Timmy goes no-no into the 7th. He struck out 10.
Huff his a double in the first that scored Fred, Buster strikes out, then Rock pitcher Esmil Rogers walks Panda Bear to get to Pat the Bat.
We all know what's coming right? Pat the Bat smacks a ding dong. No surprise. But then Nate the Great comes up and emphatically hits a ball into the 3rd deck of Coors' Field. Bondsian in distance, magnitude, and sheer just-for-the-helluvitness.
Jon Miller said it was out towards Kansas.
My father-in-law came into town, and I feared that I had to watch a no-no out the corner of my eye. Timmy sounded good. I saw one inning (the 5th) and he look fabulous, making Tulowitski (Eater of mortals, shirker from Gods) look silly on low snapper that struck him out.
In fact, Timmy finished with 10 punchouts.
Schierholtz went 3 for 4 and really demanded time in the starting lineup for the time being. I'd be surprised if we see Belt play much more in this first half of the season.
Oh well, send him down to Fresno and let him get his batting average back.
Showing posts with label AAA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AAA. Show all posts
Monday, April 18, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Road Trip Preview
Now that the season has "officially" begun, and now that there will be very few occasions for pre-game ceremonies or Sammy Hagar-worthy National Anthems, we can look at the Giants first legitimate road trip.
In-division road trips are never anything to scoff at, even if one of the locations is Phoenix versus the hapless D-Backs.
Their first destination, Phoenix, will be a decent test for the back end of the ro-ro. Whilst we all have enormous confidence in Cainer, Z and Bummy have been less-than-adequate in their first two starts. And the Diamondbacks love to take all of nothing swings. Cut down on the location mistakes, give 6 and let your lively bullpen arms blow hard cheese past the yuckadoos from Zona, the Giants should still take 2 out of 3.
The Rockies are another story. Whereas the Dodgers came out of the gate looking to show everyone that they are actually a quality team, especially now that they're Manny-free; the Rockies have no need to prove their worth. With a best-in-MLB 10-2 start, a 6 game winning streak, and home field advantage on their side, the Rocks are laying claim to the NL West throne.
Even with their best pitcher out for a bit, their hitting has pretty much cashed them in versus all opponents. Tulo's got 7 dingers, this Herrerra kid's hitting .458 and the team has scored 68 runs in 12 games.
The only condolence is that their current 7-1 streak (6-0 in the last 6) comprises itself on 2 4-game series vs the Mets and the Pirates. But, all 8 games were on the road.
The Giants will send Timmy, Sanchie, and Cainer against the Colorados, so we'll be praying for 2 ou of 3, and I foresee Cain pitching the rubber match.
Offensively, the boys are waking up, and the trip to the hot air and the thin air ought to spark Belt. If he scuffles ont his trip, he's definitely headed back to AAA.
In-division road trips are never anything to scoff at, even if one of the locations is Phoenix versus the hapless D-Backs.
Their first destination, Phoenix, will be a decent test for the back end of the ro-ro. Whilst we all have enormous confidence in Cainer, Z and Bummy have been less-than-adequate in their first two starts. And the Diamondbacks love to take all of nothing swings. Cut down on the location mistakes, give 6 and let your lively bullpen arms blow hard cheese past the yuckadoos from Zona, the Giants should still take 2 out of 3.
The Rockies are another story. Whereas the Dodgers came out of the gate looking to show everyone that they are actually a quality team, especially now that they're Manny-free; the Rockies have no need to prove their worth. With a best-in-MLB 10-2 start, a 6 game winning streak, and home field advantage on their side, the Rocks are laying claim to the NL West throne.
Even with their best pitcher out for a bit, their hitting has pretty much cashed them in versus all opponents. Tulo's got 7 dingers, this Herrerra kid's hitting .458 and the team has scored 68 runs in 12 games.
The only condolence is that their current 7-1 streak (6-0 in the last 6) comprises itself on 2 4-game series vs the Mets and the Pirates. But, all 8 games were on the road.
The Giants will send Timmy, Sanchie, and Cainer against the Colorados, so we'll be praying for 2 ou of 3, and I foresee Cain pitching the rubber match.
Offensively, the boys are waking up, and the trip to the hot air and the thin air ought to spark Belt. If he scuffles ont his trip, he's definitely headed back to AAA.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tighten that Belt
So Belt has been given a small sample size now, and he's grinding.
5 for 35 over the first 10 games. His OPS is under .500 and he's struck out almost 1/4 of his ABs (8x)
This is a significatnly dismal line. I think that Cody Ross is still, I dunno, about a week away. Maybe another 10 games at the most -- so this gives Belt a little time to prove his meddle.
But, the truth is, if he's still under .200 (and really, if he's under about .240) when Ross comes back, I think the smart move is to move Belt down to Fresno for a little while and let him get his numbers back up.
The concerning thing is not so much the lack of hits because sometimes the hits aren't coming. We've all gone through a 5 for 35 spell (well, those of us who've played professional baseball ...... I've never played pro ball). But in the first series v the Dodgers, Belt was working counts, seeing a lot of pitches and putting the ball in play.
These last 6 games, he's completely befuddled. He's buckling on curve balls, he's swinging early on off speed stuff. He's grinding, legitimately grinding. Almost lunging to get the ball in play.
I think Belt needs to be patient. And though he's faced quality pitching -- the back end of every pitching staff he's gone up against has been lackluster. He should be at least working the bullpens, but he's not. Not against SD, not againts the Cards, and last night he was flumoxed.
It seems unfair to demand production from a young kid in his first 10 games, but the truth is if he's not producing after all the sunshine that we the fans and they the team management has been blowing up his ass, then he's going to be down in the dumps and emtionally unstable for who knows how long.
A demotion to AAA might do the same thing, but if he can go down for 20 or 30 games, learn how to judge a curveball, and get a gawdy avg, then he might come back up in June ready to kick ass again.
5 for 35 over the first 10 games. His OPS is under .500 and he's struck out almost 1/4 of his ABs (8x)
This is a significatnly dismal line. I think that Cody Ross is still, I dunno, about a week away. Maybe another 10 games at the most -- so this gives Belt a little time to prove his meddle.
But, the truth is, if he's still under .200 (and really, if he's under about .240) when Ross comes back, I think the smart move is to move Belt down to Fresno for a little while and let him get his numbers back up.
The concerning thing is not so much the lack of hits because sometimes the hits aren't coming. We've all gone through a 5 for 35 spell (well, those of us who've played professional baseball ...... I've never played pro ball). But in the first series v the Dodgers, Belt was working counts, seeing a lot of pitches and putting the ball in play.
These last 6 games, he's completely befuddled. He's buckling on curve balls, he's swinging early on off speed stuff. He's grinding, legitimately grinding. Almost lunging to get the ball in play.
I think Belt needs to be patient. And though he's faced quality pitching -- the back end of every pitching staff he's gone up against has been lackluster. He should be at least working the bullpens, but he's not. Not against SD, not againts the Cards, and last night he was flumoxed.
It seems unfair to demand production from a young kid in his first 10 games, but the truth is if he's not producing after all the sunshine that we the fans and they the team management has been blowing up his ass, then he's going to be down in the dumps and emtionally unstable for who knows how long.
A demotion to AAA might do the same thing, but if he can go down for 20 or 30 games, learn how to judge a curveball, and get a gawdy avg, then he might come back up in June ready to kick ass again.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Game 10: Kershaw dominates, Bumgarner flounders, Giants play like shit
It's only the 7th, but the Giants are playing like shit.
Not a whole lot that they could do against Clayton Kershaw tonight, though. Currently it's 6-0 and the way the Dodgers are hitting (one single after another single), it could go higher. The Giants won't get anything going unless Kershaw gets out of the game.
Miggy's leading off, not in love with that -- especially considering the terrible terrible game that he had on opening day against this same pitcher.
Aaron Rowand is hell off the bench, but he is the shits int he lineup. His one tiny little glimmery streak of quality at bats came over the course of about 40 games when he was leading off. If he's got to be in the lineup: LEAD HIM OFF!
Burrell got dined twice for errors. He looked like he was doing damn jumping jacks when he misplayed a shoulda-been base hit that turned into an olé triple.
Nobody hit the ball well tonight. Someone who needs a hit is Brandon Belt. O'fer tonight as of the B7th, he's sitting right on .147. When Ross comes back, I wouldn't have a problem dropping Belt for a few weeks to Fresno and letting him find a swing.
He's grinding right now, so much that he doesn't even work counts anymore. And he's noticeably suckered on every single snapper and hook that he sees.
Only one double play, of course they only had 2 rallies. One killed by a Fred SAnchez double play, the other killed by a Brandon Belt strike out.
Not a whole lot that they could do against Clayton Kershaw tonight, though. Currently it's 6-0 and the way the Dodgers are hitting (one single after another single), it could go higher. The Giants won't get anything going unless Kershaw gets out of the game.
Miggy's leading off, not in love with that -- especially considering the terrible terrible game that he had on opening day against this same pitcher.
Aaron Rowand is hell off the bench, but he is the shits int he lineup. His one tiny little glimmery streak of quality at bats came over the course of about 40 games when he was leading off. If he's got to be in the lineup: LEAD HIM OFF!
Burrell got dined twice for errors. He looked like he was doing damn jumping jacks when he misplayed a shoulda-been base hit that turned into an olé triple.
Nobody hit the ball well tonight. Someone who needs a hit is Brandon Belt. O'fer tonight as of the B7th, he's sitting right on .147. When Ross comes back, I wouldn't have a problem dropping Belt for a few weeks to Fresno and letting him find a swing.
He's grinding right now, so much that he doesn't even work counts anymore. And he's noticeably suckered on every single snapper and hook that he sees.
Only one double play, of course they only had 2 rallies. One killed by a Fred SAnchez double play, the other killed by a Brandon Belt strike out.
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