GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at JAYS 06/18

The Giants visit Canada rarely, which makes trips like this really something special. I was hoping to make this road trip with the Giants this year, but schedules just wouldn't work out. So to those Giants fans lucky enough to get to Toronto this year, I hope you have fun and enjoy your trip. And here is a little known fact….Canada is actually LARGER in area that Alaska, which makes it the largest US State in land mass….of course people don't actually LIVE all over Canada….97% of the Population lives within 15 feet of the southern border…….which also makes Canada the longest and thinnest state in the union….

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at JAYS 06/18

GAMEBALL

ZITO

Zito took his Magical Mystery Tour to the Great White North, and although he took the big L he pitched very well……4 hits in 8, and no hitter into the 5th when he gave up a infield single which clanked off Uribe's glove…..add a broken bat bloop and a BLAST on a offspeed pitch on the outer half and Zito picks up the L……and the complete game…..wasn't a masterpiece but was a very solid game…..

TIP OF THE CAP :
PANDA
kinda strange tip of the cap here….but a based loaded walk and an infield chopper got the Giants their two runs of the night….hey, you take what you can get

USA
Congratulations on the comeback 3-2 win versus the smallest country in the World Cup…nothing is more satisfying then putting one of these goddamn little upstart contries back in its place…….and tip of the cap to FIFA for retroactively counting the goal once it was discovered that the Referee was actually part of a massive infiltration of sporting officials by Al Qaeda…..and of course……I hear that the ref has been hired by MLB to work the Giants next series……

LEWIS
Congrats on your success…..and good riddance…..hope he does well, as he is a nice kid…..but I don't and won't miss him……and funny thing…..his success in Toronto comes from what Felipe was preaching at him moons ago….he is MORE hacky with 3.82 Pitches per AB….never below 4.00 as a Giants……OBP is down, SLG and BA is up….I guess that makes people happy in Toronto…….

JOKER

HUFF

Aubrey…you have been hot and you got 2 of the Giants 5 hits……so,.this hurts me more than it hurts you…..and considering that the only things you read are the Sunday Comics and SI Swimsuit issue…..this writeup probably won't hurt you at all…….OK, 1 gaffe and maybe he avoids this……but after 2 gaffe's that cost the Giants AT LEAST 1 run and the Giants LOSE by 1 run….well, it’s a done deal…….come on Huffers……You are familiar with Toronto, and I don't think that this DOMED stadium has changed that much….that HR was no sure thing….now I am not saying you sprint out of the box….but at least give it a LITTLE Hustle…..and THEN as if he was channeling Freddie Lewis or Ruben Rivera…..BOUGHT the DEEK and got gunned at the plate for the 1st out….it was a great throw and relay to get him at the plate….but you gotta score from second on a double…….and that play not only cost a run but ALSO an out…..and if you just take simply take an out off the board, then Burrell scores on the Posey fly and its 4-2…of course you never know what would happen for sure…..but I DO know that HUFF is the JOKER..

SMACK OF THE STICK :
TORRES
1K and 2 popups? ok, not a BAD game, but I can't remember seeing Torres popup ONCE in a game let alone TWICE……

URIBE
Muffed the first hit of the game, and swang at shit in the first with a struggling pitcher on the mound

TURF
Forgot this stuff was still in the league…..no wait, its NOT in the league….its AL only these days…..ANOTHER reason to hate the AL Game…..

SKYDOME errr RODGERS CENTRE
It was pretty cool when it was built……but so was the PT Cruiser……the last of the circle cookie cutters to be built….yes, its got lots of bells and whistles….but its charm wore off once Baltimore build Camden…and the Rockies built Coors….and Seattle built Safeco….and the Rangers built the Ballpark…..and the Indians built Jacobs Field….and the Giants built Pac Bell….




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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..)




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