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Monday, April 19, 2004 |
Kick 'Em When They're Down
I've been trying to collect my thoughts on yesterday's road sweep -- yeah, I'm still dragging my jaw off the floor on that one, too -- of the Giants. General thoughts:
- It's early. The Giants will wake up eventually, as will the Snakes, and the Padres.
- Beltre's finally hitting in a month not named September. I just happened to look at his line: .362/.367/.681. One walk. That last number might change if pitchers start to think maybe he's hitting the way he's been billed all these years.
- Three consecutive homers! Yowzah. Too bad I missed that one. Ross gets another one. Though he's not hitting as well as last year in limited action this year, it's an excuse to get him in the lineup.
- Brett Tomko? The Giants' home park is one of the most pitcher-friendly in the bigs, but yesterday's game shows that kind of magic can only do so much. That the Giants have dropped to using a guy like Tomko -- ex-Padre, ex-Cardinal -- tells you volumes about this club's pitching staff. Every starter past Schmidt is suspect.
- Gagné's return to form. The ace reliever looked like his old self yesterday, collecting a three-strikeout close. Now, this I did see, and he shut up the crowd very effectively.
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