I can’t think of much more to say. Just an unbelievable way to start the year.
What-are-the-Giants-doing?
From the Chron:
In a stunning and risky move involving the young pitcher they call The Franchise, Bochy allowed Lincecum to pitch one inning then return to a cold, damp mound after sitting through the 74-minute delay. Even older, established pitchers rarely do that.
First Cain throws 110+ pitches in his opening start and then they handle Lincecum like this. I don’t care if the dude’s a freak or not, the Giants are rolling the dice for no reason whatsoever with their young pitching. If Cain and Lincecum can’t stay healthy for this year and the next few years, you can push back the ETA for being competitive again from somewhere around 2010 to 2015.
I’m really speechless about this.
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Fellow SFGs bloggers, Raising Matt Cain, also share my bewilderment about last night’s game. I think a whole bunch of Giants fans are going “zuhhhh!?” this morning.
Please, please, please address the fact that Aaron Rowand, the man signed this off season to a 5 year $60 million contract, is batting 6th behind Molina and Durham, instead of 4th. And if you say anything close to “Well Rowand isn’t really a typical cleanup hitter” then you are wrong because BENGIE MOLINA.
Danifest, you don’t realize that BENGIE MOLINA IS CLUTCH and or a GAMER!
Some think that lineup construction doesn’t matter that much and they are probably right but why in Gods name is Bochy hitting Aurilia — automatic GIDP — in the 2-hole against right handers? I think if I try real hard and squint, I could sorta-kinda-maybe see him hitting 2nd against left handers, but not ever, ever against right handers.
And you’re right, Rowand needs to hit higher because getting your best hitter the most ABs = a good thing.