5.6 magnitude earthquake out of Alum Rock!

AHHHHHHH!

8:16 p.m.
still here at work with two others and I just freaked out! I felt like yelling, crying, huddling all at once! I'm here in burlingame and it felt like a pretty solid shake, for a loooong while, then it went into a rolling motion for even longer! Looks like it was a 5.6 magnitude out of alum rock. hope you are all well.

I don't have my cellie with me so i'm especially nervous! Seriously, this was a very scary earthquake. I hope people in the South Bay are okay...

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ca/index.html

Best team vs. Best pitcher in the bigs!

Wow. What an incredible game tonight at McAfee Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics' Dan Haren started against MLB's winningest team, the Boston Red Sox. *(Haren's ERA: 1.70 *at gametime tonight, he was touted as the MLB Pitching ERA leader, but it looks like San Diego's Peavy has the actual title at 1.68). Haren was absolutely solid tonight, having retired 14 consecutive hitters at one point.

And, not only does Mark Ellis hit for the cycle tonight for the first time in his career (only made possible in extra innings! whew...), but Eric Chavez' bat lit up in the bottom of the 11th with his walk-off homer.

In Giants news, what about Klesko's homerun reaction today in Philadelphia - classic!

Fred Lewis, I dub thee Player of the Day!

Rookie Fred Lewis hit for the cycle in Colorado today! His Double, then Homerun, and subsequent Triple all went opposite. It was a sight to behold.

An unlikely hero tonight...

Ok, no triples. Not even any homeruns. But we saw some great baseball tonight, complete with an SF Giants WIN, intense 2-out rallies, stolen bases, clutch pinch-hits, dropped flyballs... and it was an absolutely gorgeous night at the ballpark.

Eliezer Alfonzo was our unlikely hero tonight with an absolutely clutch pinch-hit 3-run double in the 7th! And this was after his 3-for-3 performance last night!

Brad Hennessey looked so strong, in relief, tonight. Slick and solid. And while I'm more prone to despise our opponents for their abilities, there are some players that I just can't seem to hate. Jamie Moyer, for example - I still really enjoy watching him pitch. He just made some of our guys look like fools at the plate (though some of those pitiful plate appearances weren't so much about Moyer's skill, but the G-Men's sloppiness). Another guy on my "despise-him-so-much-I-respect-him" list (!?!) is Jimmy Rollins - crazy sneaky quick. I hate it... but can't help but love it at the same time.

I can't wait to be at the ballpark again. The field was absolutely magical from 33 rows behind the Giants dugout. And thanks to Full Throttle for the free Giants blanket tonight!

Rest up for Sunday, Lincecum!

What's Better Than a Triple?

An RBI Triple!!! Catcher Eliezer Alfonzo's triple in the 6th inning, drove in Randy Winn for our final run (It's a good thing Bengie Molina sat out tonight. There's no way he could've legged out a triple. I'm really in no position to criticize, but Molina is seriously one of the slowest base runners I've ever seen. No disrespect Bengie but I'm just tellin' it like it is).

So what's even better than an RBI Triple??? A TWO-RUN RBI TRIPLE! The Phillies Short-stop, and East Bay native, Jimmy Rollins, had his share of triples tonight - TWO triples within two innings (A 2-run RBI 3B in the 2nd inning, and another 3B in the 4th). That would've been a sight to behold. Just the thought of it gives me chills. He's also the NL leader in multi-hit games.

Tonight's final score: Phillies 9, Giants 7. You're goin' down this weekend Phillies - but thanks for some great baseball during this 4 game series!!!

And... CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS!!!

What's more thrilling - a Triple or a Homerun?

TRIPLES baby!!! They're so few and far-between and such a beautiful sight to behold especially in a park such as ours. Not too many men can leg it out fast enough, but every once in a while we're blessed with a stand-up triple! I've said it once and I'll say it again - Dave Roberts is the one to watch this season. He keeps me on the edge of my seat - such great, quick energy.

Ahhh, it was so glorious watching his lead-off stand-up triple yesterday. Check this out:

- This was Robert's 4th triple this year; No doubles.
- His last 4 hits against the Rockies - ALL Triples!

*Today was also the anniversary of Bonds' very first Splash Hit into McCovey Cove (May 1, 2000)

"I'm beginning to believe!"

As EM stated in a text message dated April 26, 10:53 p.m., I'm beginning to believe, too!

The G-Men sweep LA, in LA, for the first time in 5 years! In terms of runs scored, they were pretty tight games. But... as great as that sweep felt, it felt "almost" just as bad to turn around and get swept by the DBacks. All three games in Arizona were incredibly tight (within one run) but we snapped out of our winning streak big-time.

I'm so miserable with my "expanded basic" cable tv plan, because I can no longer watch any of the games televised on FSN+ - I am so frustrated that I can't even watch my G-Men after a hard day at work... Thank goodness for midnight baseball on KNBR and for our awesome broadcasters, Kruk and Kuip, Dave Flemming and Jon Miller!