Before the recap resumes its standard format of "Look at this good thing this Giants player did" and "look at this dumb thing this Giants player did," we should probably note the most important part of Friday's game: Gio Gonzalez had excellent command. You might think that this is a minor point. This is not. To prove this, I will offer examples.
- If Jonathan Sanchez had excellent command, he would still be in the league
- If Tim Lincecum had excellent command, every other post on this site would be about his looming extension
- If Erick Threets had excellent command, you wouldn't be thinking "Whoa, I forgot about Erick Threets" right now
I'm not suggesting that any of those three are a good comp for Gonzalez, but that excellent command is just about the most important thing a pitcher can have.