smegma Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Did not see this coming. 148 pitches is a crazy number of pitches for one outing. Good thing the All-star break is here to save poor Timmy's arm. Congratulations to Mr Lincecum and to fans of his team :)Related, how do so many bad pitchers get no-hitters? Three years ago, Timmy pitching this way would have made sense. But now? And last year, Humber hurled a perfect game, despite being so far below even average that he got released from Houston. Liriano had a no-hitter in 2011, despite a 5.09 ERA and a WHIP of nearly 1.5. Sometimes the wackiness of baseball is truly baffling.To be fair to Humber, although his numbers before the White Sox weren't great, in 2011 I believe he was 9-9 with a 3.75 ERA. Not amazing, but a really solid fourth or fifth starter. It wasn't until AFTER his perfect game in 2012 that he went to true shit and he never regained any semblance of a MLB-caliber player. In that regard, he may be the worst pitcher with a perfect game. He completely shot whatever talent load was in his body in that one game and then he was spent for what seems will be the rest of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 As bad as the Giants record has been the last month or two they haven't been that bad. Lot's of injury and one truly horrific inning per game sinks a team pretty quickly. That said, the San Diego Padres are a great cure for what ails you. And I like this Tanaka kid.That said, even if it is the Padres, putting up 23-3 on any MLB team feels pretty good, especially with a no hitter in the mix. And said pitcher looking at a thrift deal or maybe a move to Seattle in the off-season.Good for Timmy.And might I add, after years of bitching and complaining, I think I'm going to really miss Barry Zito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I'm anxious to see how Lincecum's arm responds to throwing 148 pitches in his next start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Second. Homer Baily chucked one a couple weeks back.Yeah, Homer Baily had the honor of two consecutive no-hitters in all of MLB. Wainwright goes against the Cubs on the Sunday night game to salvage a split. That's some shameful shit. They rearranged the rotation and are holding him out of the all-star game for this, so I'll be nigh unconsolable if Chicago wins. Good to see you in the thread, Bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 bones back in the mix is nice. san fran needs represented despite being a horrible and vile team that should not even have support within their otherwise lovely city.i ordered a yasiel puig tshirt weeks ago from the dodgers store. it has his number 66 in cuba's colors. it is not likely to be delivered prior to the playoffs. i have tickets to see the boys in blue friday here in dc. alas i will just wear my hershiser jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Ridiculous reversal today in San Diego.Twins close out the first half with a lovely lopsided win in New York. Yes, it's a bad team, but maybe splitting a series with the Yankees could provide some warm fuzzy feelings for semester two of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Carly Rae Jepsen first pitch fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naz Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You'd think they'd bother to throw a practice pitch at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You'd think they'd bother to throw a practice pitch at least once.Yeah, say what one might about George W. Bush, but he could 4-4 in the Cubs v. Cards game. I so do not want to go into all star weekend having lost a series to the Cubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I'm anxious to see how Lincecum's arm responds to throwing 148 pitches in his next start.I bet he is just fine. People didn't fall apart back when there was no pitch count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I bet he is just fine. People didn't fall apart back when there was no pitch count.This is true. Good ol' Walter "Big Train" Johnson used to regularly throw 320+ innings and he had a lovely 21 season career. Of course, Timmy's never thrown anywhere close to that number of innings, so it's likely a bit harder on him than on the powerful Senator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Thank god it was my roommates birthday yesterday and I was too busy to watch. I had a moment of downtime and turned on the game. Holy shit. At least I was able to watch the A's win in a fun way for the rest of my break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Yeah, Homer Baily had the honor of two consecutive no-hitters in all of MLB.Wainwright goes against the Cubs on the Sunday night game to salvage a split. That's some shameful shit. They rearranged the rotation and are holding him out of the all-star game for this, so I'll be nigh unconsolable if Chicago wins.Keving Gregg is the cure that ails ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 This is true. Good ol' Walter "Big Train" Johnson used to regularly throw 320+ innings and he had a lovely 21 season career. Of course, Timmy's never thrown anywhere close to that number of innings, so it's likely a bit harder on him than on the powerful Senator.That is very true. Players are so babied now I'm almost conditioned to ask the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 So, Freeman backed out of the All-Star game and still no Puig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 So, Freeman backed out of the All-Star game and still no Puig?All injury substitutes are Bochy's call, and it's evident he didn't want Puig in.Seems only fair that the runner up in the fan vote should go to the game if the winner can't play, but that's not the way it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyed chicken Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 For the record: Puig is pronounced "pweeg". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
childe roland Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Bochy is showing his giants bias and could care less if he actually wins the game. home field means nothing to the giants. Puig should be in the game and Kershaw should start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 With Puig's hip issue I'm actually glad he's not in the ASG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Cano drilled and leaves the game. Par for the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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