MLB 2014 season thread

Just replating so this debate stays on one screen ...

 

And a lead-off double for Soriano means we should get to Never-Nervous Sangervis with a chance to tie.

 

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OK, maybe rarely nervous.

 

The South will rise again.

 

Paul Goldschmidt has batted 27 times against Tim Lincecum. He is hitting .541 with seven home runs. Tonight's was an opposite-field shot, which never happens for a righty at AT&T Park.

 

I have to admit, I was almost surprised he didn't come through there.

 

I think I've finally reached the point where I realize Lincecum is not coming back.

 

The Giants just have to have a vastly overpaid former Cy Young winner in their rotation. They were scrambling once Zito's contract ran out.

 

It's amazing that this could happen to someone so blazingly talented without a major injury. What the hell happened between 2010 and 2011?

 

I'm certainly no expert on it. But I believe his delivery, with the flailing arms and legs, took its toll on his arm. Perhaps not an ulnar tear, but it wore him down.

 

Maybe he stopped smoking.

 

Small pitchers who throw hard burn out quickly. It's a tale as old as time.