From the Porch: Petstomp

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Giants 8, Padres 3 at Petco Park. Giants win series 2-1.

SF (33-25) 211 000 211  8 15 4

SD (19-38) 003 000 000  3  9 1

WP: Cain (7-2)

LP: Marquis (2-5)

SV: Casilla (15)

HR: Posey (7), Pagan (5), Blanco (3).

Cain: 7ip 7h 0er 1bb 9k 2.41 era

Marquis: 6ip 9h 2er 1bb 6k 7.65 era

In the NL West:  Damn, damn, damn, Dodgers hang a four-game sweep on the Phillies at Philly? What in the holy hell? Anyway, end result is the Giants are playing outstanding baseball and seem to have no chance of getting close to the damn Dodgers. Probably the other NL West teams played, or maybe not. I don't see any scores there. Giants 4 back.

Comments: Now that's the way you treat a team 20 games under .500, kick the holy hell out of 'em. 4-0 lead blown away with a ridiculous four-error performance by the D, which likely puts the Giants back at the bottom of the league in error again after outstanding D the last 12 games. Oddly enough, the very first out of the game was a monstah play by Brandon Crawford, and then the wheels seemed to come off, taxing a typically outstanding pitching start by Mattie Cain. On offense, Ryan The Riot continues to be ridiculously hot, as does Buster Posey -- threatening to start All-Star Game. Enter your 25 votes on MLB.com!

Baseball quote of the day: "I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." (Yogi Berra)

Next game: Giants vs. Ranger, Interleague, 7:15 p.m. PDT Friday, June 8 at AT&T Park. Matt Harrison (7-3, 4.37) vs. Barry Zito (5-2, 2.98). TV: S**tty, crappy, low-def POS Comcast 191 in Central Valley, NBC Whatever in Bay Area, nothing at all in civilized areas, TV Look What Ogg Do in Neanderthal areas.