That's the Way to Do It

[kevin_standlee]

I couldn't listen to the first part of today's Giants-Pirates baseball game because I was in a conference call, but I heard the last three innings when I went out for a walk after lunch. I missed Aubrey Huff hit an inside-the-park home run, aided by an odd bounce off of the brickwork at AT&T Park. Huff has yet to hit a ball over the fence as a Giant, but now has one home run to his credit.

The Giants went on to beat Pittsburgh 6-0, and Jonathan Sanchez, who was shakey on his first start, looked very strong and probably could have pitched a complete game if they hadn't wanted to have closer Brian Wilson get some work in today prior to the Giants' travel day tomorrow. They have started the season 7-2, which is really good as they now head off to play the the hated Dodgers, then the Padres.

Comments

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

It's actually the rat-scum Dodgers and Padres on the road then the Cardinals and Phillies at home.

The Huff homer was fun. Jon Miller's "He's going for four!" call is one for the ages. did you catch him describing a curve ball as "having the profile of a shield volcano"?

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the correction; I've fixed it.

"He's going for four" is priceless. I don't recall ever hearing that line before. I didn't catch the volcano reference, but it's just the sort of thing that Miller would say.

[travelswithkuma.livejournal.com]

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[redneckotaku.livejournal.com]

I miss Jon Miller's calls ever since he left the Orioles. Giants fans are the luckiest fans in Baseball having him calling their games.