The Giants broke out in front of this one 6-0 behind the hitting of Gary Brown, Brandon Crawford, Brandon Belt and Hector Sanchez while Edwin Escobar pitched 2 scoreless innings. The A's clawed their way back and won it in the 9'th on a WP by Heath Hembree. Key Lines:
Gary Brown- 2 for 3, BB, SB. Excellent game from Brownie. Let's hope this is the start of a big bounceback season for him.
Brandon Crawford- 1 for 3, 3B. Sabes thinks Crawford can take his offensive game to a new level this year.
Brandon Belt- 2 for 3, 2B. Belt finally made an out in his 3'rd AB after starting the spring 4 for 4.
Hector Sanchez- 2 for 4, 2B. The Hector DH'd today. I'm tellin' ya. Give this kid some PT and he's gonna break out.
Edwin Escobar- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. Nice clean 2 innings from The Future.
Heath Hembree- 0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 0 K. Leadoff BB. Advanced to 2B on a balk. Comebacker error by Hembree. WP lets the winning run in. Rough outing for Hembree. I don't know. It's very early, but I have the feeling Hembree is already behind Derek Law and Erik Cordier for the last bullpen slot.
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Nice rundowns, Doc. I appreciate the color commentary. Especially Vogey's self-parody and Hembree already behind Cordier and Law.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ryan. I just call 'em as I see 'em.
DeleteDrB is just trolling to get bacci to give an impassioned defense of Vogey.
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I've felt that Hembree is in serious danger of getting lapped by a few guys as well. Law, Dunning, Cody Hall and Josh Osich.
Not trolling Bacci, but he did cross my mind when I wrote that. LOL!
DeleteBest part about Hector having a breakout year will be watching the McCovey Chronicles regulars melting down.
ReplyDeleteI don't always love how Buster calls games, so watching Hector get PT always interesting.
As much grief as The Hector gets for his catching skills in some circles, he sure has caught his share of very well pitched games. The Yusmeiro Petit near-perfecto immediately comes to mind.
DeleteMadison Bumgarner's gem sticks out as well. I don't recall any stabbing motions on that one.
DeleteIt was interesting how people saw "stabbing" even at times when his framing was rock solid.
DeleteDiscounting his approach with pitchers plus obvious improvement is a weird phenomenon.
It's only Spring baseball and I hate the A's already. Hate losing to them, hate their uni colors. Okay, just warming up for the Bums.
ReplyDeleteI've never liked the A's. Thought they were impostors and carpetbaggers when they moved to Oakland. Still do!
DeleteI gots two quotes for ya:
DeleteRatto: "They look like refugees from a beer league"
Tom Hanks: "You take Green, and Gold, and White, with those white shoes... and somehow its beautiful"
Both lifted shamelessly from "Outlaws of Oakland" the HBO doc that is a must see.
I'm a proud son of Oakland. By hook and crook I ended up with the good guys. I ain't mad at the A's though. They're OK. They just can't seem to win in the postseason. With their uber platoon strategy I doubt they'll go far again, but at least Beane has decided to pay attention to his bullpen finally and spends za moneys.
The A's are a very good ball club. It's nice to have two good ball clubs in the bay. The battle is on. Right now the A's have "bragging rights" as they were the better club in 2013. And if you want to pull out the '10 & '12 flags, well it's only fair that the A's rummage around in their closet. It is on like Donkey Kong. '89 25th anniversary, you betcha.
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