tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post7731995610882560769..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Non-Phenom TimM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-57980561618091952562013-06-12T15:14:58.708-07:002013-06-12T15:14:58.708-07:00Bochy needs to only pitch Kontos vs. righties. Ko...Bochy needs to only pitch Kontos vs. righties. Kontos this year is clearly a Roogy. Lefties hit off of him like Ty Cobb or Babe Ruth. Yet he is tough on righties. Being he is not a side-winder, it is a little odd, but that is the way it is unfolding this year, and Bochy needs to understand his personnel. He may be one of the best managers, but sometimes I think there are empty spaces in that large vacuous cranium.nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-34551912021104189762013-06-12T15:07:53.632-07:002013-06-12T15:07:53.632-07:00For Timmy, it is pure concentration deficit. Mayb...For Timmy, it is pure concentration deficit. Maybe he should be subscribed some of those meds that Torres takes. After going 0-2 to Cole, he throws 3 easy takes, and then gives up a hit on a very crappy pitch. Next batter comes up, and he snaps off 2 really crispt pitches. If that isn't pressure, and pure pitching in a key situation, I do not know what it is. Guys who have not had Timmy's success could find other reasons for the screw-up. For Timmy it is primarily mental. If you can K over 9 guys per 9 innings, you have issues other than quality stuff. I think perhaps Timmy is a righty with Jonathan Sanchez syndrome. Looks as if Liriano has found is way back from some bad seasons. Lets hope the giants can crack the Liriano code tonight. nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-14518565364421130712013-06-12T13:34:09.302-07:002013-06-12T13:34:09.302-07:00Well look at this. Shawshank Scutaro going one st...Well look at this. Shawshank Scutaro going one step from putting a Ronnie Lott. Mano!Shankbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803824507120403397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-68327605232048315222013-06-12T09:31:42.852-07:002013-06-12T09:31:42.852-07:00Yeah, he had Cole 0-2 before nibbling with three p...Yeah, he had Cole 0-2 before nibbling with three pitches and then giving up the hit on a fat "get it in" fastball. Then he whiffed the next guy with vicious looking splitters and sliders. Go figure.<br /><br />Pirates are starting to get payoff from their drafts: McCutcheon (2005, 11th pick), Walker (2004, 11th pick), Alvarez (2nd pick, 2008), and now Cole (#1 overall last year).<br /><br />Oh, and I hate the beanball wars. Stupid adolescent crap. Be aggressive, pitch inside, no problem. Throw behind guys? No, that's stupid. Scutaro was not hit on purpose, no reason to escalate.<br /><br />Giants are going to have to dig deep this month. Good thing the NL West is ripe for the taking. No dominant team, at least not yet. This is the stuff that champions are made of, right? Last time I checked only one team was wearing those champion patches.<br /><br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-52866302403659278302013-06-12T08:46:37.485-07:002013-06-12T08:46:37.485-07:00I've noticed this over and over that Tim has t...I've noticed this over and over that Tim has trouble getting pitchers out when he needs to. Maybe it's just always a surprise when a pitcher gets walked or gets a hit.Brother Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162500140573910451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-63521927533695758252013-06-12T08:42:10.010-07:002013-06-12T08:42:10.010-07:00The game last night started with Tim not being sha...The game last night started with Tim not being sharp and the Pirates took advantage. Cole did not look sharp and the Giants did not take advantage. Then, Cole all of a sudden looked good and the Giants had quick 3 up 3 down for three innings. Meanwhile, Tim continued not to be sharp and the Pirates continued to take advantage. Then, in the seventh, the Giants broke through. Tim was replaced by relief pitchers who were also not sharp and the Pirates continued to take advantage. At that point it was long since over, the Alvarez home run was simply an exclamation point.Zonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-62669720127291845722013-06-12T08:06:10.697-07:002013-06-12T08:06:10.697-07:00In a dogfight and some big injuries piling up. It...In a dogfight and some big injuries piling up. Its going to get real up in here. Sabean will look to the farm and then the small trade. Ride out the next 30-40 games, and then hopefully come back full strength for the stretch. <br /><br />I think Timmy needs to go to the pen. I'm pretty loyal to Timmy, I think the Gints have given him more than enough time. What's better for the club? More dazed and confused Timmy (Wiley Wiggins!) or a guy with a chip on his shoulder who is pissed off? Put him in the pen and let him work his way out.Shankbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803824507120403397noreply@blogger.com