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Episode 33: Don’t Fear the Beard

7:06, Torture time.

Episode 33: Don’t Fear the Beard, is out!

In the thirty-third episode, Thomas and Danny talk about the recent collapses from the bullpen, Brian Wilson’s job security, Pablo Sandoval’s hot streak, and potential roster moves with the return of Mike Fontenot and Brandon Belt.

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Go Giants!

Faith in Bruce Bochy, Sanchez’s “Me” Time, and Stewart Getting Freaky

The Giants’ four-game winning streak has been weird, as only TortureBall can be. Capping it off was yesterday’s game, in which the only RBI goes to home plate umpire Bob Davidson for calling a bases-loaded balk. But beyond that, here are some observations from the past week:

First of all, I’d like to point to June 22, when Aaron Rowand started in center field in favor of Andres Torres, even though Twins pitcher Nick Blackburn is right-handed. Many on the Twitterverse and blogosphere (I’m not naming names) started yelling at Bochy, using this as further evidence that he doesn’t understand baseball, etc.

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