Merkin of GIANTSBOARD.COM: GAMEBALL and JOKE 06/26 GIANTS at BREWERS

GAMEBALL and JOKE
06/26 GIANTS at BREWERS

GAMEBALL

NATE

Good old Nate is showing Giants fans that despite his pedree,. he might just be more than a AAAA player…..he fits the stereotype of Giants hitter a bit long in the tooth after spending at least a couple years in AAA….that alumni includes…..Linden, Ellison, Niekro, Ortmeier, Ransom, Torcato, and Minor….these are the Giants suspects that have passed through San Francisco the past few years, so you can forgive us if we look at "youngsters" with a suspicious eye…..heck even Nate's teammates, Lewis and Ishikawa look like they could join this peanut gallery of over the hill wannabe's…….but Nate is refusing to fall into that group, with two more hits today, including showing off his wheels on a hustle single….. You can't help but cheer for this kid…..High socks, no gloves, great wheels, a cannon for an arm, shoulders that look they were stolen from a linebacker, and all from a local high school, and college with parents who are unabashed Giants fans…..good work Nate, and everyone is hoping you can break the curse of the 25+ year old Giants "hitting prospect"

TIP OF THE CAP :

SANDOVAL
Oppo shot in the 1st inning, this kid is special….and the major reason the Giants are above .500, let alone sniffing a playoff spot……I would say he is already the 3rd best Giants hitter this decade…only behind Bonds and Kent……

SAUSAGE
Besides Pablo's homer, the sausage provided the only smile, as they almost trampled Molina to death…..that woulda looked good on a death certificate……trampled to death by processed meat…..

ELIEZER
Hey…..can't help but have a soft spot for marginal major league ex-giants….and there are a lot of them…..just noticed that Eliezer is wearing the tools of ignorance for the Pads….

JOKER

GLOVES

Sloppy sloppy….It started with Winn's misplay the 1st batter of the game, it went downhill from there…..Sandoval getting confused on the bunt, Winn not being prepared for a tag up from third, Uribe showing off his limited range in the hole, and then Uribe dropping a throw that woulda nailed Cameron……The Brewers offense didn't need any help, and when you throw this kinda shit out on the field you better have the offense to make up for it…..which of course…..is not your 2009 Giants

SMACK OF THE STICK :

BATS
Good pitching beats good hitting….right? Well, that’s not exactly what happened tonight….was more of a situation where good pitching slipped something into bad hitting's drink, then took bad hitting into a dark alley behind a dive bar, beat them with a sock full of quarters, kicked them repeatedly in the ribs, took their shoes and their wallet, and left them huddled gasping for air in a damp musty corner behind a dumpster……Good pitching did think about taking bad hitting's kidneys too, but filling a bathtub full of ice just takes took much work…….

CAIN
Good pitching beats good hitting…….but what happens when good pitching has an off day and runs into GREAT hitting……Cain was charged with the 1st game of a tough road trip versus our new Wild Card rival, the 2009 version of the Harvey's Wallbangers….. and when they weren't banging them off the wall and over the wall, they were getting walked, hitting grounders in the hole, and beating out bunt hits……

ISHI
The K watch continues…..this time they were GOOD K's at least….fooled on curves, instead of swinging through fastballs….but still 2K in 4AB ain't going to save your job

DOWNS
Midnight already???? Looks like Downs is our newest pumpkin….with an 0 fer that included a K with 2 runners in scoring position, less than 2 out, and the game in the balamce……NEXT!!!

BOCHY
Wow….hit and run with1 out and the pitcher on deck…..is Downs THAT much of a DP risk???? Lucky that Uribe was able to steal the bad, but I am sure that extra strike certainly didn't help Downs avoid the strike out

COFFEY
First of all, quit stealing Lefferts bit, second off pitchers have to run enough already….instead of sprinting to the mound, you should demand they bring back the bullpen car, one of the first emission free vehicles…and hell you can always get your running by volunteering to be a sausage

Hell that looks like one sweet ride…..no that’s not a picture of David Wells……and David, I think the slimming effect of Pinstripes has a 350 pound limit…..