GAMEBALL and JOKE 5/9 GIANTS at DODGERS

GAMEBALL and JOKE
5/9 GIANTS at DODGERS

GAMEBALL

BURRISS

After a scorching spring, Burriss was the surprise winner of the 2nd base job over fan favorite local boy Kevin Frandsen……and after spending the first month of the season on the interstate many inside and outside the organization were looking at swapping the young secondbaseman…….but a funny thing happened on the way to Fresno…….
in fact you may not even have noticed……but Manny has started to hit…….
Since hitting ..161 with a .235 OBP over the first 19 games, over his last 9 games he has posted a .448 with a .515 OBP raising his average to a decent .253 including 2 of the Giants 4 hits today,……..sure, he probably won't ever wow anyone with his hitting ability……but if he keeps hitting the Juan Pierre way, he may just stave off Frandsen a little longer


TIP OF THE CAP :
PANDA
Well….nobody on the field deserved it, and at least without Panda in the lineup we proved our offense is beyond pathetic



JOKER

BATS

My God…….Sorry Krukow…….Stults was NOT fantastic…….his shutout was not a product of mixing pitches and hitting his spots…….quit blowing sunshine up our asses……The Giants FLAT OUT BLEW IT…….NUMEROUS 90MPH FAT FASTBALLS were left DOWN THE MIDDLE BELT HIGH……only to be fouled back, popped up or grounded weakly at an infielders…….
And just to make sure it wasn't my imagination, I extracted some data from Brooksbaseball.net and sure enough……fastballs in the happy zone all day long……
Good god, I don't think this offense can get any worse…….
If I am Carney Lansford, I take them all out in pregame tomorrow, and have them hit balls off a tee…..at least they would LEARN WHAT IS FEELS LIKE TO HIT A BALL HARD FOR ONCE….freaking JOKERS……


SMACK OF THE STICK :
SANCHEZ
Dude, you've been around long enough and logged enough innings....the whole wild thing is getting old....time to get your shit together and throw strikes......no need to nibble with stuff like that.....this is the big show....prime time.....and there is plenty of competition for your rotation spot coming on hard......Sure he's still young, but what...you gonna find your control at 30????
And then the mental breakdown on the rundown.....sure, backing up home for a throw, but as soon as the ball goes to first and a run down ensues, you getter get your ass over there.....what, were you expecting the slothy equipment laden Molina to go cover?????

Green Dots are Fastballs
The Large Square is the strike zone according to Pitchfx
The Smaller square represents the middle "1/2" of the plate, and the top "1/2" of the strike zone…….count em…..18 fastballs at 90MPH were in the "happy zone"……that’s 18 of 38 Fastball strikes were up and over the middle……a REAL offense woulda whacked him all over the park…..Stults certainly wasn't keeping the ball low OR hitting the corners……




PS…What the FUCK is up with these two douches????
Things can't be so bad you have to cover your face……with what appears to be a paper towel and a doo rag………Don't want to be caught on TV rooting for the Dodgers????
Or did you just cut out from Work a little early and don't want to get caught……either way…..pretty fucking stupid….

GAMEBALL and JOKE 4/22 PADRES AT GIANTS

Holy shit, did we just make it through a full turn of the rotation and give out 5 straight gameballs????

Get this in the past 5 games
7 1/2 innings per game
0.519 ERA
0.837 WHIP
8.8 K/9
5.7 K/BB
That’s just SICK

GAMEBALL and JOKE
4/22 PADRES AT GIANTS


GAMEBALL

ZITO

Well the weak man in the rotation looks 1/2way decent, sure it was the lowly Padres, but these very same Padres just finished beating the crap out of us about 2 weeks back now…..and it feels like an eternity after the shit we have seen on this homestand……
And what a difference a year makes for Barry Zito…..with an arm strengthened by Canyons (and for all we know, Christy Canyon)….like his last start ,,,,,he again had a fastball topping out at 89 and averaging over 86….which might not seem like much…..but it may be just enough to keep hitters off his curve……..
So despite being a douche, who bangs hot chicks on piles of cash while twittering about getting an organic chai enema…he does deserve todays… GAMEBALL……..
(More on ZITO a little later tonight)

TIP OF THE CAP :
Holy Crap, where do we begin……
BIG MONEY
In a game where no one could score, he put a charge into one with a walk off double

TORRES
Got the rally started in the 10th, and just plays a sweet centerfield…….Its like they grafted Omars Confidence and swagger onto Velez's tools…….got a good feeling about this 31 year old kid…….

BURRISS
Consitent offensive threat, was on base with speed all day

AFFELDT
Bailed Howry's ass out of the fire…..overpaid? Fuck that…..if he keeps that up…worth every goddamn penny

SANDOVAL
Didn’t embarrass himself behind the plate, and a bunt hit….CLASSIC……

WILSON…..
Hey, got it done

JOKER

MANNY


Hard to get too down, but not sure whats going on in Manny's head……Like they say, physical errors happen, but mental mistakes kill you…..and Manny showed his inexperience today……once being too aggressive (AGAIN) on the basepaths and almost getting hung out to dry rounding 2nd…..and then on a play I am still scratching my head about…….all the time in the world, does a little swipe play on a one hop throw from Sandoval……hell, I would like to see you pull that on a grounder…….but hell, I may be in the minority…..but I still think you keep running him out there…….don't crush the kid now……..

SMACK OF THE STICK :
BATS
Well…..its really a given……Giants just LOVE making outs…….

GAMEBALL and JOKE 4/10 GIANTS AT PADRES

GAMEBALL and JOKE
4/10 GIANTS AT PADRES


GAMEBALL

MANNY

Hitting in the 8th spot ain't an easy assignment for a youngster, but Manny finally got his bat on track…..sparking what little offense the Giants were able to muster with 2 hits, 2 runs and 2 walks…..and a steal…….The Longshot Kid, who never hit a lick in the minors, has matured before our very eyes, turning in a solid rookie season and followed up with a scorching spring………I got the feeling the best is yet to come with this kid and this certainly won't be his last GAMEBALL

TIP OF THE CAP :
MILLER
Welcome to the bigs…. in a difficult situation in pouring rain looked pretty damn good and kept the Giants in the game

LEWIS
Keeps on keeping on…..on base two more times tonight…….

MOLINA
Crushed that ball to Left….I don’t think he can hit a ball any harder than that….also had a bloop single to plate Manny




JOKER

HAIRSTON

WHAT THE FUCK!!!
GODDAMN IT!! HOW THE FUCK DOES HE KEEP DOING THAT!!!!
AGAIN Marginal Big Leaguer Scott Hairston haunted the Giants….first leading off the 1st inning rally, second by making an unbelievable backhanded stab at the wall in left center, and lastly by nailing a 3 run BOMB to center which drove a stake through the Giants heart.
Since 2007
That’s 8 HR in 97 AB's vs the Giants (8.2%)
That’s 20 HR in 499 AB vs everyone else (4.0%)
Add to that that every fucking homer seems to come in late in the game…..
It was Loretta then Khalil……and now fucking HAIRSTON keeps sticking it to us…….its a goddamn JOKE


SMACK OF THE STICK :
ZITO
Was lucky to get out of the game down by 4, I swear this guy gives up the most baserunners I have ever seen by a pitcher how maintains a spot in the rotation….
and I am sick and tired of hearing about his GREAT 2nd half last year…..
4.59 ERA (which was lucky) walks 42 in 82 innings???? 1.372 WHIP?????
Marginal Major Leaguer at best……

ROWAND
After swinging a hot stick for a few days, looked pathetic at the plate once more…..



SORRY GUYS GOT TO RUN, GOT A DRAFT TOMORROW



by merkin

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