John, over at the very good Only Baseball Matters, has a ongoing post about Ray Durham. Durham, like Wile. E Coyote, has fallen off a cliff this year. I’ve talked about Ray’s year a few times on this blog, at here, here, and a little here. I ended one of my post’s with the precaution of: Even though I have… Read more →
The Giants have swept the cheese-heads, and the team finds itself playing some of it’s best baseball during this tough year. Playing a 4 game series against the struggling Marlins has certainly helped kick start this run. The team is 8-2 since the Marlins series. In August, the Giants have been playing some of their “best” baseball this year. I… Read more →
I don’t want to talk much about the soul-crushing defeat last night. I will say that it’s amazing how many new ways this team comes up with to kill me. The bullpen not getting outs is an old theme but last nights game was torture. Lincecum sails through 8 innings looking like the tiny savior with a gun for an… Read more →
If only the Giants could play the Marlins everyday. If only they could score runs for Matt Cain. If only the phrase “Young hitting prospect” existed in the everday vernacular for fans of this team. The list goes on but for now the Giants find themeslves in a honest-to-goodness 4-game winning streak. With today’s 6-5 win over the Fish, the… Read more →
As I was reading the news today of Jermaine Dye signing a 2 year extension with the White Sox, it dawned on me, how was the 2008 market shaping up for baseball players? The Giants once again will have some holes to fill on their roster. 3B, SS, and 1B will all have openings next year. Excluding the potential for… Read more →
A couple of days late but I wanted to post some reactions from the doubleheader against the Pirates on Monday. I’m back to a PC with internet access after spending the last few days in Pittsburgh. Matt Cain’s game 1 start was typical for this season in almost every single way. Lots of pitches in the first, a few earned… Read more →
Favorite moment from today’s 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals: I think it’s the 5th or 6th and the Giants are stringing together a modest rally that never came to fruition. Durham has just walked to bring the leading run to the plate with 2 outs. I’m watching FSN Bay Area and of course between hitters they are doing the… Read more →
Congratulations to Barry Bonds! Barry Bonds drilled his 756th career home run off little known Nationals starter Mike Bascik in the 5th. The game is still going on but in true Giants fashion the bullpen has blown the lead, the Giants are currently down 8-6 to the Washington Nationals in the 8th. I will update this post more in the… Read more →
Steroids? Nah. An article recently detailing that Barry Bonds’ brace may be the culprit for the tainted homerun chase has received a lot of press. While Bonds is getting ready to pass Aaron for the all-time home run champ, this article has been popping up all over sports pages I read on the internet. The basic premise of the article… Read more →
A couple thoughts today as I’m getting back to the blog after a short weekend away from the internet. First, I was actually away when Barry hit #755 and didn’t find out until Sunday. Congrats to Barry and to the San Diego fans who I thought reacted very well to the home run. I think it goes to show that… Read more →