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Let’s get this out of the way first: I hope you’ll excuse me for my Oedipus eyes after watching Benedict Davis throw out the first pitch out in a DODGERS JERSEY.
What’s worse, though, is he could have stayed on the mound and dominated this lineup. Instead, the most talented youngster Chad Billingsley did the [...]

Silver Lining-Free Zone

I’m sure you’re all aware of the skeletal plot of a contrived sports movie: a team of scrappy unheralded players perseveres through a period of complete incompetence, meeting the expectations of every outsider, only to band together and prove that the sum is greater than the value of its parts, leading to a sappy and [...]

Seismic Happenings Exclude Giants Trade Front

Further proof that these aren’t your parents’ Giants: wins over the Dodgers are almost wholly unsettling.
The singles-fest that led to a five-run fourth was almost immediately answered to Four and Done Kevin Correia. Luckily, the bullpen largely held, and Brian “Servin’ U A K” Wilson converted his 19th straight save in an epic display [...]

Trade Deadline News No Match for Veriz*n Crappiness

You can pin the no-post weekend on a certain unnamed internet service provider that, quite frankly, never delivered on their said promises of a telecommunications entourage.
I’m sure the loyal crazies, er, readers of the blog were up in arms over the lack of my pontifications regarding the ghastly D’Bag sweep of the good guys. [...]

Cain Too!

Matt Cain delivering a gem against the Nats is like finding gas under $4 a gallon: sure it’s kind of exciting, but then you realize how low your barometer is.
Either way, the Giants sweep the entire season series from the Natsogoods, evening the record on the homestand at 3-3.
Diamondbacks next. Call me [...]

Straws Clutched Much?

So the Giants continue their domination of the Washington Natgonnaworkhereanymores. Rich Aurilia, Omar Vizquel, and Bengie Molina each contributed mightily to the win. And would-be Olympian Geno Espineli get his first ML W.
Now I may come off as snarky, negative, and mostly detached in my ramblings about this team, but I’ll tell you [...]

HGHappy Birthday

Happy 44th, big guy.

Optimists Need Not Apply

Rejected slogans for the 2008 Washington Nationals:
“The Nats: Good for What Ails Ya”
“Wily Mo Pena Is, Like, Really Strong – Strongman Strong”
“We’re Going to Be Good…NAT!”
Whatever it ended up being, the Giants certainly don’t seem to be fazed, taking their fifth straight from the woebegone Nationals. The Big Money that we enjoyed so much [...]

More on Hammond

Ryan Topp did a prospect analysis of the Brewers last offseason and had an interesting blurb on brand new Giant Steve Hammond and his best potential future role:
#19 Steve Hammond,, LHP
6′2” 205 lbs. Born 4/30/1982
Drafted in the 6th round of the 2005 draft out of Long Beach State University
Call me stubborn, but I’m not ready [...]

Deal Done

Announcement expected after the game, but the Giants are also supposed to receive AAA lefty Steve Hammond in addition to Darren Ford, ESPN reports.
In a probable sign of things to come, Manny Burriss got the start at second.