Game Thread: 4/26 Cleveland @ San Francisco Rocks

[Band of Brothers]

CF Pagan

RF Pence

1B Belt

C Posey

LF Morse

3B Sandoval

SS Crawford

2B Hicks

P " THE FREAK" ...Tim Lincecum

 

[Band of Brothers]

The peoples champ...Tim Lincecum on the mound for day baseball at AT&T Park. It's a celebration of the 1954 WS victory over Cleveland as fans will be treated to replica Championship rings that I heard are pretty sweet. Lincecum has been pitching well of late but he is still looking for that next level to get all the way back. Giants need to get a early lead which I believe has them 9-1 on this season when jumping out on top. Pence and Morse seem to have it going and the Panda hit a oppo shot off the bricks yesterday.

Picks to click...MASH Brothers...Pence and Morse with Pagan leading the way getting on base.

Go Giants !!

SF ROCKS !!

 

[Stokes1931]

Well, cr@p. Cleveland scores first.

 

[Stokes1931]

Each leadoff hitter led off the game with a double.

 

[Stokes1931]

Textbook example of what not to do with a leadoff double.

 

[Band of Brothers]

If the HP ump calls strikes two inches off the plate like the one to Posey it might be a rough day. Time to move closer to the plate and take that pitch away.

 

[Band of Brothers]

Good to see Pagan on that hustle double.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Textbook example of what not to do with a leadoff double.

Yup. Against a pitcher like McAllister, in that situation, it is imperative for Belt to find a way to move Pagan to third.

 

[Mays-Fan]

The T-O-R-T-U-R-E starts early.

 

[Stokes1931]

7 pitch inning for Cleveland.

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

What a double play!!

 

[Stokes1931]

7 pitch inning for Cleveland.

Another 7 pitch inning.

This guy may do a complete game in under 60 pitches.

 

[SF11704]

another 7 pitch inning

 

[Band of Brothers]

Not much offense for Giants so far.

 

[Band of Brothers]

Swisher smoked that ball

 

[Band of Brothers]

Giants need to get the fans involved soon. Way too quiet out there

 

[Stokes1931]

Timmah is not walking anyone!

Timmy is giving up way to many hits.

And the Giants bats are dead.

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

14 outs

 

[Band of Brothers]

Lincecum ends up with 98 pitches

 

[msgkings322]

I don't know how long we can wait for Lincecum to figure out how to be a reliable 3rd or even 4th starter but it's not forever, and it's not all of this year.

If we don't get at least 1 more reliable starter this year isn't going to work out.