Here are some pregame Bochy quotes. The first topic is Brian Wilson who played catch near the dugout, throwing slowly. Bochy: This is a light day. he’s actually been throwing a little bit more than he did today. He played catch for 6 or 7 minutes. If he feels OK [...]
The Giants brought up a catcher from Fresno. In the meantime they put Pat Burrell on the DL with a strained right foot. Hey, I'm far away in Hawaii, so I'm not up on my Giants news. So I'm asking -- did you know Burrell had a strained right foot? [...]
They just announced the Giants lineup for Game 4. Pat Burrell is out and so is Pablo Sandoval. Key points: Aubrey Huff bats third as the DH. Cody Ross is batting fifth and playing left. Travis Ishikawa is batting 7th and playing first. Nate Schierholtz is batting 9th and playing [...]
Bochy must bench Burrell for tonight's game. It's not only all the strikeouts. It's that Burrell isn't even touching the ball. He swings through. He's clueless right now. He's a disaster in the fifth spot. If Bochy plays him -- a nutso move -- he's got to put Ross ahead [...]
For my Sunday column I wrote about the Texas Rangers re-inserting themselves into this World Series -- well, actually inserting themselves. They hadn't actually been in it in the first two games. A lot of people thought this Series was over after two games. Sorry, it doesn't work like that. [...]
Pat Burrell just crashed a three-run, two-out homer against Tommy Hanson bottom 1st. So the Giants lead 3-0. This could be the game right there. The Braves can't hit at all. If Matt Cain does what he ought to do against Atlanta the Giants go 2-0 before the trip back [...]
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.