GAMEBALL and JOKER--> GIANTS at METS 8/15

Yeeee ouch….. man, fucked up day to have a skull and be a baseball player…… David Wright took a Cain fastball off the side of his head, and it wasn't a pretty sight. Looks like preliminary reports show the damage was limited to a concussion, but lets hope for the best. And as for the Mets fans booing, you really got to give them a pass. Intentional or not, Cain was the villain today in Citi Field and Giants fans would do no less in a similar situation. They back up their players like they should, and Santana did no less….although the beaning of Molina was a bit excessive Santana kept the ball about ribcage level and no where near anyone's head…….I ain't gonna get upset about that……
And then during the Dodger D-Backs game pinch hitter Rusty Ryal hit a line shot up the middle off the right temple of Hiroki Kuroda knocking him out of the game. A gruesome sight reminiscent of the Joe Martinez incident, and despite the fact that Hiroki is a evil fucking Dodger lets hope he is OK.

GAMEBALL and JOKER--> GIANTS at METS 8/15

GAMEBALL

MOLINA

The Much Maligned Molina was back at it today, hacking and hacking and hacking…..and for some reason getting pitches to hit…..to the tune of a 3 hit day…Molina had a big double in the 6th to get the Giants on the board and tie the score at 1 a piece…...but the big hit came in extras on the road….leading off the 10th the Mets catcher Schnieder set up outside but K-Rod threw a belt high fastball right down the pipe that Molina had a mighty swing and miss that had me yelling in exasperation at the big screen in the sports bar…..but the good news is that K-Rod made almost the exact same mistake on the 2nd pitch…..and Molina planted that sucker into the Left Field Bleachers for the go ahead run…….

TIP OF THE CAP :
SANDOVAL
The Key to the Giants offense….if he is hitting we have a shot and he was hitting today……after the Wright beaning, Santana through behind Sandoval and missed…..and instead of charging the mound, Sandoval got his revenge on the field with a shot into the seats….to make it a 3 run lead that turned out to be critical…..

SCHIERHOLTZ
Can we move this guy up the order already??? Seems like he is always on base and always stranded…….

GARKO
His much talked about choke up with 2 strikes paid off today as he battled Santana for 8 pitches with 0 out in the 6th…..coming through with a big single for the lead run…..Santana used up 26 pitches in the inning and was knocked from the game the next inning…..


JOKER

BROXTON

Gagne was a fucking monster, fueled by drugs….but still just someone you didn't want to face……Saito was a machine, wicked stuff, good control damn good closer…..so I got to tell you when setup man Broxton was tagged as the new closer I wasn't impressed……but Broxton stepped up to the plate and mixed his pitches and pounded the strike zone on his way to a sizzling start…..but then this big 240 pound sack of blubber and gristle hurt his toe……no biggie right, just a little cortisone shot and all is well……well kids something is wrong……since that cortisone shot Broxton is sporting an ERA of 6.40 as opposed to an ERA of 1.36 prior to the shot……if things keep sliding for Broxton it will be a big blow to an already thinning Dodgers pitching staff…..and more importantly…if Broxton keeps going when something is clearly wrong, he could blow something out fairly quickly……of course I would never wish for ill health to another human, I wouldn't be surprised if the combination of Broxton's stubborn pride and Torre's inclination to work a pen ends up in disaster……

SMACK OF THE STICK :
ROCKIES
I wrote these guys off when Francis went down and they sunk to the bottom of the NL…..but these guys have been streaking for months and just aren't slowing down…..pitching staff is clicking…..defense is solid……and of course the can smack the shit out of the ball….wouldn't surprise me at all if the take the NL West and the Dodgers end up battling for the Wild Card……and this Rockies team is BETTER than the Rockies team that went to the World Series two years ago…..

ROWAND
Ice cold again……the streakiest fucking player I can remember…..either he's hitting everything….. or looking like

JOHN KRUK
I read in Baggs Blog that Kruk was yapping about Sandoval taking umbrage with being beaned on Wednesday……
Well Kruk, shut the fuck up and have another bologna sandwich you ignorant fuck

O'NORA
What the hell……both side get warned…..and then THE NEXT HITTER GETS HIT…..and no one is ejected?? What, was that warning against the Giants only??? Are you sure you aren't part of Darling's crew?? And by the way, how can you call balls and strikes with the fat folds in your eye lids blocking your sight….


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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 though 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..)