That was one of the most impressive pitching duels I’ve ever witnessed.  It was billed as such in all the pregame chatter, but this one exceeded everyone’s expectations and then some.  Matt Cain, he of the perpetual no decision, went nine innings without surrendering a run and could have pitched the tenth had he...
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Before I say anything, I’ll reiterate what was said in my series preview: I’m not worried about Tim Lincecum and today did nothing to change that. He’s not walking guys, he’s still getting swing-throughs, and today he was victimized by some God-awful defense behind him. So with that out of the way,...
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The big news today is the extension announced for uber-lefty Madison Bumgarner.  Initial reports say the deal buys out all of his arbitration years as well as his first year of free agency, and will likely be valued around $30-35 million.  The deal also has two options covering the second and third years of...
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There was a time when the Phillies were a scary team.  They had the hitting.  They had the pitching.  They had the everything, and quite frankly it was annoying.  Here on the west coast all we knew about their fans was that they booed Santa Claus, threw up on children, and were generally an...
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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...
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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...
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In addition to having the funniest name of any player this side of Boof Bonser, Madison Bumgarner is widely considered to be the next big thing in the Giants rotation alongside Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain.  Drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 June Draft, he came out of high school with...
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