Billy Sadler is a cross between Billy Madison and Adam Sandler - although you can't help but root for the goofy protagonist, his later performances have left you wanting for the simpler days when a fight between shampoo and conditioner actually seemed funny.
Though he's hardly the only one to blame for last night's shellacking, his nightmare 8th inning (3 walks and a Mark DeRosa grand slam) was the one that put me over the edge. The offense (predictably) sucked in the home nightcap. And I have to say, even if the gun was hot, Barry Zito consistently chucking the ball in the high 80s, touching 90 a couple of times, was a good sign, wildness be damned.
This piece concurs with that assessment, and although I can't be too enthusiastic about 4 earned in 5, I say let Zito be happy that his stuff, once thought to be lost forever, is back.
The Week That Belonged To Dirty: Congrats to Jon Sanchez, your NL Player of the Week. All he did was go 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in 14.2 innings. The guy's quickly becoming something special, folks.
Movin' On Up: A couple of days late, but Pablo Sandoval and Ben Snyder make like George and Wheezy up to AA Connecticut. (Look out for a Travis Ishikawa update in there.)
In more minor league news, from this article in the Visalia Times-Delta (who says we only stroke major outlets here):
As far as San Jose's roster being replenished by some of San Francisco's top prospects, local Giant fans will have to wait.I am interested to know why Bumgarner continues to languish in the Sally League, but, at this point, I'm not too worried about Posey and Gillaspie, particularly because both were considered tough signability guys, which probably led to the Giants being able to select both. Wake me up in August and we'll reassess.
For some reason or another, San Francisco decided not to move left-hander Madison Bumgarner (8-2, 1.77) from the South Atlantic League, and it still hasn't come to terms with first-round pick Buster Posey or first-round supplemental selection Conor Gillaspie. Posey and Gillaspie were considered to be two of the top pure college hitters in the Major League Baseball draft.
Cainer (aka Sanchez pre-2008) faces Jason Marquis tonight.
Commentary Tributary: What's going on with Matt Cain?
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I for one am not worried about Bobby Hill. Right now it appears as though he's pushing because he feels Dirty and Tiny Tim breathing down his neck. He's no longer the only wunderkind of the staff and once he comes to grips with that, starts throwing strikes again, and gets a tiny bit of swagger, I think he'll be fine.
Let's not forget that he still is near the top of the league in K's (99K in 105.3 IP) and has been unlucky a few times.
Tonight will be his rebirth as rights the Giants rickety home ship and gets a W against a Ramirez-less Cubs lineup.
Adam Sandler is classic, though he does his best work as long as he's not straying form his specialty... casual, unassuming comedies
3 out of Matt McCain's last 4 starts have been solid. I'm not seeing the problem. You take away that early start against the Cards in which he allowed 9 runs in 2 innings and his numbers are comparable to last year's.
sadler will spend time at fresno working on control and while there ought be recognized as Giants most valuable minor league asset. his stuff is equal to or better than any on big staff (compare his AAA numbers to lincecum).. he's sporting a 0.60era at fresno and since demotion his line reads 13i 8h 1r 1er 4w 16k
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