Orange is the New Black '06

giants talk. whatever is in your head about 'em, blog it!

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

the reason to losing to the losers

Giants fans, do not blame the Giants for losing the series to the Marlins. I know it is hard to accept and it ruins your day just listening to John Miller & Dave Flemming saying the "Marlins are on top..." bleh bleh.
Traveling from San Francisco to Florida can cause many negative effects. These games the Giants played in Florida shows you the effects of Jetlag. An exception was to Lance Neikro because he wanted to show the 18 people including Felipe Alou that his 2 homeruns straight outta the DL was a better choice than the double A hot hitting Travis Ishikawa

"The Impacts of Jet Lag

When you’re suffering from jet lag, your reflexes are slower – both mentally and physically. For this reason, it is a good idea not to start driving a car for a day or two after traveling if at all possible - especially if you're going to be driving on the other side of the road as well!

Business travelers - you should avoid any high pressure business negotiations until you have acclimatized to the new time zone. Some companies have a formal policy of 'no business meetings the first day after a flight' but this policy fails to recognize that jet lag can last as much as a week or more!"

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Playoff Beard

Matt Morris no relation to Zach Morris from saved by the bell pitched a roller coaster yesterday. The worst team in baseball beat the giants 5-1. Straight poo. I think Morris should shave off his dirty beard because it's not giving him any luck and that san jose sharks are out of the playoffs. He looks like a dirty old man straight outta chopping lumber. Shaving his beard will give him a good feeling, look CLEAN for once and maybe win some games, especially from the MARLINS! heck, I saw a total of 18 people in the stands, most of them being CHEERLEADERS?! I understand them being in basketball and football games, but in a baseball game where there were more media people for bonds then actual fans of the marlins!...so stupid.


See, look at this true champion. Clean cut, fierce, and confident. Shave off that playoff beard, Matt Morris!

Sunday, May 28, 2006

seven fifteen



A roaring sellout crowd witnessed history Sunday afternoon with two curtain calls. Although the Giants suffered a tough 4th inning, seven fifteen was a good concellation prize.

the Japanese Cowboy Travis Ishikawa . With his double that could have started a rally, really showed what this guy is made of. He is starting to be recognized real quick. Loud cheers are heard before he steps up to the plate. Today's game had some newbies and I guess Alou wanted to see what these guys have. Jonathan Sanchez , we'll be seeing him a lot in the near future. remember that name.

Anyway, Congratulations Barry Bonds for hitting it in the park that Barry Bonds built. You have made the bay area proud with pride.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

via hiptop

A very productive game against the rockies last night. Although schmidt lost his first 2 starts, he's been unstoppable. It is remarkable how he can lure batters to swing at his high fast ball. His style of pitching is uncanny. Compared to the average pitcher, he has a quick wind up that is difficult for batters to see his release point. Every pitch looks the same which is why he is a crazy mo fo.

Travis ishikawa was the player of the game hitting 3 of 4 with many rbi's, doubles when we needed it. He played 3 games so far and I really think they should keep him. I watched the game where he hit his firsts. I knew that this guy had potential. I hope alou will use him in many games in the future. We need him.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Game #45 vs. St. Louis


Giants take the battle of the bay series 2-1 heading home to face the hot hitting Pujols. Last night Pujols hit his 22nd of the season. I'm actually looking forward to see him bat, I will respect him more if he hits one tonight. Watched an interview from Pujols claiming that he is "not a hard hitter, he is just a good line driver" that apparently goes yard everytime.


Matt Cain was candy last night pitching a shutout against our rivals. He is the 3rd youngest Giants pitcher to do so with only 1 hit. Giants starting pitchers are really doing well this season. Wright will be pitching tonight and I really think he will get better and better. He can strikeout and has a nasty curveball. Schmidt got his game back too. Losing his first 2 starts, he has won ever since with a 4-2 record. I just thank God that they got rid of Fassero, he wasn't contributing at all. The home opener against the Braves pulled back to back homeruns and one of them being the braves starting pitcher that day.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

The Sweep headed into Interleague Play



The Giants demolished Astros in the 3 game series. This is definately a confidence booster for the line up as they head to Oakland for the weekend. Noah Lowry will be pitching tomorrow's game with an undefeated record of 1-0. Amazing. Bonds will play DH for the series and that will give him lots of rest on his legs. I think he will hit 714 this weekend. He better, he is far due. Watching parts of 'Bonds on Bonds' on espn, He was talking about losing weight to support his legs. These handful of days rest will be a benefit, no doubt.
It was last minute that I decided to go to tomorrow's rivalry game. It should be a good mix between A's and Giants fans. Boo birds and cheers will intermix this interleague series. Bonds will again attempt to make history by hitting his #714 in Oakland. It's close enough to San Francisco.

Pedro has a hot bat by hitting 3 consecutive homeruns in the Astros series. Even Morris, the starting pitcher, had a couple hits. The bottom lineup is surely making their end of the deal by upping up their era's.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Game #40 vs. Houston



The Giants take the series from Houston winning the first two. This is my first post and I will try to keep an update as many times as possible. The blog is not to recap the game but what the Giants are molding themselves into, individually and as a team. It also allows me to keep my writing mode fluid...
VOTE FOR PEDRO! Get on the Pedro band wagon. I called knbr last month talking about Pedro Feliz and how he is just pulling a Devi Cruz by striking out and not producing. Mr. T replied my comment with a "where's alfonzo, bring him back!" This month of May has turned the tables for Feliz. He is known for being a first pitch swinger, which he is. But I'm getting the sense that Feliz is paying more attention of his pitches. The last two games vs. the Astros proved his first pitch frenzy. The first game had full bases, and the first pitch he saw cRUSHED it like no other, and then some. Today's game Wheeler was the 4th pitcher from the bullpen and the first pitch he saw was a fast ball up and in and he took it to the Crawford Boxes. 2 homeruns in 2 games. He is producing. The next game I'll be attending is Monday vs. St. Louis- my sign will be "VOTE FOR PEDRO!" see you there.