Somehow that game didn’t feel all that painful given the missed opportunities that seemed to pop up left and right.  The Giants continued the trend of not hitting with runners in scoring position as they fell to the Pirates 4-1.  Ryan Vogelsong made his return to the rotation and for the most part pitched...
Read more »

This game had a little bit of everything.  First we had the news of Brian Wilson and his elbow troubles.  This was followed by the usual raging about Brandon Belt being out of the lineup once again.  Then we had Barry Zito continuing to pitch well, albeit against an anemic Pirates offense.  Finally there...
Read more »

Bad news today for the Giants, Brian Wilson may be headed for surgery, which may end his season early.  The reduced velocity we saw in Colorado was apparently the result of a bum elbow, and now we find ourselves in something of a bullpen mire. In terms of pure stuff, the logical choice to close...
Read more »

Let me tell you all a story about a player I’ve talked about pretty frequently.  It’s a story about a young player struggling to hit at the Major League level.  He came in as a much-talked about prospect that many agreed should play every day.  But opposing pitchers quickly figured him out. One could...
Read more »

There’s a general consensus that Matt Cain is better than all of us.  I’m not one to buy into groupthink, but based on how that game went, I’m inclined to agree.  And now thanks to Cain, we’ve reached a point where we can stop panicking about the terrifying hypothetical of “What if our pitching...
Read more »

Finally, the Giants team we all came to know and have heart attacks over decided to show up, making the universe feel just a little more in balance.  Barry Zito is still technically our best pitcher, but Madison Bumgarner looks like he’s ready to give him a run for his massive stockpiles of money...
Read more »

Well.  That was weird.  Tim Lincecum got lit up in the Coors-iest Coors game that ever did Coors.  The Giants briefly overcame a six run deficit.  Brandon Belt was benched twice in one game.  Brett Pill’s two errors in one play reduced the official scorer to weeping pile of jelly.  And most importantly, our...
Read more »

Posey will be available to pinch hit tonight and has said he hopes to start tomorrow.  Hector Sanchez will start in his place.
Read more »

I can never pretend to understand the mind of Bruce Bochy.  From a managerial standpoint, the guy is rooted in old-timey gritty hard-nosed nicknamey baseball of the past.  He’s often referred to as a “player’s manager,” sticking with his “proven” veterans against the tide of public pressure no matter how poorly they play. His complete...
Read more »

We have confirmed reports right now that every level of hell is indeed freezing over.  This is of course pushing hellfolk refugees riding on the back of Cthuhlu to the surface world where they have been quoted as hoping to “bring a new age of darkness to Earth.”  All this took place after an...
Read more »