Monday morning quarterback (Tuesday edition)

The view from my seats this afternoon following the Giants win.

Monday morning quarterback (Tuesday edition)

One who criticizes or passes judgment from a position of hindsight
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Giants take a 2-1 series lead against the Phillies this afternoon with a 3-0 shutout win behind Matt Cain, who went seven innings. Javier Lopez was masterful in the eighth and Brian Wilson slammed the door in the ninth inning with a game-ending double play.


Two games remain here at AT&T Park, so they have a good shot to win the next two, especially tomorrow with Madison Bumgarner taking on Joe Blanton, the former Athletic. You can probably watch the game, as it starts approximately at 5 p.m. on FOX.

SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL
Not too much to rehash from the weekend. Both volleyball teams had their chances to pull of a surprise victory but ultimately fell short.

One thing that is noticeable from the younger girls in volleyball is that when they mess up once, it sticks with them the entire game. They need to be stronger mentally, shaking off the mistakes, and not letting it bother them the rest of the day. Isabella and Ivy were fantastic with their serves and hopefully that translates to everyone else being the same as well.

The older girls got Marissa back, but it was another loss. The team they played was pretty solid. Against a tough team, they need to be more aggressive on the attack, implementing the bump, set and spike, or perhaps some hitting. They didn't do it consistent enough to mount any furious comeback.

To soccer, where we start with the younger kids. It was a gritty performance as they were matched up against some really big strong kids who did not live up to the billing. But that's the thing about soccer, one mistake can cost you the game, and a defensive breakdown led to an easy goal to start the fourth.

Offensively, the spacing is as poor as it can be. All the forwards are chasing down a ball on one side of the field, and nobody is on the other side. The defense held for three quarters and it was the offenses job to put a ball into the net -- they did not.

As for the 8th graders, it was a good effort, but again, they only had 9 players. The other team had 11. Not much you can do. Miles did however, do a great job in goal the second half, not allowing a single ball to get by him.

The free nachos and guacamole plate at the 49ers vs Raiders game Sunday.