GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at ASTROS 06-22

Hey all, gone all weekend... there was some drinking…there was some food….there was some golf….and I think the Giants got a win….. but I did neglect a couple of write ups…..and I feel very guilty…..it will never happen again…..unless there is food drink and golf involved……

GAMEBALL and JOKER ==> GIANTS at ASTROS 06-22

GAMEBALL

LINCECUM

Well…ok I admit it…I was a little worried…..but looks like the Little Guy is working his way back into form….something as simple as feel for your delivery can drive a pitcher nuts……you know you are out of the groove….so you repeat and think and sometimes that just makes things worse….whether it was a blister or just being human that knocked him off his game…..it looks as it was as simple as that……but good news….his arm is fine…..his body seems fine….and now his mind looks like it is coming back around…..and even though he wasn't the sharpest today…..just HAVING SUCCESS can do wonders for your comfort and your head…..and that’s 1/2 the battle when it comes to a repetitive athletic movement like a pitchers delivery…of a golf swing…..which is why I got to hit the driving range more often…

TIP OF THE CAP :
BURRELL
Newly minted Giant came up with THE hit for the team with a double to tie the game in the 7th and set up the go ahead run at 3rd with 1 out….and looks like we got a good talker as well…..and good hugger as well…..and I got to say, first time I have seen a couple Golden Spikes Guys sharing the love….I wonder if Nuschler and Posey were jealous…..

URIBE
The 11 pitch walk preceding Burrell's double was huge, it through Oswalt off his rhythm and took some steam out of Roy who was carving up the Giants lineup….

SANDOVAL
Hey, he could have easily struck out or been doubled up in the 7th….but had enough bat control to make contact and enough hustle in that shmoolike body to beat it out at 1st…..

NATE
Came in as a Pinch Runner Defensive Replacement….and instead got the an insurance run with a 2 out single in the 9th

JOKER

GLOVES

Good god, the Giants played about a sloppy a game as they have all year….passed balls, errant throws, dropped popups….this game had loss written all over it……and against a better team they would have been blown out of the water…..but a timely DP, timely hitting and some good pitching stole the Giants a win there…..the Giants have not looked sharp on this road trip…..and I don't buy the tired excuse….. they came back from the last trip 4-3 ….sure this trip is a few more miles…..but they just had 2 off days on either side of the Toronto series…….

SMACK OF THE STICK :
FELIZ
Fallen from the limited game he had when he left…..used to be Good Glove, Power Bat with lots of holes in it…..now its no glove no bat to speak of…..a player like Pedro don't get much rope when he falls off his game, and looks like Pedro is just about out of chances…..

TORRES
Nose dived quickly…..swings and misses…pop ups……a few weeks ago you never saw this……has the league adjusted?? from what I see…its more of a question of Torres getting himself out on pitches he was hitting before…I am thinking mechanical flaw leading to a doubts and all that compounding on itself…..man, It sure sucks sometime to be a switch hitter……can you imagine trying to be consistent with 2 swings???




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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

GAMEBALL and JOKE 06/26 GIANTS at BREWERS

GAMEBALL and JOKE
06/26 GIANTS at BREWERS

GAMEBALL

NATE

Good old Nate is showing Giants fans that despite his pedree,. he might just be more than a AAAA player…..he fits the stereotype of Giants hitter a bit long in the tooth after spending at least a couple years in AAA….that alumni includes…..Linden, Ellison, Niekro, Ortmeier, Ransom, Torcato, and Minor….these are the Giants suspects that have passed through San Francisco the past few years, so you can forgive us if we look at "youngsters" with a suspicious eye…..heck even Nate's teammates, Lewis and Ishikawa look like they could join this peanut gallery of over the hill wannabe's…….but Nate is refusing to fall into that group, with two more hits today, including showing off his wheels on a hustle single….. You can't help but cheer for this kid…..High socks, no gloves, great wheels, a cannon for an arm, shoulders that look they were stolen from a linebacker, and all from a local high school, and college with parents who are unabashed Giants fans…..good work Nate, and everyone is hoping you can break the curse of the 25+ year old Giants "hitting prospect"

TIP OF THE CAP :
SANDOVAL
Oppo shot in the 1st inning, this kid is special….and the major reason the Giants are above .500, let alone sniffing a playoff spot……I would say he is already the 3rd best Giants hitter this decade…only behind Bonds and Kent……

SAUSAGE
Besides Pablo's homer, the sausage provided the only smile, as they almost trampled Molina to death…..that woulda looked good on a death certificate……trampled to death by processed meat…..

ELIEZER
Hey…..can't help but have a soft spot for marginal major league ex-giants….and there are a lot of them…..just noticed that Eliezer is wearing the tools of ignorance for the Pads….


JOKER

GLOVES

Sloppy sloppy….It started with Winn's misplay the 1st batter of the game, it went downhill from there…..Sandoval getting confused on the bunt, Winn not being prepared for a tag up from third, Uribe showing off his limited range in the hole, and then Uribe dropping a throw that woulda nailed Cameron……The Brewers offense didn't need any help, and when you throw this kinda shit out on the field you better have the offense to make up for it…..which of course…..is not your 2009 Giants

SMACK OF THE STICK :
BATS
Good pitching beats good hitting….right? Well, that’s not exactly what happened tonight….was more of a situation where good pitching slipped something into bad hitting's drink, then took bad hitting into a dark alley behind a dive bar, beat them with a sock full of quarters, kicked them repeatedly in the ribs, took their shoes and their wallet, and left them huddled gasping for air in a damp musty corner behind a dumpster……Good pitching did think about taking bad hitting's kidneys too, but filling a bathtub full of ice just takes took much work…….

CAIN
Good pitching beats good hitting…….but what happens when good pitching has an off day and runs into GREAT hitting……Cain was charged with the 1st game of a tough road trip versus our new Wild Card rival, the 2009 version of the Harvey's Wallbangers….. and when they weren't banging them off the wall and over the wall, they were getting walked, hitting grounders in the hole, and beating out bunt hits……

ISHI
The K watch continues…..this time they were GOOD K's at least….fooled on curves, instead of swinging through fastballs….but still 2K in 4AB ain't going to save your job

DOWNS
Midnight already???? Looks like Downs is our newest pumpkin….with an 0 fer that included a K with 2 runners in scoring position, less than 2 out, and the game in the balamce……NEXT!!!

BOCHY
Wow….hit and run with1 out and the pitcher on deck…..is Downs THAT much of a DP risk???? Lucky that Uribe was able to steal the bad, but I am sure that extra strike certainly didn't help Downs avoid the strike out

COFFEY
First of all, quit stealing Lefferts bit, second off pitchers have to run enough already….instead of sprinting to the mound, you should demand they bring back the bullpen car, one of the first emission free vehicles…and hell you can always get your running by volunteering to be a sausage

Hell that looks like one sweet ride…..no that’s not a picture of David Wells……and David, I think the slimming effect of Pinstripes has a 350 pound limit…..


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