I got a fierce headache part way through this game and had to go to be early. It was kind of starting before the game, so I don't think it was from watching Tim Lincecum pitch, but I'm sure Timmy didn't help it at all. Then there was the jarring sight of Bip Roberts sitting next to Duane Kuiper at the top of the TV broadcast. Apparently Kruk is on "assignment" whatever that means. Hope everything is all right with my man Krukow and he's just on vacay or something. It was a pretty crappy game with Timmy all over the place, some sloppy fielding by the Giants and the typical impotence of the bats against a guy they should have sent to the showers early. Key Lines:
Cody Ross- 2 for 4, HR(6). BA= .275. Once again, Cody was the only guy hitting with any kind of authority last night.
Tim Lincecum- 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.39. Timmy was obviously out of sorts, especially in the first 3 innings. He was wild high with the fastball, hanging breaking pitches. The split/change was diving down but the hitters were taking it and the ump was not calling it for strikes even though it looked like it was catching the front of the strike zone to me.
Here's my theory on Timmy's struggles. It's not an injury. The fastball has plenty of heat at 94 MPH. I think Carl Steward's notion of him missing Buster has some merit. Timmy has obviously gained a significant amount of weight. He's fuller in the face and much thicker around the torso. My theory is that even though he is stronger and getting more velocity on the FB, the extra weight has started to restrict his extension and he's not able to get on top of the fastball and breaking ball like he should. Maybe it's time to dial back on the double-doubles and maybe order just 2 instead of 4?
With the Loss, the Giants lead in the NL West shrunk back to 0.5 games over the Dangerous D'Backs who topped the ChiSox 4-1. The Rockies climbed up to 4.5 games out with a 13-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. The Desperate Dodgers lost to the 'Stros 7-3 in the only non-interleague game of the night to remain 8.5 games off the pace. The Pathetic Padres lost to the Twins 6-5 to remain 9.5 games out and in last place.
Jonathan Sanchez tries to be the stopper tonight facing Guillermo Moscoso, whoever that is.
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timmy has always had a prob holding weight...so he figured that he would eat crap to keep it up
ReplyDeletewhat the hell does this team have a nutritionist for?
really bothered that from the minors on, ballplayers develop really bad eating habits
Yeah, I have to say I was really disturbed when I read what Timmy was ordering at In-N-Out, and I'm an In-N-Out fan! My God! There are healthier ways to maintain your weight than that! Timmy's isn't just maintaining his weight out there. He actually looked just a bit chunky last night!
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