Giants Take Pity, Lose to Tigers 6-3

what kind of high five is that? come on man

Amidst all the brouhaha of the All-Star selections today, the Giants jumped out to an early lead behind Ryan Vogelsong. Midway through the game, they noticed the Indians were about to lose to the Reds, so they flubbed a couple of plays, coughed up a few walks, hit into some lucky catches, and allowed the Tigers to close the gap in their playoff race. You know, because they've been so hospitable.

Anyway, lots more WASTED OPPORTUNITIES in this one, like stranding more leadoff doubles, not getting third outs on easy plays, etc etc.

Hard to feel bad about a 4-3 road trip, but let's see what the rest of the way to the All-Star break has in store.

Just Another Typical 15-3 Giants Victory

A pretty swing for a pretty man.

Neil, I am truly sorry for the grotesqueries visited upon your team at their lovely stadium this evening. Your noble Tigers deserved better than this, and now the Giants have squandered their runs for July, and possibly August as well.

In any event, we get to play again tomorrow!

Giants Put on Torture Clinic, Win 4-3

Exactly.

Probably the most stressful game of the season. The Giants got runners to second base or beyond and stranded them in innings 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8. This was "WASTED OPPORTUNITIES" writ large. To top it off, Javier Lopez gave up a fluke hit to a lefty for basically the third time this season, and Brian Wilson blew back-to-back saves for only the second time in his career, and the first time since 2008.

This was a pulses-pounding meltdown fest, and I can only imagine how Neil feels. I am certain he will make his baseball feelings known to all in short order. Mercy me, this was a...I don't even know what to call it. Giants get blown out tomorrow, make no mistake.

Neil, earlier I was feeling cocky after the Pablo Sandoval go-ahead double and was going to post this .gif, with the snakes being analogous to the Tigers. Since I believe I will not have another chance, here it is:

NEIL

On this day...we are enemies.