Last night's game reminded me of any M. Night Shyamalan movie besides The Sixth Sense: mildly intriguing most of the way through before giving way to an underwhelming over the top twist that erases any positives one could have taken away before.
Although he didn't officially get the loss (a somewhat improved Dirty did), Sergio Romo did officially get his first rookie beatdown. Even in his loss to the Mets a couple of weeks back, a couple of bad pitches were more his undoing than a complete and utter moundfart.
Oh, and you had to know that since Mike Hampton was starting, the Giants would do their best to welcome him back. Just ask Jason Johnson.
On the plus side, The Franchise goes for the series win today.
Amazin' Aurilia? Richie could find a home on a contender, provided he passed through waivers, according to the official site:
It's likely Rich Aurilia was one of the first players San Francisco submitted -- clubs can place a maximum of seven players on waivers every day. A free agent after this season, Aurilia is owed an affordable $1.5 million for the remainder of the year and currently is batting .281 with eight home runs.Merkin a Comeback? The on-again, off-again rehab of Merkin Valdez appears to be on again. Although Valdez looked downright nasty in March and April, the centerpiece of the Russ Ortiz can't shake consistent arm troubles.
A source said the Mets, losers of four straight entering Tuesday night, were interested in acquiring the veteran infielder to use as a right-handed batter off the bench.
I'd say shut him down, but I am genuinely interested to see if this guy can stay healthy while pitching for stretch. If he can't rehab an injury that, by all accounts, is not major, in this length of time, I'm not sure this kid will ever be able to withstand the rigors of relieving. His injury history certainly does nothing to refute that.
Comment! Out of left field, so to speak, but, on the heels of his recent drop into the third spot, do you think Fred Lewis can become a legitimate middle of the order hitter?
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Speaking of shutting guys down, I would also think that the Giants have got to be thinking about shutting down Sanchez after only a couple more starts.
The conventional wisdom is that you can increase a pitcher's load by about 30 innings per year with little to no risk of totally wrecking his arm. This year Sanchez has thrown 119 innings, while last year he threw 75.2. However, that second number is a bit deceiving as he was shuttled from the 'pen to the rotation and from the big league club to AAA so many times that the Giants considered getting him his own bullpen car for his trips down to Fresno and back.
The most innings Sanchez has thrown in a complete season was 125.2 in the 2005 Sally League. Basically, if I am the Giants brass, I start to weigh the relative benefits of getting Sanchez more MLB time this year versus the strain that they are putting on his arm during a meaningless stretch of games.
Is this new level of strain to blame for Sanchez's recent bad run? I think not, as the trouble began about 5 starts ago, but there's no reason to push him.
Aw, who cares? Bring in Dusty as a special starter's assistant and watch him let Dirty throw 195 pitches on 2 days rest.
1) Sanchez needs to be held back for a start; he'll be fine after that.
2) Look for the Giants to bring up a name like Nate Bump or Brooks McNiven from the AA Defenders for a spot start. Nobody on their current roster can do that.
3) I think the Giants are starting to realize that Merkin will never make it thru his career healthy. His mechanics won't allow it and always cause him to be injured.
4) With Lowry back next year and a stabilized Zito, we're gonna be sick!!
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