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
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Game 23: God Damn Fucking Hell!
God damn fucking hell!
2-0 (and it was almost 1-0).
Madison Bumgarner finally almost gets back on the horse, and the Giants go for 0 for 6 with runner in scoring position, hit into 2 double plays -- including one to end the game with 2 on and one out (TEJADAAAAAAA!!!!!)
This always freaking happens in Pittsburgh. 0 for 17 with RISP. OH FOR EFFIN SEVENTEEN! OH FOR SEVENTEEN!
I am so god damn frustrated. TOMORROW! Tomorrow they have to win (with Ryan Voglesong on the mound by the damn way).
Rowand's coming back down to Earth. So is Sanchez.
Looks like Buster's going to be hitting around .275 this year too, which might be his Sophomore slump.
Huffy goes 1 for 4. Need him to start hitting. He's under .220.
Fact is they went against a guy that has a 10 ERA and made him look like Cy damn Young.
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2-0 (and it was almost 1-0).
Madison Bumgarner finally almost gets back on the horse, and the Giants go for 0 for 6 with runner in scoring position, hit into 2 double plays -- including one to end the game with 2 on and one out (TEJADAAAAAAA!!!!!)
This always freaking happens in Pittsburgh. 0 for 17 with RISP. OH FOR EFFIN SEVENTEEN! OH FOR SEVENTEEN!
I am so god damn frustrated. TOMORROW! Tomorrow they have to win (with Ryan Voglesong on the mound by the damn way).
Rowand's coming back down to Earth. So is Sanchez.
Looks like Buster's going to be hitting around .275 this year too, which might be his Sophomore slump.
Huffy goes 1 for 4. Need him to start hitting. He's under .220.
Fact is they went against a guy that has a 10 ERA and made him look like Cy damn Young.
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Game 22: A running Ford gets the Giants the 3-2 win in extras
Cainer pitched well. The Giants were offensively stagnant until Darren Ford came into the game as a pinch runner for Rowand in the 8th.
He scored after going 1st to 3rd on a Fred single (that maybe 2% of the league would be able to go 1st to 3rd on) and then a Huffy sacrifice.
Then he scored after reaching on a fielder's choice, going from 1st to 3rd on a pick off over thrown, and booking it home on Fred's ground out to 2nd base (Pirates Walker fielded a ground ball, looked Ford back, through to first and that's when Ford broke for home).
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He scored after going 1st to 3rd on a Fred single (that maybe 2% of the league would be able to go 1st to 3rd on) and then a Huffy sacrifice.
Then he scored after reaching on a fielder's choice, going from 1st to 3rd on a pick off over thrown, and booking it home on Fred's ground out to 2nd base (Pirates Walker fielded a ground ball, looked Ford back, through to first and that's when Ford broke for home).
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Upcoming: 3 @ Pittsburgh
The Giants need to get off of the hump.
Sounds like the perfect time for 3 games against Pittsburgh.
Of course, SF is notorious for dropping series in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh can finish a season 2-160, those 2 wins would be against the Giants in Pittsburgh.
Timmy and Cainer are pitching games 1 and 3 and are going up against the Pirates best pitchers, Charlie Morton and Jeff Karstens repetitively. These are Pitt's only 2-game winners and they both have ERAs under 4. Morton's got a lifetime ERA close to 6, so he's due to start climbing upwards. And Karstens has a lifetime around 5, so the same can be said for him.
The key will be to get them out early. If Huffy can start hitting, then some of Panda Bear's, Buster's, and PAt the Bat's ding dongs might be worth more than one run.
Maddy's pitching in the 2nd game. There's no better person ffor him to face in his funk than James McDonald, who is 0-2 with an ERA somewhere around Pluto. Maddy needs to pitch with the lead, it seems to be where he finds strength. Hopefully the Giants can give him a big first inning and let him cruise.
Because Vogelsong is now in the ro-ro, he's probably not available to go relief. This series will be important to keep the bullpen fresh. Hopefully Bumgarner can go 6 with very little drama.
My expectation is a sweep. But I'll settle for 2 out of 3, with one of those 2 being a Maddy Bumgarnny winny.
Sounds like the perfect time for 3 games against Pittsburgh.
Of course, SF is notorious for dropping series in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh can finish a season 2-160, those 2 wins would be against the Giants in Pittsburgh.
Timmy and Cainer are pitching games 1 and 3 and are going up against the Pirates best pitchers, Charlie Morton and Jeff Karstens repetitively. These are Pitt's only 2-game winners and they both have ERAs under 4. Morton's got a lifetime ERA close to 6, so he's due to start climbing upwards. And Karstens has a lifetime around 5, so the same can be said for him.
The key will be to get them out early. If Huffy can start hitting, then some of Panda Bear's, Buster's, and PAt the Bat's ding dongs might be worth more than one run.
Because Vogelsong is now in the ro-ro, he's probably not available to go relief. This series will be important to keep the bullpen fresh. Hopefully Bumgarner can go 6 with very little drama.
My expectation is a sweep. But I'll settle for 2 out of 3, with one of those 2 being a Maddy Bumgarnny winny.
Road Trip Preview (East coast roadie)
Getting out of the schnide -- that's the order for this upcoming 10 game roadie on East Coast.
I would've been happy with a 6-4 roadie because I truly feel that the best a road team can usually do in a 4 gamer is 2-2 (not always the case, but usually).
But the Braves sweeping them at home threw a wrench into that stupid plan. 7-3 is the goal, and luckily, obtainable. But, New York and Pittsburgh, regardless of how good the teams are, are always dangerous places for the Boys in Black.
Today through Thursday is a 3 game series at Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's 10-12, 3-6 at home and on the low end of middle of the pack in hitting and pitching. Cain and Lincecum ought to win at least 1 between them, and Maddy is going against a pitcher with worse numbers than himself tomorrow. I thinkt he Giants should sweep, but I'lls ettle for 2 out of 3.
I'd like to see Huffy get going, especially against a bunko bullpen. I'd also like to see Romo get back out there tonight.
The weekend wrap around series is 4 @ the Nationals. The Nats have the same types of numbers as the Pirates (10-11record, but 5-4 @ home). Jason Marquis will be starting game 1 on fRiday (he's their best pitcher at 2-0 with a 3.93 ERA). Not sure who the Giants will be putting up to start on Saturday. Vogelsong, probably. And then Cainer and Maddy to close out the series.
All of DC's starting pitchers are hovering somewhere between 3.5-4.1 ERA. Looks like the hitting has been keeping the games close, but tilting against the Nats. The Giants boppers need to be able to put up a shit ton of power in Washington's little ass field. Burrell, Posey, Huffy, and Panda Bear will have to come in strong and pick the boys up. 3 out of 4 will officially break the slump.
Next week's Tuesday through Thursday is 3 games in New York, the bottom of the NL East. But, they've been won 4 in a row. Between now and then they'll be in DC and in Philly. Best case scenario: the Mets go .500 and have no momentum coming into the series. Worst case scenario: they sweep DC and Philly and are looking like Beasts of the East. It'll probably be a little more towards the former than the latter.
Timmy, Sanchie, and, New York's favorite Giant, Matt Cain will be the starters. 2 out of 3 is not only within the realm of possibility, it'll be a necessity. That'll close out this funky 22 out of 31 road game start, and get the Giants on the good side of .500.
I would've been happy with a 6-4 roadie because I truly feel that the best a road team can usually do in a 4 gamer is 2-2 (not always the case, but usually).
But the Braves sweeping them at home threw a wrench into that stupid plan. 7-3 is the goal, and luckily, obtainable. But, New York and Pittsburgh, regardless of how good the teams are, are always dangerous places for the Boys in Black.
Today through Thursday is a 3 game series at Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's 10-12, 3-6 at home and on the low end of middle of the pack in hitting and pitching. Cain and Lincecum ought to win at least 1 between them, and Maddy is going against a pitcher with worse numbers than himself tomorrow. I thinkt he Giants should sweep, but I'lls ettle for 2 out of 3.
I'd like to see Huffy get going, especially against a bunko bullpen. I'd also like to see Romo get back out there tonight.
The weekend wrap around series is 4 @ the Nationals. The Nats have the same types of numbers as the Pirates (10-11record, but 5-4 @ home). Jason Marquis will be starting game 1 on fRiday (he's their best pitcher at 2-0 with a 3.93 ERA). Not sure who the Giants will be putting up to start on Saturday. Vogelsong, probably. And then Cainer and Maddy to close out the series.
All of DC's starting pitchers are hovering somewhere between 3.5-4.1 ERA. Looks like the hitting has been keeping the games close, but tilting against the Nats. The Giants boppers need to be able to put up a shit ton of power in Washington's little ass field. Burrell, Posey, Huffy, and Panda Bear will have to come in strong and pick the boys up. 3 out of 4 will officially break the slump.
Next week's Tuesday through Thursday is 3 games in New York, the bottom of the NL East. But, they've been won 4 in a row. Between now and then they'll be in DC and in Philly. Best case scenario: the Mets go .500 and have no momentum coming into the series. Worst case scenario: they sweep DC and Philly and are looking like Beasts of the East. It'll probably be a little more towards the former than the latter.
Timmy, Sanchie, and, New York's favorite Giant, Matt Cain will be the starters. 2 out of 3 is not only within the realm of possibility, it'll be a necessity. That'll close out this funky 22 out of 31 road game start, and get the Giants on the good side of .500.
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