GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> A'S at GIANTS 06/12

OK, folks….sorry about that……old drinking buddy from back in the day was in town for the first time in years…..so I have been drinking for a week…..My body hurts, my head hurts and my eyes are redder than Molina's after his second box of Kleenex….but its over and done with for now……and now back to what's important….

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> A'S at GIANTS 06/12

GAMEBALL

ZITO

Zito will be forever associated with the A's, Money Ball, and the Days of the Big three……and after spending multiple years in both leagues he has beaten every team in the majors, except one…..his original team……not really a big surprise when you consider how often he actually faces the A's and he has spent most of his time in a Giants uniform sucking Donkey farts….but that all changed today, as Zito continued to answer his critics with another solid start and his first win versus the Mount Davis A's

TIP OF THE CAP :
WILSON
Big time Wilson, came in for other tough save…..based juiced and 1 out in the 8th and came through big time….. today's performance makes up for that CSN Life of Brian series last year….almost

URIBE
Continues to buck all trends….getting less and less hacky as time goes on…..swinging at less than 50% of the pitches he sees….he hasn't finished a year under 50% since 2003 with the Rockies….

BURRELL
You liking this guy yet? In combination with Huff Posey and Torres, the whole lineup has a difference complexion this year…..

TORRES
Scored the first run and knocked in the second……and early runs are big for a team that is used to prolonged slumps with the bat…..don't believe in momentum?? Well, I believe early runs relax the pitcher and the offense….and with a bunch of players that seem to get inside their own heads…..relaxing can be all the difference


JOKER

MOTA

OK, this isn't funny anymore…. someone PLEASE update the pic on his MLB player page
not exactly Howry territory, but that is two times in 3 games that Mota has been ineffective in a close late situation……allowing opponents a 0.333 ave and 1.000 ops in those high leverage situations….compared with .233 and 0.517 OPS in all other situations……lets hope its just chance, and he isn't a headcase….and there is reason to hope, his career leverage splits are non existent….as to say, there is not difference……

SMACK OF THE STICK :
AFFELDT
Ouch…..I got the feeling that more than his leg is hurting……I think its just plain old control problems……at least it looks that way to me…..

THAT GOALIE DUDE FOR ENGLAND
Ouch….good thing that England didn't actually lose…..of course, his life would be safe as the English have very strict gun laws…..the angry mobs would have to kill him by making him watch that shit PBS runs every other night……

HALFIES
Half Hats, Half Unis, Half Boats…..all losers…..but that goes without saying

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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 thought 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..)




by merkin