In a battle of #5 starters, the doggers prevailed, 8-3, and took the first game of the series. Their lame starting pitcher, Anderson, couldn't get through the fifth but he looked masterful compared to a ridiculously struggling Tim Lincecum. The fallen ace went a feeble 4 innings, allowing 8 hits, 3 walks and was lucky to only give up 4 runs. Nothing he threw seemed to fool the blue goo and they often jumped on his first pitch. It was clearly Tim's weakest start so far, best forgotten, yet I fear that won't happen soon. Well, at least 5 days.
Their new CF, Jocko Something, put on a bit of a show with a great catch and a big homer. Gee, I guess we have the pleasure of watching that for a decade or so...
McGehee took another 0-4 with a couple strikeouts. He is hitting .173 so far. Matt Duffy is looking better every day.
MadBum vs. Kershaw, Round 2 tomorrow. I like our chances, MadBum seems to get even tougher on the road. I think I could come up with some good examples of that if I really tried.
3 comments:
At least Tim had a 1-2-3 fourth before being pulled for a pinch hitter. That's better than your last pitch being hit for a homer.
Don't worry about Jocko. Think about what happened the last time that LA had a wildly successful young OF. They will probably fete him & pump him up to the point of making everyone sick, sign him to a huge multi-year contract, alienate him, then fob him off to the Padres (while continuing to pay nearly all of his salary) - all the while, failing to win anything of significance. It's a sure-fire formula for a team with way too much money.
Not-Ready-for-Big-Time Timmy Jim last night, eh? Ah well, get 'em next time!
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