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The usually reliable bullpen came up short today
for the Phillies, failing to protect a one run
lead in the later innings. Adam Eaton started the game and had major control issues, walking 5 batters in 5 innings, but he managed to keep most of the damage off the scoreboard, holding the Giants to just two runs. Click the link for more, including highlights!
In his return from the disabled list Friday
night, Jimmy Rollins welcomed himself back to the Philadelphia
Phillies lineup with a longball.
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San Francisco Giants Latest Blog Posts [more]
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Connecticut Defenders Win Pitching Duel with the Binghamton Mets, 1-0
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Gameday: Phillies (21-17) At Giants (15-22)
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Welcome to our third edition of Voodoo Sabermetrics.
This week's subject is struggling San Francisco Giants pitcher,
Barry Zito. Let's see how many times we mention the words "Alyssa Milano" and "hippie."
Oh, it's just the San Francisco Giants and
their leader, Barry Zito.
This photo of Pat Burrell's rear, meant mostly
to make Melissa's day, was snapped after the Philadelphia
Phillies tough-as-nails left fielder smashed a 3-2 pitch from San Francisco Giants righty Brian Wilson into the left-field seats with two out in the bottom of the tenth Friday night for the game-winner.
With all that being said, here is the
Giants Win Share data through 33 games...with explanation and
analysis.
The Kid and The Mick Two Fridays ago
in San Francisco, Ken Griffey Jr. played in the
2,402 nd major league game, passing Mickey Mantle for 74 th on the all-time leaderboard. If he can play in 140 games this season, he'll pass Zack Wheat at 69 th with 2,410*.
The MVP is back! Jimmy Rollins made a
successful return to the top of the Phillies lineup
tonight against the San Francisco Giants. Rollins started off the game looking a little shaky in the field but finished off strong at the plate, going 3 for 5, including a 2 run homer in the 5th inning. Rollins cut the Giants early lead down from....... Click the link for more on the game.
Rumors abound that Peter Magowan wants to wave
his frozen peas over the express lane check-out scanner and step
down as the Giants president and managing partner. Former Giant beat writer Mark Gonzales, now covering baseball for the Chicago ...
As we've covered in this space before, there
are many time-honored traditions in baseball. Whether it be
nicknames, hot dogs, day baseball or the seventh inning stretch, or drunk fans in the bleachers, tradition is important.
Teams are placing more emphasis on running, as
the Steroid ERA is ending.
Thursday's recaps, scores, and brawls, oh my!
Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.
by Simon , SimonOnSports Dear MLB GMs, Alright
guys, this is getting old, we're over a month
into the season and I still haven't gotten a single phone call. I called up Cingular just to make sure my phone was still in service and it is, so its not ...
Those looking forward to Hamels/Lincecum II: Timtastic Colealoo
might be disappointed by the actual matchup, but the
Phillies hitters probably are okay with avoiding LIncecum's electric stuff just a day after getting shut down by Arizona ace ...
The White Sox head west for an important
10 games swing against the Mariners, Angels, and Giants.
Peter Magowan Kim Komenich/The Chronicle 2007 Peter Magowan
After poor to average seasons for the first
seven years of his career, Mike Scott took the
world by storm in 1986 thanks to his willingness to learn a new pitch. He also turned in the 9th best Fantasy Pitching performance ever.
Reigning NL MVP Jimmy Rollins was to rejoin
the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in San Francisco after
missing a month with a sprained left ankle. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he will watch Rollins warm up and could put his star shortstop ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Zito was demoted to
the bullpen Monday by the San Francisco Giants ,
who hope the former ace can correct his problems by working in relief. The move was first reported by ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. Zito, who only 16 ...
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- Rollins to rejoin team in San Francisco, may start
- Rejoice San Fran: Barry Zito Continues to Get Bombed Today
- Have you seen this ma? Barry Bonds
- Open Gameday Thread, 5/7
- Zito Returns Without Relief
- SF Giants Desperately Turn to Plan Zito, Lose
- Giants vs. Pirates - Box Score - May 07, 2008
- Remember When Zito Was Awesome?
- Baseball Brawls
- Worth the wait: Inside the McLouth breakout
- Phil Dumatrait Gets His First Win
- Sticker Shock: NY All-Star Gm Tix to run $150-$725
- LIVE: Zito back in rotation for Giants vs. Bucs
- Zito returns to starting rotation against Pirates - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants: News: Zito returns to Giants' rotation
- The Ryan Report, #03
- Zito returns to Giants' rotation
- Blazing the O`Malley Trail: 50 Years Later, Part One by Gary Gillette
- Zito returns to Giants starting rotation Wednesday























Phillies bullpen fails them in 4-3 loss to Giants