Wheeeeee
The Giants are officially MIRED in a team-wide slump. It's really, really, really bad. Tim Lincecum pitched a hell of a game, going seven strong and getting better the entire time. Here is how his three earned runs came about:
- Cody Ross runs into Aaron Rowand (above), knocking a caught fly ball (on an 0-2 count) out of Rowand's glove, ending with a runner at second (SCORED A HIT!). The next batter, "Laynce" Nix, somehow gets his bat on an incredible breaking ball (on an 0-2 count) and knocks a dinger.
- Second base ump blows a call, allowing Nats baserunner to be safe on second when replays show he was caught stealing by Posey. The Nats pitcher somehow gets his bat on a pitch above his head (on an 0-2 count) and tomahawks a base hit into right, scoring the runner.
Still though, the frustration watching the Nationals offense Padres it up all evening, it was even more frustrating watching the entire Giants offense look like it's the first time any of them have held a bat before. The Nationals starter, Jason "Who?" Marquis looked like the second coming of right-handed Sandy Koufax or the Latino(?) Bob Gibson against these anemic mopesters, tossing a 96-pitch, complete-game shutout.
The Giants bats need to wake up in a hurry. Here's how they're looking:
| Rowand, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | o | .296 |
| Sanchez, F, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Huff, A, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .202 |
| Posey, B, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Sandoval, P, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| Burrell, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .253 |
| Tejada, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Ross, C, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
That picture needs to be the 2012 Topps baseball card for both players.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. Also, just learned Huff is currently batting .158 against right-handers.
ReplyDelete