Saturday, April 09, 2005

 

Giants 10, Rockies 8

I'm sure a lot of folks wondered why Felipe Alou let Noah Lowry come out to pitch in the 7th inning last night. Sure, Lowry was throwing a shutout. It was his first start of the season, however, and he had already thrown 100 pitches. Wouldn't you want to bring in the bullpen and not overwork him so early? Six-run lead, no problem.

Oh, wait. This is the Giants bullpen we're talking about. If they don't suddenly improve--and really, after last year why would you expect them to--Alou will be forced to keep his starters in until their shoulders spontaneously combust. You just can't trust this bullpen (Benitez and Fassero excepted, for now). Even last year's more reliable guys, Brower and Eyre, are inconsistent at best.

Bah. I'm going to repeat that rant about 100 times this season. Let's move on.

The left side of the infield continued to perform at the plate last night. Alfonzo and Vizquel combined to hit 5-for-9 with a double, a home run, and 5 RBI. Keep it up, boys, we're gonna need it. Jason Ellison, Mike Matheny (batting .308, and damn the sample size), and Pedro Feliz each contributed two hits. J.T. Snow came off the bench with a vital pinch-hit in the bottom of the ninth.

And of course, Marquis Grissom, the calmest man in professional sports, wins the game with a beautiful line drive that skipped off the top of the fence and into the sunset. Then, with a quick tip of the cap and a quiet "Ma'am," Marquis jumped on his white horse and trotted off to a swell of orchestral music. A crowd of happy Giants citizens ran after him, waving and cheering and throwing their hats in the air.

The sherriff and the hangman, on the other hand, were forming up a posse to get the infamous Middle Relief Boys.

Stay tuned.

Jefferson 10:14 AM

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