MLB: Bayside Stories - an 09 San Francisco Giants Dynasty

[TheSanchize]

I hate those hanging curves/sliders...always get hammered with those

[Mit]

Cain Comes Back To Throw 1-Hitter Against Indians


Left: Scott Lewis dusts off his cleats after Travis Ishikawa hits a homer off of him | Right: Matt Cain strikes out one of his 10 victims on the day

Game Story
Last start, Matt Cain allowed a season-high 5 earned runs against the Detroit Tigers. This game was a totally different story. He didn't allow a run at all; that's not even the amazing part. He only allowed one hit in the entire game! Cain had a grand performance against the Indians, as he went the distance, while allowing one hit, which was a measly grounder up the middle that went for a hit. Cain also struck out 10 batters.

Cain got a lot of run support early, as the Giants were facing an inexperienced Indians starter in Scott Lewis. The Giants offense was anxious to put a pounding on the Indians today after yesterday's walk-off loss. Lewis merely lasted 2 2/3 innings while allowing 7 runs off of 8 hits. Cain was able to take those 7 runs which came in the first three innings and used them to his advantage, as he was comfortable all night with his fastball and curveball. He was able to strike out many batters with his fastball today, which is something different. Throughout the entire season, his main strikeout pitch has been his curveball, but the velocity on his fastball reached up to 97 MPH. The Giants were able to come away with a nice victory against the Indians.

Pitching
Matt Cain (W, 14-0) - 9.0 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 10 K | 1.66 ERA

Pitching
Scott Lewis (L, 5-6) - 2.2 IP | 8 H | 7 ER | 1 BB | 1 K | 4.45 ERA
Jeremy Sowers - 6.1 IP | 5 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 2 K | 2.02 ERA

Batting
RF Nate Schierholtz: 1-5, 2B (5), RBI (14)
SS Edgar Renteria: 3-5, 2B (14), 2 R
LF Delmon Young: 2-5, 2B (13), 3 RBI (50)
3B Dallas McPherson: 1-4, RBI (27)
C Pablo Sandoval: 1-4
CF Aaron Rowand: 3-4, SB (5), R
1B Travis Ishikawa: 1-4, HR (13), 2 RBI (42)
DH Andy Marte: 1-4, K
2B Eugenio Velez: 0-3, SB (14), R

Batting
RF Randy Winn: 0-4, 2 K
CF Grady Sizemore: 0-3, 2 K
C Victor Martinez: 1-3, K
LF Matt LaPorta: 0-3
DH Travis Hafner: 0-3
SS Jhonny Peralta: 0-3, K
3B Mark DeRosa: 0-3, K
1B Ryan Garko: 0-2, 2 K
PH Jacque Jones: 0-1
2B Asdrubal Cabrera: 0-3, K


Player of the Game

SP Matt Cain

[Macken]

good pitching there

[T.Dot]

Matt Cain cheese

[TheSanchize]

Nice win with Cain!!

[Mit]

good pitching there

Thanks a lot man.

Matt Cain cheese

lol. Yes.

Nice win with Cain!!

Thanks a lot. He pitched pretty dang well this start.

[Rudi]

Cain is gunna get hurt.

[T.Dot]

Congrats on Featured Franchise, well deserved

[Mit]

Cain is gunna get hurt.

Let's hope not.

Congrats on Featured Franchise, well deserved

Thanks a lot Mitch.

[Mit]

McPherson's 3 RBI's Allow Giants To Win Close


Left: Indians manager Eric Wedge comes out to argue a Giants run | Right: Dallas McPherson hits a straight bomb to right-field

Game Story
Billy Sadler and Jake Westbrook took the mound in this rubber matchup of the Giants and the Indians. Neither pitched all that efficiently, as Sadler allowed 4 earned runs and Westbrook allowed 5.

The big hit for the Giants came in the 5th inning, which was a Dallas McPherson homer off of Westbrook. Jhonny Peralta and Randy Winn were both also able to homer, but their homers came up a tad bit short, as the Giants went on to win the game by a slim margin of 5 to 4.

Pitching
Billy Sadler (W, 4-2) - 6.1 IP | 11 H | 4 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 3.50 ERA
Merkin Valdez - 1.2 IP | 2 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 3.31 ERA
Brian Wilson (S, 21) - 1.0 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 0.00 ERA

Pitching
Jake Westbrook (L, 5-6) - 7.0 IP | 11 H | 5 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 3.99 ERA
David Huff - 2.0 IP | 3 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K | 4.95 ERA

Batting
RF Nate Schierholtz: 3-5, 2B (6), 2 R
SS Edgar Renteria: 3-5, SB (14), R
LF Delmon Young: 1-4, 2B (14), RBI (51)
3B Dallas McPherson: 3-4, 2B (11), HR (14), 3 RBI (30)
C Pablo Sandoval: 1-4
CF Aaron Rowand: 1-4
1B Travis Ishikawa: 1-4
DH Andy Marte: 1-4
2B Eugenio Velez: 0-4

Batting
RF Randy Winn: 2-5, HR (3), RBI (17), K
CF Grady Sizemore: 2-5
C Victor Martinez: 0-5, R
LF Matt LaPorta: 2-4, R
DH Travis Hafner: 2-4, K
SS Jhonny Peralta: 1-4, HR (12), RBI (34)
3B Mark DeRosa: 2-4, RBI (35)
1B Ryan Garko: 2-4, RBI (31)
2B Asdrubal Cabrera: 0-3
PH Carlos Santana: 1-1


Player of the Game

3B Dallas McPherson

[TheSanchize]

nice win

[Mit]

Baseball Tonight: Breaking Down The Giants, Jays, Indians Trade
presented by John Kruk and Steve Phillips



John: Welcome to tonight's episode of Baseball Tonight, where Steve Phillips and I will be breaking down a deal that went down a few days ago that involved the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Cleveland Indians.

Steve: We sure will, John. So, first of all, there were quite a bit of players involved. 6 in total, to be exact. The San Francisco Giants shipped Bengie Molina to the Blue Jays, while they traded Randy Winn to the Indians. The Blue Jays traded T.J. Beam to the Cleveland Indians and Bryan Bullington to the San Francisco Giants. The Cleveland Indians traded Andy Marte to the Giants, while they traded Kirk Saarloos to the Blue Jays.

John: This truly was a quite interesting deal for the Giants. They traded away two aging veterans to teams that, as of now, aren't even in competition for the playoffs. So, we must ask why exactly did they do this? I was able to speak to Giants General Manager Brian Sabean. He told me that Molina wanted out, which was a given, as Molina issued an ultimatum to be traded. Sabean also said that Winn was struggling and his poor performance was taking a toll on the overall offensive production.

Steve: Sabean took a chance with two guys who were highly touted prospects. Sabean sees that Andy Marte could become a legitimate hitter in the future if only he learns discipline at the plate. Sabean also thinks that Bullington could become a key player for the Giants in their bullpen, as he was doing pretty well for the Jays AA team.

John: The Indians and Blue Jays took advantage of the Giants wanting players that weren't particularly hard to give up. Andy Marte was stuck behind Mark DeRosa at third and probably wasn't going to be starting any time soon. Bullington was in AA and wasn't going to get to the majors for the Blue Jays. The Indians received a speedy guy, who can hit really well in Randy Winn. They also received a decent reliever in T.J. Beam.

Steve: The Blue Jays were able to get Bengie Molina, who will be starting over struggling Rod Barajas. Molina has said that his age is getting up there, but he still has some left in his tank. The Jays also received Kirk Saarloos, who was a reliable pitcher for the A's in 2006, but lost his way with the Reds in 2007 and has been journeying in the minors for a little while looking for a chance to get back to the major leagues.

John: Yes. I believe that this 3-team trade was better for the Blue Jays and the Indians than the Giants. I don't think Marte and Bullington will ever amount to the players that they were expected to be. I just think that the Giants gave up too much for Marte and Bullington, but only time can tell. Until next time, this is John Kruk.

Steve: This is Steve Phillips. Have a good night.

[TheSanchize]

Nice with baseball tonight

[Macken]

graet write up there..

[Rudi]

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