Monday, July 28, 2003
No Curse of the E.K. Sports Blog
No Need For A Live Rooster: For the first time since the E.K. Sports blog was created, the San Francisco Giants lost a ballgame. The Giants had been 5-0, but alas, the Padres finally found a way to put an end to the streak on Saturday, beating the Giants 2-1. The Giants bounced back on Sunday, though, getting two big hits from the Big Cat, Andres Galarraga, and won 6-2 to recapture their 11-game stranglehold on the N.L. West.
Walking Barry Bonds is not the way to win ballgames against San Francisco. I know that the 73 homers he hit in 2001 are still looming in the back of everyone's mind, but, come on. Your chances of getting him out are greater than your chances of him hitting a home run, or even getting a hit. And we have guys behind him who can do some damage. Used to be Jeff Kent, now it's Benito or Andres. They take offense to teams' pitching around Barry to get to them, and they often thrive. Remember Game 4 against St. Louis last year? Anyway, they walked Barry unintentionally (we can only assume, I suppose) in the first, and Andres followed with a two-run double. Then in the third, Barry was walked intentionally, and Andres came through with a two-run single. I also noticed that when Barry put the ball in play, they didn't score.
Walking Barry Bonds is not the way to win ballgames against San Francisco. I know that the 73 homers he hit in 2001 are still looming in the back of everyone's mind, but, come on. Your chances of getting him out are greater than your chances of him hitting a home run, or even getting a hit. And we have guys behind him who can do some damage. Used to be Jeff Kent, now it's Benito or Andres. They take offense to teams' pitching around Barry to get to them, and they often thrive. Remember Game 4 against St. Louis last year? Anyway, they walked Barry unintentionally (we can only assume, I suppose) in the first, and Andres followed with a two-run double. Then in the third, Barry was walked intentionally, and Andres came through with a two-run single. I also noticed that when Barry put the ball in play, they didn't score.
