MLB: Bayside Stories - an 09 San Francisco Giants Dynasty

[Mit]

Nice with baseball tonight

Thanks.

graet write up there..

Thanks a lot, man.

Good win and good baseball tonight shit. Marte is trash though.

Thanks. And Marte is trash, but I want to take a chance with him and Bullington.

yes i agree. congratz man! :2thumbs:

Thanks a lot, man. I was really happy that I got it.

[Mit]

Series Preview

VS.

(46-33) (39-39)

Game 1

Barry Zito (8-4, 1.87 ERA) vs Trevor Cahill (6-3, 3.18 ERA)

Game 2

Tim Lincecum (9-5, 3.93 ERA) vs Brett Anderson (3-3, 3.40 ERA)

Game 3

Jonathan Sanchez (2-3, 3.23 ERA) vs Justin Duchscherer (4-7, 2.30 ERA)

Previous Meetings
6/15/2009 - San Francisco Giants 8 | Oakland A's 0
6/16/2009 - Oakland A's 4 | San Francisco Giants 3
6/17/2009 - Oakland A's 6 | San Francisco Giants 4

[Mit]

McPherson's 4 RBI's Are Enough Against The A's


Left: Aaron Rowand makes a spectacular diving play to save a hit | Right: Dallas McPherson begins to trot around the bases after hitting a homer in the 5th inning

Game Story
The Giants faced Oakland, again, and had a chip on their shoulder. They lost the last series against the A's and they wanted to win this one. They certainly started off the series very nicely with a 5-3 victory against the A's.

Barry Zito and Trevor Cahill were on the mound for their respective teams. Zito only lasted 6 1/3 innings while allowing 3 runs, but only 1 was earned; Cahill went 7 innings while allowing 5 earned runs on 16 hits. The straight dagger came in the 5th inning where Dallas McPherson hit a line-drive 3-run homer into the right-field stands. McPherson finished the game with 4 RBI's and led the Giants to a victory.

Pitching
Barry Zito (W, 9-4) - 6.1 IP | 4 H | 1 ER | 0 BB | 2 K | 1.85 ERA
Bryan Bullington - 0.2 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 21.60 ERA
Jeremy Affeldt - 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 1.84 ERA
Brian Wilson (S, 22) - 1.0 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 0.00 ERA

Pitching
Trevor Cahill (L, 6-4) - 7.0 IP | 16 H | 5 ER | 1 BB | 1 K | 3.41 ERA
Vince Mazzaro - 2.0 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 5.04 ERA

Batting
RF Nate Schierholtz: 2-4, 2 R
SS Edgar Renteria: 3-5, 2 SB (16), R
LF Delmon Young: 2-4, RBI (52)
3B Dallas McPherson: 3-4, HR (15), 4 RBI (34)
C Pablo Sandoval: 2-4, 2B (13)
CF Aaron Rowand: 0-4
DH Andy Marte: 0-4
1B Travis Ishikawa: 2-4
2B Eugenio Velez: 2-4, R, K

Batting
RF Travis Buck: 0-3, RBI (18), K
SS Orlando Cabrera: 1-4, R
LF Matt Hollliday: 1-4, 2B (20)
1B Jason Giambi: 0-4, 2 K
DH Eric Chavez: 2-4, HR (4), RBI (23)
3B Nomar Garciaparra: 1-4
CF Chris Denorfia: 0-3
2B Mark Ellis: 1-4
C Kurt Suzuki: 0-3, R


Player of the Game

3B Dallas McPherson

[Mit]

Lincecum K's 13, But It's Not Enough As Denorfia Wins It For A's In The 12th Inning


Left: Tim Lincecum is seen striking out Jason Giambi | Right: Chris Denorfia hits the walk-off double off of Merkin Valdez

Game Story
This was the 9th time this season that the San Francisco Giants went into extra innings. Coming into the game, the Giants were an even 5-5 in extra innings. After the game, though, they became 5-6 in extras after a tough loss against the A's in 12 innings. Both teams fought it out very hard as only a total of 3 runs were scored in the game. Both pitching was phenomenal as well. Giants starter Tim Lincecum pitched extremely efficiently, as he went 8 innings while 1 run, which wasn't earned on 5 hits. He also struck out 13 batters. On the opposing side, Brett Anderson went 7 innings while allowing just 1 earned run on 5 hits.

Both teams' bullpens held up well, also, but the Giants bullpen faltered in the end. The Giants brought in Merkin Valdez in the bottom of the 12th inning. He gave up three straight singles to Jason Giambi, Eric Chavez, and Nomar Garciaparra. Chris Denorfia took the plate with the bases loaded and no outs. Denorfia delivered in the clutch. He hit a line-drive over the head of Eddy Martinez-Estev for a double, which allowed Jason Giambi to score from 3rd. The A's won this one in dramatic fashion.

Pitching
Tim Lincecum – 8.0 IP | 5 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 13 K | 3.66 ERA
Jeremy Affeldt – 2.0 IP | 2 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 1.62 ERA
Bryan Bullington - 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 13.50 ERA
Merkin Valdez (L, 0-3) - 0.0 IP | 4 H | 1 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 3.57 ERA

Pitching
Brett Anderson - 7.0 IP | 5 H | 1 ER | 1 BB | 2 K | 3.14 ERA
Gio Gonzalez - 1.0 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 1.29 ERA
Michael Wuertz (W, 2-4) - 4.0 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 3 K | 5.28 ERA

Batting
RF Andy Marte: 0-3
PH Eddy Martinez-Estev: 0-2, K
SS Edgar Renteria: 2-5, SB (17), R, K
LF Delmon Young: 1-5, RBI (53)
3B Dallas McPherson: 0-4
C Pablo Sandoval: 1-4
CF Aaron Rowand: 0-4, K
DH Nate Schierholtz: 1-4, 2B (7)
1B Travis Ishikawa: 1-4, 2B (18), K
2B Eugenio Velez: 0-3, SB (16), BB

Batting
RF Travis Buck: 0-5, K
SS Orlando Cabrera: 2-5, K, R
LF Matt Hollliday: 2-5, RBI (45), 2 K
1B Jason Giambi: 1-5, 3 K, R
DH Eric Chavez: 1-5, 2 K
3B Nomar Garciaparra: 1-5, 2 K
CF Chris Denorfia: 2-5, 2B (16), RBI (32), K
2B Mark Ellis: 1-4, K
C Kurt Suzuki: 1-4, K


Player of the Game

CF Chris Denorfia

[Rudi]

Wheres the support for Lincecum? Damn.

And rofl at the picture of Denorfia...that ***** used to play for the Reds, look what hes turned in to.

[Mit]

Wheres the support for Lincecum? Damn.

And rofl at the picture of Denorfia...that ***** used to play for the Reds, look what hes turned in to.

I was so pissed that I couldn't score enough runs to support Lincecum. He did well on the mound, but that doesn't matter cause he didn't get the "W".

I lol'd at the picture. Handlebar mustaches always make me lol. He was supposed to be a serviceable player, but he's a bum.

[Mit]

Giants Just Fall Short With Homer In The 9th Inning


Left: The baseball bounces back after hitting Matt Holliday in the left leg | Right: Pablo Sandoval gets ready to hit a homer off of Justin Duchscherer in the 9th inning

Game Story
The A's were once again able to get the series victory against the Giants, as they won today by a narrow score of 3 to 2. Jonathan Sanchez and Justin Duchscherer both pitched well. Sanchez only allowed 1 run through 6 innings, while Duchscherer allowed 2 runs through 8 2/3. The Giants bullpen faltered, though. Osiris Matos pitched 2 innings of relief, but allowed 2 runs. If Matos did not allow the two runs, the Giants would have been able to win the game.

The A's scored a run in the 6th inning with an RBI single by Eric Patterson, which scored Travis Buck. The A's got two more in the 8th inning where Orlando Cabrera doubled home Travis Buck and Eric Chavez singled home Orlando Cabrera. By that time, the score was 3 to 0. The Giants went into the 9th and were able to get a man on base. Pablo Sandoval took the plate and hit a homer off of Justin Duchscherer to make the score 3 to 2. Closer Michael Wuertz came into the game and closed things out, as the Giants weren't able to come back.

Pitching
Jonathan Sanchez (L, 2-4) - 6.0 IP | 6 H | 1 ER | 0 BB | 3 K | 3.05 ERA
Osiris Matos - 2.0 IP | 4 H | 2 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 2.96 ERA

Pitching
Justin Duchscherer (W, 5-7) - 8.1 IP | 7 H | 2 ER | 1 BB | 7 K | 2.29 ERA
Michael Wuertz (S, 20) - 0.2 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 5.16 ERA

Batting
RF Nate Schierholtz: 0-4, 2 K
SS Edgar Renteria: 0-3, 2 K
PH Eddy Martinez-Estev: 0-1
LF Delmon Young: 0-4, K
3B Dallas McPherson: 3-4, R, K
C Pablo Sandoval: 2-4, HR (13), 2 RBI (45)
CF Aaron Rowand: 1-4, K
DH Andy Marte: 0-4
1B Travis Ishikawa: 1-3, 2B (19)
2B Eugenio Velez: 0-2
PH Emmanuel Burriss: 0-0, BB

Batting
RF Travis Buck: 2-4, 2B (18), 2 R
SS Orlando Cabrera: 2-4, 2B (16), RBI (18)
LF Matt Hollliday: 2-3, HBP (3)
3B Eric Patterson: 1-4, RBI (17)
DH Eric Chavez: 1-4, RBI (24)
1B Nomar Garciaparra: 1-4
CF Chris Denorfia: 0-3
2B Mark Ellis: 1-3
C Pete LaForest: 0-3, K


Player of the Game

SP Justin Duchscherer

[TheSanchize]

Tough loss

[Rudi]

Damn youre suckin it up son.

[Mit]

Tough loss

Yeah it was. Damn the A's.

Damn youre suckin it up son.

I know man. I barely finished over the .500 mark this month in comparison to the first two months where I went 17-10 and 16-11. Here's how I did this month, if you wanna see.

[TheSanchize]

yikes

[Mit]

The San Francisco Giants suffered a minor blow to their offense, as 2nd Baseman Eugenio Velez left today's game against the A's. Velez dove after a ball hit up the middle, but missed it. He got up grabbing an awfully bloody nose and the Giants trainers got on the field and got Velez off the field.

The doctors said that Velez had a fractured nose and should be out for the next 3 games. Velez has done a very good job this season as the 2nd Baseman as he he is hitting over .300 with more than 10 stolen bases. He will be missed for the next three games and either the struggling Emmanuel Burriss or the newly-acquired Andy Marte will take Velez's spot at 2nd Base.

[TheSanchize]

yikes

[Mit]

Lineup

RF Nate Schierholtz: .341, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 17 R, 1 SB
SS Edgar Renteria: .304, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 39 R, 17 SB
LF Delmon Young: .299, 17 HR, 53 RBI, 49 R, 19 SB
CF Aaron Rowand: ..266, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 31 R, 5 SB
C Pablo Sandoval: .316, 13 HR, 45 RBI, 28 R, 1 SB
1B Travis Ishikawa: .324, 13 HR, 42 RBI, 33 R, 0 SB
3B Dallas McPherson: .324, 15 HR, 34 RBI, 38 R, 0 SB
2B Emmanuel Burriss: .200, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB

Bench

1B Rich Aurilia: .364, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB
C Eli Whiteside: .261, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB
3B Andy Marte: .205, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB
LF Eddy Martinez-Esteve: .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB

Starting Rotation

SP Tim Linecum: 9-5, 3.67 ERA, 133 K
SP Jonathan Sanchez: 2-4, 3.05 ERA, 44 K
SP Matt Cain: 14-0, 1.66 ERA, 122 K
SP Billy Sadler: 4-2, 3.50 ERA, 25 K
SP Barry Zito: 9-4, 1.85 ERA, 55 K

Bullpen

RP Osiris Matos: 1-0, 2.96 ERA, 20 K
RP Merkin Valdez: 0-3, 3.57 ERA, 17 K
SP Noah Lowry: 4-7, 5.30 ERA, 29 K
RP Jeremy Affeldt: 2-1, 1.62 ERA, 11 K
RP Bryan Bullington: 0-0, 13.50 ERA, 1 K
RP Bob Howry: 0-1, 1.90 ERA, 18 K
CL Brian Wilson: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 17 K, 22 SV

Injured

2B Eugenio Velez: .326, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 16 R, 16 SB

[TheSanchize]

Wilson is beasting with no ERA and 22 SVs