tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post7492847294699725235..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Relatively Good MadbumM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-30307142386559637022015-06-07T10:56:27.101-07:002015-06-07T10:56:27.101-07:00Yeah, Bochy had said that. But with Duffy hot aga...Yeah, Bochy had said that. But with Duffy hot again, you know he likes to play the hot hand. Plus, he did say that Duffy will get the bulk of the playing time, so he gets first dibs in Bochys eyes.<br /><br />No, Bochy is the guy who sits the vet, Roberts, Rowand, when the rookie starts producing, when the rook shows to Bochy satisfaction that he is ready for his close up.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-6766953860523309342015-06-07T08:45:38.400-07:002015-06-07T08:45:38.400-07:00Looks like Duffy gets the start this morning. Inte...Looks like Duffy gets the start this morning. Interesting. There was some talk that McGeHee would be in today, I thought I read that Bochy said that. But maybe the hot hand of the youngster has caused a change. Matt has played terrific in Philly. Still, isn't Bochy the veteran-gets-every-possible-chance kind of guy? I like it. Duffy should play until he has to give some sad speech and get his number (5, right?) retired. JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-1273536342237843092015-06-07T08:13:33.851-07:002015-06-07T08:13:33.851-07:00Actually MadBum's game was incredibly good, ex...Actually MadBum's game was incredibly good, except the 5 earned run part. I guess his game score of 61, which is pretty good, is rare for a 5 run start. Eighty percent strikes is very much god-like. Eleven strikeouts with zero walks in eight innings, sorry, even MadBum can't do much better than that. But then, FIVE RUNS. Weird...<br /><br />Tim's game score was 45 , I think. Yuck. I spent the first two innings yelling at the radio and figuring out who to use in long relief. Can't remember getting too worried with MadBum, even after the grand slam, a bit shocked, but not expecting the worst. The only comparison is they both gave up big homers and they WON. Otherwise, they did it in completely different fashions. Two amazing pitchers with a whole lot more of their stories left to tell. Happy, winning stories, of course!JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-31147630718714076752015-06-06T22:48:30.395-07:002015-06-06T22:48:30.395-07:00Having a day off and then getting to face the Phil...Having a day off and then getting to face the Phillies has definitely been the perfect cure for a 5 game losing streak. These guys have some serious pitching problems. Tomorrow will make the third guy in a row with an ERA over 5.00 starting for them. Needless to say, I'm looking for the sweep. Which would be quite the sweet accomplishment since Hunter Pence will sit out the whole series. Like I said, playing these guys now looks like a very good break.<br />I'm pretty sure that MadBum takes a different approach in a tie game with Francour(sp?) but maybe not. Either way, I think you are a little tough on him. Just as I was tough on TIm. They both won and that is the key. Neither had their best game by any means, but they sure didn't explode either. Solid, and right now our offense makes that "good enough."<br />JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.com