Hope you Dusted off those Brooms...

...Because ladies and gentlemen, for the first time since 2003, we swept the Atlanta Braves.

The Giants needed this, and they need it badly.

Not only did Randy Johnson (more appropriately named the "Big Unit") get his impressive 299th win, but the Giants really kicked it up a notch in the offense.

I absolutely LOVE Rowand in the lead off spot. For some reason it seems like this has really turned the top of our line up around. Another notable is Ishikawa who in one game went 4-4 and had his first HR of the year. The Giants were the LAST team in MLB to get a homer from their 1B player, so it was nice to cross that off the list. He is also a savage in the field, so for all you haters who think we should get rid of him, what now? 

Burriss has finally found his swing on the left side and it looks great. He had a slew of base hits this series and that's what we need from one of the quickest people on the team. His error was a fluke. I think he's one of the strongest defensive players we have. Impressive out there in so many ways.

Poor Kevin Frandsen, I think he's cursed, lol. He needs his first hit already (not a HBP). My best friend went to high school with him so I do have a bit of a soft spot for him, and hope he sticks around and improves where needed.  

It was great to see Uribe and Renteria get some hits too. It seemed like "everybody hits and everybody scores" really rang true this series. Looks like someone (*cough* Bochy) finally sacrificed that darn chicken.

As usual, our pitchers were money. It was great to see them get wins and runs. This was the FIRST time in Chipper Jones' career that he has gone 0-4 with 4 strike outs. That is SWEET! 

I think we played these three games like we should (and CAN) play all season. The only beef I had while watching the series was with Bengie. He makes some good contact but hasn't been able to really put it in play when we need him too for the past month or so. Being in the 4th spot is tough, I can only imagine, but somethin' has got to give. Seems as if playing pretty much every game behind the plate is wearing on him, and his body. I think putting Sandoval in there more often would help Bengie's hitting. Maybe.

The determining factor for the Giants was stringing together base hits. Do we hit the long ball all the time? No. Can we get base hits all day? Yes. And this series proved it.

I hate off days (like today) so I had to get my baseball fix somewhere!

Next game is tomorrow @ 7:15

Pitching match up is: Cain v Pineiro

Watch it on NBC-11 

As always, thanks for reading Giants fans!

GO GIANTS

Jes

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