Gloat Free Baseball Scores (Monday, June 25)

[Jack Rabbit]

Baseball Scores

Phillies 8, Pirates 3
Reds 3, Brewers 1
Cardinals 8, Miami 7
Cubs 6, Mets 1
Padres 8, Houston 7
Rockies 4, Nats 2
Giants 8, Dodgers 0

Other Scores

Yankees 7, Cleveland 1
Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 6
Tigers 8, Texas 2
Royals 8, Tampa Bay 0
Twins 4, White Sox 1
A's 1, Mariners 0

[Jack Rabbit]

1. Giants 8, Dodgers 0

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[Auggie]

3. Zito pitched great

7 innings of shutout ball. Gave the bullpen a needed rest.

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Since coming to the Giants, Zito has been the little girl who had a little curl

When she was good, she was very, very good
But when she was bad, she threw basketballs.

[Auggie]

5. Don't think it hasn't been killing him, either.

No one wants to fuck up. He's handled the criticism with the utmost in professionalism.

[Jack Rabbit]

6. I know.

Thank you for pointing it out. He's class act.

Another pitcher who was a class act I like to ponder about when things get tough for me is Roger Craig. I'm not talking about the way he managed the Giants, but his nightmare 1963 season with the New York Mets. Craig lost a record 18 straight decisions, yet for the most part had good stuff. He lost a number of decisions in which he was on the hook in a low scoring game. Often he lost a game by a single, unearned run. Yet, no matter how discouraging that might have been, he went out and did his best every time he was called on to pitched. He brandished an ERA of 3.86 that season, which may not be a lot to write home about, but isn't something anyone would associate with losing 18 consecutive decisions, either.

[Upton]

2. Giants only 2 games back..

closest they've been since April 7th...