San Francisco Giants Defeat Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been a thorn in the Giants side. In April they came to AT&T park and swept the Giants in a four game series. I was at one of those games and remember thinking, gee this is not very good. It was April and I have been around long enough to not like it, but know that April is an extension of Spring Training.

The first game of this series proved to be very interesting. Both managers were tossed. What made the tossing of Bruce Bochy interesting was his standing up for Buster Posey after the Diamondbacks pitcher threw at him twice. Seriously, why would anyone intentionally throw at Buster? It's like the bully on your block picking on the kid next door who is an Eagle Scout. Like, who does that?

Brandon Crawford stepped up to the plate after Buster walked and showed with as much emotion as you will see from Crawford on the field, that he and the rest of his teammates were not pleased. Brandon launched one deep into right field which was much, much more satisfying than seeing anyone charge the mound. Talk about justice!!! Awesome job, Brandon! An All-Star in character and one that should be in the All-Star game too. As the first half of the season ends, Crawford is at the top of the National League RBI list. To watch Brandon Crawford pay back MLB video just click HERE.

Gregor Blanco has such a great public persona and looks like such an awesome teammate. Gregor hit his first home run of the year and it was not a cheap shot by any means. I think the exchange after the homer with Pagan is priceless. Like, yes man I have power too! Watch the MLB video of of Gregor's home run by clicking HERE.

The Giants are filling highlight reels. Oh my gosh this was a beautiful catch by Bernard Span to save runs. Span has saved so many runs in the first half of this season. This was a Willie Mays style play. To see the MLB video clip click HERE.

Jake Peavy is on the mound vs Robbie Ray at 1:05pm at AT&T in game number two of this three game series before the All-Star break.

Go Peavy! Go Giants!!!