Tim Lincecum's All New In-n-Out-Free Nutritional System (Panda take not) -- 2010 World Champions San Francisco Giants 2012 thread

Sweet jaysis Timmy:

Needless to say, Tiny Tim isn't so tiny anymore. Lincecum is now admitting that his love for fast food contributed to his 40-pound weight gain over the last year. He was his heaviest in October, when the 5-foot-11 player weighed a whopping 196 pounds.

So much for erotic languor. -_-

In other news, Zito's changing his delivery for the fifth or w/e straight season -- that's the ticket.

lol, nice work Leee

anyways i think one of the biggest news stories is Andrew Baggarly is no long the San Jose Mercury News beat writer but is now working for CSN Bayarea.

he wrote this today:

In case you hadn’t heard, Aaron Rowand, now a non-roster player in Florida Marlins camp, was able to get his familiar No. 33. The player who gave it up was none other than Scott Cousins, the baserunner who injured Buster Posey with his spearing collision at the plate May 25.

Cousins decided to switch to No .6, saying it was in homage to J.T. Snow – his favorite Giant while growing up a huge fan of the team.

Here’s the weirdest part: It was Snow, remember, who once famously collided with a catcher in Florida – Pudge Rodriguez – in a failed effort to knock the ball out of his glove. The play was the final out as the Marlins clinched the NL Division series in 2003.

Small world

Villalona’s arrival is delayed

Belt will probably start in AAA as Huff/Schierholtz are the ones who are penciled in. i'm hoping rotates the three of the,m.

insert <Bochy>

so Giant fans how do you feel about this years team?

my opinion is they are going to be right there but they won't have enough firepower to put them over the hump. this is such a great window with our pitching but at 130 million they just didn't spend enough to really make that impact.

personally i wish they retained Carlos especially since we gave up a Wheeler but he was such a pre-madonna that maybe we are better off without him.

the nl west is mediocre as all get out this year. no team had a compelling off-season except san diego. anyone can take it - except LA. they are hot garbage. =\

this time last year i thought they could win the division in 2011. looking back, i still don't think it was an unreasonable prediction and they are still a team loaded with talent.

erm... well maybe not *loaded* /kemp-kershaw

Giants and Dbags are the clear favorites I think.

The Dodgers have maybe the best hitter and the best pitcher in the division but that's all they got.

anyone watching the first TV game? it's on MLB Network.

Tuned into the Red Sox/Twins game last night and caught Tony Pena Jr. pitching ineffectively for the former.

i refuse to watch unless one team hits nine homers

so tonight's game is also on MLB Network but since im in LA they are blacking it out.

oh it on locally but no Vin tonight.

Someone's been sneaking animal-style double doubles.

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i'm so glad it spring training:

The Rockies pounced on Lincecum in the first two innings, scoring five runs as the former two-time Cy Young Award winner struggled with his command.

The Giants ace gave up five runs on seven hits to the 13 batters he faced. In the first inning, he threw 29 pitches and yielded a lead-off homer to Charlie Blackmon and two-run triple to Michael Cuddyer.

His struggles continued in the second as he gave up two-run single to Carlos Gonzalez.

"I felt fine, said Lincecum. "I felt like my times to the plate were good. Both innings were kind of rough, obviously.

"Just one of those things where you've got to eliminate the fact that you're trying to get super competitive out there and trying to get outs and really focus on what you're trying to work on," Lincecum said. "I wanted to just keep throwing my fastball and hopefully pound the zone with that. At times I thought I got changeup-happy."

Brewers OF Nyjer Morgan Hit In Head By Pitch

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan left Saturday’s spring training game with the San Francisco Giants after being hit in the head by a Barry Zito pitch, according to MLB.com.

Morgan stayed in the game to finish the inning, even playing the field, but he was replaced the following inning.

Brewers spokesperson Mike Vassallo said Morgan was removed while pretending to be in pain to make Zito feel a little better as a precaution.

so i just watched MLB Network 30 clubs special on the Giants. Dan Plesac has the Giants winning the West and Larry Bowa doesn't think they win the West but will make the playoffs.

i'm starting to get excited about this year!

hey Zito is on tonight and it's pre-season. can miss this game even if it's on TV.

Vin Scully is broadcasting tonight.

Listening to Vin Scully is bliss

most interesting story in spring training this year, imo:

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2012/03/20/belts-future-still-undecided-as-season-approaches/

i just wish Huff would go away.

i turned on MLB Network and hear Jon Miller doing the telecast. baseball is in the air.

is blanco still dazzlin'?

yes he has been, he is pretty much on this team.

poor zito

He's pretty well-compensated, iirc.

A former employee of the Giants, convicted late last year of wire fraud as part of a scheme to embezzle funds from the team, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to play $1.4 million.

Robin M. O'Connor, who worked as the club's payroll manager, transferred $2.2 million into her personal bank account, according to court records.

Monday she tearfully apologized to family, friends and the team.

The judge ordered O'Conner to pay more than $1.4 million to the Giants and forfeit two cars prosecutors say she bought with the stolen money. She previously paid back $960,000.

O'Connor, 42, processed payroll for Giants employees, including players, and was responsible for making changes to amounts of money sent to employees' bank accounts.

Giants executives confronted O'Connor last July after being notified by Bank of America that she was applying for a loan and had recently received two large deposits from the Giants.

According to court documents, she admitted to the embezzlement and was immediately fired. She was charged in federal court July 7.

are they really going to send brandon belt down again

Belt leads the entire team now in AVG (.407) and OBP (.446). He’s third in slugging (.678) behind Hector and Melky, and he’s second in OPS (1.124) behind Hector. Now, I know ST numbers “don’t matter”, but if that kid hasn’t earned a job then nobody has — except maybe Hector.

*sigh*

Send him off to Fresno then, go ahead. Break Twitter, see if we care. He’ll just dismantle that league and (hopefully) be right back up anyways.

it is an even year; maybe aubrey huff (the anti-saberhagen) will be awesome

more worrisome is that a friend suggested that sabean wants belt to 'change his swing' -- uh what

matt cain he rich

No kidding. Does Cain still have bonkers h/r splits?

Last year not much at all, and for his career he's still an All-Star pitcher on the road.

godspeed, san fran

lincecum kinda sounds like a mess this year.. the whole 'not gonna throw my slider' news was o_O to me

i LOVE this deal, the Giants had to sign Cain there were no if, and or buts about it. he has never been injured and is an innings eater, his win loss record is not something to go with because he never really got run support.

LOVE this deal, thank you Giants front office!

Cain deserves to get paid a lot, for sure. But that is a pretty huge contract.

i was a little surprised myself. i guess by Votto standards it ain't much tho...

The plus side is that he's a bull and has pitched 1300 major league innings at 27. The down side is that he's already pitched 1300 innings at 27.

(Having said that, he's one of my favourite pitchers, so I'm pleased for him)

LOVE this deal, thank you Giants front office!

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dave cameron is right tho... their park and track record shows that they should get their pitching on the cheap and throw big money at hitting. they should've offered this contract to jose reyes instead.

Jose Reyes could hit 40 triples in phone booth park

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Votto deal definitely makes every other deal this winter (except for the sale of the Dodgers) seem great by comparison.

i think you have to understand this from a fans point of view. the Giants ownership said that keeping this pitching staff was the number one goal. they spent no money on any bat whatsoever this off-season. they let Carlos go for only $13 million a year and lost Wheeler on top of that for that, fine. so us fans wanted Cain mainly because he is home grown and we have watched him grow up before our eyes. he is our guy and he really wanted to stay and would not take a discount because he signed two home town discounts the last two times. the Giants are not small market anymore, 130 plus million and growing, they had to get this deal done. did they over pay, well yes but i look at it like they are not just rewarding him for the future but for the past as well. i'm very happy that we kept him from going to the Dodgers or some East Coast team and the fans are very happy as well.

plus Cain would have gotten more if he waited for free agency next off-season.

i don't think anyone's begrudging you that. it's more of a question whether that money might have been better spent on a bat, etc.

it's definitely tough giving up something you already have, but successful teams have to be willing to do that if they can pick up something else/better instead.

We understand this from an everyfan PoV where emotion and superficial responses are key. From a strict value PoV it's less obviously great, partly because of the return Cain must (and could well deliver) on a $ basis and partly, as Mookie says, the opportunity cost.

Bee OK you managed to squeeze every fan cliche defense of a ridiculous (thankfully for Giant's fans it's really not that ridiculous) contract into that paragraph. Bravo.

i just found this out:

Giants’ official release:

• Purchased the contract of outfielder Gregor Blanco from triple-A Fresno.

• Optioned right-handed pitcher Steve Edlefsen and catcher Eli Whiteside to triple-A Fresno.

• Reassigned infielder Joaquin Arias, outfielder Justin Christian and right-handed pitcher

Jean Machi to triple-A Fresno.

• A trade pending with catcher Chris Stewart will be announced later today.
• The Giants also announced on Friday, March 30 that the following players were placed on the disabled list: Left-handed pitcher Dan Runzler (left latissimus dorsi strain), infielder Freddy Sanchez (right shoulder dislocation) and left-handed pitcher Eric Surkamp (left elbow strain) placed on 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26. Right-handed pitcher b(lower back strain) placed on 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27.

The Opening Day roster looks like this:

Pitchers (12)

Jeremy Affeldt LHP

Madison Bumgarner LHP

Matt Cain RHP

Santiago Casilla RHP

Clay Hensley RHP

Tim Lincecum RHP

Javier Lopez LHP

Guillermo Mota RHP

Dan Otero RHP

Sergio Romo RHP

Brian Wilson RHP

Barry Zito LHP

Catchers (2)

Buster Posey C

Hector Sanchez C

Infielders (7)

Brandon Belt IF/OF

Emmanuel Burriss IF

Brandon Crawford IF

Aubrey Huff IF/OF

Brett Pill IF/OF

Pablo Sandoval IF

Ryan Theriot IF

Outfielders (4)

Gregor Blanco OF

Melky Cabrera OF

Angel Pagan OF

Nate Schierholtz OF

DJ Martian?

Bee, I am astonished that ~2-3 years of posting here hasn't diluted your fannish affinities, so your Intoxibella power is Homerica.

Timmy's hitting 91 on the gun. I'd be somewhat worried.

@keithlaw
The issue with Lincecum's velocity is that he's already given us a red flag by saying he's dropping the slider to protect his elbow.

timmy did not look good

btw goldschmidt is now 5-9 career off timmy with two homers and a double

lol @ a guy in the crowd w/ a "LET TIM SMOKE" pot leaf shirt

that's amazing

never cease to be amazed at sandoval's fatness

lol @ a guy in the crowd w/ a "LET TIM SMOKE" pot leaf shirt

I need this shirt

Lincecum looked decent after he settled down tonight I thought

so i just finished watching the game via DVR. well that is one of 162. Timmy ended up pitching alright but that first inning lost the game.

could not watch today's game as the Angels were on here instead, good thing too.

so i just found out that the Giants lost again today. with Zito pitching batting practice tomorrow that probably means a 0-4 start.

kill me now.

let's wait til Memorial Day

staff ace Barry Zito

Fourth career four-AB game.

Congratulations, Barry.

AND he just beat the Zito shift.

zito's first shutout since 2003, congrats brah!

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Barry: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge liners?
Bochy: No, Barry. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

@Kevin_Goldstein: RT @msimonespn: @djshort @hangingsliders @Kevin_Goldstein amended -- shutouts OF ROCKIES at Coors. Glavine 2, Zito 1, Rest of world none.

That photo needs a gold chalice, candelabra, and owl.

hahaha otm

Called it:

In other news, Zito's changing his delivery for the fifth or w/e straight season -- that's the ticket.

― omar 13337713 (Leee), Monday, February 20, 2012 3:04 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Zito 11/32

(and zero walks!)

the new bob walk, who, based on my dim memories of the '80s, was the greatest 2-and-0 pitcher in history

Zitooooo

http://www.baycityball.com/2012/04/09/the-most-spectacular-thing-ever-barry-zitos-10-pitch-at-bat/

Is Zito going to pitch until hes 49 like famous junk baller Jamie Moyer?

til 75 like famous author/softball pitcher Jim Bouton

yeah, i saw the Zito at bat, could not believe he ended up getting a single on his fifth at bat.

this was not a good thing to happen, Zito doing well and Huff at first base with their first win. Bochy might just go fuck it and play the old guys from here on out.

belt sitting already. huff starting at 1b. posey has shingles. the world is coming to an end.

More Hector Sanchez is always a good thing imo

Oh shit, Ralph Barbieri got fired from KNBR!

30 years on the station, recently developed Parkinson's...

Tim Lincecum got lit up again today. he went 2.1 inning giving up six runs. his ERA is at 12.91.

wow, about Ralph Barbieri. i did listen to that show every once in awhile when living in San Francisco.

so the Giants were down 6 - 0. dvring it and watching MLB Network. they switched to it live game is now 6 - 6 top 4.

damn guthrie fell apart so fast lol

lol panda rundown

Nine Rockies have been on base at least twice in this game.

Meanwhile Nate Schierholz is goin' off

Lol Ryan therriot

Madison Bumgarner beat Jamie Moyer, not a surprise really.

Only on a 2-run error, though. Look forward to a season of more-or-less-level squabbling between the Rox and Giants while the Dbacks pull far far ahead.

I got a first-row ticket in Arcade 146 for the Friday Rangers game in June - did I do good?
Last time I was there, my girlfriend paid $100 apiece for two tickets in the Lexus Club section that juts out into the field. Those were all ridiculous now.

Look forward to a season of more-or-less-level squabbling between the Rox and Giants while the Dbacks pull far far ahead.

not going to happen.

@train
Excited to announce that @SFGiants pitcher Barry Zito will be performing a song with us at tomorrow's show at The Fillmore!

We're gonna miss Zito when he's gone.

so Brian Wilson is done?

need to look this up.

Yeap, Brian Wilson is likely done will probably need Tommy John surgery.

Zito is pitching out of his mind

though it's against the Pirates.

so Andrew Baggarly asked Brian Wilson:

Q:When did you first notice something was wrong?
A: 2010 -- I mean, if you want to be honest. I was pitching on borrowed time last year. If you want to look at timing, yeah, getting hurt sucks, but the timing of this, being April, and you look at 12 months from now, if I do have to get surgery, I’ll be pitching again in April with another season under my belt.

Timmy Lincecum vs. Roy Halladay tonight

should be a good game if Timmy is not still messed up.

Timmy is already down four and counting in the first inning.

what is wrong with him?

SHUTDOWN INNING

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120416&content_id=28830242&vkey=news_sf&c_id=sf

the Giants have signed Madison Bumgarner to a five-year, $35 million contract extension. he will probably be around for a lot longer than that though.

Have we traded Lincecum yet?

"he will probably be around for a lot longer than that though."

Do you mean in life? Or in baseball? Or with the Giants?

on earth.

Pay money to see Madison Bumgardner play baseball in space.

how much did Lincecum turn down in the offseason?

Do you mean in life? Or in baseball? Or with the Giants?

i meant with the Giants as there are options that Madison or the Giants will probably pick up.

or vest automatically.

btw, Buster Posey was 6 of 8 for the first two games. he is looking really good right now.

this game is still on. finally seeing it on MLB Network.

WIN

so far GAME of the year, too bad i missed it.

Would loved to have been watching last night. When's the last time a starting pitcher only gave up three hits over two consecutive complete-game (sort of) starts (four baserunners total)?

Jon Miller calling the game-winner woke me up on mlb.tv

just turned this on, we are playing in New York and another Zito game is winnable?

strange year

or lose, haha.

u cant stop niewenhuis's hair

whoo, that was c lose

so amazing, the Diamondbacks won the first three games against the Giants (now):

Los Angeles 11 3
San Francisco 7 6
Colorado 7 6
Arizona 7 7

lol aubrey huff playing 2b

you're a pro; figure out what you're supposed to cover

it was Bochy who lost this game today, not pinch hitting for the pitcher in the seventh and having Huff play second.

3 out of 4 in New York, will take it.

We need to trade Lincecum while he's on a hot streak.

can't understand how the Giants can't beat the Reds, maybe it's Dusty Baker curse. managed to get one game but was very lucky to get that one...

oh and Aubrey Huff might not ever play baseball again. a very good article from Baggs:

http://www.csnbayarea.com/baseball-san-francisco-giants/giants-talk/EXTRA-BAGGS-Receiving-and-reporting-the-?blockID=696868&feedID=2796

the Aubrey Huff statement, get well.

Thank you to the fans, media and Giants organization for the outpouring of support during this very difficult week. I’m especially grateful for the texts and calls from my teammates, who are like my brothers and have let me know they’re here for me.

My goal is to get back on the field as soon as possible. To do that, I have to focus completely on getting well. I know I’m in a public job, and I’ve been one of the more open guys. But sometimes you have to pull back and work on things in private. This is one of those times.

I appreciate your understanding and patience."

Pablo Sandoval hitting streak, to begin the season, ends at 20 games.

it was a 21 game hitting streak.

Published on Apr 25, 2012 by brianwilson038:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYJfkTYj1-k&feature=youtu.be

Zito vs. Zambrano

should be about an four hour game :-)

lol, the game did last three hours and 45 minutes.

never felt like the Giants were going to pull this one off despite the tie in the bottom of the 9th.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/03/pablo-sandoval-has-a-fractured-hamate-bone-likely-to-miss-several-weeks

timmy, timmy, timmy already has given up three runs and it's still the first.

losing the Panda is a huge blow to this team.

There's always next year.

angel pagan has a 19 game hitting streak, apparently

yet still sporting a .287 obp

yeah, we are a .500 team :rolleyes:

the Dodgers vs. the Giants via Vin Scully. great night for baseball!

unbelievable via Baggs:

http://www.csnbayarea.com/baseball-san-francisco-giants/giants-talk/Giants-Mota-suspended-100-games-after-po?blockID=703718&feedID=2796

Why is that unbelievable?

I believe it, fwiw.

because they lost yet another guy in the bullpen this young year:

The Giants’ bullpen is now without opening-day members Mota, Brian Wilson (Tommy John surgery), Jeremy Affeldt (knee) and Dan Otero (sent down to Triple-A).

ahh, that's a pretty bad run.

Especially Otero.

the rubber match is Billingsley vs. Lincecum via Vin Scully, good time to be alive!

thank you baseball Gods

Giants were finally able to beat the Diamondbacks this year

after a six game road trip through Los Angeles and Arizona. the Dodgers are not that good and the D-backs are not the same powerful team that they were last year.

that being said the Giants are not that good either, way too many holes.

100 straight sell outs

Hell of a lot of empty seats for a sold out stadium. Still, a technicality's a technicality.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/05/2013-contract-issues-san-francisco-giants.html

pitcher batting 8th today

San Francisco Giants radio broadcasters Jon Miller and Dave Flemming rank number one, it wasn't even close:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/broadcaster-rankings-radio-10-1/

lol john sterling

This ship is sinking.

from Baggs:

The Giants added an experienced arm on Friday, signing veteran major league pitcher Bred Penny to a minor league contract.

Penny threw off a bullpen mound Friday to the satisfaction of pitching coach Dave Righetti, manager Bruce Bochy and GM Brian Sabean. He will report to extended spring camp in Arizona on Monday, vice president Bobby Evans said via text message.

Penny was added "as a candidate to help us out of the bullpen," Evans wrote.

The Giants are down two right-handers from their opening-day bullpen, following Guillermo Mota's 100-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance and closer Brian Wilson's season-ending right elbow surgery.

Penny, who turns 34 on Thursday, is a veteran of 12 major league seasons. He was 11-11 with a 5.30 ERA last season in 31 starts for the Detroit Tigers. He averaged a career-high 11.0 hits per nine innings and a career-low strikeout rate of 3.7 per nine innings. Right-handed batters hit .345 against him.

Penny's inability to strike anyone out should be valuable in the pen

his was an amazing throw

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Cabrera’s throw in the first inning was a thing to behold. He caught Nyjer Morgan’s fly ball in what looked to be a few steps deep of medium left field and heaved a throw to the plate that arrived on a line. The throw had to have the perfect angle to avoid the runner. It was also just up the line enough for Posey, who was positioned very wide in fair territory to avoid getting leveled. Aoki appeared stunned when he was tagged out.

Cabrera, the understated showman, held up two fingers and kissed them.

diff angle, still sick
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Tim Lincecum line tonight: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 2 HR, 97 pitches, 60 strikes.

so the Giants are starting to play some good ball. they need to cut down on their errors and get Timmy straight. looks like Freddy Sanchez playing days might be over.

looks like this division is going to be between the Giants and the Dodgers this year...

after 50 games:

Team W L PCT GB
LA Dodgers 32 17 .653 -
San Francisco 27 23 .540 5.5
Arizona 22 28 .440 10.5

I was a Reds fan in the early '70s, so I still remember the Dodgers' amazing start in '74; they were 35-14 through 49 games. They won their next one, for a .720 winning pct. after 50 games.

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Just now realized my post this morning was on the Giants thread--was thinking it was the Dodgers thread when I posted. Considering the long-standing love and affection between these two franchises, maybe not the best place for it.

Nobody in baseball was hotter this month. Period.

Oh, others had great months, but from start to finish Cabrera was as good as it gets. He hit .429 in May with three homers, five triples, seven doubles and 51 hits. FIFTY-ONE. That tied Randy Winn’s San Francisco-era franchise record. He also drove in 17 runs, scored 24 times, stole four bases and played flawless defense in left.

At the moment, Cabrera ranks first in the majors in hits (78), second in batting average (,373), first in triples (6) and sixth in total bases (114). Truly a remarkable month, any way you care to slice it.

who wrote that and where do i need to go to punch them (no offense to melky)

if you tied randy winn in anything it prob means that you weren't the best at something

per fangraphs he was tied for fourth in WAR in may behind stanton, prado and votto and alongside adam jones and josh hamilton -- so, in the discussion

his BABIP was also .480

if you tied randy winn in anything it prob means that you weren't the best at something

Randy Winn had one super human month. more impressed with Cabrera breaking Willy Mays record for hits in the month of May.

it was 51 hits, it was an outstanding month and so much fun to watch!

who wrote that

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2012/05/31/the-month-that-was-melky-vogeltron-the-everyday-shark-melky-and-more/

Matt Cain evened his career record at 75-75. That’s the first time Cain has been a .500 pitcher since May of 2007, when he was 22.

the amount of run support Cain gets is criminal

You're not kidding. I went through ESPN's yearly leaders, and here's Cain going back to 2006:

2006 (the one year he got decent run support): 22nd out of 41 ERA qualifiers
2007: last out of 43
2008: last out of 45
2009: 39th out of 46
2010: 36th out of 45
2011: 48th out of 50
2012: 55th out of 64

Which explains the disconnect between a 3.31 career ERA (8th among active pitchers) and the .500 W-L record.

congratulations to surfin' barry on his 150th win

The Giants announced a crowd of 41,112 for their 112th consecutive sell out at AT&T Park. There were also 20,000 Willie McCovey statue bobbleheads in the building, though 50 were already available on eBay by the seventh inning stretch.

2010 World Series rematch as the Giants play the Rangers for three, should be fun.

so the Giants sent down Britt Pill and brought back Pablo Sandoval.

yeah, the Panda is back!

Jon Miller:

"The 130 year of Giants baseball and Matt Cain the first in all those many years to pitch a Perfect Game."

last night Madison Bumgarner struck out 12.

tonight Matt Cain out pitched that and threw a Perfect Game.

man these (last year in the National League) Astros are bad.

ok, like i said earlier i was DVR the game. now re-watching history Blanco made an incredible catch in the 7th that really save the game for Matt Cain.

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1185254/BlancoCatch.gif.opt.gif

one of the called strikes on the last hitter was nearly in the dirt btw

yeah I imagine when the robots come there will never be a perfect game again

One every 8-10 years would be OK

I don't recognize this as an official Matt Cain start unless the giants score only 2 runs or less.

number on the perfect game:
(Matt Cain said that he did not shake off one pitch from Buster Posey)

125 Pitches
86 Strikes
4 Full Counts
19 First Pitch Strikes
14 Strike Outs (Ties records for most in a perfect game with Sandy Koufax)
7 Fly Ball Outs
6 Ground Out
9 Different Batters that Struck Out

number numbers

Aubrey Huff sprained his knee celebrating the perfect game, on the DL

Isn't Huff blocking some kid in AAA eg good riddance?

Well, they brought up Justin Christian to replace him, and he's 32 years old.

no that's not it. I might just be thinking of the "well we need ease Belt in so we'll let Huff play 1B sometimes plus it keeps Huff's bat in the lineup" moments in Giants History

Aubrey Huff sprained his knee celebrating the perfect game, on the DL

lol, he should just retire already, but can't blame him for taking the 12 million dollar pay check. he is hitting like .150 and does nothing for this team.

Giants fans love him for 2010 but the game has past him by.

i found it here is Huff hurting himself:

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1185524/huff-eating.gif

the Giants have lost ninth consecutive with Tim Lincecum pitching this year. his ERA is now at 6.19. he is the weakest link in this Giants rotation.

For the year they are 10 games under .500 when Lincecum pitches (2-12) and 18 games over when he does not (35-17).

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/16/SPQK1P390H.DTL#ixzz1y3QPcFBH

Giants are back at Angel Stadium for the first time since that blow up in the 2002 World Series.

Matt Cain will be reading the Top 10 list on Letterman tonight 06-18-12.

that series with the Angels did not go well, exposed a bunch a flaws.

What flaws were previously unexposed, aamoi?

Tim Lincecum is pitching to contact.

Against the Oakland Athletics.

Kurkjian to thread.

C Crisp reached on infield single to second. 0 0
C Crisp stole second. 0 0
C Crisp stole third. 0 0
J Weeks singled to center, C Crisp scored. 0 1
J Reddick singled to right, J Weeks to second. 0 1
Y Cespedes walked, J Weeks to third, J Reddick to second. 0 1
S Smith grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Weeks scored, J Reddick to third, Y Cespedes to second. 0 2
B Inge walked, J Reddick scored, Y Cespedes to third, S Smith to second. 0 3
B Moss struck out swinging. 0 3
K Suzuki struck out swinging. 0 3
C Pennington struck out swinging.

oh man, this game is not starting well.

who wants Lincecum?

in that first inning the A's should have gotten more runs.

now in the ninth, with Brandon Belt leading the way (finally) they have taken the lead.

ballgame

the baseball gods are funny, the A's had the go head two run single in the sixth but the ump got the call wrong. so in the bottom of the ninth a rookie who was batting like .100 gets a three run walk off home run to actually win the game.

bring on the bums

Like .100 in 10 at-bats? His minor-league OBP is around .400. Don't feel too bad.

Lol @ giants fans booing Uribe. They should give him a medal for putting up those terrible numbers for LAD.

i'm actually watching the Dodger feed and it sounds like to me there were more cheers than boos, but not positive.

btw, i was watching the game on DVR therefor was talking about the same first at bat.

second at bat he got no reaction at all, haha.

love listening the Vin do these Giants/Dodgers games. by far the best i have ever heard and he is still doing this.

this is fun...beat LA

what a great game baseball is, one game back.

swept the Bums, now in first place. sweet!

wow, the Dodgers didn't score a run in the series!

All the dodgers players are crashing back down to the mean at the same time..

Madison Bumgarner had a one hitter tonight, four straight shut outs for the team and are on a roll.

fun to watch.

RIP Freddy Sanchez, had lower back surgery.

done for the season and probably done with MLB.

'nother horrendous start for tim zito

tbf, neil walker can't really be contained

Lincecum's pitched a lot better than his 6.42 ERA suggests. His fielding-independent numbers suggest a sub-4.00 ERA, and fielding-independent numbers predict ERA better than ERA predicts ERA.

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/7/12/3155291/tim-lincecum-giants-pitching-statistics-terrible-update

YEAH, the second half begins.

Bumgarner's final line: Seven innings pitched, two hits, one earned run, two walks, five strikeouts, 105 pitches, 64 strikes and another dominant home win. He earned his 11th win on the season, matching Lance Lynn for second in the N.L.

Tim Lincecum pitched like last year tonight, he looked great but it was against the Astros.

they should have had more runs but they did win and now in first.

so now it's time for another East Coast trip, hope they do a lot better this time around. need to prove they belong in first...

Jonathan Sanchez DFA'd by the Royals. Time to bring him back?!

really, WOW that really blows my mind.

haha the first time one is tempted to praise the royals for trading high . . .

the Giants have only taken the series once from the Braves, at their park, since it has opened in 1997. regular season only. it has been a nightmare but playoff have been different as the Giants have always won.

they need to turn that around. score right now is 1-1, while the Giants have taken the first game.

‏@Kevin_Goldstein
No first place team has a more miserable fan base than the Giants.

fuck Goldstein

hahahahaha

i'm sick of the East Coast media who don't know a thing about West Coast teams!

unbelievable, we need a closer.

Goldstein lives in Dekalb, IL.

Goldstein otm

Giants beat writer Andy Baggerly is on Jeopardy tomorrow!

the Giants never win in hotlanta during the regular season. to take two out of three is impressive.

now on the Philadelphia where we have a bit of a recent history.

Will be interested to see if the Braves try to put one in Melky's earhole next month on their west coast trip. I assume he's doing that "make up an imaginary enemy" thing with the Braves that athletes sometimes do to stay motivated.

so i'm watching tonight game on DVR right now.

it's very surreal as there are bats that are flying in front of the center field camera tonight. in light of what happened in the last 24 hours with the Batman movie.

really don't believe Tim Lincecum is back, i have watched him pitch this year. just thinking these Phillies are done, they look old.

4 of 6 road trip. will take that every single time during the regular season.

i have never seen this before. Padres LF catch's a ball on one-hop but the third base umpire called him out. they go to a commercial break, then the umpire huddled up and overturned the call. credited back to a base hit and run scored. the umpires did get it right i just have never seen a overturn of a call like that.

Giants beat writer Andy Baggerly is on Jeopardy tomorrow!

Two straight victories btw

unbelievable: a very difficult catch in center field by Angel Pagan with the ball tailing away from him and than doubles the guy off first base.

one of the best plays of the year!

poor panda looks like he got ran over. if only the giants had a spare first baseman.

http://sports.cbsimg.net/images//visual/whatshot/Pablo_Sandoval072412.jpg

There's always Brandon Belt.

the Giants verses the Dodgers

just like the summer should be

Go Giants

Vin Scully is talking about the first game he ever saw. it was the Dodgers vs. Giants at the Polo Grounds. he is so amazing to listen to and it's 2012.

i realize these are the last days but god i hope not

haha, i'm talking about Vin while in the Giants thread but they are playing tonight and this is the only time i really listen to him...

bye bye Burriss as the Giants get Marco Scutaro.

Trading for Pence, Bee, your thoughts. Remember, he is a proven winner.

Oops, spoke too soon, Nate apparently took our momentum with him.

Ugh, 3-7 homestand, when Zito gets knocked around, you know they're not playing ton win. Good news is, we are getting the losing out of our system, we are due for another hot streak!

Good day, Braves fans.

@MLB
BREAKING: Giants OF Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games without pay after testing positive for Testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance.

aaahhHAHhhhh, O RLY

too much muscle melk

will they strip him of the allstar game mvp

I JUST THE BIG PAPI
JUST DRINKING THE MILSHAKE (innocent blush)

COME, EAST AT BIG PAPI'S GRILLE

Does this mean the AL gets home advantage?

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2012/07/11/sports/web_photos/all_star--300x300.jpg

i dont want to risk the contact high

screw it, my silence on ILB is over and i need to vent.

first i heard about this from Andrew Baggarly about three weeks ago. he reported it and then got slammed because he would not say his source. when they asked the Milkman about it he first said what is the source, not oh no that has to be wrong. well then Baggs took a beating, people were saying how could he say something like that if it's just an internet rumor. well Baggs was not wrong and the truth has come out.

this is probably a blessing as Melky Cabrera was pricing himself out of the budget for the San Francisco Giants. people were saying enjoy while you can because he is going to be too expensive for next year.

the Giants will be fine as they are the best team in the NL West. the Dodgers have been playing over their heads, should come back down to earth, they don't have that good of a pitching staff and have the best luck of any team this year.

but some teams just ride that wave all year long.

it the Dodgers so they won't!

so it's time to step up, this team with either rise to this occasion or let this be an excuse.

i'm such a fan and this one really, really hurt.

can't we play San Diego all the time?

How the Giants pitchers perform in 0-0 counts:

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/28153/giants-pitchers-excel-at-stealing-strikes

Bee, good to have you back. I tried to post in your spirit, but you're one of a kind.

lol

btw, we will be fine. i still think we will win the NL West. those head-to-head against the Dodgers will tell the tell.

comin' for u bee

pitching matchups for this series look good.. too bad the dodgers have been shitty at home. last successful road trip they had they followed up by getting swept by AZ.

this should be fun mayor, just got home. what a 2-1 game tonight?

http://www.hdforums.com/forum/attachments/general-harley-davidson-chat/130283d1280407519-sturgis-attendance-2010-images.jpg

Madison Bumgarner outduel Clayton Kershaw last night but the manager let him throw like 135 pitches. not good, not good at all this late in the season.

hoping for a win tonight but Lincecum is pitching so this could be ugly.

re Giants feed: — According to Comcast, last night’s game was the highest-rated game on the network since the final game of the 2010 regular season.

already have 3 and Matt Cain hasn't even thrown his first pitch.

the best out come was a sweep, didn't expect it in a million years. that was rather BIG. the Giants just wanted it so much more this series. they have pitching, some of the best in the NL.

dodgers didnt do shit in this series.. the top 4 in the order stunk on ice..

so now a four game series with the Braves, both teams have something to prove. this should be a lot of fun.

ok, ready for game two. see that we are already down two.

another win :-)

so lets see if we can win three out of four.

when we won the first two, i expected a let down. knew that they were going to lose game three. thing was Lincecum pitched the last game and they lost. the baseball gods are on our side as now we go to Houston and Chicago. should and need to go over .500 on this road trip.

three against the Astros, looking forward to a sweep.

happy happy

well the Giants are suppose to beat up on team like this. however we are running out of days in the season, which can only be a good thing at this point.

a sweep, sweet

well they were bound to have an off day. after playing a day game after a night game was just too much today.

didn't matter, as the Dodgers just lost.

the Giants are in it and they play everyday so...

Buster Posey - Avg by month:

April .353
May .253
June .299
July .381
August .371

okay this is getting fun.

Today’s win ended a second straight 5-1 road trip for a team that's now 19-6 on the road in the second half.

yeah it was against the Astros (RIP) and the Cubs. they are suppose to win these games and they did just that.

just can't beat the D-backs these last couple of years.

luckily it does not matter and goes down as just another day.

so not we have a three game series against out arch rivals. if we take only one we will be fine. if it's two then we win and if it's three than we will put the in the dagger...

so now it's on. should be a fun three game series against the Dodgers.

so this is Beckett vs. Lincecum, should be a 8-9 game. so far each team has one run.

Expectation is a prison.

for the Dodgers it was a must win.

it would be big if they can win tomorrow.

Last couple innings were awesome. I was sure That bullet down the third bass line was gonna be a hit.

so we kicked in the Dodgers teeth tonight. their only hope is the Wild Card.

there is something special happening here. when all i can complain about is Lincecum than you know things must be going OK.

I am confident you will find other stuff.

haha

2013 schedule:

DATE OPPONENT
Tue., April 2 at LAD
Wed., April 3 at LAD
Thur., April 4 at LAD
Fri., April 5 STL
Sat., April 6 STL
Sun., April 7 STL
Mon., April 8 COL
Tue., April 9 COL
Wed., April 10 COL
Thur., April 11 at CHC
Fri., April 12 at CHC
Sat., April 13 at CHC
Sun., April 14 at CHC
Mon., April 15 -OFF-
Tue., April 16 at MIL
Wed., April 17 at MIL
Thur., April 18 at MIL
Fri., April 19 SD
Sat., April 20 SD
Sun., April 21 SD
Mon., April 22 ARZ
Tue., April 23 ARZ
Wed., April 24 ARZ
Thur., April 25 -OFF-
Fri., April 26 at SD
Sat., April 27 at SD
Sun., April 28 at SD
Mon., April 29 at ARZ
Tue., April 30 at ARZ
Wed., May 1 at ARZ
Thur., May 2 -OFF-
Fri., May 3 LAD
Sat., May 4 LAD
Sun., May 5 LAD
Mon., May 6 PHI
Tue., May 7 PHI
Wed., May 8 PHI
Thur., May 9 ATL
Fri., May 10 ATL
Sat., May 11 ATL
Sun., May 12 ATL
Mon., May 13 -OFF-
Tue., May 14 at TOR
Wed., May 15 at TOR
Thur., May 16 at COL
Fri., May 17 at COL
Sat., May 18 at COL
Sun., May 19 at COL
Mon., May 20 WAS
Tue., May 21 WAS
Wed., May 22 WAS
Thur., May 23 -OFF-
Fri., May 24 COL
Sat., May 25 COL
Sun., May 26 COL
Mon., May 27 OAK
Tue., May 28 OAK
Wed., May 29 at OAK
Thur., May 30 at OAK
Fri., May 31 at STL
Sat., June 1 at STL
Sun., June 2 at STL
Mon., June 3 -OFF-
Tue., June 4 TOR
Wed., June 5 TOR
Thur., June 6 -OFF-
Fri., June 7 at ARZ
Sat., June 8 at ARZ
Sun., June 9 at ARZ
Mon., June 10 -OFF-
Tue., June 11 at PIT
Wed., June 12 at PIT
Thur., June 13 at PIT
Fri., June 14 at ATL
Sat., June 15 at ATL
Sun., June 16 at ATL
Mon., June 17 SD
Tue., June 18 SD
Wed., June 19 SD
Thur., June 20 MIA
Fri., June 21 MIA
Sat., June 22 MIA
Sun., June 23 MIA
Mon., June 24 at LAD
Tue., June 25 at LAD
Wed., June 26 at LAD
Thur., June 27 -OFF-
Fri., June 28 at COL
Sat., June 29 at COL
Sun., June 30 at COL
Mon., July 1 at CIN
Tue., July 2 at CIN
Wed., July 3 at CIN
Thur., July 4 at CIN
Fri., July 5 LAD
Sat., July 6 LAD
Sun., July 7 LAD
Mon., July 8 NYM
Tue., July 9 NYM
Wed., July 10 NYM
Thur., July 11 at SD
Fri., July 12 at SD
Sat., July 13 at SD
Sun., July 14 at SD
Mon., July 15 AS Break
Tue., July 16 AS Break
Wed., July 17 AS Break
Thur., July 18 AS Break
Fri., July 19 ARZ
Sat., July 20 ARZ
Sun., July 21 ARZ
Mon., July 22 CIN
Tue, July 23 CIN
Wed, July 24 CIN
Thur, July 25 -OFF-
Fri., July 26 CHC
Sat., July 27 CHC
Sun., July 28 CHC
Mon., July 29 -OFF-
Tue, July 30 at PHI
Wed., July 31 at PHI
Thur., August 1 at PHI
Fri., August 2 at TB
Sat., August 3 at TB
Sun., August 4 at TB
Mon., August 5 MIL
Tue., August 6 MIL
Wed August 7 MIL
Thur., August 8 MIL
Fri., August 9 BAL
Sat., August 10 BAL
Sun, August 11 BAL
Mon., August 12 -OFF-
Tue., August 13 at WAS
Wed., August 14 at WAS
Thur., August 15 at WAS
Fri., August 16 at MIA
Sat., August 17 at MIA
Sun., August 18 at MIA
Mon., August 19 BOS
Tue., August 20 BOS
Wed., August 21 BOS
Thur., August 22 PIT
Fri., August 23 PIT
Sat., August 24 PIT
Sun., August 25 PIT
Mon., August 26 at COL
Tue., August 27 at COL
Wed., August 28 at COL
Thur., August 29 -OFF-
Fri., August 30 at ARZ
Sat., August 31 at ARZ
Sun., Sept. 1 at ARZ
Mon., Sept. 2 at SD
Tue., Sept. 3 at SD
Wed., Sept. 4 at SD
Thur., Sept. 5 ARZ
Fri., Sept. 6 ARZ
Sat., Sept. 7 ARZ
Sun., Sept. 8 ARZ
Mon., Sept. 9 COL
Tue., Sept. 10 COL
Wed., Sept. 11 COL
Thur., Sept. 12 at LAD
Fri., Sept. 13 at LAD
Sat., Sept. 14 at LAD
Sun., Sept. 15 at LAD
Mon., Sept. 16 -OFF-
Tue., Sept. 17 at NYM
Wed., Sept. 18 at NYM
Thur., Sept. 19 at NYM
Fri., Sept. 20 at NYY
Sat., Sept. 21 at NYY
Sun., Sept. 22 at NYY
Mon., Sept. 23 -OFF-
Tue., Sept. 24 LAD
Wed., Sept. 25 LAD
Thur., Sept. 26 LAD
Fri., Sept. 27 SD
Sat., Sept. 28 SD
Sun., Sept. 29 SD

i see they are going to spend a week in NYC in September with three games against the Mets and than three against the Yankees.

Thank you for posting next year's schedule.

Giants magic number is n ow 11.

and i see Melky Cabrera seeks instructions from Giants :rolleyes:

http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/files/2012/09/wilson_goldblatt.jpg

That could be anyone.

magic number is 9

http://www.fangraphs.com/not/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/BlurHurrHurr.gif

lol, that's Tim Lincecum isn't it?

hmmmmmmmmmmmm

well i know it is now but at first i didn't quite know who it was with the hoody and all.

literal facepalm

if he was wearing a Freddy Krueger mask I'd recognize him

that gif has just made my day.

Timmy and Shawn White need to go on a "lost weekend" together

Bochy had Matt Cain pitch into the seventh. 106 pitches total tonight, 18 added in the seventh. the Giants already have the West won, there is no reason to stretch him out tonight. 88 pitches through six with a 7 to 1 lead, game over, coach has Cain pitch through the seventh even though the game was already won.

so i thought there is no way Bochy would put Cain back in the game.

wrong, Cain ended up pitching yet another inning and threw 116 pitches tonight. again, the Giants have pretty much won the West. i really don't like the way he manages games...

unbelievable

He's 27, throws 200+ IP every year, and has thrown more than 110 pitches only three times in his last fifteen starts (including this one). I think you can relax.

Think Bee just misses the manager we had from 2010.

Alex Pavlovic ‏@AlexPavlovic
Bochy usually wears size 8 1/8. They could only find 7 3/4 Niners hat, so it was stretched out so Bochy could wear it.

http://i.imgur.com/hxN63.gif

Buster Posey has been named the Giants' "Willie Mac" Award winner, the team announced prior to Friday's game against the Padres.

The Willie McCovey Award is given out once a year to the most inspirational player on the team, and Posey received a plaque before the game engraved with the words "Competitive Spirit, Ability and Leadership."

oh i have just seen this, Melky Cabrera ruled ineligible to win batting title

http://www.csnbayarea.com/baseball-san-francisco-giants/giants-talk/EXCLUSIVE-Melky-Cabrera-ruled-ineligible?blockID=777029&feedID=2796

oh now i see this is on the PED thread, well whatever...

Miller, Krukow, Kuiper, and Fleming are currently discussing "Gangnam Style" at great length.

"Psy? That's a baseball name, like Psy Young."

According to Andy Baggerly, Cabrera can still win the batting title if the Giants have a game rained out or otherwise postponed.

it's so close i can almost taste it

2012 NL WEST CHAMPIONS

i'm going to party!

i'm still alive, i think.

watching Posey right now is fun. he went 1 for 2 with a walk an a RBI. he could have had one more a bat but Coach did take him out when he was up next.

though he kept Pence in however.

BTW God speed Dusty Baker, even though this should go in the Reds thread.

Bee, should Timmy be on the postseason roster?

Zito is, right?

Bee, should Timmy be on the postseason roster?

i thinking after last nights game, no. he just has no idea where the ball is going and no confidence in himself. i think he will get one or two more starts and if there is no improvement they will have to not put him on the roster.

Zito is, right?

according to Bochy, all five starters are going to be on the post season roster. Bochy is so bull headed he will stick to his guns but the playoffs are different. hope that he looks at the big pitcher, which i think he will, and for the betterment of the team pick the best players. not the ones who he personally loves.

had no idea Freak was goin that bad

he has actually improved since the all-star game. then last night he went back to where he once was. he didn't get out of the fourth inning last night and gave up like six runs. all those feel good starts against sub .500 teams, now that feeling is gone.

Posey just got his 100 RBI. has gone 1 - 2 so far. i also think he just tied McCutchen's batting average.

http://www.csnbayarea.com/baseball-san-francisco-giants/giants-talk/Bochy-Were-moving-forward-without-Melky?blockID=780113&feedID=2796

Bochy confirmed on Thursday morning that Melky Cabrera would not be a part of the club’s postseason roster.

i think this is a horrible decision. he did his time and has paid the price. so the Giants would rather go into the post season with a guy with a bum shoulder and some guy that the Nationals cut earlier this year. they could pick up a guy who played all but 50 games with them and was an All Star MVP. play the best guys available.

c'mon Giants fan, what do you think of our chances?

btw, Posey went 2 for 4 to raise his average to .333 and claim the highest batting average in the league.

WoW

Posey first at bat tonight, a triple. his first of the year. i think he might want that MVP this year.

and now Posey just hit a double.

incredible!

the Padres intentionally walked him in his next a bat.

they should have just let the game play out. yes they had a open base, as the Panda was on second base. why, however, just pitch to him if he does something special than let it be...

They struck the next guy out.

Posey first at bat tonight, a single.

btw, happy birthday Tim Flannery as he turns 55 today.

Posey second at bat tonight, another single.

the guy is on fire!

listening to Dick Enberg tonight is kind of a trip...

i finally agree with a Bochy move, he is taking out Madison early in this game. this game doesn't matter, good move Boch.

Posey walked in his next at bat.

Average is now .337 McCutchen batting average is now at .328.

Posey is up by nine and only five game left. almost over.

this game doesn't matter

Thought they were still trying for home field advantage?

no the Giants are pretty much the number three spot. there was a way to jump higher but for about 10 days now it was a forgone concussion.

only three games reminding. it will be fun to watch Posey.

also to knock out the Dodgers will be a bit satisfying.

Posey just doubled and got another RBI. pretty close to being out.

out as in home run...

so Posey is most likely going 1 for 4 tonight, the same as McCutchen.

i can't see Posey losing the Batting Title this year with only two games remaining.

batting average title that is.

Posey first plate appearance a home run.

i love the fact that the Giants are going to end the Dodgers hopes.

so, so happy to knock out the Dodgers. i guess i really am a Giants fan.

thanking u