Star # 25 Loss (6-13) 4 whole innings 8 friggin' hits 4 runs 1 walk 5 strikeouts
Please pardon the weak attempt at humor in the title. Believe me when I say there will be nothing else that I could possibly mention today that might be pleasant or positive. In a season of seemingly never-ending drama, the Giants have (hopefully) hit the bottom...and, gee, lucky me, I get to chronicle it. Okay, so let me just get this done with (and then I can quickly take a shower!):
1. The Giants and Tim Lincecum lost to Stephen Strasburg and the impressive Washington Nationals, 6-4. Tim was simply outclassed by the new "future" of the NL pitching ranks. He is just so fucking hittable this year! Calm down, Jon... Timmeh is not even the worst news of the day, oh no, not by a long shot.
2. Melky Cabrera has had his spectacular season stopped, and possibly the Giants play-off hopes, by a huge stupid ass mistake. To his stupid ass credit, he does seem to own up to it and, oh say, not blame some testing protocol crap. Who knows how it will hurt the 2012 Giants ... but won't Melky feel it bad come next year at free agent time? Looks like those fans with the funny Melkman outfits can sell them on eBay. They won't get to wear them again at AT&T.
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Ah, Melky. His Melkiness has fallen, and fallen hard. Giants seem to have done everything right this off-season, and the in-season moves have been equally right. Sabes deserves a lot of credit for putting all the pieces together. But he can't control performances or off-field choices.
Tim is still a long way off. I've reached the bewildered stage. Makes the Giants look smart NOT signing him long-term. And Cabrera? Who knows what motivates guys to take the risks getting caught with PEDs? He stands to lose tens of millions of dollars, but even at a discount he'll make more than I will in a lifetime. What's his cost/benefit analysis on that? I'd like to know.
As a fan, of course, I'm sad. That's about it for me. Just sad.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/8/15/3246292/boch-on-melk
Bochy handles the press conference damn well, I might add.
Much as I hate to agree with anything said on Bleacher Report, Tim IS the worst news. The Giants may lose a game or two, or may not, in the 45-50 games to come because they have to replace Cabrera with a less good hitter; but this depends on Pence, having Sandoval, and getting good production from the Brandons. But the awful mediocrity of Lincecum has cost them numerous games so far, and, on the evidence of today's slop, will continue to do so. We score enough runs to be in the middle of the pack despite our depressing park factor as to RS; but we allow so many runs that our gap (RS - RA) is something like +20, which leaves us a few hops and skips above .500 ball.
Much as I hate to agree with anything said on Bleacher Report, Tim IS the worst news. The Giants may lose a game or two, or may not, in the 45-50 games to come because they have to replace Cabrera with a less good hitter; but this depends on Pence, having Sandoval, and getting good production from the Brandons. But the awful mediocrity of Lincecum has cost them numerous games so far, and, on the evidence of today's slop, will continue to do so. We score enough runs to be in the middle of the pack despite our depressing park factor as to RS; but we allow so many runs that our gap (RS - RA) is something like +20, which leaves us a few hops and skips above .500 ball.
Mediocrity is not the word for Lincecum this year, Bad it the word. His year compared to expectations, is what has been really costing this team a sure spot in the playoffs.
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