Comments on: Middle in absentia

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:10:42 +0000

I agree about Worley. He’s been fantastic and it’s nice to see. I think he was especially displeased to give up the homer after getting ahead 0-2.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Tue, 10 May 2011 01:43:52 +0000

Single coolest thing about the game? The way Worley reacted to giving up the dinger in the 8th. Think it pissed him off? Really cool to watch. Have not seen anything I have not liked about this kid yet.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Mon, 09 May 2011 22:25:26 +0000

It did not turn out too bad for them because, for one thing, they had only to face our batting order to get to the series.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:51:37 +0000

If you’re thinking we’re starting to look a lot like the 2010 Giants, well, that didn’t turn out too bad for them. I’d love to see some more offense, but I’m far from fretting.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:21:27 +0000

Greg, I sure hope you are right about help coming. The thing that really scares me is that it does not look to me as if 1-4 are solid. J-Roll and Howard are two of the guys most likely to disappear when the pitching turns competent. They can beat the snot out of the Padres or the Mets, but real pitchers (read: Colorado, Atlanta, San Fran, etc)can change speeds, break the ball, and go down and in. They do not have to throw a fast ball on 3-2 counts. In the face of pitching like that, which is just about all we are going to see for a very long time now, the only guys who seem like they know what a bat is for are Polly and Shane.

Well, one thing is for sure: in the next three weeks, bot Howard and R-roll can make me look like an old lady. I sure as heck hope they do.

Tuesday ought to be pitching from another world. MLB ought to call off all other games just so both leagues can tune in to see what pitching looks like in heaven.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:09:49 +0000

-edit 22-11. Still not too shabby.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:09:23 +0000

Very true. The offense is horrible, the sky is falling, and they are 22-10.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:16:19 +0000

The corner OF are the things that worry me. I feel like both Francisco and Ibanez will get better. I’m just not sure how much. Ibanez worries me more because of his age. All the walks for Francisco and not hitting the ball worries me, too.

I’m pretty sure they’re not going to get any offense from 2B unless Utley comes back or they make a trade. If the catchers don’t do anything either, it’s kind of a lot of things adding up.

In the glass is half full department, at least we still have they’ve won two out of three games they’ve played for the year.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:53:12 +0000

It is worrisome, but at the same time there is a lot of help on the way. I realize this is a lot of if’s, but:

- If Brown can do better than Ibanez and/or Francisco (that one shouldn’t be too hard)
- If Utley can do better than Valdez/Orr (again, shouldn’t be too hard)
- If Ruiz can do better than Schneider/Sardinha (again, I say not too hard)

then this offense will be better. Players 1-4 in the order are solid, they just need some help at the bottom.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:52:40 +0000

How about Blanton being the 7th best starter on the team?