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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.

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Episode 28: Number One With a Bulleit

And two guys.

Episode 28: Number One With a Bulleit is out!

In the twenty-eighth episode, Thomas and Danny chat with Grant Brisbee of McCovey Chronicles about the recent Giants injuries, possible solutions at catcher and shortstop, movies and bourbon, and what to make of the youngsters in the offense.

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Frustrations and Schadenfreude

There's a reason pandas are so easily found in the wild.

Imagine for a moment that you’re a fan of the Washington Nationals.

You’re an 11-12 team, and you’re starting to get pretty disappointed by your team’s long-term, big-money investment in Jayson Werth, who even without his caveman beard is batting a scant .221. Your most promising pitching prospect in quite some time, who could easily break a few records in his career, will miss at least the entire season recovering from surgery, and you need to bat against the Phillies rotation 18 times.

Today, your team is facing a pitcher that can charitably be called “erratic,” who is doing his very best to leak some runs. He walked three batters in the first inning, and wound up with five walks and two hit-by-pitch in the first two innings. The one mistake that your team made, when Ian Desmond got picked off at first base, didn’t end up costing anything, because the shortstop dropped the ball. You even caught a break, when Mike Fontenot’s double hopped over the wall, preventing Miguel Tejada from scoring.

So how did they manage to score just one run?

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