5.30 vs NY Mets - Giants Win! Guess Who Got the Save??

Guess who got the save in tonight's HUGE win?? Yep you guessed it - Brad Hennessey!

Zito pitched a fantastic game that we had to have! His line tonight:
IP H R ER BB K
7 6 0 0 1 7

Now that's what I'm talking about. That's how an ace is supposed to pitch in a must-win game.

Losing streak and gut-wrenching losses aside, it was critical to win a game that featured so many unlikely contributions:
- Pete Happy knocking in all 3 runs
- Richie Aurilia going 4-for-4
- Big Bengie scoring all the way from 1st base on Pete's triple
- Another hit from Barry - Zito that is - to raise his avg to .136. He's almost caught Sweeney (.167)

Oh yeah, our new(?) temp(?) closer Hennessey wasn't too shabby either:
3 batters up and 3 outs. No walks. No balks. No hits. No walk-off jacks. Giants win. Go figure.

Hey Boch - great job in keeping in 'Mando on the bench for a few games with the old "He's been healthy to this point. Now his knee has flared up. You have to do the best you can with the players you have. ... We've got to close these games out and we've got to use our best option."

Benitez might be out tonight, too, Bochy said. Excellent! Well played, well played. This is what good managers do - give their teams the best chance to win games. Obviously having 'Mando on the bench gives us the best chance to win. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/31/SPGJ4Q3GFP1.DTL

5.29 vs NY Mets - Oops He Did It Again

Thanks 'Mando for imploding last night and wasting what could have been one of the best wins of the year against the best team in the National League. Instead of savoring another great pitching performance by Lincecum and the double improbables of solid bullpen work and a 12th inning comeback, we're left in the wake of another Blownitez disaster.

2 balks in one inning? Really?

Balk in the tying run on a play you should've learned to ignore in Little League? Really?

Walk-off home run by Delgado? Really? Of course! At that point, there was only one way that game could end.

You should apologize to all of your teammates - not just for being 'Mando - but for blowing your 3rd save in your last 6 chances. Asshole.

Full game recap here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/05/30/SPGJSQ3OOF1.DTL

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Welcome to Benitez Must Go - a daily tribute to the wonder and majesty of our favorite closer Armando Blownitez. This blog can be many things to many people - space to vent, group therapy or daily plea to Giants management to get rid of this fat, selfish, unaccountable-nothing-is-my-fault-bum.

I hope to one day dedicate this blog to the MEMORY of Armando Blownitez...after he's long gone from the Giants and is off to another city and another team; infecting them all with his jackassness as only 'Mando can. Enjoy!