Ryan Vogelsong’s duel vs Clayton Kershaw, and he comes up on top with his first win of the season.

Final line: 7.1IP, 8H, 1K, 3BB, 1ER.

Let’s not forget Javier “Night Train” Lopez’s great effort to get Vogey out of the jam in the 8th.

meetat3rdandking:

Santiago Casilla wore the wrong road jersey. (x)

Omg.

BASG is the only source I have about this, but it would seem that Javy is the Giants’ first free agency move.

EDIT:

Additional info (via CSNBA).

I’ll just leave this here for some of my followers to ogle…

July 9, 2011 - Mets vs Giants (3-1) recap

Timmy fist pump for his win? Or Timmy choo-choo for the release of the Night Train? You decide. If we don’t re-sign Javy after this season, kittens will die. Think of the kittens, please.

Lincecum had an odd outing, but he was still effective nonetheless. In all six innings he pitched, he retired the first two batters he faced without relative difficulty, but the third batter always ended up on base. Double, walk, walk, walk, double, double. Carlos Beltran still has been giving the Giants trouble as three of those six batters that reached based after two outs was him. He also scored the Mets’ only run in the first. Like I said before, it’s a Beltran showcase. I hope we’re able to make a deal for him.

Three of the four runs in the game came from the first inning. More excitement as Pablo moves on up to a 20-game hit streak, and Nate and Huff drive in two runs. Game was pretty quiet afterwards until a small rally in the bottom of the 7th. Rowand scores as Sandoval beats out a would-be double play.

Bullpen was, once again, fantastic. Casilla had a 1-2-3 7th. Javy Lopez was fantastic, took the mound, and dominated in the 8th. Looked like he was going for the save after he later recorded two outs in the 9th, but he walked Ruben Tejada. Romo gets tagged in as, of course, Scott Hairston comes to the plate (I absolutely love the Lopez-Romo tag-team, btw). No Hairston doom this time, as Romo records a Romosexual save with just three pitches, slaying the Giant killer.

I laughed when I saw this because…

I have a lot of Night Train lovers following me, and I thought they’d get a kick out of him coming out of nowhere and grabbing Brian. You can even hear his “WOOOOOOO!” in the video here. HAHAHAHA.

toushaye:

Javier Lopez replicates Brian Wilson’s crossed arm gesture after saving the game.

Giants vs Diamondbacks - May 12, 2011

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Dear Javy,

Game over. You win.

toushaye:

exquisitewaste:

productiveouts:

Brian Wilson had pitched in all 5 games on this Giants homestand, and was not available to close out the game today. Instead, Bruce “Zardoz” Bochy turned to SergLOL RomLOL and then Javier Lopez to get it done. 

Once Lopez recorded the save, he turned toward center field and threw up Brian Wilson’s patented arms-crossed MMA/GOD gesture. I wonder if Wilson laughed or is already plotting Lopez’s untimely demise.

(photo courtesy of brocean) 

^That’s what I was thinking!!

I KNEW I WASN’T IMAGINING THINGS! I know this screencap is out, but I’m still going to gif it. lololololol. It’s too amazing not to.

Javier Lopez just flew up to the top of my favorite Giants when I saw him do that. I didn’t see it very well from the bleachers, and I thought I was imagining it too! Hahahaha. Fuckin’ Night Train.