Eric Surkamp held his own against Felix Hernandez and Hector Sanchez had a stupendous day at the plate subbing in at DH. Key Lines:
Melky Cabrera- 2 for 3. BA= .542. Melky cooled off a bit by not getting any XBH's in this one.
Hector Sanchez- 2 for 2, 2 HR(3). BA= .500. The Hector entered the game as a pinch hitter for DH Aubrey Huff. Oh man, did he look like he was on command at the plate. He came back from an 0-2 count to hit the first dinger. I was live blogging when he hit the second one from the opposite side of the plate, so I don't know the count. I just know he gave it a ride.
Gregor Blanco- 2 for 3, SB(5). Blanco continued to impress at the plate and on the bases. Started a nice rallly against King Felix.
Emmanuel Burriss- 2 for 3, SB(1). Burriss and Blanco had a nice small-ball tandem going at the bottom of the lineup. Fonty seems to be a forgotten man. Freddy Sanchez still isn't throwing to bases in fielding practice. I think Burriss is our starting 2B.
Gary Brown- 0 for 1, CS. Brown entered the game as a pinch runner and got picked off badly ending up in a rundown. He the struck out in his only PA and didn't look so hot doing that either.
Eric Surkamp- 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 6.14. impressive outing for Surkamp. He used a variety of pitches to keep the Mariners off balance. He even climbed the ladder with a couple of fastballs to get 2 of his K's.
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00. It was over before it started, or so it seemed. Willie gave up a solid single but ended the inning with a nice strikeout/throwout with Buster.
Jake Dunning- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's. I thought Dunning looked really good once he settled down. He overcame a throwing error on a DP grounder by Noonan who had moved over the 3B.
Tim Lincecum goes against Luke Hochevar and the KC Royals today in Surprise.
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Unverified, but somebody on MCC said the Hobbit took a spike to the foot from a drunk coach in the lockerroom, and so he's been nursing an injury they don't want to publicize too much. Unverified.
ReplyDeleteBurriss is getting a ton of ABs. I bet they told him he'd get the time and he had to show them something or else. Although as a former 1st rounder he does have a lot of rope. He looked good on a squeeze play that worked in the Angel game, he almost beat out the bunt too. One thing we forget about is those foot injuries, its pretty amazing how he's recovered. Maybe some beat the ball into the ground and run like hell is in order. See, I'm trying to be enthusiastic about Burriss.
Well, if that is true, that is totally unacceptable behavior from the coach. At minimum he should be suspended until he shows he's been through some alcohol abuse related counseling.
DeleteActually the rule he violated is spikes in the locker room, not the booze.
DeleteIf the booze made him forget to take his spikes off or to be careless where he stepped with them, then it's a problem. Again, let's be clear that we don't know if this really happened, but IF it did, the behavior should be considered unacceptable.
DeleteWhoa, Doc, way to zing a stone like a Lincecum fastball into that coach. I'm sure he deserved it.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are without sin.
Look, I don't know if it's true or not. I'm not the one who said it happened that way in the first place. I'm just saying IF it is true, the behavior is totally unacceptable. Jim, tell me, since when is it ever acceptable to injure another person because you are intoxicated and/or to be intoxicated while on the job?
DeleteIF, IF the player was injured because a coach was intoxicated while on the job, that is totally unacceptable behavior on the part of the coach. In any other line of work, it would be grounds for immediate termination of employment.
Jim wouldn't be saying this if Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner, Wilson, Posey, Sandoval, Belt were the guy spiked.
DeleteThis is unacceptable behavior anywhere. Suspension is the minimum, and that's the way baseball is, more accepting of such behavior.
However, outside of baseball, I would guess that it would depend on what was the offending action, as intoxicated employees are not an isolated incidence. For example, if the boss were the drunk, probably nothing would happen, but if the drunk did something to the boss, then the drunk would be fired. But if the drunk, to make it equivalent, caused the factory to grind to a halt, unable to produce widgets for a while, that would probably be a fireable offense, whereas spilling wine on the carpet would not.
CSN Bay Area has Fonty with a groin injury so this spiking story my be all BS anyway.
DeleteDoc, I didn't say it was "acceptable." Not really for me to say, or you. And, OGC, I would have said the same thing regardless who was spiked, though it appears no one was. The comment(s) merely smacked of the righteousness of the pure, ready, metaphorically speaking, to hang the guy or, less metaphorically, throw him out of work.
DeleteActually Jim, If you go back and read my original comment, I did not advocate for the coach in question to be fired. I said he should be required to show evidence that he got counseling for an alcohol problem. I think you would agree that being drunk on the job and injuring a fellow employee does constitute a drinking problem? Again, we're talking an alleged circumstance here, not proven.
DeleteNo, Doc, I probably wouldn't agree. I currently work in an office, indeed run one. But I've dug my share of ditches in my life, moved furniture, done a little construction, and I've seen many circumstances where, at the end of the day, some alcohol (on occasion a bit of pot) makes the rounds. Baseball is one of those professions (when it is a profession, that is) that has a long history of such stuff. Plenty of ball players, and I assume coaches, have been known to have an extra couple from time to time in that hazy area around off work and on. So I could easily see some poor old schlub who's been teaching catchers how to field a bunt and throw down the opposite line having one too many and, oops, step on somebody. Will he get in trouble? Probably, but, again, not really for me to say. Do I think he has a "problem?" Nope. Would Lincecum get in trouble if he were under the influence and stepped on a coach? I rather doubt it.
DeleteWell, I guess you and I will have to disagree on this one. From a medical/clinical standpoint, someone who is intoxicated on the job and/or causes an injury to someone because of intoxication is by definition a problem drinker at least and very possibly an alcoholic. That's a widely accepted clinical definition, not some religious indoctrination or belief.
DeleteIndeed. But then, as a practical matter, I rarely see much difference between clinical definitions and religious ones, which in either case are often widely accepted.
DeleteWell, I don't think we are going to find common ground on this one. Whether or not someone can get away with it or not, it is never acceptable to be intoxicated on the job or to injure another person due to intoxication. Additionally, there is a high probability that such behavior is a manifestation of a larger problem that will lead to further loss of function in the future if it is not corrected.
DeleteBTW, if Tim LIncecum was in under the influence and stepped on a coach, yes, it would be cause for concern and it would be the manager's job to ask questions and counsel him about the behavior. Repeated incidents should be reason to not sign him to a long term contract.
(again, this is all hypothetical discussion).
Drunk story aside, I don't really see this pattern of usage to be indicative of anything other than that Burriss will be exposed to waivers and could be lost to another team if he is not on the 25 man roster.
ReplyDeleteBochy and staff needs to be able to assess how Burrriss is doing now and what improvements he might have been able to implement during the offseason. That can only be done with him playing a lot, especially right now while Franchez is still on the sidelines.
They clearly like Fontenot, having brought him back twice now. I don't see where his spot on the 25 man roster would be in danger of being lost to Burriss unless Burriss is having a breakout spring and hitting line drives everywhere and using his speed.
I see Fontenot and Theriot spots pretty much secure, barring any season ending injury. Burriss is battling with others for the 25th spot on the roster, as I see four spots basically taken right now: Fontenot, Theriot, backup catcher, and most probably Pill. That leaves the 25th spot for Burriss, Gregor, Gillaspie, Hanchez, to fight for. And if Belt wins a starting spot at 1B, pushing Huff to LF and Melky to RF, then Schierholtz most probably will win that last spot as the backup OF.