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May 2007 Archives
05.02.2007
Post-Game 5/1: Let Us Discuss The Matter of The Leash
05.02.2007
The Days of My Youth Rise Fresh in My Mind
05.03.2007
Post-Game 5/2: Call It a Comeback
05.03.2007
Prephiew
Once in a while someone pens a novel that’s missing a letter. Usually the writer is French, as denying oneself the use of a letter speaks to the existential void we all face on the cusp of creation. Because, as we...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 4:41PM
05.03.2007
You Heard It Here First
OK, maybe you heard it elsewhere first, but I heard it here first from reader BigO, and I didn’t believe it. It’s all but official that Tim Lincecum will make his big-league debut Sunday night on national television. Thank God...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 9:50PM
05.04.2007
Like Puzzle Pieces From the Clay
Now warming up in the bullpen… It’s not just Tim Lincecum we’re expecting. (By the way, Jon Miller last night pronounced it “LIN-suh-cum,” not “lin-SAY-cum,” as I’ve been saying). The Giants roster could look quite different next week in several spots....
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# posted by E.L.M.: 2:16PM
05.05.2007
Post-Game 5/4/07: Sorry, Charlie
05.07.2007
Shaky Rookie
I speculated last week that Lincecum would likely be gigged up for his debut like Ray Liotta at the end of Goodfellas. I don't know if he really was, but he sure pitched like it. Fastballs that sailed wildly high (hello,...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 12:52PM
05.08.2007
The New York Mess
A quick thought after watching the highlights and reading the accounts of last night's game, in which the Giants blew open the 5th after the Mets booted two two-out plays: It seems the Giants have done well to twist the...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 1:03PM
05.10.2007
A Developing Situation
So, is Dave Roberts' elbow with its bone spurs a surgical candidate or not? This story says yes, definitely. His two-run homer yesterday suggests otherwise, though that may have been the powerful anti-inflammatories talking (his, not mine). As noted earlier,...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 11:28AM
05.11.2007
Tired of Waiting For You
05.14.2007
I Believe That Children Are the Future
05.14.2007
Out of It: The AL
The last couple weeks, a few teams expected to compete have begun to fall to the side. Thanks to some lucky good health and a generally fabulous starting rotation, the Giants are not among them, though for some pundits the...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 5:05PM
05.15.2007
Errors of Judgment
I hereby declare getting on base via a fielding error should count toward a batter's on-base percentage. It would still be 0-for-1 in the hit column, but a 1-for-4 day that goes Single, F7, K, E4 should give a hitter...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 2:56PM
05.16.2007
Post-Game 5/15/07: Cheap Seats
05.17.2007
Out of It: The NL
Monday I looked at potential trade bait from American League teams that could soon hold fire sales, or at least be willing to trade overpaid veterans. Since then the Giants have wasted a decent pitching performance from Matt Morris and...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 5:04PM
05.21.2007
Post-Game 5/20: Mo' Better Blues
05.22.2007
Return of the Franchise
Tim Lincecum pitches tonight, his first start at home since his shaky major-league debut against the Phillies more than two weeks ago. I’ll be there with Laz The Dog, going off the news and into a dry martini. Things to...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 10:55AM
05.23.2007
Post-Game 5/22/07: Adjustments
05.23.2007
Separ-A-ted at Birth
Slightly off-topic, but use this however you wish next time the A’s come to town: And: Speaking of doppelgangers, much has been made of the similarities between Tim Lincecum and Roy Oswalt. They’re short! They’re right-handed! They throw hard! They...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 2:06PM
05.24.2007
Que Bonita Bandera
The Bengie Molinas just swept Houston. That’s a slight exaggeration, but The Pork Barrel of Boricua provided the necessary offense in games one and three and helped Timmy The Bellhop work through an evening when he didn’t have his A+...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 12:25PM
05.25.2007
Caption Contest
05.25.2007
Rocks for Jocks
A few matchups to watch this weekend: * Garrett Atkins vs. Matt Cain: .409 BA / 9 for 22 with 5 XBH * Tonight’s Rockie starter Jason Hirsh vs. Barry Bonds: So far, Bonds has faced Hirsh three times and...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 1:28PM
05.29.2007
Fearful Symmetry
Never so fast have fortunes turned. I thought entering the weekend the Giants could start this upcoming road swing with a seven-game win streak. Instead, they flew to New York today on the business end of the Rockies’ broom, looking...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 12:50AM
05.29.2007
This Is For the G's
05.29.2007
Post-Game 5/29: End of the Line
05.30.2007
No More Jimmy-Jackin' Around
On the radio this morning, Mike Krukow didn’t back down from his scathing comments last night during the wrap. He started with this: “I’d be a bad GM, because I’d be releasing guys right and left.” About Benitez’s performance, he said the...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 4:39PM
05.30.2007
Post Game 5/30: Big Money
05.31.2007
Roundup Ready
Not much shape to today’s post, but remember, kids, blog is an anagram of glob. * Ryan Klesko isn’t playing much these days because of injury. I like what he’s done when he’s played, but the Giants shouldn’t count on...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 4:28PM
05.31.2007
Benitez: Gone in 48 Hours?
News Flash! Highlights from Brian Sabean on KNBR this afternoon. Co-host Ralph Barbieri jumps right into it and slams Benitez: “When the bright lights shine, he can’t get it done.” When Ralph finally finishes his rant, Sabean laughs and says,...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 6:40PM
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