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Limiting Ryan Vogelsong

With Ryan Vogelsong continuing to excel as a starting pitcher for the Giants, questions about his continuation on the starting rotation are beginning to arise.  Most revolve around the return of Barry Zito, but another factor that is often being overlooked is that of workload.

Vogelsong has never been a workhorse, the likes of Roy Halladay or even Matt Cain for that matter.  In fact he spent his last few years pitching in Japan as a reliever.  Just for a reference, he pitched 65.1 innings in ’08, 41.2 innings in ’09, and 95.1 innings in ’10 back in the states with the Triple-A teams of both the Angels and the Phillies.  Even as a full-time starter with the Pirates in ’04, he only managed 133.0 IP, his career high.

Episode 29: A Tough One to Shoulder

I like to think that this is the monster running around, hurting our players.

Episode 29: A Tough One to Shoulder is out!

In the twenty-ninth episode, Thomas and Danny talk about Freddy Sanchez’s injury, the Giants’ bad luck, Bill Hall joining the team, possible solutions at first, Ryan Vogelsong’s Cy Young potential, and review some beer bets.

Check it out on iTunes, or on the RSS feed, or by clicking on the play button below. We look forward to your feedback, either by commenting here on the blog, emailing us at giantspod@gmail.com, or our Twitter feed.

Go Giants!

Tim Lincecum Records 1000th Career Strikeout as Giants Come from Behind…Again

It’s hard to understand what motivates a team to do well. Some say fame. Some say fortune. Some, like Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder, have their own supernatural determination driving them.

Any player and any team can hit and hit well in a given day. However true excellence comes from the ability to do the deed day-in and day-out, week-in and week-out, letting your club know that they can count on you for the big hit when it counts.

So what in the name of all that is holy is driving this Giants offense?

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