GAMEBALL and JOKE 06/23 GIANTS at ATHLETICS

Back from a game at the Dump…….went to the Game with my boss……who is a lovable old A's fan……last time these teams met, he wanted to place a wager on the series……I saw Lincecum and Cain in the rotation and gladly took his bet……I now have some nice photo's of a lucky A's fan wearing a bright orange Giants cap……….unfortunately that also meant he would get his chance for payback…….he also suggested we take in a game….he suggested Monday, quickly doing the math in my head I suggested Tuesday…..or Timmy Day……if I were him, I wouldn’t let me pick the game again……so cheer for the Giants extra hard tomorrow….I really don't want to know WHAT kinda A's hat he has in mind……

Got to make it short today……got to sleep and get to work in the morning……

GAMEBALL and JOKE
06/23 GIANTS at ATHLETICS

GAMEBALL

TIM!!!

The A's fans got a first hand look at the Cy Young award winner, and something tells me they really don't want to see him again……Yes kids…..the Changeup is THAT good…..Yes….the Heater is THAT good…..and yes……that was a nasty curveball on top of it…….Let's just say that I think everyone knows who the best baseball player in the bay area is……

TIP OF THE CAP :
NATE
3 hits means he gets 1 more start

RENT
What the hell, you have a bat???

MOLINA
Looking like he is finding his stroke back, I hope

SANDOVAL
And I think the A's are finding out who the best hitter in the Bay Area is…..

JOKER

A'S FANS

Now, since interleague play began I have been to probably around 15 Giants Games AT the Dump……and I have NEVER seen anything like THAT……Giants fans were at least 30-40% of the fans in attendance, and they were MUCH MUCH LOUDER than the A's fans for almost the whole game……only when the A's mounted momentary threats did you hear any stirring of the fans……only to be squashed by waves of cheers as Timmy got out of each one…….So enjoy your 20 year old victory……I will just settle for our FRESH victory

SMACK OF THE STICK :
RENT
Man…..you got bailed out bu the man in blue…..everyone in the park knew you dropped that….except for 1 man…..who made the call

ISHI
2 K's and an 0 fer

BRUCE
A Truly Laugh Out Loud moment……as Bruce was bitching and moaning about living in the past thinking about 1989……a caller brought up the 1984 Cubs…..CLASSIC……

GIANTS FANS
1989….come on, we didn't have a chance…..hell, A's #3 starter Bob Welch didn't even get to pitch…..and if you don't remember….Bob Welch was an ex-Dodger, whose nickname was "Giant Killer"

MERKIN
Yes, Renteria hit a foul ball right at me, which I did not convert…..I actually misjudged it and thought it was coming 2 rows in front of me….instead it tagged my boss and hit my arm on the rebound…….congrats to the A's fan in front of me, who then gave it to a young Giants fan……ok, not really YOUNG YOUNG….more like young hot college coed YOUNG



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GAMEBALL and JOKE 06/14 ATHLETICS at GIANTS

GAMEBALL and JOKE
06/14 ATHLETICS at GIANTS

GAMEBALL

SCHIERHOLTZ

Takes one hell of a day to oust the NL Win leader from the Gameball…..and Nate had a day just like that…….setting the crowd a light with not one, but two difference highlight reel plays……First with a rifle shot to nail Hannahan going for a double, and then with a towering flyball that plopped on the track over Cust's head…..Triple?, Hell no Nate is coming up on 3rd by the time Cust gets rid of the ball…..That was the ball game right there…5 run lead, all the momentum and your 8Game winner on the mound…..

TIP OF THE CAP :
CAIN
Damn,….after an early Cust HR, and a few hard hit balls, Cain found his groove and allowed no hits and no walks over the last 6 innings…..if it wasn't for a Burriss E, it would have been 6 perfect innings to end the game…….Stats of note…..0 BB for the game….and your first extra base hit of the year….

PANDA
HELL YEAH…. this kid don't hit cheapies….if he hits it out its long gone….and after the A's had seized the momentum with a Solo shot off Cain, the Giants answered immediately with a 3 run inning of their own, capped by a 2 run shot deep into the seats in right….

TORRES
Have I mentioned I love this kid??? Well, the love was well placed today with a 3 hit today including a Double to lead off the game and a Triple to cap the scoring in the 7th……but the best part, was a couple of long drives in the Right Center gap that he made easy plays on……Rowand probably makes those plays as well…..but maybe not as easy…..

MRS ISHIKAWA
HOLY SHIT…..So, here we are in pregame, watching a bunch of chicks frolic around on the field…..now, most of the ladies obviously have some athletic ability…and there are a few that look pretty lost…..and the ball is moving back and forth at a fairly slow pace be it hit or thrown…….until this chick in left wearing #10 gets ahold of the ball….Doing her best Rowand impression, she unleashes a ROCKET from Left trying to nail a runner at home……OK, so Now she can't surprise us, we saw that arm……I bet she can hit….and we aren't disappointed as she crushes a ball over everyone's head …..good job Giants Wives and GF……congrats on the win which set up the 4 game sweep…..

1989 TEAM
Good stuff….even Maldonado and Hammaker get cheers when they come back to the park……nice to see the guys again…..

JOKER

A'S FANS

Ouch….after winning 8 of your last 10……the A's came into the series feeling pretty good….but after running into the Buzzsaw that is the Giants pitching staff the A's have now dropped 5 of 6……so good luck in your series in LA…..and see you with a week with Johnson and Lincecum…..hey at least you might miss Cain……

BTW...happy 20 years since you actually won something.....

SMACK OF THE STICK :
ROCKIES
Francis down for the Count ….Corpas and Jimenez and Morales can't find the strike zone…..no Chance right??? Wrong
Marquis revives his sinker to give the Rockies 2 nasty Sinkerballers in Cook and Marquis….
Ubaldo Jimenez finds his form, and De La Rosa and Street are dealing and Colorado is making a hard charge…..Keep your eye on these guys…..if these pitchers keep dealing they could keep surprising…..

1989 FANS
Sorry guys.,…..the quake didn't lose that series…..we really didn't have much of a chance…..Forget the A's offense…..the A's pitching staff has us beat….And we only had to face Stewart and Moore…..Bob Welch….17-8 that year, and a career 19-4 vs the Giants didn't even get a start in that series…..….

LEWIS
WOOOOO……after this weekend's performance from TORRES and SCHIERHOLTZ….looks like you have gone right past #4 OF to #5 OF…..