Padres leaves Giants mad bumming
The kid was all right, allowing five hits, including a pair of solo home runs, and striking out four in 5 1/3 innings. It wasn’t the stuff of legend, but neither was the major league debut of the man he was replacing. The Mad Bum’s fastball topped out at 91 mph, a mild concern, but not nearly as concerning as where the Giants find themselves in the wild card race after last night’s 4-3 loss to the Padres. The 62-78 San Diego Padres. At home. During a pennant race. With Kevin Correia on the mound. Damn.
If the Freakanchise is forced to miss any more time with lower-back problems that the team would rather not discuss, the Giants’ playoff hopes are probably back, back, back, back…gone.
…Other linkage, not including a mugshot for the ages…
Day 3 of the Richard Seymour watch came and went with no sign of the big fella. Asked whether he is hopeful that Seymour will be a part of his team, Raiders head coach Tom Cable responded, “I am hopeful, yes.” Seymour’s answer to the same question would probably be, “F*@% no.” Silver & Black
C.J. Watson will reportedly accept a one-year qualifying offer from the Warriors, leaving more than $4 million on the table. Who’s his agent, Michael Crabtree? FanHouse
Former Sharks co-owner William “Boots” Del Biaggio III was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for engaging in fraud to pay off old gambling debts. Honestly, anyone nicknamed “Boots” deserves to be locked up. SFGate
Stanford will be without senior offensive lineman Matt Kopa for 6 to 8 weeks. The Cardinal will go without sleep on the cross-country trip to Winston-Salem, per coach Jim Harbaugh’s orders. If you’re sleeping, you ain’t working. Merc
A student wonders how Cal is supposed to possibly compete for the Pac-10 title when they’re spending so much time in the classroom and offers a suggestion for leveling the playing field. Daily Cal
Finally, let the record show that Madison Bumgarner’s first major league pitch was a strike. Put this in a digital picture frame or something.
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By Scott on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 at 6:03 am.
Tags: Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco Giants, Stanford Cardinal