GAMEBALL and JOKER--> GIANTS at MILWAUKEE 09/06

Well, that was ugly…..but not really unexpected….the Giants have gone to extra innings with the score 1-1 six times this year, and they have lost 6 of those 7 including the 14 inning heart wrenching loss in Colorado less than 2 weeks ago….that loss felt like the end of the season as the Rockies have just passed and appeared to be ready to lap the Giants…..but a little home cooking, some perspective and a 3-3 road trip later and this situation feels much better…..When the Giants went on the road, you knew whatever happened they would have a 9 game home stand and another crack at the Rockies coming down the line…..and when you think about it they have playing.500 (9-9) on the road the last three trips out…..so how bad was today's\ loss??? Frustrating, maddening, yes…..Gutwrenching, no……and now for the real test, the Giants come back to Fog City for homestand they NEED to DOMINATE……imperative to beat the Rockies, cause they never seem to lose anywhere else…..and if the Giants are to have the faintest prayer of catching the Doggies, then need to AT LEAST take 2, if not sweep…..

GAMEBALL and JOKER--> GIANTS at MILWAUKEE 09/06

GAMEBALL

SANCHEZ

This kid really seems to have found it, pitching with poise and not letting the situation get to him…..Nasty swing through stuff that allowed him to K 9 in 6 innings….unfortunately his stuff is so good that he may not get everything that's in the zone…. I count 7 balls in the zone based on Pitchfx, and only 3 strikes out of the zone…..a 4 pitch difference may not seem like much, but consider one of those balls was Ball 4 to Lopez to lead off the 6th, where he came around to score the only Brewers run in regulation…….Anyways, this kid has overcome the incosisitency of the early season to come on strong down the stretch…..keep it up Sanchez….and maybe you will bring a big bat this coming offseason……

TIP OF THE CAP :
WINN
Sucker gets 2 hits and a walk….seems like everytime his average falls to about .260 he hits just enough to stay in the lineup….game after game after game

RENTERIA
actually looks like he had some life in his bat…..man, can you imagine if Winn and Renteria were anywhere close to their career norms???? Shit, we would have a 4 game lead on the Rockies…..

SANDOVAL
The lone RBI, but made the play of the game using every bit of his fall down range to snare a missle off the bat of Kendall with the bases juiced and 2 out in the 10th

VELEZ
Doubled and scored in the top of the 1st….made a sensational diving play in the top of the 1st…

GREENWALD KID
Broke his cherry…..caught a little on the radio, sounded like his dad…..and that’s a good thing…..

JOKER

BOCHY

Now, I think there are many things people that can complain about…..some I would debate, some maybe not…..but a few things are really bugging me that I have to mention……first of all in the 10th inning …I could see the argument to use Howry vs Braun…..but letting him finish the inning was asking for death…sure he got Fielder, but that game was over right there without a big piece of luck….Howry proceeded to loss command load the bases and take Kendall to a 3-0 count, before he throttled back on the fastball and throw 3 straight cookies down the pipe…..Kendal jumped on the last cookie to hit the aforementioned missle….yes, Affeldt had worked on back to back nights, but he had gone 3 in a row 3 previous times this year…and I don't think any of those previous 3rd games was a critical as a tie game in extras in a September post season chase…….second is the jimmy jacking of both Ishkawa and Garko……Yes, I understand they hit from opposite sides of the plate, but neither show a significant split and both could you the day to day comfort and routine of being in the lineup…..Just like you do with your "famous bullpen handling" pick a role for these guys and let them play….I would say that Ishi is your man with the glove and pop, and use Garko as a bat off the bench…..but either way, just make up your goddamn mind already……and lastly, Whiteside???? Yes, I know he has been great behind the dish, but Posey has a GUN and MAYBE just MAYBE you might jump start the offense…..we know if Whiteside is as likely as a pitcher to run into one….you are never going to get a low pressure spot to break him in this year, so just get it over with and get it done……

SMACK OF THE STICK :
LEWIS
Going public with your "plight" ain't going to help anything….won't get you more playing time, won't help your public image…..and in the midst of a pennant race, won't win you many friends in the clubhouse……..so take a page from Nate's book, get your work in and take your cuts when called upon….the Giants have a roster crunch coming next year anyway, so it is likely you will either play or get shipped out…until then, shut the fuck up……

ROWAND
It takes a special kind of suck to hit into a triple play…..

CELEBRATION
What the fuck was THAT…. A Explosion??? A Blooming Fielder???? Whatever it was, it looked like something out of a synchronized swimming routine, get that premeditated shit out of here and back to the NFL where it belongs……and by the way, you just narrowly avoided a sweep and are still below .500…..

VALDEZ
Can't get too upset, as he actually did about as well as he could……he was pumping BB's in the zone, and looked unhittable…..until he dropped a slurvy looking thing onto the barrel of Fielders Bat….we wanted him to throw more offspeed…..well, we should be more careful what we ask for……

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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..)