Jonathan Sanchez Pitches a NO HITTER!

by FrankieJayIII on Jul 10, 2009 9:54 PM PDT

Give it up to our fellow bay area team, the SF Giants and Jonathan Sanchez pitching his first career NO HITTER after being pulled from the starting pitchers line-up. It was certainly a game to watch, and somethign experience as a bay area sports fan. He deserves to be on "probation" in my opinion. With a season that started off rocky, and now a comeback performance proving he truly wants to be there. Is it a fluke? Can he secure his position back in the starting line-up at least while the Big Unit is gone?! Only time shall tell. Comments??!

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That was such a great game; I almost had a heart attack! I think he’ll probably keep that spot while Johnson is out

by WeStillBelieve on Jul 10, 2009 9:58 PM PDT reply actions

That was so clean!

Rowan’s save was pretty cool too

by 123707THIZZ on Jul 10, 2009 10:02 PM PDT reply actions

What forum are we on?

Its time for a change...

by RunNdGun on Jul 10, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions

who cares

it’s amazing! =) and it’s not like a random team, it’s another bay team!

Azubuike? More like Azucutie!

by goldenstatelove on Jul 11, 2009 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Im still jumpin up and down!!!!!

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by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 10, 2009 10:07 PM PDT reply actions

Amazing Game

Amazing Story. Sanchez rocks.

by Number22Drew on Jul 10, 2009 10:24 PM PDT reply actions

Man I went to Lince's almost No Hitter yesterday.

Amazing. Gratz Sanchez.

Welcome to the Warriors, Stephen Curry, the 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year.

Panda's and Curry in the Bey Area. Who would've known?

Conductor of the "We're Back!" Bandwagon!

by ejdacanay on Jul 10, 2009 10:34 PM PDT reply actions

this has to be the play of the game

amazing

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by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 10, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions

the starting pitchers line-up

Is that what they call the rotation out in Cali? ;-)

Seriously, awesome for him. I’ve seen very little of him living outside the Bay the last 5 years, but looking at his periphs — K rate especially — it doesn’t seem like a total fluke to me. If he can cut down on the BBs, he can be a damn good pitcher. Easier said than done, but young pitchers with great-but-wild stuff do occasionally learn to control it as they enter their mid-20s (Randy Johnson and Jon Lester, both hard-throwing LHP, pop to mind…) Actually, the 11K-0BB line is just as impressive as the no-hitter. He was a Uribe error away from a perfecto!

Hm, Giants looking pretty promising these days, huh?…

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Jul 10, 2009 10:35 PM PDT reply actions

, Giants looking pretty promising these days, huh?…

Do they still play baseball at San Francisco? I saw Willie play his last games at New York so I assumed the giants were defunct?

Now wheres the rubbers? Whose got the rubbers?
I noticed there's so many of them
and there's really not that many of us.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 11, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions

let Sanchez replace Sadowski in the starting rotation

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by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 10, 2009 10:37 PM PDT reply actions

Johnson is on the disabled list, though.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 10, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions

He probably means when Johnson comes back from the DL.

Geeez Louf*ckingweeez!!!

by scottiepimppen on Jul 11, 2009 1:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Lincecum will blow out his shoulder by then, however.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 11, 2009 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions

clearly

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 11, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Clearly.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 11, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Sadowski

is back in the minors until after the all-star break at least

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 11, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Beautiful

The shot of he and his dad embracing afterwards was magic.

by VidaWantsYourCar on Jul 10, 2009 10:40 PM PDT reply actions

Silly Uribe :( Shoulda been Panda at 3rd

by TheJza on Jul 10, 2009 10:40 PM PDT reply actions

No hitter? So what. Below-average offensive efficiency, poor rebounder, turns the ball over too much.

Thing C

by markdash on Jul 10, 2009 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I really wish

the Warriors’ season is at least half as exciting as the Giants’. Props to Sanchez fa sho

by Captain Jack on Jul 11, 2009 1:20 AM PDT reply actions

Sandoval=Randolph-incredibly exciting player to watch who ended the previous season with a promising flurry

Rowand=Jackson-productive veteran signed to a contract that was too big and too long, but still a productive and hard-nosed player.

Maggette=Zito-terrible contract but you’ll probably get something close to average starter production from him which isn’t totally worthless.

Monta=Cain-Incredible talent that we’ve been watching since he was very young, still hadn’t quite put it all together and wasn’t getting a whole lot of support until this year

Biedrins=Molina-Fairly one dimensional offensively and a very flawed players, but still pretty important to the team’s success.

Sanchez=Wright-Has as good of “stuff” as just about anyone on the roster, just can’t seem to harness it or stay in the game.

Buike/Morrow=Schierholtz/Bowker-guys who were viewed as relatviely low ceiling guys when they were acquired or brought up but their long ball ability is incredibly important to the future success of the offense

Turiaf=Winn-A “classy vet” and good teammate who isn’t the most talented guy, but probably doesn’t get enough credit for all the good things he does

Belinelli=Lewis-Not a bad player, could contribute a lot of places, but probably doesn’t have much of a future here

Now we just need Curry to become our Lincecum……….

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 11, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions

i agree with everything us said

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by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 11, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions

*u........ my bad

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by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 11, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions

I definitely hope Randolph has the basketball equivalent of the season that Sandoval is having.

Adopted Giant Darren "Speedy" Ford. Said by Andrew Baggarly to be the fastest minor league player and the best defensive outfielder in the Giants Organization. Now playing for your San Jose Giants.

by monta101 on Jul 11, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Belinelli=Lewis-Not a bad player, could contribute a lot of places, but probably doesn’t have much of a future here

Really…… Wow. Lewis and Bellinelli’s production has been completely different. Lewis started a whole season and didn’t do too much.
Belinelli plays very rarely and whenever he plays does really well. Completely different.

Cause Havoc. Bring Nash in and 120 point games will be very expected

by monta.da.boss on Jul 11, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Are you talking about 2008? Lewis played 133 games and was just about league average.

Guess who on the Warriors could be described as “average”?

(That might be a bit generous to Belinelli, actually)

Thing C

by markdash on Jul 11, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

You'd be right if you weren't so wrong

Lewis is an outstanding defensive player (He was the third best LF in baseball last year), and an above average offensive player. And he has shown this with consistent playing time. His fatal flaw is he makes very poor decisions (the occasional dropping of a routine flyball, striking out too much) and it leads to the perception that he’s not very good. A more apt comparison would probably be Wright, who is an extremely efficient scorer, but can’t seem to find playing time with Nelson. However, I agree with the sam23 that Sanchez-Wright is an even better comparison. Given that Wright was compared to Sanchez, Lewis-Belinelli is a pretty good second option.

by philthiest on Jul 11, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions

If we go back a few years, we can say Zito = Dunleavy. That’s more accurate, I think.

Confident Marco Belinelli supporter

by Doctor Kajita on Jul 13, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions

DEFINITELY NOT A FLUKE...

It takes more than luck in baseball to get a no-hitter than getting a 300 in bowling! There are way more intangibles in baseball…defense, umpire calls, opposing batters, etc.

Way to go kid! Hopefully his stock goes up and we can trade him for a bat! But for now I’m glad he’s a Giant!

Geeez Louf*ckingweeez!!!

by scottiepimppen on Jul 11, 2009 1:50 AM PDT reply actions

Definetly

we are in the top 5 in the major leagues with our starting rotation

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by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 11, 2009 8:08 AM PDT reply actions

AMAZING

IT WAS ABSOLUTLEY AMAZING

by livingthedream on Jul 11, 2009 10:20 AM PDT reply actions

Lincecum will have at least 5-10 by the end of his career

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by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 11, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions

Lincecum will have at least 5-10 by the end of his career?

arm surgeries?

Now wheres the rubbers? Whose got the rubbers?
I noticed there's so many of them
and there's really not that many of us.

by Skeptic con Urquell on Jul 11, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions

his throwing style looks incredibly violent, but if you break it down its probably the smoothest and easiest on the body throwing styles in the entire league. Unlike most pitchers he isn’t putting too much strain on any one part of the body

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 11, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions

and it helps to have a back bone that’s elastic.

There's a party in my mind.
And I wish that I was there.

by qin on Jul 11, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions

+1

If you heard Chris Lincecum (Timmy’s father) talk about the mechanics, you’ll understand that Timmy’s motion is very fluid. The power comes from his legs and transfer through to his arms.

Confident Marco Belinelli supporter

by Doctor Kajita on Jul 13, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions

no hitters

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by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 11, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Not trying to be a d*ck

but how come this was allowed as a fanpost when not only a few days ago, my post concerning the much needed help for Pablo Sandoval in the all star voting was relegated to the fanshots section. Not only that, but I received a warning saying that I should not make posts that have not been researched or have no substance. Wow, thanks for the proverbial up yours. Thanks alot GSOM, you guys are a class act.

by turbulence24 on Jul 12, 2009 12:18 AM PDT reply actions

Thus far Lewis is actually a much better baseball player than Belinelli is a basketball player, Belinelli is quite a bit younger and has more room to grow, but your current assessment of both players is way off.

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 12, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions