Stupid Baseball!

The Giants lost Sunday to split the season series with the Marlins three games each.  The Orange and Black played stupid baseball Sunday.  Their relief staff is shaky at best and cannot hold a one run lead. With the score tied in the 6th inning the Giants got the first two men on base.  Instead of trying to break the game open they played for one run and gave the Marlins an out by having Arias bunt the runners to second and third.  Up steps Scurtaro bad back and all as a pinch hitter and he pops up and then Blanco makes the last out.  No runs.  Another loss!

Looking back to last April . . .  We mentioned at the start of the season that Sanchez should be sent to Fresno to learn to hit again.  It took the Giants about six weeks but they finally did it and now he is back  hitting the ball with authority. . .   We also said from the beginning that Belt should bat third.  He has earned it recently with his new bat grip but he is now hit less in the last two games. . . Right from the start we thought Crawford should bat higher in the lineup especially against right handed pitchers.  He looks like an excellent # 2 hitter. . . We mentioned that when Sandoval goes on the DL it is not just 15 days but weeks you lose his bat because it takes him so long to get his swing back.   His slump this year was even longer and it is pretty clear when Sandoval doesn't hit the Giants lose. . . Last year I worried about Blanco because he went 0 for two months after the Giants lost Melky.  He had the same slump this year . . .  Pill started the season with the Giants and was sent to Fresno because he was not playing or hitting.  He returned a few weeks ago  after having a very good season at Fresno.  Giant management said this time he was going to play.  Sure he will.  He ran for Sanchez last night. . . The Marlin starting pitcher Koehler threw over the first base eight times trying to pick Blanco off.  Blanco was not the potential winning run in the eighth inning but the first batter of the game.  This is a prime example of why baseball games are long and drawn out.  But no two teams will take a back seat to the Red Sox and the Yankees who took over four hours to complete their nine inning game Sunday night.  Alex Rodriquez was hit by a pitch Sunday.  It took Dempster four tries but he finally nailed him.  The umpire Brian O'Nora warned both benches which sent Yankee manager Joe Girardi into a complete frenzy.  After  the game the ESPN 'baseball experts' commented that they were surprise that the Yankees did not retaliate.  The 'experts' missed the retaliation.  During the middle game ex-Giant and Yankee catcher Chris Steward happen to miss a fast ball that plunked the umpire right in upper part of the chest.  Was the catcher crossed up by the pitcher?  Sure he was! . . . Justin Miller, 35 former Giant and major league pitcher died recently in Florida.  Baseball  made him wear long sleeves because he had so many tattoos distracted the batter.  It was known as the Justin Miller Rule.  I still trying to find out if they have discovered the cause.  If it was blood poisoning do you  think they would announced it and send many athletes into a death fearing sweat.

Homer Sweeney