THE 100-YEAR-OLDS OCCUPATION: Giants 2008 goddamn thread

That's the general idea!

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And so it begins...

Barry Zito takes the mound...

- R. Furcal ground rule double to deep left

- A. Ethier popped out to shallow left
- M. Kemp singled to center, R. Furcal scored, M. Kemp to second advancing on throw

- J. Kent homered to deep left center, M. Kemp scored

4-0 in the 2nd.

Giants have zero plate discipline. I would love to see their pitch per plate appearance vs. the rest of the league at the end of the year.

it's too bad they didn't resign Feliz but it looks like their new guy is even worse so hmmm....

and I'm not done yet. The Giants 2 biggest signings of the paste two seasons add up to $186 million: Zito and Rowand.

Zito was as ineffective as predicted, almost boringly so...

But the kicker is Rowand who was the lone free agent "superstar" positioned to replace Barry Bonds... and to commence the season, Bochy slots Rowand in the 6 spot in favor of Rich Aurilia in the 2 hole. Hmmm.

paste = past

Not a good day for Bocock.

and so it begins...

• A light collision involving rookie shortstop Brian Bocock and Roberts that left Roberts on his knees, his glove flung into left field.

• A dropped popup by second baseman Ray Durham, leading to a run.

• A couple wild pitches.

• A passed ball.

• Two missed cutoff men by center fielder Aaron Rowand.

• A man (OK, the rookie Bocock) getting picked off first in the eighth inning, in a five-run deficit.

• A few unnerving moments leading into the bottom of the eighth, in which the Giants appeared content to go it without a left fielder. (Which, come to think of it, would have been a suitable tribute to the man who was supposed to have been holding the franchise back.)

^^tim brown on yahoo

161 more to go, chums!

3-0, top of the second: Krukow and Kuiper were talking about how they didn't think the Giants were going to be able to come back from a lot of three-run leads this year. Way to give up on YOUR TEAM in the top of the 2nd, Giants announcers!

;_;

Il n'ya pas de pleurant dans le baseball. Vous savez celui..

Way to give up on YOUR TEAM in the top of the 2nd, Giants announcers!

I would trade 1,000,000 blindered rah-rah jerks like TAKE YOUR PICK for that kind of actual god-honest truth from my broadcast team.

Tim (DC): Worst full-time positional player to start the season: Luis Hernandez?

Joe Sheehan: Brian Bocock, who was one of the worst players in the California League a year ago.

The Giants are going to set some kind of record for Cha-Cha Bowls to go.

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Mattymystique (Waltham, MA): is Bocock actually going to start? Now that Durham is back on the field won't he and Velez hold down duties until the Viz returns?

Joe Sheehan: As of today, it still seems that Bocock is the starter. I got that from both the MLB.com depth chart and a related story about how playing time will go. I admit, I was surprised myself.

I don't think Velez can play SS, but maybe I'm thinking of Frandsen.

I would trade 1,000,000 blindered rah-rah jerks like TAKE YOUR PICK for that kind of actual god-honest truth from my broadcast team.

Essentially I agree with this, but it's opening day in the second inning! Also, Kruk and Kuip aren't exactly the most objective broadcasters.

Sometimes even homers can smell a fart.

Brian (Boston): Is there a worse hitter on the 25-man rosters than Kevin Cash?

Rob Neyer: (1:00 PM ET ) Oh, sure: check out Brian Bocock.

Why pick on Bocock (dude had 2 walks yesterday! That's probably more than his entire minor league career) when Sabean's horrible scouting and management put them in a position where when their 40something SS goes down they have zero organizational depth so they have to promote a low A player?

Velez was primarily a SS at some point during his storied minor league career, no?

wau, i had no idea that Frandsen is out for the year. He played (poorly) some SS last season.

So how much are Giants going to pay for Jay Gibbons?

THE SOCKS DON'T WORK

I am taking heckle requests for tonight's game.

They don't have any room for Gibbons, do they? The outfield is pretty full, and they'd be better off letting Fred Lewis or Rajai Davis play, or at least letting Dave Roberts try to justify his dumb contract.

Gibbons could play 1B but is he that much different than Rich Aurilia?

can we a least get one double?

*at

Hey SABRs, Bocock has got on-base in 4 of his first 7 MLB plate appearances.

The Giants have still yet to hit an XBH. LOL @ SLG.

LOL @ Rowand still batting 6th (BA = .600)

Cain = out, meaning time for the bullpen to blow the game.

44,054 at Dodger stadium tonight.

and Cain's brilliant effort goes to waste yet again.

and game. these games could write themselves.

wonder how they are going to lose this game?

Oh I was wondering how Furcal was called out, I thought he scored on Ethier's double.

Aaron Rowand OFA from Center to nail Furcal at 1B = !

and Cain's brilliant effort goes to waste yet again.

Dude 114 pitches in 5.2 IP is C+ level work at best. The word you're looking for is "gutsy."

Yeah, I wasn't looking at his walk line, just concentrated on the 3 hits/0 runs. I forgot how many guys he walks a game, it's pretty bad.

But if you're grading 0.00 RA/ERA and a 1.23 WHIP ball as C+, then I guess that is your gig, cowboy.

T Walker looks good, at least.

I think you mean fat.

And happy.

good game

lol

Gah, I have to reacquaint myself with the feeling of going to bed in a bad mood every damn night.

haw

Gibbons could play 1B but is he that much different than Rich Aurilia?

I guess Aurilia can't play 3B anymore? I like him better than Jose Castillo.

Why isn't Velez starting somewhere?

But if you're grading 0.00 RA/ERA and a 1.23 WHIP ball as C+, then I guess that is your gig, cowboy.

I ain't grading on no curve. Throw strikes and get through 6 is all I'm saying.

of course gibbons COULD play first, but just b/c he is technically, physically able, doesn't mean he SHOULD.

Or we can just use this thread: Sublimated Erotic Desire 2010