I missed the beginning of this game, but judging from the numbers, Tim Lincecum put on a pitching performance every bit as wretched as anything Barry Zito has produced. The hitters tried valiantly to fight back, but the bullpen was no better than LIncecum and the Giants ended up losing a lopsided slugfest in Coors Field. Key Lines:
Melky Cabrera- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .364. Melky stays hot.
Pablo Sandoval- 2 for 5, 2 2B. BA= .381. Pablo stays hot. I have both Melky and Pablo on my Savvy Vets fantasy team.
Nate Schierholtz- 2 for 4, 2 HR(2), SF. BA= .400. Nate gets a chance to play and makes the most of it.
Brandon Crawford- 2 for 4, HR(1). BA= .211. Crawford has made major contributions to the offense despite the low BA.
Emmanuel Burriss- 3 for 4, SB(1). BA= .375. Nice game by Burriss.
Buster Posey- 0 for 1. BA= .308. I was busy at work all day and missed the start of the game. I knew something was up with Buster because there was no reason why he would not be in the starting lineup. Turns out he has Herpes Zoster AKA "shingles". Herpes Zoster is an outbreak of the chicken pox virus, Varicella Zoster, along a nerve root. It is usually a self limited condition, especially in younger patients, but in about 20% of cases can cause an extremely severe pain that lasts longer than 6 months. Hope that's not the case with Buster. I've never had it, but have treated many patients with it. The pain, when it is bad, can be excruciating. I believe I have seen it shorten people's lives. There is some evidence that antiviral therapy, which Buster is taking, can reduce the risk of the severe pain reaction. Get well soon, Buster!
Hector Sanchez- 1 for 5. BA= .300. I didn't see the interaction between Hector and Timmy. It appeared Affeldt showed some frustration with him during Affeldt's disastrous stint on the mound. I hope the pitchers aren't blaming Sanchez. They are veteran big leaguers and need to grow up if that's the case.
Madison Bumgarner takes the mound tomorrow afternoon facing Jamie Moyer who gave the Giants fits in spring training.
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I'm worried, from personal and family experience, about Buster's shingles. Not only can the pain be excruciating, it's also felt in two places, a burning inside, at the affected nerves, and an acute sensitivity on the skin. If there are open lesions, as may happen, any garments will chafe them--I can hardly imagine what it would feel like to have a combination of salty sweat and a baseball uniform on these sores. If Posey's case is longer-lived than the rather blithe Giants management claim they will be, a great deal will be riding on the skills of Hector Sanchez.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Timmy doesn't trust Hector's defense in catching his breaking pitches. I noticed that last season too, when Buster went down and Whiteside took over. Timmy wasn't really the same. I agree with you about pitchers seeming frustrated with Hector and how that has to change. I thought Hector did a pretty good job behind the plate, even though some balls go past him. I especially liked his recovery when the ball got past Pill's glove after Ramon Hernandez's single. Had a nice throw to catch Cuddyer on a rundown.. but THAT didn't turn out well.
ReplyDeleteSanchez was fine, Timmy was firing dirt balls every 4 or 5 pitches and you can't block them all. Affeldt is on a mission to prove me right, 3 outings and 2 of them have been awful. This is truly a strange start to the season with all of our strengths now weaknesses and our weaknesses are now strengths!! Everything should eventually even out and maybe all we need is to come home and settle down so the pitching can find its' footing and the bats can continue to rake.
ReplyDeleteWell Timmy ain't losing 1-0 and 2-1 games. But this is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteEach Timmy game the offense has fought back from being down by 4 and then 6 runs. What more can the offense do? Can't blame this game Hector's defense either - that's weak.
Moyer may shut down the Giants with his junk today, MadBum better show up and throw a QS out there.
Affeldt had to make an adjustment last year after some gas cans and it's looking the same this year. If the pitchers are playing blame the rookie they need to take a step back. It's just nice to have a guy at the plate who has a chance to actually drive runs in. Hector is making his chances, unlike belt. I finally saw that inside the clubhouse where The Thrill says "get you a pitch to hit and knock the piss out of it"... Awesome. Belt needs to tune everything out, listen to Clark, and seize opps given to him instead of buying into the Greek chorus of freebelt#.
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