holy mamas!

for the first time in 5 years, my Giants are competitive. for the first time i can remember, they're competitive because of young, enthusiastic, unpretentious players. they're competitive because of phenoms like tim lincecum, matt cain and pablo sandoval - some of the best in the league. not because of guys like jonathan sanchez.

jonathan sanchez was one of the Giants' five starting pitchers but was so terribly inconsistent that he was banished to the bullpen (baseball's version of sitting one out) and it was assumed the team was trying to trade him to any team willing to offer any value in return. he was unwanted. last week one of the giants other starters (who happens to be the ugliest man in professional sports), hurt his shoulder. the team needed sanchez to fill in for one slot while the other pitcher healed.

with his dad watching from the stands for the first time in his major league career. sanchez ended up throwing the first no-hitter for the giants in 33 years this weekend. i appreciate that it means little to a non baseball fan, but a no-hitter happens maybe once a year in the sport (with over 2,400 games played each year). its one of the more rare feats in baseball, especially considering that the giants have generally sucked and been one of the less-than-victorious/lucky teams over the past 50 years.

few things make me blurt obscenities at my television in excitement while im standing in my apartment alone in my skivvies. this did. (link is snapshot of his game in 3 min. jump to 2:50 on the link for the last couple outs, complete with padre sanchez balling his eyes out).