It’s a holiday podcast! Chad and Ben talk a lot of Lincecum, and a little Bumgarner, and start getting a little nervous…but then talk Melky, Posey, and Pagan and everything seems a little better. Who do we love this week? Who do we hate? How many awkward things is Ben going to say after having to work on a national holiday? Tune in to find out!
Ben’s appearance on the Curse of Benitez COBcast Giants stats from the 5-hole and 2-hole Great blog post from Carl Steward about Bonds, Belt, and Giants hittersAuthor Archives: TortureCast
Episode 30: The Orlando Cepeda Episode (not retired, though)
- “By the way, who are these guys on this roster?”
The Giants are back to .500 and the boys are feeling somewhat better but still aren’t convinced. Why? Well, we’ll tell you all about it.
Giants defense still sucks, Arias seems capable, Culberson realizes a childhood dream, “Thunder Dan” makes an incredible catch with BBQ in hand, and Chad wishes harm on Kemp (and today he went on the DL…hmmmm, now he’s wishing for a winning lottery ticket as well).
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Episode 29: The Hector Sanchez Episode
After a tough week the Giants find themselves in some trouble in the west. A walk-off win makes everyone feel better though, even Chad, Ben and Willie.
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Episode 28: The Buster Posey Episode
While Ben is on a dream trip on the east coast, there’s still baseball going on here. So Chad and Willie discuss the first 22 games of the year and what some of the notable happenings have been so far. 12-10
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Episode 27: “Aubrey Huff, the Ab Closet”
Chad and Ben reunite with Erin to discuss a difficult week in Giants fandom, discussing the revelation of Wilson’s injury, what is happening to Lincecum, the team’s defense versus its offence, our Bizarro World Giants, and Matt Cain is very good. Also, Aubrey Huff. A lot of Aubrey Huff.
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Episode 26: Five Guys, Some Fries, and a Beer Pitcher
SEASON PREVIEW SUPERSODE! Chad, Ben, and Willie are joined – live and in person – by friendly rivals Thomas and Danny of Two Guys, A Glove, and A Coke Bottle for a comprehensive, all-inclusive, thoroughly extensive study of the Public House’s selection of beers. In the meantime, we talk everything from the NCAA Final Four to fried foods and all the Giants baseball we can fit in between, with guests Michael of The Grubby Glove: All Things Baseball and Samantha of KNBR.
It’s season preview time. What happens when you get seven Giants fans, several pitchers of beer, and a few microphones around a table at Public House?
Settle in…this one goes deep!
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Episode 25: “Mean People Suck”
This brings back memories of Clark's single up the middle, Mitchell's bare-handed grab, and, er, Maldonado's slide
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Willie returns from his great adventures abroad at SXSW and Vegas to have a Ben-less hour long conversation with Chad about the Giants’ potential shakeups on the roster, given the injuries of Vogelsong and Freddie Sanchez, a potential middle infielder trade may open the door for Burris, Buster’s first play (GASP) at the plate this spring, Zito’s shelling, Cain’s dominance (have we signed him yet?), the possible shifting sands of the outfield, 49 year old Jamie Moyer beffudles the Giants, Hector “Babe” Sanchez, and John Bowker goes 0-4, 2Ks for the Giants against the Oakland A’s….oh right, the Yomiuri Giants, that is. We do a little hating on Dodger lawyers, dish out advice on how to act as a visiting fan, and praise the glory of the return of the late 80’s roadie.
Almost certain that Freddy ain’t ready Buster’s first play at the plate Zito’s poor start today; time to panic yet? Starting outfield might shift? Shierholtz continues to struggle, Blanco impresses Former Giant John Bowker to play vs. A’s in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants Dodgers lawyers that tried to block Stowe’s lawsuitFiled under Episodes
Episode 24: “Garlic Fries and Chicken Tenders”
Chad and Ben jump into Spring Training talk looking at some recent results and some recent injury revelations and how they impact the players in camp. They also discuss converted infielders like Sergio Santos as well as several cuts to minor leaguers and roster invitees before bringing on Christina Russo for an interview and some of her Spring Training experiences. We wind up with a discussion of gender and female fans, hate on Bryce Harper, and close with a somber note on Fabrice Muamba.
Bumgarner goes 5 scoreless (SFG) Sergio Santos throws crazy sliders (Olney, ESPN – Insider article) Sanchez may not be ready for Opening Day (SFG) Lincecum puts Kershaw in headlock for ESPN Mag (Yahoo) On the Giants and Female Fans (Bay Area Sports Guy) Ben also strongly recommends this article from Mac of @AerysSports: 100 Easy Ways to Lose A Man Find and follow our guest Christina Russo at http://www.christina-russo.com/ or on Twitter at @swagstina.How Much Are Lincecum Bobbleheads Going For?
photo by: Lenny Ignelzi
Here at TortureCast, we’ve heard some early rumblings about Tim Lincecum’s ineffectiveness in spring training this year, and concerns that he’s lost his zip, or his slot, or that “je ne sais quoi.” I know most of you probably aren’t putting your Lincecum bobbleheads on eBay, but for those of you worried about his potential decline, let the numbers put you at ease.
This is his sixth spring training, and he has never had an ERA below 4.00. His overall career ERA in 89.2 innings of spring training is a whopping 5.02. From 2007 through this year, his ERA: 6.43, 4.50, 4.03, 6.94, 4.37, and 6.75 (of course it’s only 8 IP in 2012 so far). His last outing vs Kansas City was stellar, with 1 hit allowed in 4 IP. The numbers also don’t reveal what he’s doing from a mechanical standpoint. He’s only been using his fastball and changeup so far, and just trying to get his mechanics down. Tenured players like him, especially pitchers, as John Kruk said earlier this week, “are always working on stuff,” much to the chagrin of the position players. Many position players acknowledge that spring training is really for the pitchers and then of course, the players on the bubble.
Lincecum is not on the bobble, er, I mean, bubble, of course. He’s just going through the motions, and he’ll be fine.
Chad
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