Sunday, April 06, 2008

Youthful energy and aggression

I am listening to "LET IT BE" by THE REPLACEMENTS this morning while recovering from the excitement of yesterday's trip to Milwaukee.
The Replacements have always seemed to me like a musical embodiment of youthful energy and aggression, especially on the pseudo-hardcore songs such as "Gary's Got a Boner."


The GIANTS were full of youthful energy and aggression yesterday, which wasn't always a good thing. BRIAN BOCOCK, for example, walked twice, singled and stole a pair of bases. However, the shortstop who has not played above Class A pulled a "boner" when he was picked off after one of the oldest (and least effective) tricks in the book.
Y'know when the pitcher fakes throwing one way, then fakes throwing the other in a usually fruitless bid to pick off one of multiple baserunners? That play never works, right? Wrong. The Brewers caught Bocock with that flimsy ruse yesterday, helping to snuff out a rally. Bocock was a little too aggressive.
I didn't manage to snap a photo of Bocock (despite sitting in ROW 5 behind home plate), so above is a photo of BENGIE MOLINA looking rather pensive -- a look the Giants and their fans will surely sport throughout the season. Oh yeah. Look to the far left of the photo. In the dugout with his hands in his pockets is none other than new Giants coach CARNEY LANSFORD. Cool! Maybe he can teach Bocock a thing or two?

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