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The Torture Continues, Giants Win NLDS

Published by on October 11, 2010 | 6 Responses

The more I watch ‘Giants playoff baseball’, the more I’m reminded about how stressful these things can be. I’m going to look like Eli Whiteside before this thing is over with. For the first time since 2002, the Giants are advancing to the NLCS. I’m going to keep this recap brief — I’ll expand more on tonight’s win later —… Read more →

Sanchez's Slider

Sanchez’s Slider

Published by on October 11, 2010 | 2 Responses

I wanted to touch a little bit more on Jonathan Sanchez’s start yesterday. Specifically, how well his slider was working for him against Braves’ hitters. Giants’ starters have been very tough to hit in this NLDS, with Sanchez’s 11 strikeouts yesterday, the starters have struck out 31 batters in 23 innings pitched. That’s a 12.13 K/9 ratio for the staff…. Read more →