In an otherwise slow couple of weeks, there is one nugget that I thought would pass along. On the KNBR Hot Stove show last week, Bobby Evans said something to the effect that the Giants didn’t really think that Mike Fontenot was the ideal backup for SS. This is probably because Fontenot – otherwise a fine player- is kind of… Read more →
Not a lot to write about tonight. Colby Lewis had a fine start — 7.2 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO — that kept the Giants off balance for most of the night. The scoring for the Giants came on a Cody Ross solo shot — who else, right? — and an Andres Torres solo HR in the 8th…. Read more →
This doesn’t bode well for the Giants’ playoff chances. From Henry Schulman’s twitter: Torres out 10 days to 2 weeks with appendicitis. Having surgery now. Torres has been in a bit of a slump recently and this could explain why. I can’t imagine it feels very comfortable playing baseball while your appendix hurts. This means that Aaron Rowand — oh… Read more →
Well, that’s how these things go sometimes. After going 20-8 and in the month of July, the Giants have struggled in August. The team’s current W/L record in August of 9-10 actually downplays just how bad things have looked in the last few series. Errors, poor pitching, and vintage bad hitting have all combined to put a sizable dent in… Read more →