When the Giants Come to Town, It's Bye-Bye Baby

08.21.2008
Giants 4, Marlins 3: Speed Skills

The last four Giant victories at home have come in their last at-bat. How about that?

If you missed today's game, the kudos rest squarely on the shoulders of Manny Burriss. He walked (walked!) with one out in the bottom of the ninth, stole second, took third on Winn's deep fly ball, and scored on a wild pitch. If you can't hit three-run homers, every extra base counts.

PLODAG: Matt Palmer. He pitched six decent innings, though a baserunning blunder by Dan Uggla helped kill a Florida rally in the fourth. Let's drop our cynicism and imagine ourselves in Palmer's shoes, a 29-year-old rookie who craps his pants in his major-league debut. Five days later, he helps his team win against a heavy-hitting team. That must feel good. I am happy for him.

The Upside: Burriss. Not only did he manufacture the winning run, he came up hitting left-handed, his weak side.

And for your amusement...

Perhaps this quote was taken out of context. Perhaps Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was talking about a different Feliz on his team, like Pat "Feliz" Burrell. Otherwise, it's the most ridiculous baseball thing I've read all year. Manuel told the Philly Inquirer that Feliz "gets a big hit now and then. I think what he's hitting, he can hit more. . . . He's got a good swing, but at times he's not very aggressive. He needs to be more aggressive."

Next week: Charlie Manuel tells teenage smokers they need to switch to unfiltered menthol.
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