GAMEBALL and JOKE 06/24 GIANTS at ATHLETICS

GAMEBALL and JOKE
06/24 GIANTS at ATHLETICS

GAMEBALL

JOHNSON

Randy was out of sync early giving up three hard hit balls in the span of 4 hitters……but then Randy got his groove back, and after back to back strikeouts to end the inning Randy was on cruise control….with the A's barely threatening the rest of the game…..What was that theory about getting 300 would relax the big man???? who knows if that’s true or not, but since Win 300?
2-1 with a 3.65 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 7.3 K/9, and 1.1 BB/9
Not bad from a #3/#4 Starter…….

TIP OF THE CAP :
NATE
Hey…..Nates out there against a leftie…..well, looks like Bochy finally looked at Randy's record vs Lefties this year and figured that Nate might stand a better chance…..and Nate did a little more than stand a chance, as he answered the A's early run with a 2 run line drive off the wall in right for a Homer….yes a homer off the wall, you see playing at the Coliseum is a lot like playing wiffle ball in the backyard….where if it hits the garage above the window it’s a homer…..whereas in Oakland, if it hits the advertising its gone…..but I digress….Nate, added an line drive to right to start the 4th inning that would end Gio's night…and looks to be entrenching himself in right…which means he plays until he takes the next 0 for….and then back to the bench

ROWAND
Two more hits……keep it up, I won't get tired of typing you in here….hell you do this all season and I will even do one of those thin little goatees

RENTERIA
What the hell was that……did someone wake you? I swear I saw Edgar range up the middle and make a nice play……honest…..

DOMINGUEZ
Welcome to the organization……and belated congrats on the being named BA 1st team All American at 3rd Hey cut me some slack, I was reading the print version……

JOKER

89*

Wow….what a difference 20 years later…….after a feel good, well executed reunion at AT&T celebrating the team that brought the pennant back to San Francisco after 37 years, we get this Bizzaro world flip side celebration for the team that actually WON the World Series……. First, you had a celebration/ reunion with limited participation from the team with 12 players showing up …and Hell if Gallego and Lansford weren't working in the park at the time, they would barely have enough guys to field a team…and if that wasn't enough, in between spankings from Lincecum and Johnson, the war of words began…….Lansford and Stewart basically calling Canseco a Selfish Bastard, and then Canseco replying something about ME ME ME ME ME….screw YOU…..ME ME ME…….wow….what a feel good time that was……and I look at this now….and sure we would have LOVED the ring, but it sure is nice to look at that 1989 team with fond memories……whereas all the memories of 89 for Oakland aren't as wonderful as they should be……they would have been better served, just to let the flag fly with that "1989 World Champs" on it……rather than try to dig up and celebrate memories that have turned a bit sour……

PS Rickey was heard saying" What about Rickey? Rickey was the selfish one! Canseco was never as selfish as Rickey, why isn't everyone talking about Rickey!"

SMACK OF THE STICK :
A's MITTS
Holliday's kick of the ball gave the Giants run #3, and Gio's miscue cost a DP, and lead to runs #4, #5, and #6…..final score…..6-3…….

HOWRY
You couldn't go more than a couple outings without getting your name in print again……

RICH
2 hits = 1 more month on roster…..good work

SAVE RULE
How many people know the save rule……ok Marco does……but who else……well looks like Bochy does as well…..the 3 run rule only works with 1 or more innings pitched……less than 1 inning, its 2 runs…….1 out to go…..Giants up by 3, 1 man on……yup……subtract all inherited runners from the lead 3-1= 2 + 1 out = Save……if Wilson comes in with bases empty and a 3 run lead with 2 out in the 9th…no save……I swear this rule drives me nuts, especially when it dictates usage of your closer, which it almost invariably does…….

SPAIN
I really don't know shit about Soccer…..All I know is Landon Donavan is a pussy, and there is likely Rioting in Spain right about now……


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by merkin
Wenesday 06/24 Gameball goes to Randy and Joker goes to A's 89* , click for the detailshttp://tinyurl.com/lv6lpu #sfgiants