San Francisco Giants 2011 Walk-off Wins, #1 — April 8, Aaron Rowand
Duane Kuiper: “High, and deep into left-center field. Rasmus on the move! It is off the wall! Game. Over! Aaron Rowand has done it again in a Home Opener! How about that?”
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Post-game Recap: Giants @ Rockies — September 16, 2011
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but this game was so odd, it felt like I had to.
Madison Bumgarner’s final line: 7IP, 6H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K. He reduces his ERA to 3.21, and he is now finally a .500 pitcher for the season (12-12). I should also add that he went on the offensive and went 2-for-4 with 2RBI. Anything else I say about Bumgarner would be redundant (see this post from earlier today). He is incredible.
This game was incredibly interesting. For now, let’s summarize the offense through bullet-points…
The Giants are now 10-5 in the post-Rowand+Tejada era. In their six-game win streak, four of those games they’ve scored 8+ runs. Unbelievable.
But the weirdness doesn’t end there. Check out this defense in the bottom of the 7th. Outfield - Torres, Christian, Ford; Infield - Belt, Burriss, Crawford, Sandoval; Battery - Bumgarner, Stewart… NEW GUYS. YOUTH. OUT OF ALL OF THEM, ONLY CHRISTIAN AND TORRES ARE OVER 30.
IT DOESN’T END THERE EITHER. Conner Gillaspie pinch hits. Waldis Joaquin pitches in the 8th. MORE NEW GUYS. ALL THE ROOKIES.
THE WEIRDNESS STILL DOESN’T END THERE. Barry Zito finally makes his appearance after his injury as he pitches and shuts the door in the 9th.
This game was so weirdly entertaining. Can’t really comprehend much of it.
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ALL ROWAND WANTED TO DO WAS TALK ABOUT THE BEARS AGAIN.
DFA’d
TEJADA DIDN’T WANT TO BUNT.
DFA’d
You get DFA’d! You get DFA’d! EVERYBODY GETS DFA’D!
…it’s reading articles and post-game notes of fans and beat writers who are also getting cynical. Every fan — I don’t care how optimistic you are — is on their last nerve, and are about to reach their breaking points. We’re ticked off, we’re pissed, we’re bitter at the entire world, especially after games like yesterday. It’s not incredibly healthy either, because of all the things we’re pissed off about, it’s the Giants. No, not the Diamondbacks and not the Astros, it’s the Giants.
This team isn’t giving up, that is true, but they sure as hell aren’t playing like it. Scraping eight runs in a four-game series against the ASTROS, it can’t get any more pathetic than that. What’s worse is that the Giants have to go 20-8 and the Diamondbacks have to go 16-12 for the rest of the season just to tie. Given the track record lately and even though they accomplished a similar record in September last year, the Giants just don’t seem like they have what it takes to win 20 of the remaining games. The pitching can’t put up zeros forever to carry the non-existent offense — as shown this past August. The Diamondbacks are not going away, and they’re as hot as ever.
Thinking realistically, logic is telling me to give up, have a beer, and wait for Spring Training 2012. Miguel Tejada is in the doghouse by not just the fans, but now my management. Aaron Rowand is picking the absolute worst time to have the crappiest season of his career. Aubrey Huff and Pat Burrell’s almighty team chemistry hasn’t transferred at all to their playing ability this year. Brandon Belt is struggling again (may not have been at this point IF HE JUST FUCKING STAYED ON THE TEAM) and he doesn’t seem like the rookie that will solve all our problems. Pablo Sandoval is having a completely opposite year, compared to his less than great year in 2010, but he alone cannot carry the entire club.
But I’m not giving up. Even though the Giants seem to be doing this:
I just have to stick with the rest of the season with the shred of hope that I have left. This isn’t last year, but I sure as hell hope this last stretch of the season produces similar results.
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Grant Brisbee does it again. Giants fan or not, you’ll learn to love his humor is his blog. The only thing that doesn’t make sense is the whole Belt thing since he was never called up in 2010, but who the fuck cares — it’s funny. LOLOL.
Aubrey Huff remains immortal.
The DL is comin’ for ya’! RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!
All it took was an injury and few months of Mr. Dickbat doing bad things at the plate for him to be benched last year and this year.
Huff has been horrible THE ENTIRE GOD DAMN MOTHER FUCKING SEASON, yet Bochy still “likes the way he’s been swinging his bat.” Tell me what the fuck there is to like, other than that lone, useless home run a couple days ago.
All of these sound completely awesome, so my mistake, there’s plenty to like about that swing.
But seriously, what the fuck makes Huff so special? It doesn’t take Bochy much to bench any other player.
I have to assume that money does not play an option in Bochy’s decisions, especially considering what he’s done with Rowand and Tejada. But if it’s not money, THEN WHY THE FUCK HASN’T HUFF BEEN BENCHED YET? I am seriously going fucking crazy. I need to explore what’s going on in Bochy’s ridiculously huge head. Because I honestly don’t know why Huff gets so much special treatment.
FREE THE FUCK OUT OF BRANDON BELT. If you need me, I’ll be angrily looking at my TV screen as I watch the DiamondBack’s rookie first baseman get playing time.
I feel like I was the only one that giggled when Rowand got pushed aside by Howard after that throw.
San Francisco Giants — Suits Edition
Nothin’ suits me like a… Wait for it…
SUIT.
Requested by several anons (or may have all been one anon, kinda looked like I got spammed; please don’t do that)
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