Leave Your Crying at the Door, Please
Hello Fans of the Greatest Game Invented
For those of you who love the Giants, or love the sport, I thank you.
Win or lose, for better or worse, we are still fans.
Last night I got a bit irritated by what people were saying about Zito and our home crowd booing him when he left the field. Now, I understand this is his job and he gets paid handsomely to do this "job" but cut the guy some slack, would ya? Before last nights start he was doing the best he has ever done in a Giants uniform. The problem last night was he kept the ball up in the zone. Against a hard hitting team like the Angles, that ball up is going to end badly. Another reason they were seeing him so well is that they have faced him a BUNCH of times. Remember the A's, who Zito pitched for? Yeah, same division as the Angels.
Basically all I want to say to round this topic out is: BALL PLAYERS ARE HUMAN! They are gonna get hit hard sometimes, they are going to strike out, they are going to make errors and most of all, they are going to be 10 times harder on themselves then we are on them. Instead of booing them, cheer them. Let them know that we KNOW they can do it, not that we KNOW they suck.
I just get really annoyed when fans of any sport get all negative and smack talkie against their OWN team! It's your team?! Even when Giants are down 15-0 and it's the 9th inning, I still have faith in our team because in baseball anything can happen. And even if it doesn't, it's a learning experience for the young players. That brings me to the hits.
While the Giants struggled to get anything going last night they really ended on a bang. I think seeing them fight so hard is what has been missing the past few seasons.
The 2009 Giants know they are capable of doing great things and last night they proved that. Sure, they didn't get the W, and there is no stat for "almost came back" but it tells me that all these guys are playing with heart and that's the most important part.
Pablo Sandoval is RIDICULOUS!!!!!
I love this guy so much. He had his first two homerun game, congrats!! Torres, Schierholtz, Aurilia and even Lewis hit the ball last night. Torres had the first Giants splash hit of the SEASON! These are positives to remember as we think about tonight's game.
Last night we played well. We didn't get the great start from Zito but our bullpen held up pretty darn well, our defense was on its toes and the bats came...but just a bit too late.
As I leave you today, please keep in mind that Giants fans are used to being let down under a team commonly tagged as the "underdogs", but to me this just makes the victories so much sweeter.
Tonight's game can be seen @
7:15 on CSN-BA or KNBR680
O'Sullivan (0-0) v Sanchez (2-6)
Let's get Sanchez some runs early boys and keep the positive vibes going!
Love,
Jes
(follow me on Twitter @_JessicaStudley)
I think it's good that we are underdogs right now. At least we are doing good and people are shocked about that. We had no expectiations which is the good thing. =)
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Great blog J-STUDS, as the un-official rally mascot(aka:Rally Pumpkin) I definately like your POSITIVE outlook about OUR TEAM. I do admit that sometimes I even get down about the way the game goes. . . SOMETIMES. There are some so-called fans that expect a win every single game .That's NOT REALISTIC. As you wrote, as a TRUE&LOYAL fan,you have to hang in there until the end(sometimes bitter). I HAVE NEVER left a game before the final out.Well,as a team bus driver in SoCal I have to leave early to make sure the bus starts(exception).I remember a night several years ago at Dodger Stadium,when the visiting team got shut-out,you could take your ticket stub to Krispy Cream the next day for a free1/2 dozen doughnuts. The Giants are getting SLAUGHTERED 10-0,in the 8th inning SF scores 2 runs. . .I stood up in front of ALL the Doghead fans,tore up my ticket stub and yelled,"NO KRISPY CREMES TONITE!" Boy,did that feel good eventhough we still lost the game.So,I also see some positives to last nights game.Keep up the GOOD blogs,Thanks again,Jingles.
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Thanks Guys! I know it's hard to be positive ALL the time, but if we keep everything in perspective there is no reason (this year) to be upset. Thanks for reading!
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Zito and I have a personal history which forces me to be a bit biased (in an unpleasant way), but that aside, I agree that it's a bit low-brow to boo your own guy like that. Still, we fans are the ones paying the salaries, so our voices should be heard and the athletes should be able to own up to their performances -- good or poor.
--Jeff
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Hey,
A great read & absolutely right on about booing your own guys. Unless its about something they've said or a ridiculous contract demand then you've gotta back your boys to the end. Its what being a fan is, supporting the good times is easy, backing them when its not their day is what makes you a fan as opposed to someone who watches sport.
Wear your colours with pride, win or lose!
Adam
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Hey,
A great read & absolutely right on about booing your own guys. Unless its about something they've said or a ridiculous contract demand then you've gotta back your boys to the end. Its what being a fan is, supporting the good times is easy, backing them when its not their day is what makes you a fan as opposed to someone who watches sport.
Wear your colours with pride, win or lose!
Adam
http://il-tifosi.blogspot.com/
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