I Figured Out Bullets Tildes

Admittedly, the post mired in incredulity is a cliche at best (and the product of hacks in truth), but give me some credit here:
~ Rich Aurilia, he of a .351 June batting average, goes all “legitimate ML hitter” on us and nets 5 RBIs.
~ The Dirtiest of Them All continues his impression of an ace [...]

The Three P’s

Pitching, pitching, and pitching.  Lincecum, Walker, and Wilson were the story of the evening, holding the A’s scoreless and preserving a narrow victory for the Orange & Black.
In one of the better pitching duels this season (and a possible preview of an All Star pitching matchup), Tiny Tim looked big fanning eleven batters in seven [...]

ReTribeUtion

Heading into last night’s matchup with the red-hot Cliff Lee, it was a foregone conclusion that Matt Cain would have to bring his best game.
Alas, he did not.
Thus, Giants loseth.
What, were you expecting the offense to pick him up?
Either way, I’m inclined to agree with the local rags on this one: the Giants crapped the [...]

Moment of Zen

The shot of Matt Cain up top is absolutely classic.
Clockwise from bottom: Tim Lincecum (in glasses), Dave Roberts, Noah Lowry, Matt “Disco” Cain, Rich Aurilia, Omar Vizquel, Kevin Frandsen (with beard), and lost Kiss member Jack Taschner.Props to Logan’s Freedom Ride.

Dirty Romo

Thought I’d post a nice video Greg posted on his Defenders blog of recent call-up Sergio Romo, who replaces the departed Vinnie Chulk.
Guy’s definitely got some funky arm action. It also appears that there may now be a competition for the title of the true Dirty.
Bay City Ball had a [...]

Lashawn Chaconwell

Wow.
Maybe he’ll go after Sabean next.

ZitOptimistic?

Did this actually work, or was it a coincidence? Was Barry Zito actually throwing his fastball in the high 80s, or was the Cleveland gun hot? Or is it simply that the Indians offense truly sucks?
I hesitate to dare say it, but Zito looked, well, good.
No walks in his longest outing [...]

Quote of the Day

“I love Vizquel, but as of this weekend I think he should go live on a farm with a really nice family where he can run around all day.“
- Tim’s GoogleTalk status message

Low Expectations Slightly Exceeded

“Vizquel’s Contribution Vital to Giants’ Victory,” eh?
Well, Omar did squeeze in the winning run, and he had a couple of nice plays at short. So I’ll give it to him in his triumphant return to Cleveland, and neglect to point out that he left 5 men on, going 0 for 3, dropping his average [...]

Lost For Words, We Go Simpsons

Since the Giants historic collapse on Sunday against the Kansas City Monarchs, I have found it difficult to write about this team with anything less than an apocalyptic tone – something I have attempted to avoid given the early feedback I received on the abundance of latent negativity in my posting.
So, I took a step [...]