TGIF

Thank God Its Football.

Words cannot express how happy I am that football is back. As much as I love baseball, when your home team is absolutely out of the playoff picture and there's nothing else to watch in terms of sports besides analysts talking about the Red Sox and Yankees making the playoffs this year, Football is very appreciated. Despite the terrible season opener by the Niners plagued by turnovers, I couldn't be happier with the return of fantasy football, sunday, and monday games to look forward to. I don't have much else to say about football this season yet, except that its going to be an interesting year with the Colts looking lost against the Bears and the Pats losing Brady for the season.
I guess this is also a post about my appreciation for fantasy sports, which played a huge part in both sparking and causing my interest in sports to grow. I know watching sports with fantasy points looming in the back of your thoughts is not the best way to watch games, but you have to admit, it draws more fans to the game.

In other news, the Giants just wrapped up their win against the Dbacks tonight with Lincecum on the mound almost pitching his first complete game, only to load the bases in the 9th and being pulled after throwing 8.1 shutout innings and throwing 127 pitches.
What the hell is wrong with Bruce Bochy? Look, i am happy that the Giants won tonight against the Dbacks, but its not like they were hanging onto a 1 run lead, if you are so concerned about preserving a win, why not turn it over to Brian Wilson who may end the season as the NL saves leader? I understand that itd be a cool accomplishment for Timmy to throw his first complete game shutout but come on. The Giants were up 5-0 since the 3rd inning. How can Bochy leave him in for 127 pitches when the game is in hand? Maybe it'd make sense if the Giants were in the playoff or wild card hunt, but they aren't. Is Bochy trying to sabotage the future of the Giants by destroying our franchise player's arm?? Its not like this is the first time Bochy has done this, I've written about it before. Bochy is a repeat offender of breaking rule one as a manager for the Giants this season- Protecting the Young Arms. While I'm talking Lincecum, i hope Webb continues to lose and Timmy keeps winning, so he can win the Cy Young in his 2nd season. And if you think i'm contradicting myself by saying he should have been pulled and hoping he wins the Cy Young this year- the Giants were up 5-0 since the 3rd, don't tell me he couldn't have been pulled in the 7th or 8th while at a reasonable pitch count.

Fire Bruce Bochy.
Lincecum for Cy Young.

edit: Hopefully, articles like this continue to get Lincecum some support outside of the Bay Area