Despite hitting .083 with RISP, despite grounding into 5 double plays, despite leaving 18 on base, The Giants get out of Pittsburgh with 2 out of 3 (they should've swept dammit)
Watched the dots on MLB.com today because the building I work in has super secret Cobra Commander FM signal blockers in the ceiling. Vogelsong pitched well, 8 ks in 5.2 is Lincecumian. He only gave up a couple runs too.
Lopez pitched another scoreless inning. He's got a 1 ERA after 9 IP this year, and Ramirez pitched a scoreless 7th, he's also sitting at 1 and a quarter.
Weez brought his ERA down to 7.71 with 3 Ks in an uneventful 9thank god) 7th save of the year. That puts him near the top in the NL.
Offensively, though the boys had 10 hits, Rowand had both hits of the game (and series) with RISP, a 2 run double in the 3rd and an RBI single in the 7th.
Panda Bear got an RBI shoudla been DP that he beat to turn into a fielder's choice. Thank God for Camp Panda.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Game 17: Panda Bear in streaking, Giants win game/series 6-3
Only listened to the 1st inning, but heard Panda Bear go yard to put the Boys up 4-0.
Later Huffy went deep.
Somehow the Giants are on a roll. 4 out of 5 with a chance to sweep the invincible Rockies.
Sanchie pitched 2 hit ball w/ 4 BB over 6.1, Lopez pitched a perfect inning and Weezy got his 5th save.
The Boys are clicking early. What's more, Cainer's going tomorrow and they've got a legit shot at knocking those silly Rock Hoppers off their high perch early on. A series win is grand, a three game sweep is the start of streak for one team and a flop for the other team.
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Later Huffy went deep.
Somehow the Giants are on a roll. 4 out of 5 with a chance to sweep the invincible Rockies.
Sanchie pitched 2 hit ball w/ 4 BB over 6.1, Lopez pitched a perfect inning and Weezy got his 5th save.
The Boys are clicking early. What's more, Cainer's going tomorrow and they've got a legit shot at knocking those silly Rock Hoppers off their high perch early on. A series win is grand, a three game sweep is the start of streak for one team and a flop for the other team.
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Game 13: Cainer pitches 6 strong, Panda goes yard, Giants win 5-2
Didn't watch the game tonight, checked in a bit on MLB.com and listened to the bottom of the 6th on the radio.
Panda Bear went yard in the 1st, which was nice because they had a couple runners on with 2 outs. It's nice to see the Boys clean up on a rally.
Cainer ran out of steam in the 6th, like right on top of his 100th pitch. Got a little harry there. Lopez and Wilson got a little drama going in the 9th too.
Looking at the box score: Tejada hit his 4th double on the year, knocked in Sandoval in the 3rd. Posey was 2 for 4. Cainer had another great outing. 6 IP, 4 hits 2 walks and only 1 run. He's 2-0 with an ERA under 1.5 and he is looking good.
Weez got save 3.
Tomorrow is the gravy game, if the Giants can pull a win, I'd expect them to sweep the series. If not, they should still pull out the last game and take momentum in Colorado.
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EDIT 10:43 p.m.
Just realized that Daniel Hudson had 10ks in 6 innings. Sheesh, talk about major whiffage.
Panda Bear went yard in the 1st, which was nice because they had a couple runners on with 2 outs. It's nice to see the Boys clean up on a rally.
Cainer ran out of steam in the 6th, like right on top of his 100th pitch. Got a little harry there. Lopez and Wilson got a little drama going in the 9th too.
Looking at the box score: Tejada hit his 4th double on the year, knocked in Sandoval in the 3rd. Posey was 2 for 4. Cainer had another great outing. 6 IP, 4 hits 2 walks and only 1 run. He's 2-0 with an ERA under 1.5 and he is looking good.
Weez got save 3.
Tomorrow is the gravy game, if the Giants can pull a win, I'd expect them to sweep the series. If not, they should still pull out the last game and take momentum in Colorado.
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EDIT 10:43 p.m.
Just realized that Daniel Hudson had 10ks in 6 innings. Sheesh, talk about major whiffage.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Game 7: That's what I'm talkin' 'bout, Giants win in extras 5-4
Dude, 4:28 I thought the last batter was coming to the plate. I thought I'd be able to leave work as soon as this last guy gets out and Giants would win 3-2.
Of course, Brian Wilson was pitching. And he really tries to make things exciting.
2 runs scored, Cards primed to win 4-3. 2 quick outs in the bottom of the ninth and defensive sub Aaron Rowand (playing left field!) coming up.
Rowand singles, gets to second on a wild pitch, and Panda Bear knocks him in with a base hit.
PANDA freeeeking BEAR!
Larussa pulled some tricky crap in the 11th: 5 infielders. And a lead off Torres double turned into a really weird inning. Torres got out in a rundown, Larussa walked bases loaded, and DeRosa gets called out on what seemed to be a suspact call.
Meanwhile the bullpen is seriously shutting down Pujols and them. Javi Lopez did a very decent job shutting down these guys.
Bottom 12, Giants load the bases (Pujols error started it) and Rowand smacks a ball off the fence to finish the game.
Extra innings are the best, aren't they? They totally wash away the sins of the regulation period. After all, we forget that Sanchie had some decent stuff, but walked too many early on and was at 94 pitches after 5 innings.
Burrell and Buster hit into double plays, but at least Burrell went yard.
I hate double plays. They kill like three innings. Even a home run doesn't wipe away a double play (maybe a 3 run homer, but Pat the Bat only hit a solo shot). Burrell made a *ahem* nice play (tumbling over like a water buffalo) on the warning track.
SEVENTEEN RUNNERS LEFT ON BASE! 4 for 18 WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION.
You have got to do better than that. They should've been up by 7. So, once again they come close to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. And this time, it's the B-team that keeps them in line (that's 2 out of their 3 wins that belong to the B-team).
I like it; it's exciting baseball. Not particularly good baseball, but exciting baseball.
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Of course, Brian Wilson was pitching. And he really tries to make things exciting.
2 runs scored, Cards primed to win 4-3. 2 quick outs in the bottom of the ninth and defensive sub Aaron Rowand (playing left field!) coming up.
Rowand singles, gets to second on a wild pitch, and Panda Bear knocks him in with a base hit.
PANDA freeeeking BEAR!
Larussa pulled some tricky crap in the 11th: 5 infielders. And a lead off Torres double turned into a really weird inning. Torres got out in a rundown, Larussa walked bases loaded, and DeRosa gets called out on what seemed to be a suspact call.
Meanwhile the bullpen is seriously shutting down Pujols and them. Javi Lopez did a very decent job shutting down these guys.
Bottom 12, Giants load the bases (Pujols error started it) and Rowand smacks a ball off the fence to finish the game.
Extra innings are the best, aren't they? They totally wash away the sins of the regulation period. After all, we forget that Sanchie had some decent stuff, but walked too many early on and was at 94 pitches after 5 innings.
Burrell and Buster hit into double plays, but at least Burrell went yard.
I hate double plays. They kill like three innings. Even a home run doesn't wipe away a double play (maybe a 3 run homer, but Pat the Bat only hit a solo shot). Burrell made a *ahem* nice play (tumbling over like a water buffalo) on the warning track.
SEVENTEEN RUNNERS LEFT ON BASE! 4 for 18 WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION.
You have got to do better than that. They should've been up by 7. So, once again they come close to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. And this time, it's the B-team that keeps them in line (that's 2 out of their 3 wins that belong to the B-team).
I like it; it's exciting baseball. Not particularly good baseball, but exciting baseball.
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