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You want to know why the San Francisco Giants are in first place in the NL West right now? Their team ERA in September is 1.47.

That is not a typo. One point four seven. They have allowed 33 runs in 20 games. The Angels, who have the second fewest runs allowed this month, have given up 59. The Brewers, in third place, have given up 66. The Giants have allowed half as many runs this month as the team that has given up the third fewest in baseball.

Their pitching has been ridiculous. Here are their performances and ranks in the core pitching stats for September.

BB/9: 2.12 (1st)
K/9: 8.44 (3rd)
GB%: 47.9% (5th)

And then there’s the bullpen. In 50 innings pitched, they’ve allowed three runs. Seven of the nine relievers that have pitched for San Francisco this month have an ERA of 0.00. Brian Wilson (1.00) and Jeremy Affeldt (1.50) are the slackers who have dared to allow a run. Their .163 BABIP obviously won’t continue, but they have a bullpen full of groundballers who are pounding the strike zone, and that’s a pretty good combination.

HERE IS TODAY'S ORIGINAL BLOG John Shea from Denver, where talk about the Rockies messing with the humidor balls will continue so long as a third party doesn't oversee the process . . .

The latest hubbub that there's funny business with the baseballs used here came from none other than Tim Lincecum, who threw a gem in Friday night's series opener but had an issue with one of the balls that was supposed to be stored in a humidor.

During the sixth inning, a new ball was thrown in to Lincecum after Lincecum's 2-2 pitch to Miguel Olivo was in the dirt. Lincecum looked at the new ball oddly, began to rub it up and finally threw it back to catcher Buster Posey, asking for a new ball.

"F---ing juiced balls. It's bulls---," Lincecum was seen saying on camera.


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Jay From LA wrote:thank god pablo's still on the bench