Giants vs. Pirates, 7 May 2008
San Francisco Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Barry Zito vs. Phil Dumatrait, 7:05 PM. No wins between these two pitchers; Zito is 0-6. Here's the box.
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starting lineup
Freddy
Bautista
Nate
Bay
X-man
LaRoche
Paulino
Bixler
Dumatrait
let’s hope the offense can score some runs tonight (if they can’t hit Zito, there’s no hope)
by humbucker on May 7, 2008 7:09 PM EDT 0 recs
I like it
and it is a good day to give Doumit off…Paulino should be able to hit Zito
by DITO on
May 7, 2008 7:13 PM EDT
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You’ve got to sit him sometimes, so I guess it makes sense to sit him against lefties. It’d be wonderful to get him in there at first or something, though.
by Charlie on
May 7, 2008 7:17 PM EDT
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Agreed
but I guess you have to give LaRoche a chance to do it a couple nights in a row
by DITO on
May 7, 2008 7:19 PM EDT
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I suppose....Ronny Ballgame, Bixler, and Dumatrait....
Yikes.
by Hitman Easler on
May 7, 2008 7:23 PM EDT
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Zito
is throwing 85mph four seam fastballs and 81-82mph two seam fastballs at the letters…my prediction is this gets ugly fast
by DITO on May 7, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs
It's only the 1st inning
It took the Bucs 3 innings yesterday to get it going.
by Bad Andy on
May 7, 2008 7:25 PM EDT
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He was probably waiting on one of those 81 MPH heaters.
by Charlie on
May 7, 2008 7:21 PM EDT
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I was at last night's game
so all I saw when Burnett was in were some hard-hit balls that weren’t very encouraging. But, FSN’s gun read 92, huh? I’d say that is reason enough to give him a while to see if he can fall into a bullpen role.
by DITO on May 7, 2008 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs
Yeah, he threw one 92-MPH fastball that I saw. The couple others where I paid attention to the velocity were around 90.
by Charlie on
May 7, 2008 7:30 PM EDT
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Bocock! You don’t even have to be drinking to find that funny.
by Charlie on May 7, 2008 7:33 PM EDT 0 recs
I’d change my name to something funny for the ability to be an MLB starting shortstop, even a catastrophically awful one.
by Charlie on
May 7, 2008 7:36 PM EDT
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This is certainly better than the typical Morris outing. Of course, the fact that it’s the Giants probably doesn’t hurt.
by Charlie on May 7, 2008 7:49 PM EDT 0 recs
Bay
Just jumped on for a second….was listening to Bob Walk critique Paulino’s at bat when he chased a 2-0 pitch. Walk was right on, talking about how when you are in control you look for something to drive. In hitters counts you have to take advantage and look for your pitch. This is why I was apoplectic when Bay took a 3-1 fastball right down the pipe in the first inning with two runners on. Yea the guy has 26 walks, but is hitting below .200 w/RISP. He needs to drive that pitch. I don’t get it. He pains me. Send him to Seattle quickly please.
by dtoddwin on May 7, 2008 7:50 PM EDT 0 recs
Yeah
I was thinking that, too. That pitch was belt high, right down the middle, mid 80s. What else are you looking for against Zito in a 3-1 count?
by DITO on
May 7, 2008 7:52 PM EDT
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Oh my
that was not a strike.
Did you see Molina’s attempt to frame that? He pulled his glove down over a foot.
by DITO on May 7, 2008 7:56 PM EDT 0 recs
His changeup looks good,
but he doesn’t have the fastball to go with it. There is no way he can keep zeros up much longer.
by DITO on
May 7, 2008 7:58 PM EDT
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Hyperbole on my part.....
Focker had 11 k’s coming in and has 5 tonight.
by Hitman Easler on
May 7, 2008 7:59 PM EDT
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Does it have anything to do with Nate’s implied dissatisfaction with batting 2nd last night? Or maybe they look at this match-up with the Giants as sort of a laboratory series, since it’s one of the few teams that they’ve dominated the last couple of years…
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on
May 7, 2008 8:00 PM EDT
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Don't blame him too much
If Bautista starts to hit like we think he can it would help the lineup out a lot, and I think I would really like this one through five.
by DITO on
May 7, 2008 8:04 PM EDT
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Trivia-gate
is getting out of hand…
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 7, 2008 8:02 PM EDT 0 recs
Does anyone know
why the guide says ESPN is airing the Indians Yankees game, but they are just showing ESPN News?
by DITO on May 7, 2008 8:06 PM EDT 0 recs
It's on here in Philly
you got blacked out
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on
May 7, 2008 8:06 PM EDT
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No idea...
Are you on cable or satellite?
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on
May 7, 2008 8:08 PM EDT
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Amazing...
I haven’t missed a run yet today.
Even after missing 3.5 innings.
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 8:06 PM EDT 0 recs
X-Man!
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 8:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Looks like I got on
just in time.
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on
May 7, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
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If Nady keeps rakin like this all year
We might end up getting THREE prospects!
by Bad Andy on May 7, 2008 8:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Every crack of his bat
sounds like a cash register :D
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on
May 7, 2008 8:18 PM EDT
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87 pitches after 4 for Zito!
I’d say the Bucs will finish him in the fifth.
by Bad Andy on May 7, 2008 8:17 PM EDT 0 recs
Is that good or bad?
No Hennessey to kick around tonight.
by Hitman Easler on
May 7, 2008 8:19 PM EDT
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64 pitching after 5 innings
3rd time around may be treacherous but then again they ARE the Giants.
by Bad Andy on
May 7, 2008 8:24 PM EDT
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watching on gamecast,
so I didn’t see the pitch, but why was Freddy first pitch swinging with Zito already @ 88 pitches?
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST
by cocktailsfor2 on May 7, 2008 8:26 PM EDT 0 recs
He's on the Pirates.
It’s natural instinct to swing at the first pitch.
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on
May 7, 2008 8:27 PM EDT
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I saw a stat the other day
that showed Freddy is in the top 10 in the league for fewest pitches per plate appearance.
by Thunder on
May 7, 2008 8:30 PM EDT
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that's not how you bat leadoff
probably more like when you bat 2nd in the order.
by Bad Andy on
May 7, 2008 8:31 PM EDT
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Well
he accumulated that stat batting 2nd and 6th, right?
by DITO on
May 7, 2008 8:34 PM EDT
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Yes,
but the stat involved all the players in the league, regardless of where they were in the batting order.
by Thunder on
May 7, 2008 8:40 PM EDT
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Wow.
Aruilia just made a great play.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 7, 2008 8:30 PM EDT 0 recs
Zito done.
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 8:31 PM EDT 0 recs
5-2/3, 3 H, 5 K.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST
by cocktailsfor2 on
May 7, 2008 8:41 PM EDT
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Remember earlier in the season
when the Pirates wanted to be an aggressive base-running team and it repeatedly ended in tragedy? Those were the days…
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 7, 2008 8:50 PM EDT 0 recs
Those days
always ended in horror & tragedy.
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on
May 7, 2008 8:51 PM EDT
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Inning-ending double-plays
suck.
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 8:56 PM EDT 0 recs
I hate Paulino!
At least DFA RoPaul and bring up Chavez to back up Doumit
by Bad Andy on May 7, 2008 8:57 PM EDT 0 recs
Why in the world
do they pinch-hit with Rivas?
What happened to Mientkiewicz? Or Doumit? Or even Morgan?
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on May 7, 2008 9:08 PM EDT 0 recs
and then he K's
haha
Raise the Jolly Roger!
http://raisethejollyroger21.blogspot.com
by Raise the Jolly Roger on
May 7, 2008 9:18 PM EDT
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Wooo
Marte threw some nasty stuff there.
.500 or bust...
by phillybucco on May 7, 2008 9:22 PM EDT 0 recs
McCutchen
is not playing for Indy tonight…for the 2nd night in a row. Injured??
by Thunder on May 7, 2008 9:22 PM EDT 0 recs
I don't see anything
showing him being injured.
So probably not. Unless they’re hiding it…
Biased Fan
A disillusioned Pirates fan in Utah...
by UtesFan89 on
May 7, 2008 9:30 PM EDT
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Damaso K'n the Giants 1-2-3
Think his trade value’s back to where it was at the start of the season?
by Bad Andy on May 7, 2008 9:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Probably better
he has shown he is more than a lefty-lefty specialist
by DITO on May 7, 2008 9:24 PM EDT 0 recs


