Anyone who is a sports fan and/or watches Sportscenter regularly probably saw parts of the San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres game the other night (Sept. 7). After the very heated and emotional game Sportscenter, radio stations, websites and their discussion boards went on to discuss the game at length especially in relation to the Giants upcoming series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Giants' newly acquired pitcher, Brad Penny, took the mound against the Padres and gave yet another impressive performance to help the Giants with a win. But more people were apt to talk about Penny's response to the home run hit by Padres' Adrian Gonzalez in the top of the 6th. Penny was less than pleased when Gonzalez hit a home run off him. Penny felt Gonzalez stood and admired his home run a bit too long and had a few choice words for him as he jogged to first and again when he rounded third. This display came a mere 24 hours after "the bowling ball" act put on by the Milwaukee Brewers after Prince Fielder hit a walk off home run. One could say the Giants were still pissed off and looking to take it out on someone. Penny took it upon himself to let some frustration out on Gonzalez. After the game Penny admitted, "I'm a guy who wears my emotions on my sleeve," and went on to explain that he was not the only one, "They [the Padres dugout] were barking at me, too."
Needless to say the Giants and Penny were the talk of sports stations and websites that night and on into the next day. The media continues to "stir the pot" by preparing fans for Penny's upcoming start this weekend against the Giants' rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Penny left the Dodgers last year with bitter taste in his mouth and when reporters asked Dodgers' third base coach, Larry Bowa, to comment on Penny he had this to say: "You mean the same guy who was never on time, out of shape and has one complete game? He has more stuff to worry about than me. He has to worry about getting people out. He was never on time, he never helped the kids out. You go right down the line, everybody who was on the DL watched the games. But not him. He was out of there."
The tension between Penny and the Dodgers is much anticipated by fans and is something that the media is thriving on. Media outlets are setting the stage for an explosive series between the Giants and Dodgers. Lets hope for bloggers and commentators it's an exciting one; if not what else are they going to talk about? Simple Stats? Boring!
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