Archive for July, 2008

Wednesday bullets

23 July 2008

* The streak is over!  Bengie Molina’s two home runs last night (from the #4 spot) were the first by a #3 or #4 Giants hitter in 41 games. No team has endured a longer streak of homerless games from its #3 and #4 hitters since 1980. Go Giants!
* Barry Zito is 3-1 with a […]

parity, and life without durham

21 July 2008

Through games of Sunday (July 20), there are 13 baseball teams in first place or within three games of first place. Thanks to my lovely employer STATS LLC, I can tell you that’s the most teams within three games of first on the morning of July 21 since 1983 (14) and the third most […]

who says the ‘08 giants don’t break any records?

12 July 2008

Heading into today’s game, the Giants #3-4 hitters have not hit a home run in 36 consecutive games. Since 1980, only three teams endured a longer power-outage from its #3-4 hitters (1989 Braves - 39, 1998 Twins - 37, and 1992 Angels - 37).
Good news everyone! Omar is back in the lineup today, […]

thursday evening haiku

10 July 2008

its been 40 days
since Aaron Rowand went deep
he hustles - who cares

Bill Plaschke Must Go

5 July 2008

I can’t even begin to tell you how much Bill Plaschke annoys me. The guy uses his platform to push an agenda that, for all practical purposes, would do more harm than good for the Dodgers. As a Giants fan, I should love him… but as a free-thinking, semi-intelligent individual, I simply can’t. […]