Crawford’s Giant Day

San Francisco Giants Shortstop Brandon Crawford had a baseball day for the ages as he batted in 8 runs during a 19-2 win over the Colorado Rockies. Sure the game was played in hitter friendly Coors Field, and the rumors of juiced balls this season might have purist baseball fans rolling their eyes at Crawford’s gargantuan feat. But I say to baseball fans, don’t let the naysayers fool you. 8 RBI’s in a 9 inning baseball game is a rare and honorable accomplishment in any era of the sport. 

History proves that Crawford’s day in baseball comes around as often as some meteoric comets visit our planet’s orbit; once in a lifetime. Which always brings us to the Ferris Buehler words of wisdom quote:

As the NL West last place San Francisco Giants continue to play winning baseball in July, they will have a few tough choices to make come the trading deadline. After today's game(s) one of those choices is whether to keep the meteoric bat of Brandon Crawford rotating through the Giants lineup or send him off to some other teams’ orbit in hopes of getting a good return on the trade. As with stars and objects streaking through the galaxy, time will tell.   

In the meantime, let us not get caught speculating and possibly miss a chance to witness history of some sort play out in front of our eyes once again this season.  After all, the 8 RBI Crawford feat happened in game 1 of a double header. In game 2 he added his 3rd home run on the day as the Giants won it 2-1. Craw and the Giants might be in the cellar of their division, but it’s sure entertaining to watch them try to scratch and claw their way toward the surface of October contention. Such is life in the world of baseball. Such is life....

Go Giants! 


note: 
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