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September 2007 Archives
09.03.2007
No O
In RFK Stadium, teams score about as often as Larry Craig in a men’s room. So with an offense already on life support, the result for the Giants — five runs in three games — was inevitable. Whether it’s Durham...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 2:07AM
09.04.2007
It's Up To You To Heed the Call-Ups
09.05.2007
Arms and Elbows and Shoulders...Oh My
09.06.2007
Gonna Be a Big Man Someday
09.07.2007
Ankiel Biters
In case you missed it, comeback kid and feel-good story Rick Ankiel was tabbed this morning in a New York Daily News story as a recipient of a 12–month supply of HGH in 2004. One reporter in the story’s byline,...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 7:29PM
09.08.2007
Post-Game 9/7: Ort
Giants 5, Dodgers 4: So, one of the most memorable? Ortmeier makes up for a couple mistakes during the game by pumping one out in the ninth, batting lefty no less, off Broxton, who had only given up two homers...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 1:00AM
09.10.2007
Post-Game 7/9: The Remarkables
09.12.2007
Post-Game 9/11: Tonic Youth
09.12.2007
Good Things
In last night’s woozy post I outlined two of the sharper moves the Giants braintrust has made this year: moving Correia to the starting rotation and giving Dan Ortmeier on-the-job training as a first baseman. Neither move will have Brian...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 5:16PM
09.13.2007
Bumpy Sanchez
There were a few positive things to take away from Jonathan Sanchez’s 80–pitch, three-inning start last night. He struck out seven, but I’m more impressed with how he struck them out. According to the TV radar gun, he struck out four on fastballs at 94...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 4:01PM
09.14.2007
Incumbents and Challengers
The drumbeat is growing stronger: Vizquel in ‘08, Vizquel in ‘08. The Chron reports this morning that some of his teammates want him back, and the man himself wants to return. Questions to consider: Do the flashy plays he makes...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 12:16PM
09.18.2007
Post-Game 9/18: New Order
09.18.2007
Planet Ecko
You’ve heard by now that famous hipster fashion dude Mark Ecko* bought the Bonds 756 ball, yes? And that Ecko is holding a poll to determine the fate of the ball? The choices: 1) Give it to Cooperstown. 2) Brand...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 3:55PM
09.19.2007
Argh!
The Giants got it wrong twice. It’s “Talk Like a Pirate Day,” not “Play Like the Pirates Day.” And it wasn’t yesterday, it’s today. *** P.M. UPDATE This show begs the question: If baseball is a dance, are the Giants...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 11:37AM
09.20.2007
Race to the Finish
Other than the Giants battling the D-Rays, Astros, Pirates, Marlins, Orioles, White Sox and Royals for worst record, there are a few interesting races left to follow. I’ve ignored everything non-Giants-related the past few days, so imagine my surprise to see: *...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 1:52PM
09.21.2007
Post-Game 9/20: What Doesn't Kill You...
09.21.2007
Bye Bye Barry
It’s not a shock, but it still stings. Barry Bonds says the Giants won’t bring him back next year. The team will make an announcement in an hour. The weirdest thing about the decision: They decided to make it public now, two...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 7:10PM
09.24.2007
Post-Game 8/23: More Bonds Thoughts
09.25.2007
8/24 Post-Game: My New Favorite Giant
09.25.2007
The Commonwealth of Home Run Kings
09.26.2007
Post-Game 9/25: Cain's Nutshell
09.26.2007
Barry Blindness
After last night’s profound disappointment — I’m talking about the absence of Barry Bonds, even as a pinch-hitter, not the final result of the game — the needle on my Barry-O-Meter twitched violently towards “Jumped the Shark.” Let me rant...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 5:15PM
09.27.2007
SF Weekly Gets the Goods On Barry
09.28.2007
Sunshine Almost Always Makes me High
Forget your Red Sox-Yankees, Mets-Phillies and Cubs-Cardinals rivalries. Forget even the Giants-Dodgers. The most fascinating series of the year takes place this weekend in Denver. The Rockies with 11 straight wins are the most improbable playoff contender this year and perhaps of...
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