Am I having Déjà Vu or Something?
Emmanuel Burriss' half way swing to end the 9th defined the whole game in my opinion.
To start at the beginning (of what seemed like a very promising game) Timmy had a pretty good outing. His curve and fast ball were pretty much money (excluding his last inning) and he was paying much better attention to the runners on base then our other pitchers were last night. He helped himself out by getting a double (but getting out on the tag), and an RBI. When he left, we were winning.
Our offensive was as perky as it's been all season. Six runs are great, but not enough tonight. I was happy to see Lewis get out of his recent slump a little bit with the homer, here's to hoping we can get his great swing back in touch with our offense. Looks like he's looking to get the lead off spot from Burriss, back. Another good thing we did tonight was only leaving nine runners on base. A lot better than last night.
On another positive note (on a night where my mind is having difficulty retrieving them) Aurilia did really well. I have seen a lot of smack talking about him on the Giants forum and other online outlets but tonight, he really gave it his all and it showed.
Tonight the melodrama never ceased to end as both managers were thrown out of the game. I actually love when that happens, it shows passion. As long as it's a once in a while occurrence, I will never be mad.
I am going to try and not be mad at our bullpen. All I will say is that it's starting to feel a lot like 2008 when they head out there, and it's a bit unsettling. Brian Wilson needs to figure out whatever he is doing wrong and fix it, or my vote for closer is going to be Affeldt (who ROCKED tonight).
The bottom line is that the Met's just don't go away. The Giants need to dig even deeper against this team if they want to split the series. They have the ability and talent to do so; they just can't let it get away from them. Kinda like Burriss' last swing. That was the game in a nut shell my friends.
Tomorrow's game time is 1:10PM. If it's going to be on TV, it's going to be on FOX.
Johnson and the tough Santana are said to be the starting pitchers.
Here's to splitting the series boys, you can do it.
I wish it would've lined up for Lincecum-Santana, but then Timmy would've never gotten 6 runs of support. Tough loss for Brian Wilson, but Lincecum HAS to come stronger when he's spotted a lead. Affeldt was brilliant and has been all season. He's really filled a huge void from '08.
Teams don't generally go with LH closers, any chance they give Miller a shot if they decide to go away from Wilson? I like the strategy of keeping your best reliever for pressure spots in the 7th & 8th a la what Pineilla did in CHI w/Marmol & Gregg. Put an adequate Miller at closer and keep Affedlt for the highest leverage points in the game prior to the ninth.
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Great points about the relief pitching. I guess I just want someone who can end the damn game! LOL! Wilson has the ability he just needs to get it done. I would be interested to see how Miller does if he was a regular in the game. He's been good when he does go out there.
A Freak and Santana match up would be epic. Probably a 1 or 2 runs scored game.
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