Lincecum - Player/Manager? We're Just Saying.

He does everything else, maybe it's time for us to just hand over the keys to the managers office to him too. Another stellar performance last night by The Franchise (8 innings, 4 hits, 3 walks, 8 Ks, 0 earned runs) pulled the Giants to within 2 of the Rockies in the wild card race and 6 in the division behind Los Angeles.

And you remember all those sacrifice bunts we've been looking for? Well, it seems as if Bochy believes he only has a small allotment of them available - like lives in a Pac-Man game - because all of a sudden, there's Randy Winn dropping down a bunt in the bottom of the 1st to put runners at second and third with Pablo coming up. We had to rewind this play several times as it was both shocking and surprising, so by the time Ishikawa and Uribe had squandered the bases loaded (after Pablo was intentionally walked) no out situation we were living in the past. Just like Bochy's managerial style.

All told, there were at least 5 attempted sacrifice hits, but the team was clearly just as shocked as we were because the play only worked once in the bottom of the 6th when Lincecum bunted Whiteside to second and Velez knocked him in for the second run. Tim had 3 of the sac attempts and only was successful that one time, but hey, how much does one guy have to do.

The most entertaining attempt (if you define entertainment as tearing your own hair out) was in the bottom of the eighth after Uribe's lead off triple. That's right, runner at third, less than two out. Rowand grounds out - another unproductive out with a runner in scoring position (we're calling that "pulling a Rowand" from now on) and Whiteside bunts into a double play on an attempted suicide squeeze.

That wins the "Bochy Strategery Move of the Night" if for no other reason than it's got to be the first time since he's been here that he tried to squeeze home a run.

Good thing Tim was pitching and we didn't need any of those silly "extra" runs. Oh and that tearing sound you hear . . . well, does anyone have any Rogaine they can send us?

CORRECTIONS DEPT: Special thanks to Will for correctly pointing out that Pat Misch is no longer with the Giants organization. And for also making us sad in wanting to see Hennessy or Correja, which we didn't think was possible.