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GreekGiant
Tonight’s Game: Giants (87-75) Vs Mets (87-75) at Tom Seaver Stadium, 8:00 pm
Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.74) vs Noah Syndergaard (14-9, 2.60), (Regular Season Stats)
The Starting Lineups
Giants
1. Span CF
2. Belt 1B
3. Posey C
4. Pence RF
5. Crawford SS
6. Pagan LF
7. Panik 2B
8. Gillaspie 3B
9. Bumgarner P
Mets
1. Reyes 3B
2. Cabrera SS
3. Cespedes LF
4. Granderson CF
5. T.J. Rivera 2B
6. Bruce RF
7. R. Rivera C
8. Loney 1B
9. Syndergaard P
The day that we have all been waiting for has finally arrived: the first game of the 2016 postseason for the Giants. Some of us may have wondered if this day would even be possible while the Giants were going through their second-half baseball march into oblivion. It’s Madison Bumgarner vs Noah Syndergaard in a matchup made in baseball heaven. The Giants ace faces the Mets ace in New York in a battle of two teams with identical records.
Evenly-Matched Teams With New York Roots
Are the two teams evenly matched statistically? In some ways yes, in some ways no. The Mets were third in team pitching in the National League this year with an ERA of 3.58 just ahead of the Giants team ERA of 3.65, good enough for fourth. While the Giants finished ninth in runs scored (715) to the Mets (671), the teams diverge dramatically when it comes to how they scored. The Mets have scored a majority of their runs via the long ball while the Giants are a singles and doubles team that relies on contact and an advantage in team speed. The Mets hold a 3 games to 2 season series edge and nearly all of those five games were tightly contested and exciting. The New York subplot is interesting too as the Mets and Giants meet for only the second time in their illustrious postseason histories. I won’t mention that series in 2000.
The Giants Begin Their Journey Into the History Books
The last time the teams faced each other in San Francisco, the Mets were on the verge of a total collapse, two games under .500 and with a 6.7% chance of getting to the postseason going into game three against the Giants after the Giants won the first two games. Yeonis Cespedes Cespedesed all over Willie Mays Field in game 3, and Noah Syndergaard was super-human, shutting out the Giants 2-0 on 3 hits in the final game, salvaging their season.
The Giants bring their championship experience to the table in a game that is likely to be a low-scoring contest. There are many sub-plots beyond the main prize of advancing to the National League Division Series to face the Cubs. First, the Giants could begin a historic run for a fourth ring in seven years. No National League team in the history of Major League Baseball has ever won four World Series in one decade, let alone in a seven year span. Second, Madison Bumgarner has an opportunity to add to his legend. Without question, Madbum is the greatest postseason pitcher of our generation, and maybe all time. No matter what he does the rest of his career, schoolchildren across the world will sing songs in honor of his legendary exploits.
What the Mets Have Overcome
The Mets have rebounded impressively after devastating injuries to David Wright, Matt Harvey, Lucas Duda and Jacob deGrom. Curtis Granderson and Yoenis Cespedes got hot in the second half hitting bombs and making big plays in the outfield while veteran Asdrubal Cabrera has provided much-needed leadership and clutch hitting anchoring the infield defense for the National League New Yorkers.
One game playoffs are a cruel way to decide a postseason future in baseball. After playing a marathon of 162 games and experiencing all the dangers and euphorias, pits of hell and Olympian heights, one team will go home. The Mets and the Giants have had curiously similar seasons in many respects, particularly with regards to how much they count on their pitching staffs. This game may come down to the bullpens and defenses. History says the team that scores first will likely win the game. In all Wild Card games thus far, the team that scores first is 7-2.
This is exciting.
Some Questions
- How will Madbum fare against the potent home run-inclined Mets lineup?
- Will the Giants solve the Syndergaard Dynamic (electric stuff, electric hair, the nickname Thor)?
- Which bullpen will win the battle of late innings?
- Which player will emerge as a surprise hero?
- Will the two days of rest help Buster Posey recover from all his dings and pings?
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Breckeroni says: “You’ve been here before. Get ‘er done, boys!”
Alex Pavlovic 9min ago:
Giants carrying 11 pitchers tonight: Bumgarner, Casilla, Cueto, Kontos, Law, Lopez, Okert, Romo, Samardzija, Smith, Strickland.
No Osich, no Gearrin. (Also no Nathan, Peavy, or Cain, but it looks like Okert instead of Osich and Kontos instead of Gearrin.)
The only surprise is Kontos over Gearrin and my guess is Corey is not 100%. The other possibility is that Bochy is going with the veteran. In al fairness, Kontos is having a very good season.
Corey doesn’t seem to be 100% to me.
Plus, he’s better than Gearinn.
Well, there’s that salient fact.
As before when Albert was sent down, I understand the reasoning and it’s sound reasoning- but it must be tough to do everything asked of you and still be the odd man out. Maybe if they advance, he/’ll get a spot.
good morning. happy giant wildcard game day.
pitchers tn
Bumgarner, Casilla, Cueto, Kontos, Law, Lopez, Okert, Romo, Samardzija, Smith, Strickland.
Tonight’s position players: Span, Belt, Posey, Pence, Craw, Pagan, Panik, Gillaspie … Adrianza, Brown, Tomlinson, Blanco, Gorkys, Parker
No Nunez. I guess that’s not a surprise.
Not at all.
no. he will be healthy enough vs cubs;)
I will add the lineups once they are announced so be sure to refresh your browsers around 5pm eastern. Go Giants!
Nice work, per usual
Merci!
totally agree!
Thanks, Greek Giant! (I’m still thinking about your questions. Thanks for making them a regular feature.)
Anything for you dgg!
I’ve never been one to believe that mystique transfers into results on a baseball field….and today, we are staring at a country of fans who are scared out of their wits by the presence of the Giants. We are so close to these guys and watched the rollover accident from July through mid September, so we are intimately familiar with the warts.
But , everywhere else? They see those annoying cockroaches infiltrating the playoffs again, and they expect the Giants to win it all.
It doesn’t work that way. But, isn’t it interesting that now, in the 4th playoff run this decade, the nation woke up to this team?
Welllll….I think most experts pick the Cubs or perhaps the Red Sox, but as long as the Giants are in it, there will be this little nagging anxiety.
I remember in 2014, I expected Bum to get it done in the Wild Card game but then thought they’d have none chance against Washington. This time, I’m more nervous about the WC than I am about the Cubs. That’s weird because the Cubs are better than the Nats were in 2014. I think it comes down to the pitching. I liked the match-up in the 2014 WC game; this year’s seems like a coin flip to me. But if the Giants get past tonight, I think their rotation, RIGHT NOW, is more dominant than the Cubs’ is. That was absolutely not the case vs the Nats in 2014.
Everyone is freaked out by us…everyone. All those “analysis” mean little to superstitious, nervous fan bases
The team nobody is talking about is Texas. They are awesome and their pitching is pretty good too. They seem to have very few holes in that lineup and they are flying way under the radar…. I would not be surprised if they won the A.L. pennant one bit.
One thing though, is… I think the Jays are the only team (of those left) with a good chance to take down Boston.
Not sure. It will be interesting. I think the A.L. teams are more evenly-matched than the NL teams. It all depends on who gets hot in the postseason. The Red Sox have a great lineup but they have not faced primo pitching every game the way they will in the playoffs…
Nervous indeed. Its barely 7:45 am here on the left coast and I’m already an anxiety ridden wreck of a Giants fan. For me it stems from the fact of a one game playoff. It’s not the SFG pitching, nor the Mets, that have me addled. It’s the maddening inconsistency of the SFG offense over the last 3 months that worries me this bright fall morning. One damn game, make or break. Which offense is gonna show up? Bum can be dominant, the bull pen lights out. But if the bats are silent, as has been the case so often through the dog days, pitching won’t be enough. I’d much rather be facing a series vs the Cubs than a single play-in game against anybody. Today’s game is a huge hurdle. I hope they clear it. If they win tonight, I like their chances to go all the way.
As for now? Headed to the gym to burn off some Wildcard nerves.
Giants! GO!!!
Snorkel’s channeling Giants’ HRs. More than one.
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I think you might be overstating things juuuuuuuuuuuust a bit.
The curious case of Josh Osich: Salvaged an injury-marred college career for Oregon State by pitching a no-hitter vs UCLA (and Trevor Bauer) right before the draft, grabbed by the Giants in the sixth round in 2011.
Injuries and inconsistency slowed his progress in the minors, and he was passed up at the start of 2015 by Steven Okert, a 2012 draftee, who made it to AAA before Osich did.
Then Osich had a tremendous first half for Richmond, serving as their closer, while Okert was mediocre for Sacramento. Osich was promoted to AAA and almost immediately to SF, where he became the Next Big Thing to replace Affeldt.
Osich started 2016 with his major league spot locked down, but pitched so badly that he’s declared “injured” and sent to AAA. Came back but was still not effective, and Okert, a September call-up, outpitched him.
Next year is next year, but right now, Okert’s the guy and Osich is watching.
It has to be all mental with Osich. His stuff is excellent, Grade A. If he gets his head right and nails down his control he could be a primo closer.
He and Strickland seem like the same guy to me, one lefty, one righty. Great dominant stuff but both high-strung.
…and that’s code for what?
I’m being literal!
adjective:
at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy:
Yes, but at least Strickland has better control and doesn’t walk as many as Osich. I think Osich has a better mix of pitches than Strick however…
Osich hits guys, too.
Good observation. Great piece on Osich/Overt.
Lefty surmised earlier that at any point Osich could retire. He nearly did before, and I can see it happening after the postseason. Okert would need to get in shape and learn his craft, but he has the tools.
If healthy, there’s no reason he would retire.
There is a huge reason he would retire. He has gone on record of saying during his last rehab stint that – “this time would be the last time suffering an injury” – because he has so much more he likes to do: Has an RV that he lives in when at ATT and when not – he lives in and hunts and fishes out of it.
Package Osich for Michael Taylor – Boom!
You’re on fire today!
this one is in my back pocket – when the calls to bump Span grew loud, I offered a solution.
This one has legs though. Nats gave up a dominant lefty to get Melancon – this would fill that void. Giants would probably have to offer another minor leaguer, perhaps another pitcher or an outfielder on the farm (Jarret Parker, Steve Duggar?).
I really like Michael Taylor too and I was surprised he got benched by the Walgreens. He has tremendous upside defensively.
yah man, I know you are on it too. With your East Coast bias, you see more of him 🙂
Strickland is in the mix for the closer position next year if they don’t get one this winter. Law was shaky after he gave up the game winner against the Bucs- “composure” shaky. Romo is NOT a closer. He’a the “interim” closer but really he’s a situational reliever. Just hope the clock doesn’t strike midnight QUITE yet.If someone wants him as a closer for next year,let them have him. He’ll be shockingly affordable.
Okert has had some good outings and he should be a “core” guy next year.
Note- we should lose the “head case “stuff.
First we want them here, then we bitch because Bochy doesn’t use them enough, then he uses them and if they aren’t all that- they are basket cases. In Strickland’s case he’s been anything but.His 2014 postseason might have destroyed many relievers- young and old, but he has come back nicely from it. Osich- way early to close the book on him, he still has the highest ceiling of any of the young relievers.
All of this IMO, of course.
agreed about Osich ceiling – which makes him intriguing in a trade scenario.
Law may always carry more injury risk than your average bear.
Melancon will be pricey. Wade Davis will be risky and kiss goodbye Tyler Beede. Strickland et al will be risky too.
Will that be all it would take?
Oh, now I see your response to GG below.
Moob.
I want Starlin Marte
Very predictable
Breathing machine and blood pressure meds are on its way to my home and should be here by 4 pm!
You cannot watch Giants Torture Baseball AND entertain a BHS1 standard-type female at the same time on a Wed evening.
Your call …….
You want to bet I’m the king of multitasking
This…. I will have to witness 🙂
I’m worried about Conor Gillespie at third base tonight it seems right for him to have some mistakes this evening
Over at third base
Conor has his own “comfort zone” whereby he seems to flourish. He is not going to make the running catch in foul territory down the line or the way far to his left beginning of the DP – but Wotus and Flannery are both expecting Conor to be adequate. Mistakes come from Lack of Preparation.
What I don’t get is TWG’s who dog him or anybody when a ball is scalded and “he” gets his glove on it but does not make the play – all of a sudden the experts think he should have had it – even though the ball was scalded. Official Scores have several mantra’s but first off they use: “Ordinary effort and degree of difficulty”
He’s not going to make the running catch in foul territory? Well who was this guy then?
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/conor-gillaspie-makes-insane-catch-diving-into-camera-well-205438478.html
Agreed, but I think I said “down the line” ala Arenado jumping the rain tarp a year ago.
Lol
Muting the television will be on full display tonight
This is my first postseason in retirement. Before, I would be too busy at work all day and this would take my mind off all the what-ifs? re: the hazards of the wildcard game. My plan for staying busy today: Go to the gym with my husband this morning, then do yard work (it’s that time of year to rake up the crabapples in the backyard), then do something creative: sew curtains for the cabin, and/or paint a large engraved garden rock. I need to hose it down first. It’s a bit muddy on the underside.
Fortunately, I can work outside in our yard now that we’ve solved the problem of the Bushy-tailed Woodrat which came back to town with us from the cabin in the pick-up’s engine. His perseverance and determination were admirable.
http://fwp.mt.gov/mtoutdoors/images/Portraits/Woodrat.jpg
And you named it, what, again?
We didn’t name him personally. He was dogged and relentless up at the cabin, nesting on one of the deck poles during the day and in the engine at night. We kept removing his nest materials. We squirted him with a spray water bottle on one hot, sunny day and he finally ran away from the cabin across the creek and we thought he left. He never really left. All we really wanted was for him to move on elsewhere. He even dragged twigs and leaves to build a nest on the deck next to the front door.
It was raining the day we left and we had no idea that he traveled home with us until yesterday morning when it stopped raining. 15 miles on a dirt and gravel road, where we drive slowly and stopped several times, to open gates, wait for our neighbors to load horses in their trailer. So he had several opportunities to jump out and stay in the country. Then 60 miles on the highway! He had built a perfect nest next to the battery out of the pick-up’s hood insulation. It looked like a well-built Robin’s nest (which he was living in up at the cabin after the Robins departed for the season.)
I think you just adopted him.
Or the other way around.
That seems to be what he wanted. But he couldn’t stay in the engine. We had to let our next-door neighbors know that their cats, Leon and Daisy, were aware there was a Woodrat in the engine (the pick-up was parked in the driveway and the cats were hanging around), and they kept their cats indoors until we caught him.
Hey, Dogged and Relentless-That’s perfect.
DR. might stick
RIP, Bushy.
He’s actually pretty cute.
For another distraction, what do you think of the new season of Poldark? I find myself yelling, “don’t do it, Ross,” a little too often. I guess it is habit from when Boch brings in Casilla in the 9th.
He was pretty cute. At first glance, we thought he might be a Pika, but Pikas have virtually no tails.
I’ve managed to get caught up on Poldark late Sunday night. I was thinking the same thing: “Don’t do it, Ross.” Don’t have an affair with Elizabeth.
dgg Where do you reside ?
Montana
OK gotcha was just curious you know its funny here on TWG for some silly reason seem to think that everyone that participates here lives somewhere in the bay area lol stupid i know!
No worries, Slik. It’s pretty cool that we’re world wide, IMHO.
It Is!!
Well, there’s paul in p.v. who lives in Seattle and Puerta Vallarta, TF62 who lives in Atlanta? I think. Efrain lives in New York and just yesterday wrote an interesting post about NY City restaurants. Farnz lives in Washington State–Seattle I think. Ryan lives in CA but in the country. Bapah lives in San Diego. 610nm lives in Iowa I believe. Greek Giant lives in Florida. (That’s how come Surf City said it would be quite a commute for GG to interview players after games in the clubhouse.) There’s lots of out-of-towners here. That’s partly what makes the blog so interesting.
POTD.
Yes, Atlanta–Cobb County suburbs actually. We’re about 15 miles north of the new stadium.
dgg – And just lately I’ve joined in from France (although I’m visiting in Oregon for a few weeks, just to bring this postseason home at a convenient time of day).
That’s right. I didn’t meant to leave out our international folks. There’s you, GiantFrog, in France and Alvise in Italy. Paul counts too, when he’s in p.v., although paul travels everywhere it seems.
“GiantFrog” is a great name by the way. But you need an avatar!
I’ve tried to get the avatar, but have failed. I have the icon, it just won’t upload???? I’m a better Giant (and a better Frog) than an avatar provider.
It’s been a while since I uploaded Lucy with her baseball hat and glove, but I think first you save the picture to your computer, then you go to Disqus, edit profile I believe and then upload your avatar.
You, my friend, are a genius. It worked. Sorry Bapah, your frog offerings leaped off the page. But thanks for the frightening moment.
Oh! How cute. I love your avatar, GiantFrog. (But I’m no genius. I am smarter than Donald Trump though. But then, isn’t everybody?)
The muffler on my car is smarter than Trump. And there’s a hole in the muffler. And thanks for frog “cuteness” remark. He just smiled and blinked broadly.
Obviously not some of his supporters.
True. Quite disturbing.
You should hear the French and the Brits in re Trump. I grow weary trying to explain, especially as there is no explanation.
Hit “control / Ctrl” then right click and then save image as – and it becomes yours
Clutch. dgg already clued me in. Still, thanks much.
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sorry did not know
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It’s there – takes a few minutes at first…
If you send me your photo to use for the avatar, your login and password, to gmagalios@gmail.com. I can upload one for you and you can change your password when I complete this task. No Charge!
Thanks GG, but dgg already came to my rescue.
Maintenant: Allez Giants!!
Of course there is also our amigo Alvise in Venice!
(Also someone in Germany?)
pacman lives in LA and makes movies. Once, years ago, in the middle of the night, he mentioned something about being in a vacant building down South–a schoolhouse? I don’t remember how come I was up too that night. Probably I was on call. I asked pac about where he was and what he was doing. He was shooting a horror film. I’ve liked pac ever since.
Post of the morning!
You know how to keep busy!
Retirement is an adjustment. There’s no problem keeping busy in the country (as you know, Ryan), but in town, especially in winter, not sure how that’s going to go.
Find a coffee/tea shop and some interesting conversation. People are fun.
In Montana?
Montana is a small town, cc. Everywhere I go, I run into former patients. Yesterday, this happened at both the hardware store and sewing/crafts store.
Yo quiero Montaña.
Don’t laugh, but look up the local chapter of the Sierra Club. They’re usually interesting and from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Okay, I’ll look it up.
I resemble that little guy ……
Cute little feller!!
One of the things I coach with baserunners is what to watch for in a pitcher’s delivery, when trying to steal 2nd.
With RHPs, one thing to key on (and this doesn’t work with all RHP’s delivery) is the left heal. When it lifts off the ground and shows daylight – you go. Obviously it doesn’t work with all RHPs, but I think it does with Thor.
Let’s hope we get some guys on to see.
I used to teach that but now we teach Soft Focus a term that means we look between both legs/the ground but truthfully focus on the BACK heel rather than the front. The soft focus part allows us to study the back heal with out locking our vision in. I personally love teaching the front heel like you but we fell victim to – too many balk moves which two many HS umpiring crews could not see.
What cue do you use for the back heal and what does it indicate?
Well, we teach that “once the back heel lifts the P usually is picking to first or another base”. It is NOT a cure all for success but the Soft Focus item gizmo is the key – that I learned by going to a Coaches convention sponsored by the then Kansas City Royals baseball academy. It was there I learned what pioneers they once were in development of their players.
Krukow on radio just said that Giants hats out number Mets hats on the streets of NY 10 to 1!! That Krukow is a genius at painting a pretty picture aint he!
he is correct. he and kuip walked around sf giant territory.
Cute little skit with puppet Big Papi and the MLB Network crew just now.
Forgive me, Lord–but I gotta say. Lauren Shehadi is hot.
Yes, TF, she is. Abundantly so…and very next door nice & classy
And she’s a good reporter…
absolutely! She’s the Angel Pagan of reporters: beautiful, professional!
How does she feel about walls?
Our LORD concurs. No worries TF62
I like Kelly.
Watney and Shehadi are great. They’re funny, beautiful, smart, and clearly know baseball. I’m glad they moved Shehadi up from doing just “social media” type silly stuff. Those two make up for losing Alanna Rizzo to full time Dodger duty.
MLB Network has these great mix of clips and features for each postseason team, to the music of Unstoppable Today song by Sia. They’re good, but I’ve not seen ours and I’m pissed about it.
She’s the gal that keeps her bangs over her eyes and has the interpretive dance partner, right?
She’s cool. Great voice.
They finally played it this afternoon. Chills and goosebumps. Proud of our guys!
Hope everyone’s stocked up on tums today!
and Jimmy Hats!
just messin’ wit you – the gal with the “pulse” 🙂
John Maddon Malox and Dull kitchen knives
Everybody’s talking about Bum’s postseason history. True all that, but all that matters right now is Bum tonight. Don’t expect a shutout fellas–gotta score some runs.
Alex wrote this story yesterday, emphasizing what you’re talking about, TF62. The Giants need to score runs, and Syndergaard will be a challenge:
“The Giants consider themselves a good fastball-hitting group, and Bruce Bochy expressed confidence in his lineup’s ability to hit premium velocity. But Syndergaard doesn’t stop there. His slider comes in at a devastating 95 mph, his changeup sits in the low 90s, and he mixes in a curve.”
“He’s got an arsenal of weapons,” right fielder Hunter Pence said. “You can’t just go in and be like, oh, this guy throws hard, so I’m going to have to hit a fastball, because sometimes they don’t throw it for a strike. You’ve just got to get in there with a game plan and a preparation and understand that it’s timing. It’s having an approach and trusting that approach and trusting your teammates.”
http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/bumgarner-vs-syndergaard-brings-heavyweight-fight-wild-card-game
Totally agree. While I appreciate some of the love being shown for our chances tonight and Bum’s post-season pedigree, I prefer being the underdog. Season hit a reset button on Sunday night. Play strong, play smart, play ball!
If we get the same team that just finished 5-1, we have a good shot behind Bum no matter who is pitching. Then again…
“The one word that describes baseball: ‘you never know’.” (Joaquin Andujar)
Wouldn’t want anyone else but he didn’t have a strong 2nd half or Sept. I think back to the SD game, when he gave up 3 hr’s after being staked to a 6-0 lead.
And he claimed afterwards that he ‘felt better than he had all season’ warming up. You never know.
Did I tell you I dreamt one of these last night? (Previous thread.)
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(That would be Sal Perez not catching that pitch, 10/24/14.) :o)
Keys to the game- hit good,field good,pitch good.
What is on the Menu?
CU, sometimes less is more.
not when you’re hungry
Great story from Palmer’s grandson during yesterday’s memorial service that captured the essence of Arnie. Palmer always began phone calls with the question “where are you”. On this particular occasion his grandson begins by asking him the same question. Palmer says “I’m with the President”. Grandson says “President of what? Palmer says “The United States”. Grandson asks him why he took his phone call in the Oval Office. Palmer says “I wanted to talk to you”. That is vintage Arnie.
I was fortunate to have him call me by my first name a few times and I can’t imagine a more sincere, authentic, charismatic celebrity has ever lived. The two hour service was quite a tribute.
I still remember those team matchups with Gary Player on black and white TV in the 60s.
Jim Nance was awesome also.
Great You Tube coverage for “Dumpy”.
Nice story. I loved him too. He was a class act all the way Arnold Palmer.
Golf really is a gentleman’s game.
the king called you by your first name a few times??? any chance you could expound on that a little?
I was a young and inexperienced radio sports guy in Orlando in the late 70’s. Our station asked Arnie to do some promos for our coverage of his tournament. He agreed and we recorded him inviting Central Floridians to listen to “me” covering the Bay Hill Classic on WHOO radio. Still have that cassette tape. For the next few years he called me by my first name whenever we interacted during the tournament. It was quite a thrill for a young kid.
Tom Watson was also very gracious with his time. More than once we had some nice non-golf conversations after the microphones were turned off. Nicklaus was cooperative but not warm by any stretch. As you might expect some big sports names were great people (Lee Roy Selmon) and some not so much (Pete Rose was the single most arrogant person I ever interviewed).
thank you for sharing. what a thrill that had to be for you. let’s get them tonight..
Bochy slept well last night, secure in the knowledge that it would be hard to top Showalter.
Ubaldo — he brought in Ubaldo! His lefty was throwing great, got the LH hitter out and seemed in control. Toronto’s leadoff batter was no big threat, but here comes Ubaldo. Then, of course, the LF Showalter put in as the inning started makes an error. Then, boom, get out the golf clubs.
Trying ro get him going”l
I don’t think Bochy would’ve made the same decision, but I do think he would’ve referred to Jimenez as “Ubaldy.”
Doesn’t Showalter look like a much older version of Elroy Jetson?
As soon as Ubaldo gave it up, Buck went into Elroy mode saying, “Ah, gee, Dad.”
I have rarely seen anything more universally panned.
http://yhoo.it/2ddQll2
In Ball Four, Jim Bouton wrote about the suspicion people in baseball had of intelligence and education. I wonder if things have changed much, at least on the field. When I hear managers speak, my reaction is rarely “wow, this guy seems really smart.” Decisions like Lamb-Casilla and Britton-gate are so inexplicable that you wonder how a thinking person could make them.
What do you think of the reality of making critical decisions in the midst of the chaos of sports? I agree that it was the wrong decision (I actually saw Ubaldo headed in and said to myself “game over”…), But I think what we outside say is that we KNOW we would have decided differently and we KNOW it would have come out differently. We don’t know.
There are hundreds of little and big decisions made for and within each game. On balance, they paint the seasons. Buck made a decision that is obviously open to criticism. Yet, he made other perfectly correct decisions that are ignored. that’s the nature of sports, I guess. He kinda blew the big one. I get it.
I guess my rambling is meant to get to the core of why you find sport in blistering managers like you do.
Athletes make mistakes in the moment. Those kind of mistakes are understandable. Lamb-Casilla and Britton weren’t mistakes of that kind. They were shockingly indefensible decisions that were obviously awful to everyone other than the guys making the decisions. They weren’t made in the heat of the moment. Bochy and Showalter, especially Showalter, had time to reflect on what they were doing and still made those choices. I wonder how a supposedly intelligent person could make those decisions, given that they didn’t involve a hot woman, in which case there is at least some basis for understanding how a smart person could make an incredibly dumb decision.
It’s about ego-centric managers who don’t want to adapt to the moment. See my post above.
I think a lot of it has to do with those who do the hiring. Many people aren’t comfortable with an underling who’s as smart or smarter than they are.
Without a doubt, egos and power plays are a huge part of the sports landscape from owners and GMs to managers.
You are right in the sense that they aren’t defensible because of the results they generated. You are right that the percentages would tell the manager they were high risk decisions.
But, I still think it’s never ever as completely clear in advance that the “other” decision would turn out perfect either.
You love Jim Harbaugh. When the Niners had first and goal at the 2 in the Super Bowl, he and his staff made 4 play decisions (one time out decision) that, quite frankly, cost them the game. Was that “incredibly dumb”? “Indefensible”? Or, was it just another gamble that coaches and managers have to make, given circumstances and knowledge of players and situations that we have NO insight about?
Buck obviously made a decision that backfired. Big time. It was a key decision in a key game. When Mad Bum gave up hits to the first two batters in the 5th inning of game 7…it was about to be …..incredibly dumb? Until it wasn’t.
They are paid to make tough decisions. When they fail, Couch Managers have a field day. Go try it sometime…I’ll bet it’s impossibly difficult, and there are 100 x the variables than you think there are
Neither of those decisions were “impossibly difficult.” They were incredibly obvious. Neither could be compared to trying to decide whether an ace should stay in the game.
Where did I say they were?
A Pete Malloy-ism
Funny you say that. I’ve always said football coaches are the dumbest in all the sports. Things like the prevent defense and sticking to tried and true failing offensive philosophies are hilarious. They are so damn conservative and set in their ways. It’s the creative coaches and managers like Bill Walsh, Bill Belichick and Joe Maddon that succeed over the long haul, all things being equal. Of course, the Cubs would have won 100 games this year with me as manager but the intelligence factor and the attitude of stubbornness is so so common that ends up leading to the demise of many coaches.
Limited thinkers always follow the crowd.
Not Pete Carroll. He thinks ‘outside the box!’
Ball Four and You are like me and MLBSF
The retrospectoscope is always 20-20
Showalter’s decision was being questioned before disaster struck.
I certainly did, but my dog was the only one that heard it.
Brilliant thinkers like Scout Foothills Ryan Baseball and I pointed it out just before Jimenez blew the game.
Correct, and for the record I was thinking it way back in the 7th..
I’m sure you and many others were. I wasn’t even watching the game. I just happened to look at the box score and my immediate thought was how was it possible that Britton hadn’t pitched? It was so obviously bad.
yup
Good word, retrospectoscope.
Showalter deserves the drubbing. He did not manage that game like an elimination game. Jimenez should not have been pitching in that spot. Showalter got away with murder several times earlier, with O’Day’s escape act double play in the ninth and others. There is an old cliche in baseball and in sports: Go with what got you there or don’t change anything because it is the postseason. It is a dumb cliche and Showalter paid the price. Bochy understand the urgency and dynamics of the postseason better than any manager today. Remember game 6 in Philly? How about game 7 in Kansas City? Classic Bochy moves that were HUGE factors in the Giants victories. Showalter has to learn the urgency and unique situations posted by the postseason, particularly elimination games, call for different uses of your relief corps and more urgency in other situations to push runs across the plate. To be fair, it’s not his fault the potent Orioles had exactly ZERO hits since the 6th inning. The Blue Jays were better but Showalter still was stubborn in his “closer” approach with Britton and he deserves to be fired for it. The postseason is another animal and one of the things that Sabean, Bochy, and CO did well was creating a team that can succeed in both the regular season and postseason.
WHO CARES about Bucky ???? We need to rest up. If things don’t go right tonight we’ll need to have all we’ve got.
Precisely. Other than the disturbing black-and-orange association, who is care.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-guys-american-kitchen-bar-in-times-square.html?_r=0
Doubtful the reference is similar.
Now Gene Mauch, there is the Standard Bearer
Thor could trip on his hair fielding a bunt or even get HBP getting a way from a bum pitch.
In NYC escaping the hurricane and hoping to see a Giants win. Eating lunch at one of my NYc favorites– Bobby Van’s
most interesting — to me at least– roster decision for the game tonight is the choice of Gregor Blanco who to my recollection has had only 1-2 at bats in the last 6 weeks. My thinking is that he is there as a possible pinch runner.
Report in later from the ballpark
Thanks for the update Surf. How is the weather in NYC?
Yeah I bet Blanco is there only for potential running reasons.
And late inning defense.
Time to take a bite out of the Big Apple Surf!
don’t forget that gregor is a superior defender than the starting left and center fielders. hope that the team has a late lead, and bochy doesn’t worry about hurting feelings, and we see gregor and gorkys in late for their D. blanco’s base running, though he’s still fast, is meh at best. the weather is gorgeous. i’m wearing my 2010 parade shirt. let’s get er done, boys. oh, and bum needs to get past the first inning, his bugaboo.
Honestly don’t think hurt feelings are in Boch’s playoff wheelhouse.
Nope, not at all.
i don’t remember him replacing span or pagan late for defense even once all year, so i’m from missouri on that..
Every position player except Nunez is on the roster for tonight.
First pitch scheduled for 5:09 PM, PST.
Thanks, CC.I thought it was for 5:10. I would have missed 60 seconds.
My unabashed pleasure!
OK, here’s my negative/positive headline take on game.
“Giants even-thing comes to end and Cubs eat New York with minimum bites.”
Please don’t hate me. I have to do this for my own sanity. (perhaps that’s an oxymoron)
What the hell has happened to you?!?!
I’ve done this every year they won, but just for local consumption.
Thanks for spreading your joy?
You wait. It’ll work.
Am doing the same thing. Have organized a gathering for Saturday night.
Expect to have the TV on in the den on mute.
No Casilla serving it up in the 15th!!??!! Whatsa matta witchu?
I used to think like that – about – 30 years ago – but if it works, bravo!
The even thing item – got it’s first 2016 baby step by gaining the #2 wild card ….
I understand sponsors and being the official beer, pizza, or snack food of a particular sport. Why is there an official tire of MLB?
for the Baltimore tire fire
I see you are in top postseason form sir!
Kruke-Kuip – Flemm and guest – smoking some stogies
https://twitter.com/sfgiants/status/783161823788994560
Who is the guest?
Brian Wilson’s younger brother…
Not enough facial hair 🙂
Krukows other son who manages the bar they are at
Breakdown of teams by position, bench, etc.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/204271498/breaking-down-giants-mets-in-wild-card-game/
thanks I was trying to recall who is playing 3B for NY – oh yeah, their former SS!
The one thing that scares me is I’m hearing everywhere how mad bum has this .036 era or something crazy at citi field. Some people are due for a lapse I just hope that doesn’t happen tonight. Want to know what you all think?
“Law of averages” don’t really work that way, and there was a whole host of things that went into him compiling that 0.36 ERA. But that was then and this is a new game, and anything can happen. He’s not “due for a lapse”, but he might not pitch a CG shutout either. He and Syndergaard are really good. Giants and Mets are really good. Good baseball should happen 🙂
In any case it’s the law of large numbers. It has rules before it comes into play. I have no idea what Bumgarner will do tonight, but it’ll be his best effort. No matter what happens, that’s all you can ask of him.
“I’m giving it everything I got” – Madison Bumgarner
Gulp…
We talk about Pagan and Span but this former Gold Glove award winners – misplay turned an out into a rally.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/205003334/orioles-michael-bourn-has-a-busy-night-in-loss/
“The Giants are great, the Giants have history…” all of that means little if anything tonight. Win and you’re in, then we can talk.
For a so so average ball player – the Giants are breathing a sigh of relief that Justin Ruggiano is not healthy enough to play.
He went 3 for 5 vs Bum/deGrom in a 10-7 Giants win on Aug 18th. With the Doyers – Ruggiano vs. Bum was one sided in favor or Ruggiano.
Those type of RHH seem to give Bum problems. Not a small thing he is out.
A pitching match up for the ages!!!!
5-5 in the 3rd,
Giants Players say “4 Slicer Bartolo” has a tee shirt that says this: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/729b41370c95594d58dd9cfe92e28b0c750113b3a25685d418434ff23b8e3103.png
Pie, someone said pie.
This is what Craw said on KNBR this morning and I paraphrase:
“Every team now is 0-0 except for O’s and Jays. So all records, stats etc. is 0. So it does not matter what any team did or did not do during regular season. I feel confident in our team and we are ready to go”
Let us all remember that.
GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anybody recall how much rest Bumgarner is on for tonight?
Normal rest. Four days. Last pitched Friday.
Syndergaard is on 7 days rest, the Mets were talking about him pitching 25 pitches Sunday to keep him sharp, but did not do that .
I hope he comes out rusty
Wonder if he skipped his bullpen. I’ve got to think if he gets to 5 innings with less than 70 pitches and we’re up, he’s thinking complete game.
He’s thinking complete game right now.
I would have Marge ready in the 5th to bridge to Romo if required. He’s on 6 days.
Those of us who can count 😉
I believe it was CC who said the other day that he’d rather face a hard thrower like Thor than someone who didn’t rely on velocity and i have to agree. Obviously Syndergaard could stifle us but I’d rather have us face someone like that than some crafty, changing speeds kinda guy. I guess this is in my head cuz I just thought of Bartolo Colon. He’s somebody who i could see giving us fits in a game like this.
Ayup – less likely to get rattled. Second coming of Big Daddy.
Fear the changeup artist.
Fear the Pedro Martinez!
You’ll have to explain the salience of that comment to me in this setting. Are you trying to say Martinez had a good changeup…
Didn’t he? I recall he had all kinds of pitches and speeds – like Romo with a 95 in his back pocket.
Yep. Ergo my comment. Sometimes Foot just walks on his tongue and not the moon.
You are a source of comedic baseball comments , and you’re not even trying. Keep up the good work 🙂
You’re fertile ground.
The referee just blew a whistle on this conversation.
Yellow card for both.
OMG yes! And an incredible fastball – deadly combination when the arm action is the same.
Are you seeking a degree in making the obvious completely clear. Maybe fear the Tyler Chatwood could make a better point.
You mean the guy throwing 96 with a lethal breaking pitch that was looking more like Roy Oswalt than any kind of “changeup artist”?
Your crazy and CC is crazy ,Colon is very hittable, ask the Marlins, Syndergaard has the nastiest stuff in MLB, highest average fastball in MLB among MLB starters, slider 92-94, changeup over 90. Baggs just wrote an article of what the Giants hitters do vs 95+ mph pitches as a team they rank among the worst in MLB 27th, and Gillaspie is the best Giants hitter on 95+ mph fastballs .
Stop calling people names that’s not right Peter leave that up to me!
Them saying something like that the Giants prefer Thor over Colon, is Crazy, Every Giant fan would love Colon to Pitch tonight, and every Met fan would want Collins fired if he started Colon tonight, CC is always saying crazy things ,outside the box because he over thinks things, and RobDeer is just trying to convince himself the Giants have a good match up tonight , so he does not stress out to much .
I love when you explain me to me. How much do I owe ya?
that’s a great frickin’ post by Pete!
Explain it to me then, because it makes no sense to me .
In a game like this, guys are geared up. Sometimes that makes it easier to hit 99 then a guy who’s changing speeds, moving in and out. Does Thor scare the hell outta me? Of course. Maybe you’re right, I was just trying to make myself feel better. And now that’s ruined. Thx.
…………The Fairfield Kid has spoken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E84VqqCPI7w
Current Giants hit .328 against Colon, .158 against Thor, so you are right.
Were crazy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E84VqqCPI7w
Maybe this was already discussed but i wish Gearrin was on the roster today. I can’t envision a situation we’d use Casilla but there could be a spot where we desperately need a ground ball in a double play situation. If that’s the case, who do you turn to?
Gearrin has induced 7 GIBP Kontos 6,.
Kontos has more appearances, no?
If he has to bring in Casilla in a leverage situation, I’ll have to break the tequilla out of the freezer.
Please, please, no…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxRX6LXDpWs
Not by much. Regardless,George should be the guy now that Gearrin is out.BTW, Affeldt had 18 in 2009, right up with the starting pitchers.
amazing.
Agree, although Mets have a lot of LHH so might be tough to find a spot for him…but still think he should be on the roster. He stuff is usually good when rested
Bochy, sticking with ‘his guys.’
WOOF WOOF!!
Why they turn to Josh Osich of course! Highest GB% on pitching staff – what he’s not on the roster?!?
Ok, then how about Javier Lopez 62%
Ty Blach 58%
Gearrin 56% (not on roster)
Law 50%
Cueto 50%
Suarez 48%
Casilla 48%
Strickland 47%
Shark 47%
Kontos 44%
Okert 43%
Will Smith 39%
Romo 38%
…
Lopez has been at 65% over the last 3 seasons. I’d trust him over Okert.
I just got this in an email, if anyone is interested.
http://shop.tristarproductions.com/sf-giants-autographed-memorabilia
That’s quite a discount on the Casey McGehee autographed 8 x 10.
How is the poster size of Casey on the back of your closet door doing?
items for sale on Ebay. 10,138 for MadBum.10,442 for Buster
Bum: “Loves to face Jay Bruce, hates to face Kelly Johnson”. Ah but Kelly not in tonight’s Mets starting LU
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/204921906/tale-of-the-tape-bumgarner-vs-syndergaard/
http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2016/10/mets_vs_giants_a_comprehensive_guide_to_the_nation.html
HP: Mike Winters – 1B: Jeff Nelson 2B – Mike Everitt – 3B – Jim Wolf
LF: CB Bucknor – RF: Quinn Wolcott
So if any Balks are called on the LHP Bumgarner they will come from Jeff Nelson or Mike Everitt or Winters.
At least Bucknor is NOT calling the plate.
Where Bucknor gets on my nerves is calling swings at 1st or 3rd.
No Cuzzi, no West…. it could have been worse….
Boy are you right there.
Be careful with that….no one has worse history with Bochy than Winters.
Splain?
Winters has thrown Bochy out more than any other ump by far, and Winters games, especially when he’s behind the dish, end up with huge strike zone issues for SF
interestingly enough Cuzzi ranks as one of the Top umpires in all the sabre stuff on Blue. Even if he hates the Giants. Don’t believe me ask Travis Ishikawa. FYI: Winter is in the bottom 3rd. West is second to last.
Other names I would have made me cringe.
Angel Hernandez.
Laz Diaz….DEAD last….
Worst at calling the plate
Brian O’Nora
Best
Paul Schrieber
Gints are underdogs! Whew.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/major-league-baseball-is-about-to-get-random/
“San Francisco Giants (3 percent)
While the Cubs fell in the second half from historically great to merely fantastic, the Giants dropped from probable division winners to meltdown–prone also-rans.”
(So are the Mets.)
Whew lol lol lol!
You made me laugh the other day when you made the comment about if it’s safe to come out of the covers now that was hilarious
I don’t want to get too far ahead, but should our boys win tonight, it’s obvious Cueto would face Lester in Game 1 of the NLDS, with Shark v. Arrieta in Game 2. MadBum comes back on normal rest for Game 3 at home. So, for Game 4, if necessary, would you throw Cueto on 3 days rest, or pitch Moore on 8 days rest?
Moore. If there’s a Game 5 J.C.’s good to go.
Eggsactly
If you don’t want to get too far, DO NOT GET TOO FAR. (touching wood). Learn the Bapah’s way, plz.
It could be that what happens depends on which starters may be needed to fulfill bullpen roles.
Arrieta is the Game Three starter. Hendricks Game Two.
Moore
Gary Radnich knows nothing about sports I repeat knows nothing about sports!
Yep. He’s gone downhill the last decade or so, but he’s there until he says he’s done.
Larry Krueger has slowly taken over that so have you noticed
I mostly listen to KNBR between 5:15 and 6:30 and 3 to 4:30; my commute times.
Young kids will make hims stay at least on KRON. KNBR could easily dump him. The Cumulus owners are not big fans.
I dunno, is chasing down tranny hookers considered a sport?
LOL. Maybe.
Depends on who you ask
Bingo
He and The Oracle are buddies however. http://www.thatsgoodknowledge.com/radnich.html
He had “game” when he first started. So did Barbieri. But father time gets everybody. Radnich’s real name is Radunich but he changed it. Was still married to #1 when he swooped in on KNBR intern named Alicia – now his wife. Always wanted Pam Moore but Maze – Frankie Beverly told Gary to back off. Now he’s intoxicated with weather girl Brittany Shipp. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6a8dabf470414185fbef656f1f3c86031141d4598772e25cfc60329e70cdd2e0.jpg
She has HUUUUUUGE……. tracts of land!
What the hell did I just read?
Pg 2 Gossip column…
Hi Gary 🙂
Alex Pavlovic 21min ago:
Mets vs. Bumgarner: Reyes 3B, Cabrera SS, Cespedes LF, Granderson CF, Rivera 2B, Bruce RF, Rivera C, Loney 1B, Syndergaard RHP
Alex Pavlovic 5min ago:
Giants against Syndergaard: Span CF, Belt 1B, Posey C, Pence RF, Crawford SS, Pagan LF, Panik 2B, Gillaspie 3B, Bumgarner LHP
As expected on both counts….
Sean Casey and Mark DeLarosa:
“DeRosa:
I’ll say this: The Giants we know are not the same as the Giants that Bruce Bochy has been trotting out on the field this season. There have been a lot of guys banged up. He’s patchworked that offense together. But now none of that matters. He did what was necessary to get it to one game, and now the season all comes down to one matchup: Bum vs. Thor. Period. The end. I don’t care who’s playing in the field. I think the game will be decided by which pitching staff falters first.
Casey:
That really can make all the difference. Back in ’99 we had to face Al Leiter in that playoff tiebreaker. Of course we were all pumped for the game, but then in the top of the first, Edgardo Alfonso went deep and it kind of knocked the wind out of us and the crowd immediately, especially knowing how nasty Leiter was. In a game like this, especially in a matchup between pitchers like this, being able to strike first will be gigantic.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/2016-mlb-post-season-preview/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Oct%205%20AM&utm_content=Oct%205%20AM+CID_2f8acba0ec1f55acf5f98ffd0ac798e5&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=Sweet%20Jesus%20What%20Happened%20An%20MLB%20First%20Round%20Playoff%20Preview
I guess DeRosa didn’t watch the Giants in the first half.
When? Like that matters now.
The first half Giants emerged again in the last weeks of this season.
So talk about the last 5 days. Not 5 months ago.
DeRosa said, “The Giants we know are not the same as the Giants that Bruce Bochy has been trotting out on the field this season.”
My counter to DeRosa that is that the Giants had two different halves this season. And the Giants were the same Giants that we know in the first half, and now the Giants are back to playing like the first-half Giants. And that’s a good thing, right, A-L?
Those first half Giants that went on a tear included Grant Green, Ramiro Pena, Mac Williamson etc… those guys aren’t even on the roster.
I am pleased as punch the Giants are coming in with some momenTIM, and we have our horse, the dominant post season pitcher maybe in the history of MLB pitching in a park where he has never given up a homerun and his number make his playoff number look bad.
But beisbol is a funny game, and in a winner take all, 1 game roll of the dice anything can happen…….
Where did I say that I’m unaware of the risks here? Perhaps you missed my comment earlier about the hazards of the wildcard game.
Working without a net will bring out their best, I think. If it’s not enough, then so be it. Just leave nothing on the field, play like a team, and respect The Game. What else can you ask?
Nothing….. except a win.
Baseball, IMO, isn’t about something as simple as winning and losing. But, I suspect, that’s not a widely shared POV. 😉
POTD – First they go 57 – 33 going 24 games over .500 – Then – they go 30 and 42 for 87 wins – I thought they were going to “need” 90
Obviously they were not as good in half one or as bad as in half two
Also, their play in the first half helped them get where they are now: to just get in, to have a chance.
“…being able to strike first will be gigantic.”
I like his choice of adjective!
Nice. Poignant recollection from Casey! – don’t have to look too far back in Pittsburgh history
Yup, Crawford hit the bomb 2 years ago. After that it was academic…….
G’s need a early run to take the crowd out.
One or both of the pitchers will be up in the zone in the first inning. The team that capitalizes before pitchers settle in wins the game.
I love these pseudo-expert commentaries/predictions!
#RallyBum #BeliEVEN #Let’sGoGiants
#i’mNervousAsHell
There’s a doobie for that.
You could use some beer.
Bring a whole keg for me!
Hershey Highway
Over share?
Hey, they giving you any good steroids up there?
And I understand chemo can get things flowing pretty good and ya gotta chug the imodeum…
They have counter balances now for everything. Dialed in like Footy in his laboratory.
I’m gonna hop on the forklift in bit, because I need a dose of manliness.
I’m gonna go do what I said I was going to go do earlier today. Hanging around the blog is making me nervous as we consider all the permutations and what the hell could go amiss.
So the leather chaps add to it or detract?
I love it when you talk dirty.
Come here you frisky little thing you.
Nevermind the forklift, I’m gonna clean and jerk that sprayer into the truck bed. I’ll FedEx you whatever herniates and you can put that in your golf bag for good luck.
I’ll wear it on a chain.
Great Gold Gyms term
Mr. Cunningham getting Frisky !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po0kYN4xUvE
I think Hugh Jackman will play you in the movie
If he starts working out.
Egg Plant is a very good bowel stopper
Bananannanananananananananas
JD4SF!!
Where is she?
Are you trying to tell us that if a viper bites you, the viper is dead in seconds?
I’m wondering how many Giants pitchers are going to have to have good/excellent outings in order to win tonight?
One.
I truly hope so.
Rob baby, you were sooooooo right!!!!!!!
Time for some first guessing and to channel some sound strategy in the melon of Boch’…
If the game goes extras, don’t screw around, go straight to the Shark.
Casilla is not the reliever you are looking for. Move along to the mustachioed pitcher with the flowing mane.
I would goto Shark in 7th if Bum doesn’t make it that far….. Might even throw him in the 8th….
Ya know, Shark blowing the doors off this mutha with 98-99 in a save situation is an exciting thought.
If you go Shark tonight, he pitches Game 4, and Moor goes on 5 days for Game 2. It works out.
Don’t the Mets have Home Run hitters though?
Even Asdrubal Cabrera is an HR hitter.
That’s what makes me concerned about Samardzija and his fastballs versus the Mets.
Valid concern. This one game elimination format is not for the faint of heart!
Nope.
Javi Lopez gives up HR’s too….
Perhaps Doughnut’s onto something then re: Cueto.
Hunter Strickland doesn’t think so… ;P
I worry about the gamer named Granderson who is hitting fourth. The lefty leftiness of Bum vs the Grandyman does not seem to affect Curtis
Thinking there is a chance we see Cueto if it goes extras.
If it goes 15+….
But save him for Game 1. Maybe he’s the pitcher that might be more vulnerable in his first inning, when he hasn’t established his arsenal of deception.
Brandon Belt on the mound
I loved the Belt extension, but sadly that extension robbed us of any chance for Belt: LOOGY. If he was in his final season before FA and the team wasn’t planning on signing him? That was our chance. Now we gotta wait another 5 years.
Now we know that Paul Bunyan gets gassed after 97 pitches.
Bum goes 8. Leads 2 -1. Hands off to Romo. Coming up for the Mets. Reyes, Cabrera and Cespedes. My sphincter is going to be PUCKERED……..
I already know what’s going to happen in this game, but I can’t tell anyone, because it would have a Butterfly Effect on the game. So I must be silent.
Yeah. Will be real interesting to see if Bochy allows Romo to face a lefty, say Bruce, with a one run lead in the ninth. I pray we don’t find out.
Having 2012 Gm 5 flashbacks….
I still can’t believe Romo escaped that at bat.
My life span is probably but I am good with how it worked out.
Shades of the Epic 2012 AB in Game 5 in Cincy… don’t mind how that worked out.
Have plan be close by. Somebody should be able to console you in that moment of crisis.
This game is really going to come down to whether the Giants can score on Thor. If they can, and take the advantage that way, it should be an easy win, because the Mets bullpen (so Mets fans tell me) is very vulnerable, at least as vulnerable as ours.
Giants have nothing to complain about making postseason every other year for seven years. Mets have nothing to complain about since they won the pennant last year and I don’t know any Mets fans who think they can beat the Cubs again.
I think Giants-Cubs would provide a more interesting matchup. And I think the Giants can beat them, too.
But we’ll see. I did expect this team to make the postseason, I am ticked that they didn’t win the division and I am nervous about a one game playoff that can end a playoff run in three hours. But this is the hand they’ve got, and it worked two years ago, so there you go.
Good luck, Giants!
If they can score four or more on Thor I think they’ll be alright.
Amazing, PS35! I was thinking about that same number: four. And early on.
Early – yes to that!
Every time I try to forecast runs scored on Thor I get lost. First, 2 runs. Nah, 4 runs at least. Then I think: Well, come on, I need to relax. Make it 8. But that’s only 2 grand slams. Maybe 12? Well, almost. Let’s take a 27-0 lead into the bottom of the third.
Scully tells Bumgarner story. http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/4/16/11443590/madison-bumgarner-snake-rabbit-story-vin-scully-holy-wow
Anyone else catch this little note? Thoughts?
https://twitter.com/AdamRubinESPN/status/783757645387825152
Doughnut called it! Tip your cap!
Can’t see anything. Might be my ad blocker.
Add blocker shouldn’t block tweets I would think
Could be Ghostery. I think i have social media buttons blocked.
Adam Rubin at ESPN reports:
Giants reporters expecting Johnny Cueto to close if Madison Bumgarner goes, say, seven innings and departs with a lead.
Thanks.
You’re welcome. I was late to reply because I was out raking leaves.
I’ll be shocked if that happens.
Me too. Sergio will be fine.
me too , they will go with matchups
will not happen because MADBUM is going the distance, pitching a complete game…
Great Prediction
Giants reporters are smarter than that. Nothing is that simple.
Ah but it was that simple game 7 2014…
I like the lineup! Let’s get a big W everyone. I’m off to work and taping the game. Good vibes everyone and wear your lucky shirts and underwear.
http://gocomics.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5f3053ef01bb086649d4970d-800wi
The Thrill is Gone. Rod Temperton was greeted by Michael but then many here think it was a Michael impostor.
RIP Mr. Temperton – Great Song!
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37565125
https://i.imgur.com/FzcunKt.png
Do you count that as 6 LH hitters against Bumgarner, or 5, 4, or 3? Baggarly reports 3. CSN reports 4.
4, switch hitters will bat right handed . Baggarly might not be counting the Pitchers spot in the order .
Baggarly got it wrong then. So did I.
You nervous Pete?
6.
Then I got it right. I’m going to go rake some leaves. I’m confused.
The switch hitters are in there, IMO, anticipating Romo.
Of course. You’re smart, cc.
No I just listen to Mike.
James Freakin’ Loney – that guy is still kicking it around (and doing a fairly good job of it – just another Replace-Met).
You love you some Loney, dontcha?
Gammons loves him some Belt, by the way…Efrain making a Makayla face
He has been hot lately, 2 big homers last week , including the game winner that clinched a wild card spot for the Mets .
Bumgarner vs the Mets.
https://i.imgur.com/eHhDlcA.png
Its nice to have a Lefty facing this lineup. Bruce and Granderson are two dangerous hitters who are a HR threat at any time. Its nice to have platoon advantage vs them. Reyes and Cabrera both SH and most SH are better from the left side (although they might not be).
At the same time we have a lot of LHH in our lineup facing Thor giving us advantage. Might still lose, but it’s definitely a plus for us.
I’ve been checking out various parts of the interwebs for Mets’ fans views on tonight’s game, and this anti-Giants take from a commenter on Deadspin gets a gold star for originality:
“I hope Cespedes hits a ball 500 feet off Bumgarner, flips the bat so hard it takes off like an Apache helicopter and leaves the stadium, and then stares down that Appalachian f**kwit before he does a pirouette and salsa dances his way around the bases”.
Bulletin board material.
Hell, I’d pay to see that.
I’d pay to set it up so I can witness the consequences…
That’s a great comment.
There’s no way MadBum let’s that get past “flips the bat”. That would be followed by a tackle.
“Appalachian F-wit” – wowzah.
I’m reminded of the scene in The Usual Suspects:
…”the truck with the guns, fukko”
Kevin Pollack: “fukko?” (makes sound with lips while shaking head)
Syndergaard vs the Giants.
https://i.imgur.com/wxSAqpW.png
Span is 0-6? I like it!! He’s due!!!
It’s really a question of whether we get this game:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN201605010.shtml
Or this game:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN201608210.shtml
Whereas I’m sort of hoping for this game:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197007080.shtml
Or maybe this game:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197509160.shtml
A big game from Joe P would be fitting. Back in his hometown. Time to shine Joe.
That does not look promising outside of 1 nuthing victory with a Pence HR.
Alphabetical Position Players
Adrianza
Belt
Blanco
Brown
Crawford
Gillaspie
Hernandez
Pagan
Panik
Parker
Pence
Posey
Span
Tomlinson
Damn No Darren Ford ;-/
Was Eugenio Velez ever on a post season roster? He certainly is in every picture.
Geno was on the regular season roster in 2010
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_San_Francisco_Giants_season#Roster
And appears to have been ? on the PS roster
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2010-roster.shtml#appearances::none
Every video and still shot though. I’ve always liked those fast skinny OFs. Eugenio was talented, but a bonehead. Paul Blair is still my model of a perfect CFer.
Paul Blair was a stud and broke the mold. Geno was an IF by trade and sometimes the conversion from OF to IF is brutal – the conversion from IF to OF is not so bad. Vinny once had a hilarious Velez “call”
The splits on Syndegaard Bochy is working the LU from, I think.
https://i.imgur.com/lEQrIWr.png
Splits on Bumgarner.
https://i.imgur.com/eFmJVdv.png
The rumor mill was rampant last night via Kozimor IE Pagan batting 9th and Bum 8th. LOL
Pence and Posey
http://tinyurl.com/Total-Fan-62-may-enjoy
If you don’t make a call, you can never say you were right,I’m so far out on a limb that the tree is bending like when the peaches are ripe.
Belt goes deep against Thor
Surprise hero is Gregor- saves MadBum’s perfect game with an amazing catch in the 7th. Sorta like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Hp0vFWzZk
AND HE MAKES THE CATCH!!!!!
I don’t have any faith that Bochy would put him in for defense that early.
How’d that work out for you PM? Span had quite a night
I keep thinking about Roy Halladay and think Bum has that kind of stuff several times a year. With you on Blanco. Poor Prince Fielder.
If it actually does turn out to be a low scoring game, home run power might be even more important. As we all know, the Giants don’t hit very many and the Mets hit a lot. On top of that, Bumgarner has given up 26 in 226 2/3 innings. Snydergaard has only given up 11 in 183 2/3.
So you’re saying MadBum will hit one to win the game, right?
This is a terrific reply!
Syndy the Freak
http://tinyurl.com/Syndy-The-Freak
Cespy is all business
http://tinyurl.com/Cespy-Seems-All-Business
Lineups added to post, refresh your browser to soak it all in…
No choice but to leave work early to get home by 5:09. On second thought, better leave early enough to get home by 4:09. On third thought, better leave now.
I want to think Blanco is the surprise hero tonight. And maybe Okert shines bright. Not sold on Thor’s dominance of the Giants. Not sold on him as a big game pitcher yet either. Worried about Bum’s 1st inning. The Giants lineup top to bottom is solid enough for Buster to go interstate through the postseason as long as he is calling every pitch from the Squat. Maybe Casilla is the surprise hero. How cool would that be?
Any takers for Adrianza or Parker (is he on the roster?)?
Yes and yes. This team has a 4 ring guy, 3 ring guys, 2, 1. I’m looking for a zero ring guy to step up.
who is the 4 ring guy?
Javi Lopez
thanks
Ring 1 in Boston, like Peavey. I expect to play in Fenway before this is all through.
I’ve been holding it back all day, but I’m officially starting to freak out now.
Alex Pavlovic 47min ago:
Bochy said Nunez coming around “slower than we had all hoped.” Also, Cueto/Shark available for any situation tonight.
Maybe Boch should pull a Buck and start Shark, just in case we need MadBum later…
LOL – That makes more sense, being Shark has longer rest and Bum is 1 for 1 in save opportunities in the post season.
Right?
I need a beer for my nerves. I think I’ll start with a pitcher
The Hammies get worse during rehab prior to getting better
Thank God that Mad Bum doesn’t have a case of MattyGut. The symptoms are overwhelming.
One wish I have is that the boys make some sort of noise Top 1… Pitches, baserunners…of course, runs would be best.
An immaculate inning, then bat around the order twice, knocking out their starter and a reliever.
Wouldn’t it be nice Denard Span started it off nicely?
Yep. He could easily be the surprise hero. Maybe with the glove. He’s one of the guys who really wants a ring.
Boo yeah, Boom Dizzle!
He will. BB or hit, he’ll test Syndergaard’s ability to hold a runner.
First pitch HR.
I like where your head is at.
What’s interesting and also funny is that the folks who wanted him out of the 1, were right- move him to the FIVE. As far as HRs go, he and Pagan have been THE MEAT since the ASB.
Sort of kidding but those 2 have powered up.
Pagan was the 2nd half HR leader…
I know that, pal. That’s why I put Span in the 5. Guess who gets the 4.. NEXT!!!!
They ate their Wheaties, budzo.
Talk about unfathomable truths.
How did that go?
Just keep the windows open at your house
Giants have had surprisingly few ABs vs Syndergaard. I’m sure they’ll have a good approach plan and hopefully put up some runs early and let Bum put it in cruise control.
About to head to work. Was gonna call out but seemed like bad mojo for some reason so I’m going in. I’ll have it on. Just did some stress-relief accupunture and while in a deep meditative state I saw a 5-2 final. Unfortunately I didn’t see the winner. So I guess the first to 3 wins.
I have the cure for that. It will allow you to focus on everything that is important.
Does it rhyme with lomb pet?
If so, call one in.
TICK TOCK TICK TOCK
I do not know about you all, but I am having a very hard time focusing on my job today. I am not sure why that is:)
GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps some Santana will help your nerves. I’m sure he’s pulling for SF.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFP4CycT3Q8
All these stat numbers mlbtv is throwing out don’t mean squat. I like our chances and Bum is the man. Giant hitters need to clock the 98 fastball and deal with it.
This just feels like a game that will be won with defensive brilliance or a defensive mistake.
High fly ball left field….. it gets by Pagan….. Around comes Cespedes and the Mets win it!!!!
Pretty much. Have you picked out a TV yet? Pool filled?
Anyway, win or loss, it’s only a game. Enjoy.
“only a game”??? What are you, nuts? Are you a foreigner of some kind? Where are you from? Mars?
Sol 3, The Milky Way, Local Group of Galaxies.
OK, you’re excused. I knew you weren’t from around here.
Grassie siòr Baps. Venetian dialect for “Thank you Mr. Bapah”.
There may be a delay in the broadcast given your timezone.
About 3 centuries. I’m in YOUR future and I ALREADY know who won.
Txt me pls
G I A N T S
I really wish I felt the same. Honestly. I do. But enjoy? Not possible. Not until the last out is recorded with the Giants victorious.
I would love to see Cubs Giants series.
This will be granted to you, you faithful Orange & Black disciple.
Grazie.
Prego.
At the ballpark — they handed out Mets toilet paper https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bbea8f2fe5c2b0da67360cc863ac7a39f705073cd22f5809dd5b66b939b4569a.jpg
orange + black baby… are they nuts : )
Some great insight by some posters on this blog , a poster posted the 2 switch hitters on the Mets were in the lineup to face Romo, and another poster posted to him your so smart, people pay attention those 2 switch hitters are the Mets best hitters in the 2nd half besides maybe Cespedes , and they start every day.
Uh?
Posterized
So you’re posting that other posters posted posts that the first posters didn’t post…
Good post,
Hunter Pence wears number 8. Eugenio Velez once wore Number 8.
In between Jeff Keppinger wore number 8.
http://bayarea.sbnation.com/san-francisco-giants/2010/12/3/1854070/san-francisco-giants-offseason-eugenio-velez-non-tender-russell-martin
I know that, in the past, I’ve been somewhat skeptical of your self-proclaimed baseball expertise, but this is such an insightful comment that I may have to rethink my position.
About time you gave credit where credit is due. Thank you Daddy Malloy.
Hey there Malloy? Still hung up on the Michael Brown hands up stuff? You’re kinda popular on all the south bay blogs.
http://www.sanjoseinside.com/2016/08/30/sjpd-chief-eddie-garcia-more-gun-control-laws-needed-black-lives-matter-a-valid-movement/
http://www.sanjoseinside.com/2015/01/28/inside-sjpd-police-chiefs-laugh-at-crime-city-rules-in-emails/2/
I’ll tell you what I won’t forget. He was standing in the dugout (or maybe the tunnel)(not watching the game for some reason) and took one squarely. Deserved what he got. He did the same thing on the field.
Velez?
Here is a picture fom this afternoon from a legal colleague’s office. You can see the Statue of Liberty in the harbor and the reflection of my Champion Blood tee shirt on the bottom https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ce69e88d87f180918a33fc44498aa88b7deef5d20e3a52da09551e32ac8f7420.jpg
Good call on the shirt. Bring home a win
So envious …would love to be there.
Beeing prone to vertigo, I could never enjoy this view for real.
Just remember this- if we do lose tonight, it’s only 4 1/2 months and we get do it all over again.
YEP. After that I calmed down and I can go serenely to sleep. Good night all. 1 am here.
We’ll call if something interesting develops.
+ 39-041-5294508
No negative thinking
…and if that is the case, what changes would you like for next year’s roster? I’m sure you have thoughts 🙂
That’s forward thinking.
It looks like Sydegard put on a little weight since he pitched lasy https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0958807fbe6dbf0873d449bde19561d767f1b3b76538642eb0ad50afc25e352a.jpg
Once again, this amazing group of baseball fans gets to enjoy postseason baseball together. Thank you Greek Giant.
Speaking of…. has anybody checked to see if there were any voices still hanging around Baggs blog that don’t know about this place?
I looked at his game site that posted at 3:42. 0 posts.
There are almost no comments at the end of any SJMN posts. Still good writing, but they must feel strange to have lost their following. I have noticed that Philip Fabiani didn’t follow to here, I’m kind of sad about that. But a few of the lurkers did pop up out of the woodwork. I’m terrified by the frog pictures you had below!
That’s right. I hadn’t realized that until you mentioned it. I’d say there’s a 47.6% chance he eventually finds his way here.
That’s best laugh of the day so far!
I sorta like the brightly colored one. It’s probably poisonous.
Who are you calling a lurker!?
Bingo. Fabiani and Dave Amoroso
Took awhile to figure it out, but I made my way. Doesn’t hurt for someone to post occasionally of this site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk04jBuyO10
Alright Folks. Heading out to bar with my dear Giant Fan Good Friends to watch, drink, high five and drink some more.
Everyone take a deeeeep breath myself included, time to mojofy our boys!!
GO GIANTS!!!!!
Doctor Seuss and Vin Scully both used this quote at one time or another.
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”
I hope my/our Mama Bears and Papa Bears get our wishes tonight. Perspective will be tough on this blog later tonight if those wishes don’t come true.
Allen Hirsch is rallying the troops up in the Big Ball Park in the sky.
Zimmer-Davenport-Durocher-Rod Beck-Bobby Bonds – Jose Pagan – Jose Uribe – Jim Ray Hart – Monte Irvin – Dave Bergman – Chris Brown – Darryl Hamilton – Alvin Dark – Wendall Kim – Al Rosen – Bobby Thomson and many others.
Russ Hodges – Lon Simmons and Bill King are doing the Heavenly broadcast. We have Giant Fans in HIGH places.
http://allenh.zenfolio.com/p437111675
Go Giants! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1bb12a3c9b02704ad6903f1f4384997115a25ec254fda8c1ae12b83cd1f8d28a.jpg
Lets Go Giants!
I am on my way home, picking up the kids to get home on time. Unfortunately, Mr GGF is out of town for most of October, so am on exclusive kids duty during most of the play off games and may be distracted throughout. I am still confident the Giants season is not over yet after tonight but getting nervous! Go Gigantes!
Get a lot of ice cream, and lock them in the kitchen with spoons.
LOL yes and on Giants game nights it’s all left overs or pizza for dinner. They do seem to sense that they can get more from Mom during games. I tend to be less strict 🙂
Put At Bat up on your phone and one ear bud. The kids will understand.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJpGHR6ofus
Finnerty’s 2014
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=07O9TB33JYk
Is there any way to stop people’s avatar from popping up when you roll-over it? I hate it here AND on Google Mail.
Don’t annoy the crazy person!! Ha ha ha !
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0f14125e5c5d534a56f28f8155153e8113282733c9eca2c2359e499464e9a44c.jpg
Surf – You ARE the Giants’ mojo!
Efrain in the middle ? No, I kid. But no Efrain at the park I gather. Yo, E!
Post of the last century
you guys look mah-va-lus !
Duane Kuiper on KNBR just said that when he got on the bus to come to the park Madison Bumgarner was sitting there sleeping he’s the guy I want on the mound tonight
OK, everyone’s ready. From left: Pence, Pagan, Posey, MadBum, Belt, Panik, Craw https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/12950d3f0525e63d52a84f00afaea3169095de17af233662104a1097f25743f0.jpg
where’s the good luck doggie ???
She’s around!
That a Pagan disco move, or is he begging you?
stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive.
very nervous…good luck guys
This is our ninth elimination game since 2012. It’s not getting any easier, is it?
why am i more nervous for this than i was for any of the others? got to go. watching the game with a friend, and my die heart met fan wife. ugh
Good luck – no teevee here, gotta go to the bowling alley nearby.
Vamos, Chicos!
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Ok guys the Pepto Bismal, Alka Seltzer, and Pepcidid are all ready to go! Special 3 for the price of 2 before 1st pitch if you hurry!
Cold beer in da fridge. I’m outta here. I crushed it at work today. High, deep, outta here!
where you going lieutenant?
nice purdy piece over on SJMN on posey + bochy
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/04/bochy-and-posey-the-belichick-and-brady-of-baseball-are-why-october-loves-the-giants/
I’m hoping for a Mets error in the out field tonight.
I want to see the Giants score on an RTI.
TF should get that copyrighted.
I’m going to cry. ESPN has blacked out the game to all MLB subscribers.
Whatttt?
That sucks
BASTARDOS!
(Not Antonio.)
That’s terrible.
Corporate powers are screwing us and ruining our country.
As they have for more than 150 years.
Solved it, me and Mr. V-P-N just moved to the Netherlands for the evening.
You mean online or …. ?
Online, I ditched cable TV over a year ago.
ridiculous ! i just hate the way the cable corps have made watching sports so dang expensive – i won’t pay it and am waiting for the day when you can get what you want alacarte’ and pay accordingly – not those souped up packages with lord knows what on 200 channels for $$$$
in the meantime if it ain’t on broadcast i don’t watch and follow the game on radio
Okay folks I’m officially nervous I really am that’s why I’m joking around to make myself feel better my stomach is starting to Bubble and I had to let the windows down in my work truck just keeping it real go Giants
Tecate and lime.
You have game coverage figured out?
Radio.
Atta boy. My Giants radio moment is listening to 2002 WS game 6 in Newport Oregon, constantly moving my truck to get The Leader without static.
I moved the computer to Europe and outflanked ESPN. Back to TV.
Just like when Romo nervously laughed at Bochy….
Just curious … should this count as a postseason game? Literally it is, but it’s more like a play-in to the tournament isn’t? But marketing is marketing. Has anyone noticed if the Mets found compression gear that matches their colors, or are they still shopping in the Sports Authority clearance rack?
MLB officially considers it a postseason game, as to allowable players on the rosters, stats, etc. In contrast, if there’d been a Game 163 for a tiebreaker, that would have been considered a regular season game–in the Giants’ case, Beckham would have been eligible, and I think you can still have the expanded rosters.
It’s officially a postseason game.
1) yes
Nice national anthem. Skip the clumsy lyrics.
And the 10 minute singing version
And the notes were perfect.
Time for the game now. Good luck to the Giants.
Hope we meet up Friday, brother!
Buster is serious. Hasn’t shaved in a month
I wish The Reverend would! Not caring for the Ginger Baker look!
excellent comp
Pence needs his fro cut.
Jeremiah Johnson maybe?
Hey look! They’re waving SFG orange flags! How nice of those friendly Mets fans.
Give the NFL one thing … they don’t let the teams wear just any damned color sleeves. OK, I’m dropping it.
Good luck boys. It’s win or go home…and you’re already packed for Chicago!
Yep … time to accept luck with no misgivings. Bring it on.
Score early.
and often!
Lets do this
Get on base any way you can. Anything can happen afterwards.
This ESPN repartee would gag a maggot.
Carmena Burana in the background…nice!
I like that Denard looks at pitches. He seems to be better when he sees a few from the dugout first.
Getting Noah’s pc up will be important.
I find it annoying when analysts and announcers always call a guy buy his nickname. I prefere Synergarrd and not Thor, Byrnes was constatnly saying madbum instead of Bumgarner
I have to listen to this, which is probably better for me than watching in case things go wrong 😮
welcome to the over-the-air crew !
I am recording it though if it ends well. Then I can watch it after the U2 concert
Have fun at the concert! Probably less stressful.
Thanks!
Listening, keeping score, and watching later is not bad.
Me too, and syncing the KNBR feed to the ESPN tv feed. Listening to our guys is always better than the national broadcasters. Enjoy!!
Long may it wave… deep into October.
GIANTS!! GO !!!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e39d86cf4fd7f0a1b737fa8ba2e9ec1e4d1ee9701e6c4c1f484affd49dcfbf4a.jpg
Krukow should try to go a game without saying “he just missed it.” First of all, so what? Second of all, pros almost always just miss it.
considering he did not come close to squaring up any of them says enough about homer boy
15 pitches out of Syndergaard, I’ll take that.
We’ll get him second time around.
This guy is very good man Thor
Fans here are beyond the normal obnoxious
Be safe, bro.
New York fans are sub-human filth.
Giants time to go HO ome
Hopefully no throwing of beer cans
Got your SFG gear on?
Of course
Start chanting, “Let’s go Giants.” We’ll listen for you.
They’re nervous aren’t they?
Maybe they think they have no chance this year with all their star pitchers hurt and want this season over as quickly as possible. That’s how I see the Mets.
Just remind them that the Mets are half Dodger and half Giant
Its all Dodger half
They DO focus more on the blue than the Orange.
Bastards !
Lol. I can imagine.
Syndergaard gets two strikes on a batter and they act like they won the WS
Yes, but the blog also has its good points.
Carmot and MLBSF
7 pitch inning. Atta boy Bum.
Very cool!
Bum up around 92 93 early with solid life
Attababe, Bummy.
How you feeling dr. Left-hander
Like I’m gonna puke
Lol
Have the bag ready
Just. 6 pitches. That’s a good sign
In the first inning? absolutely
Looks as if he’s going to pitch to contact in the early innings. To me, that says he’s got complete game on his mind.
No HRs Bum and maybe we can squeeze a run or 2 off Thor man.
Even I’ll admit a squeeze tough at 99 🙂
Reyes … Granderson … what year is this?
So far this seems like it could be one of those outcome-depends-on-who-makes-a-mistake type games.
In the playoffs that’s advantage Giants usually right?
Often enough
I am a nervous wreck
Me too.
& me
Me three!
Ditto
Me too
Baseball playoffs are excruciating. Delicious, but excruciating.
It’s the best.
Boy do I like being at home a lot better. Which each zero they put up, they have a huge statistical advantage. 24 outs to only 21 now.
Here’s hoping for some home playoff games in the immediate future . . .
Breathe people, breathe.
Love the orange towels. Can help us too.
Ugh… Which batters are going to figure out the opposing pitcher first. Or which pitcher will falter?
Don’t forget about defense.
I can barely handle thinking about pitching and hitting right now…
I’m thinking Pagan has none chance vs. Syndergaard, and then it happens. Pagan was out before he threw that pitch.
Angel took notes.
He’s gonna get ‘im…
Shhh…faith. Hang in, Brother
Your hate for 16 is showing threw John. Syndy is getting everybody out
This Synderburger guy is pretty good.
The only thing I like about the game being the road is it’s a true night game, no annoying ESPN Pacific time zone shadows!
No sun in NY anyway 🙂
Pretty good approach … get strike one and coax a pop up
I wonder if Pence went preacher on everyone before the game…
Lots of popups
Yeah, I’d like to see some ground balls to Crawford. This is working so far, but…concerning.
Pitches are high. Maybe part of game plan or Bum is amped
Anyone for Romo vs. Bruce for about 18 pitches again? No … I didn’t think so
I think that was 6 outs and 6 pop ups
1 ground out back to bum.
5 pop ups and a ground ball to Bum. 14 pitches through 2 innings
If the Giants win this, you got your raincoat and escape route identified.
Pop-ups > Strikeouts. More efficient.
Like the final out of 2014 … 🙂
I wondered that too. Pop-ups worry me more, since maybe the hitter is just a little bit off from banging it somewhere. SOs take more time and so might tax the pitcher more. Result?: toss-up
I like to see that good curve show up, going down, down, down! 🙂
Need to give the Giants hitters 3 innings. Let’s see what the 2nd time around looks like
I would love for the Giants to surprise us and hit this guy
I mean he’s good but he ain’t no Mike lacoss
Buffy!
We have before!
Holiday
Bum is good for 12 frames today.
#oldschool
Big cut from Bruce. That scares the sheet out of me
I think Jay Bruce and Jeromy Burnitz are the same guy
I know he’s pitching strikes but patience guys….
I WAS counting on a little more contact from our contact hitters. Harrumpf
That’s an easy 98
I don’t think you’d see the Panik 8-62 graphic on a CSNBA broadcast.
The Giants look like I do at the batting cage with the 95MPH setting. You have no arm to time to so you commit to swinging as soon as the ball is seen. The Giants are starting to commit to swing while the ball is in his hand
Horrible call by Kuiper.
I was about to wake up my daughter too.
I was just thinking the same thing Kuiper gets too excited too quickly
I got excited too! But it was cool that the crowd went stone-silent while that ball was in the air.
Damn Bum, hardest hit ball of the night so far, right?
Both Syndergaard and Bumgarner have 3 knocks each this year.
Reallly…? Didn’t know that about Snydaweizen…
Have to be able to get the barrel on the ball, like MadBum just did.
He did it on a first pitch slider, which is simply amazing. I’m hoping the 2nd time through , they time it up a bit. But, Noah looks incredibly locked in….
Wow!
Wouldn’t that be cool if Bum were to win it for the G’Men with his bat!?!
Could very well happen
Someone’s getting shut out tonight
and someones giving up 1 mistake pitch.
Either way looks like we’ll have plenty of time to drink about it. Assuming it only goes 9
Great call Mario
Thanks
Easy call clutch
FIgures the guy in there for his glove/arm gets the first hit
And that’s how it’s done.
Yes double play
Is there anything better than a first pitch double play after lead off single….BOOM
It’s so satisfying.
Wow … slick adjustment by the Gold Glove All World shortstop
Defense! clapclap clap
21 pitches…3 innings.
If this game comes to late game decisions, I’ll take Bochy despite this year’s head scratching.
We can all start scratching now…
Let’s hope it doesn’t come down to that.
I’ve never seen Bum having such low pitch count through 3.
“And it’s another quick inning for Bumgarner”.
Wow.. 3 innings in 40 mins..
2 robots from Westworld on the mound tonight. And one in the broadcast booth.
Second time up for our hitters. Let’s see if they adjust.
This kid is unhittable right now. First time through, most of the Giants hitters were simply overmatched.
Bum did OK
Grant Brisbee @mccoveychron 37 seconds ago
Madison Bumgarner:
21 pitches
16 strikes
19 fastballs
2 sliders
Snyderhauzen will be got… I know it.
Throwing every damned thing for a strike
Eff the in game interview. Who here likes it? Speak up.
Hate it
It annoyes me so so much. I always yell at the TV when they do this. They should focus on the game.
We have international agreement.
Hate it too. But at least they’re interviewing players and managers, not actors and asking about their new release this weekend.
I like it as much as a random telemarketer, which is not at all.
I would like to hear more dugout talk. Let the producers sort it out properly.
hate it
Noah’s stuff combined with a wide strike zone is a bad combo.
Good AB to start
Great AB Span.
SPAN
Excellente Span.
I’m intrigued.
Terrific at bat by D Span
Big loop in that swing by Belt
Just bunt please Belt.
Span trimmed his beard. Looks good.
SEND HIM
The Giants hitters aren’t looking great, but they ARE looking hungry. This is good.
Come on, he looked safe
Yes safe
Looked safe
Dammit Belt …. they were giving you a hit
I’m seeing safe.
Bad tag. Safe
absolutely safe
Safe
He’s safe. got to be
Did his leg come off?
BS
No fricking way
Replay is wiorthless
Has been forever …. they call what they want. Go back to that homerun where the runner missed the plate. They decided they didn’t want to call it that way so they didn;t
are you kidding me?
Damn. First break for the Mets.
First bad call.
WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
I think there was a moment when his front came off the bag.
Disagree
NY bias
home cookin
The foot came off before the knee hit the bag
The replay review center is in NY so there you go
Wrong
Mets fans in the replay booth
Unbelievable.
eff offff
Good news is the big swede is missing.
Awful call
Fck this.. Just hit a home run
He was safe
BAD call
Even the met fans here thought he was safe
So annoying, the Giants, or at least Span, can’t do what the rest of the league could do.
Are you kidding me? He was safe and the catcher had a perfect pitch to throw on.
Get some more pitches out of him this inning.
Thor looks vulnerable right now which is why that call hurts even more
New York is a sewer with nothing but pusballs living there.
True … but true about Washington and Chicago too
Sanydergarten giving up walks now… it’s starting.
Pitch count is getting up there a little. So, Mets bullpen…good but (more) hittable than Syndergaard?
He can go 120
Don’t steal Belt
He went 0-4 early in the season and hasn’t budged since.
I was joking
Damn Posey drilled that
Pence is going to run into something here
WHAT A JOKE. Officially angry beyond all compare.
So angry. Made the wrong call twice…..
Makes you wonder!!! A lot about pro sports makes me wonder. Terrible beyond belief.
Yup horrible
If he’d been called safe, the call would have stood as well. There was just enough uncertainty about whether his front foot came off to prevent a reversal.
But they didn’t explain why it was upheld. At all. Shady.
They said it was upheld, not confirmed.
If the question is the foot coming off, you have to call him safe, because there is no question he beat the play. But don’t kid yourself … they are not making these calls based on what they see. They are playing Supreme Court and calling things in way they think is best for the game.
If the evidence supporting a reversal isn’t clear, they’re supposed to confirm the call on the field.
They start getting to him. They just need to stay patient.
ake up strike for the letter high fastball
Umps going to chip in for the Mets now…
Robot Umpires & fire all existing umpires.
Oh, they’ll control it from “New York.”
Silicon valley does robots better. Bring those guys in for technical advise.
Noah’s pitch count took some water that inning
If the damn field ump had gotten the call right they never would have overturned.
you know they would have.
Ball4
F-you Umpire’s Union. Go drive off a cliff.
When can we get robot umpires in this game?
I’m ready dude!
When you become their (robots) lab rat you’ll regret those words.
Walks are great but moot without subsequent contact. Positives: Snuggleburger’s pitch count is creeping up.
Posey hit a rocket
True…
Not really … well under 15 per inning
On average yes, but he issued 2 walks that inning.
Second time through Synergaard trying many more secondary pitches that he is missing with. The Giants are not touching his heat.
Belt should’ve tried to bunt with Span on 1st. Probably would’ve had 2 on.
Yeah … that would have been playoff baseball when they give it to you. Bunting Noah is no sure thing of course, but one try would have been called for
He walked — if the umps don’t screw up the call. Could have had first and second and nobody out or if he hits a grounder to the right side a runner at third and one out.
+50 for first small ball request.
Score first … it’s huge
Asdrubal tried to pull a Pablo
Bum finds a K pitch!
Yes!
Great pitch. Bum has established the curve this inning
They have laid off a lot of good ones up to this point.
not for strikes
On purpose
Mets wearing him out this inning … and he’s made a lot of good pitches
A great dual going on here. Pitching duals can’t hold a national tv audience.
It’s got the fans by the throat, though.
Great description.
And that explains a lot about the state of the country 🙂
Hats off to Bum. Thor, too. But this is not the kind of game we can win, on the road.
Beg me to disagree with vigor!
militant optimism!
7 Up yours!
Sure it is!
Extra inning one and done games favor the home team.
Neither was Game 7
or against the reds, in 2012
Had a better bullpen in 2012.
You do realize that we are being no hit?
Our bats are about to bust out!
Tell me how and I’ll believe you
93 MPH — slider. Ugh.
Hey, speeds up the bat. Bum hit it!
Pence and Posey have the best success against him historically and each has one hard hit ball. Hopefully as PJ says maybe one pulls one out.
This is epic.
Ya. Good stuff Maynard.
Homeresque.
If all else fails, you have to hit him.
“The Giants were 57-33 at the break. The best record in baseball.
EVEN BETTER THAN THE CUBS!!!!”
Wow Dan Schulman…
and ended up only 10 games over 500.
Don’t you have a home? 🙂
12, actually
Any other teams in the playoffs have a sub 500 second half?
No hitter waiting to be exploded.
We have to start talking up Syndergaard’s no hitter in order to jinx it.
This feels like the kind of game where a guy has a no hitter through 7 then loses the game.
Unfortunately Dave Roberts is not guest managing the Mets tonight ……
And there’s your first mistake. Barf
Jay Bruce up next. I don’t like this.
.220 against LH
O, what a weak arm
Rainbow arm
This is where that bad umpire review really hurts.
end of the bat
Why was Pagan jogging over to pick that one up? I guess because he knew he couldn’t throw the guy out anyway.
He wanted to show off his rainbow.
“That makes me smart”
Your hate for 16 is palpable
How many runs have the weak arms of Pagan and Span cost this year?
K this B*****
I can hear Krukow now: “strikeout situation”! And got ’em!!!
Was thinking exactly the same thing. “He was pitching for the K and he got it.”
My fear coming true… the no-offense Giants showed up tonight. Just as they had so often in the 2nd half.
I prefer the lots-o-hits Giants.
This IS a tip the cap night, but of course they’ve overused that
Boy a lot of MLB hitters wont run out a missed third strike catch. It’s a lot of trouble I guess
Saving himself for the next round I guess.
Massive K by Bum. Still work to do but that was badly needed.
7-8-9 up …. and I assume he’ll figure out Rivera someday soon
Can afford to be careful with this guy with Loney and the Pitcher up.
dubm rook
Is this guy the worst pitch framer in the game? What a Little Leaguer … he jerks that thing 6 inches. Clown. He shouldn’t get the call on that alone
You’re telling me the FAT Rivera gets to second? Boo
bad and good base running
Not a good run down … that cost them an IBB and potentially having Thor lead off
nope
Bad run down play by SFG
Yo. About the mushroom. Some respect please.
Snot rockets my man snot rockets.
What kind of shroom is that? It is not a teonanactl.
Crawford should have sprinted right at him and the rundown should have only taken two throws at most. Then they could have pitched to Loney.
Yep … could be huge next inning
Post of my lifetime. Should have been 2-3 throws max
Craw is great at rundowns
Three in the booth can sometimes be a crowd. This trio is pretty smooth.
I’m listening to the radio. Can’t stand the TBS guys. Krukow sucks but the rest are pretty good.
Krukow has gotten worse over the years.
It’s ESPN
Let’s hope that’s his only long inning.
Why would a grown man put on a wig and carry a hammer to watch a baseball game?
Alcohol.
But he probably planned to do it before he started drinking.
Developmentally stuck in adolescence.
Bum is a stud!!!!
He is. However, I’m gonna say right now, if he loses this game because the team is no hit, or cannot score, the blame will be on them, not him. He’s doing his job.
Only twice in my life have I completely muted the sound–TV, radio–during an inning. Both of them had Jay Bruce taking an AB. Sometimes I just can’t even stand any sound.
I’m reading you guys and watching later, IF …
That K was clutch
When I videotaped the 2002 playoffs 3 of the games came out with no sound because I told my son to turn the volume _down_, but he muted it instead. That’s OK. They lost 2 of them.
Game 5 of the NLDS was the most nervewracking thing I’d ever seen. Giants up by 1, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded one out, Nen facing Chipper Jones…GIDP
Yes, I remember that, I didn’t see JT touch the bag and I was freaking out. LOL. That one I got.
Time to string some hits together fellas. Syndergaard has been beaten before. 9 times to be exact. Make it happen.
I’m getting in the car now and leaving the office. May good things happen between now and when I turn the radio on. Go Giants.
Drive safe, all hearts on deck tonight.
I don’t think Conor Gillaspie is this year’s Cody Ross.
Zero ring guys will win this.
I would like to hope so, but we are still being no hit and Thor has at least 10 K’s through less than 6.
CG is not picking up Syndergaard
UNTIL he DID with their closer. Osmosis
LOL who has
Methinks “K Zone” is a bit slanted right now. No way that was at the knees.
Where is Matt Williams when you need him? They can rally with the right manager in the other dugout.
a hit!
No-hitter exploded.
THANK G*D!
Bummer, I wanted the no hitter
Put a hit on the board. Give Bum a breather too
Span has had two really great ABs.
Span has seen Thor well
Denard will have his vengeance!
yes he did.
Okay, this is Belt’s moment ……
Oh boy, groundout Belt will leave Span stranded, though at least he’s on second, now.
span!
boom boom
Span with his 2nd steal of the night.
Need to get Buster up
Why? Because Belt had more RBIs and hit better with runners in scoring position than Posey did this season?
pooch bunt with span running
Get it done BB9
Take a walk Belt
Not as sharp out of the stretch
EFFFF
barf
crap!
F*CK!!!
They’re hitting him hard next inning
How is that one of the best defensive plays Krukow has ever seen? It’s a nice play and it’s a big play … and one that has to be made.
That was a really nice catch
It’s a play any MLB centerfielder has to make. Gorkys catches that between his legs
You have to mute Krukow and leave Kuip on
It was a nice catch.
No pullup by Granderson like Pagan or Span does. Nice play
Someone call the doctor. Shulman pulled a larynx…
That ball carried. Damn
He hit it well
Might be out at ATT only 399 to center.
Great drama.
Was Granderson wincing there, as he trotted off the field?
He smacked into the wall so he may have been
Most likely. He went full speed into the wall, didn’t brace himself
Why did he have to catch that effffffffffffffffffffffff. frick
Belt and Span had good ABs — maybe it’s the start of the offense. Now Bummie has to have shut-down inning
90 p for NS
Yes, and Belt hit that ball. Syndergaard was clearly relieved when it was caught. I wish the Giants could just knock Syndergaard out of the game.
Dang that was close
Here comes Mike Winters — idiot.
Keep your cool Bumgarner please
Yes, really don’t need him getting frustrated with the ump
Wasn’t going too but I need a drink now. Efff it
Conor’s throws are terrible.
Disagree completely. Williams had an arm slot like Conor
Mike Winters being Mike Winters. Truly unreal.
https://youtu.be/6P02ZjM1fw0
One of these days….
It just can’t help Bum … he needs to know that.
Bad walk in front of Cespedes.
Dont worry about who’s on for Cespedes …. a HR probably beats you regardless. Nevertheless some pretty easy takes for a guy who’s kinda hard to walk
Bum is losing command, now, as well. They both are. The difference is that their guys can actually hit a ball out.
one jam shot ground ball … c’mon
Let’s do it. And then let’s score some runs.
Would disagree after the cespedes and grandy ab
I’m very happy Bum showed up tonight. Otherwise we’d already be talking about how to improve the roster next year.
I think Bum is gutting this out with really smart pitching.
That was awesome pitching right there!
STFD!
I hope this isn’t Grandyman’s night
My God this ump is so bad but I’ll take that strike.
Pretty sick after the one Bum griped about
Umpires just guessing
Bumgarner hasn’t done any harm to his legend tonight, win or lose.
On the other hand, the Giants batters are living up to their reputation as hitless wonders.
If it has to end tonight, Okay. Fine. I wouldn’t want to see three near no hitters against Chicago, either.
These announcers need to calm down on the catch — it was a nice play in part because Granderson is an old man but they need to get over it.
How old are you currently? Wondering?
It’s the 7th … did I mention Holiday?
Way to bear down Bum
Both pitchers are getting hittable. Need to take advantage now, before they do.
I’d say that’s more of a disadvantage on their side.
I have heard the Mets bullpen is hittable.
A run here would really put all the momentum with the Giants. Realize you can say that both ways but Thor could be close to out with a solid Giants inning
Very true, he’s at 90 pitches now.
The good news about the last inning is that Belt’s swing looks good.
Some hits now please boys.
3–4-5 Now would be a good time.
Buster, Pence and Craw have got to tag him this inning.
All 3 wow. OK: A homer, a single and a single.
Just reverse that order and we’re good to go.
Next time, same order.
Yeah, this is pretty much do or die. Either they get Thor out of there, or they score. One, the other, or both.
Our heart of the order needs to perform here
Winters is a flipping a coin on the low strike.
how is that 1-0 pitch a strike???
Pence getting jobbed
Same way the 1st pitch wasn’t.
Guess it was a make up call. 0-0 pitch was a strike but was close. 1-0 wasn’t nowhere near sz. Winters is clueless
Pretty much. It’s bad jazz improv.
He called strike 1 a ball and what should have been ball 1 a strike. Winters is a mess.
Why is anyone thinking Thor won’t go 120?
He could if the mets scored but if the game remains tied, he’d probably be pinch hit for.
Winters is not good with the low outside pitches. One could say… ” he sucks”.
Nice AB. Come on Panik guess and run into one. I mean Angel.
C’mon Angel. Launch one deep here.
Mets bullpen is up.
If Pagan gets on here, we could see the Mets pen come in.
I’m home. Let’s do this now. There have been two pitchers dueling right? Has there been an unfair amount of gushing for the NY pitcher?
Good evening, friends.
Let’s do this, Giants! Get me a birthday win for my half-century mark. That doesn’t seem to much to ask.
Happy Birthday!
Thanks, Cueball!
Let’s go, Giants!
happy happy ! the 50s are cool : )
Pagan missed a good pitch to hit there.
I keep anticipating an error every time Syndergaard throws over to first base. RTI?
Close enough.
I’ll take it, RTIs are beautful! 🙂
Great job by Pagan!!!
Awesome slow roller.
I meant him running hard and not K’ing.
Well, there was a possible hit involved for him. He always runs hard in those situations.
As do they all
Kind of a break for the Gs, we’ll take it.
Come on Matt … take him out
I think this counts as a rally right?
I think so.
Joe Panik is way overdue.
Time for the local boy to get it done.
He’s been so bad. It’s like a completely different player at the plate.
It’s like he’s forgotten how to believe in himself or something.
Doesn’t work counts anymore, and he never hits line drives anymore. All groundballs or bloops.
If you had Hensley Meulens as a hitting coach, you’d suck, too.
Up to New York’s own ….. he struck you out twice, kid ….. do something …… SO MUCH FOR THAT
That was a great spot for someone patient like Posey. Syndergaard didn’t need any help there…
I thought Panik had singled up the middle
Do you have the bullpen going behind Bum? I think Thor’s probably out of the game…if they can hold here, maybe…
Madison 86 pitches, Thor with 108.
I think if Thor doesn’t bar this inning he will pitch the 8th. Or at least start the inning as he has made CG look really bad.
He’s close to 110 pitches. That’s usually about the limit for him. They have a good bullpen.
I guess he is done — they gave him handshakes. Gillaspie is mr happy now.
Hold ‘me, MadBum
Dang couldn’t score even though we pummeled them with ground balls! 😉
What’s wrong with Panik? Not used to seeing this kind of bad streak from him.
He just hasn’t been the same coming back from the DL.
They need to put Tomlinson in there.
He’ll come through in the NLCS
You better not be invoking your name. It would be the epitoam of bad timing.
And even the epitome.
You missed the “epitoam” joke from a week ago, you old crusty geezer.
Stay the f*ck off my lawn!!! 😀
And stay away from my grass!!!!
Depends on what kind you have! I need a safety meeting right about now.
Lol dude I could smoke a hog leg of head band kush and it would do absolutely nothing to calm my nerves right now.
Wow what a game. CLASSIC beyond belief.
Pitching duels are real baseball. And totally nerve wracking.
Oh you better believe that. I could drink 2 fifths of bourbon and not feel a thing.
They’re Killing Me!
Some effing offense pleeeeeease! G D..m It boys!
It’s the Giants AFTER the ASB tonight.
I’m seeing a Kelby slap hit to go ahead. Even though I’m not even sure he’s on the roster 🙂
He is.
He is
Yes! I”m halfway to being right! 🙂
Let it be so
He is. They all are. The only position players not on the roster are Nunez and that Tony Sanchez guy.
Oh yeah that Tony Sanchez that looked like a wedding crasher at the clinch party!
Don’t leave this up to our so-called bull pen.
Welp, looks like the second-half Giants have shown up. Only worthy player is Bum.
It’s the Syndergaard Effect.
That is a great name for an action (or horror) movie. Depends on the outcome of this game.
Span has two really good ABs and two SBs. He was safe the first time.
Basically, whoever gets eliminated tonight is going to deserve it. The pitchers are great, but you have to score runs.
You don’t think the pitchers have to do with that?
Even the greatest pitchers give up a run or two or three. Giants just can’t hit. Period.
What happened to the Mets?
Midnight came, carriage into a pumpkin.
General Posey with a masterful game plan.
I’ll give you that.
What game are you watching? ‘Cause I’m watching a game with great pitching and excellent defense on both sides.
They’re embarrassing this ump by showing the k zone
Bumgarner with a reasonable pitch count. He should bat no matter what in the 8th.
But at 94 pitches, it depends on what the #8 hitter does ……. But I don’t see Bum pitching the ninth under any conditions.
The only scenario I could see him being pinch hit for is if CG hits a triple.
Were we just that good during the last Dodger series, or was LA just completely checked out?
The answer to your question is how the Giants treat the Mets reliever
IMO, somewhere in the middle. I think the Dodgers wanted to knock the Giants out, wanted to get home field for the first round, and wanted good momentum going into the playoffs. I don’t think they rolled over, in other words.
I’m pretty sure they didn’t want to go out quite like that. The Giants were good…
Best part about this is Bum’slow pitch count.
It was ridiculously low in the early innings, but he’s at 94 now. That’s about what you expect at this point.
He looks awfully relaxed now that Syndegarner is out.
He can pitch us a CG again, just needs runs
There’s no reason to hit for Bumgarner this inning.
There’s at least 14 reasons to leave him in.
Wow. Bum has 21 consecutive scoreless innings in post-season.
Whatever happens from here: Hats off to our Amazing Ace. He is so special.
1 of a kind
He did his job. The batters did not.
Hats off to Syndergaard, too. He was ridiculous. I’m just glad we didn’t get no-hit.
Had you given up at this point? Wondering?
Best big game performer in the history of sports.
At 26.
So true
He’s aight.
HIT THE DAMN BALL THIS TIME OUT!
Sorry for yelling.
I’ma llittle amped up.
There we go.
Thor is GONE. Better do it now, guys.
YES, start us off right Conor !
Lets go
Make them pay for taking out Thor!
Rally time.
Stupid to take out Thor. CG had no chance against him
They should pinch run for Gillapsie right now.
C’mon Span. Be the hero.
Tomlinson should run for Gillaspie here.
Agree.
How did that turn out in the end Pete Malloy?
Two chances for a RBI base knock with LH hitters
Did you see that? Cueto stretching
If we go into extra innings!
Maybe it’s his side day to throw anyway so they figure they can get some pitches from him.
Why didn’t Collins bring in that lefty?
Bad Span.
Damn, Span.
Ahhh man… bad at bat from Spantastic against a guy he’s owned all his career.
Why is Gorkys not in the game?
Shocked that Bum bunted
BB9 to come through
I SURE hope so. Cannot let this go to waste.
I’m always nervous when Belt is up and the ump is inconsistent.
Belt had a pitch there.
Big time
The low fastball is his pitch.
Battling… seeing it. All about the eye now.
Waiting for runs… and U2 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4c85bdbc322898ecd30d9fa5ebe2e2701b66507c422dcd43676b8241ddcda889.jpg
They’re playing journey. Good omen right?
Wow — Winters is awful.
Looks pretty solid to me right now.
Man, Belt is a gambler.
Great ab
Only because it worked. Belt was spinning the roulette wheel the way Winters was calling them.
Agreed. But Belt does that sometimes. I think if they had called the first one, he would have protected the plate from then on. But yeah, he gets rung up sometimes.
He gets rung up a lot. He has a better eye than a lot of umps. I love him, but he needs to protect a little more.
Seriously. He gambled twice on extremely close pitches with an inconsistent ump
Come on Buster — time for some postseason magic.
Captain Winters to the rescue.
Just the way Giants want it. Let’s go Buster
Buster…be the hero!
Buster is hitting it out now!
Okay, Buster, whaddya got?
Buster, you’re going to get a pitch or two.
Buster to drive in the winning runs for his battery soulmate (if you don’t believe me, check out the picture GG keeps at the top of this blog).
I wish there was only 1 out.
Yep.
Up to Hunter
Come on Pence — let another one get by Rivera.
Mets have been screwed by home plate ump more than Giants
Ok Pence
Pence to punish them.
Pence, just lean into the pitch…
Please Pence
Ditto
That AB was another great example of why ball and strikes should be automated. They had Belt struck out twice, but now the Mets might find their season ending because of the bad calls.
Don’t be too anxious
Relax, Hunter, relax and swing easy.
Looking for an infield hit here
Nothing like a bunch of strikes called balls.
Dial down the adrenaline, Hunter
Let’s go Pence! Let’s go Pence!
He is going to swing at everything. Will only get a hit if Reed makes a mistake.
Careful with the outside pitches, dude.
Someone remind Pence that if he takes a walk, the Giants get a run.
Pressure’s on him Pence
That hurts…second half of the season in a nut shell
Dude Pence……
More like dud Pence.
That’s the game right there
Damn … strikes out on a pitch down the middle … what can you say?
Trying to be a hero. Turned out a zero.
Damn it
HORRIBLE!!!! My gawd, Pence!
A hitter has .004 seconds to decide to swing/not swing…
Daaaamn. Giving him that first strike was huge.
Yup. If he falls behind, all kind of nasty thoughts go through his head. Big momentum change
He swung at a terrible pitch and missed two down the middle
Like I said, if we get eliminated, we deserve it.
Indeed. Never should have come to this.
That was a terrible two strike pitch and Pence swung right through it.
Can Pence still catch up to 95?
Basically a meatball, right?
He just shouldn’t have thrown a strike — Pence would have swung at a ball.
He couldn’t have looked any more pathetic there. Had him on the ropes. And just…LAME.
Okay…c’mon Madison. Calm things down again.
Damn
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Belt should have been rung up and the inning over. Giants were being handed a big inning.
This will be Bum’s last inning, assuming he gets through in one piece.
I remember Marichal giving up solo HR bottom 8 versus Pitt in 1971 ….. they lost, 2-1.
No room to maneuver.
Boy this is some team.
A whole zero runs so far
smh
When will this miserable season be over
How’d that work out for you Precious?
If the Mets score, it’s over, because their closer is still good.
If it goes top nine, Giants have bottom of the order.
Assuming they score there, Casilla FTL.
Casilla will not pitch.
Cueto’s the first reliever.
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Will you cut that shit out, and cry quietly.
militant optimism.
Calm down, CC. Gotta find humor in that last inning. Because that’s all that’s left at this point lol.
I’ve ground the enamel off my teeth.
Easy Boys, we still got a game going here!
sorry dude, don’t mean to bring y’all down.
Sooooo frustrating when the offense fails utterly.
Oh ok do we are going back to being the worst hitting team in baseball again… Hunter missed a groovy meatball right down market street.
Belt was bad, lucked into a BB, and Pence…that was one of the worst AB’s ever.
GreekGiant don’t forget it’s not over yet.
You need to be positive like meeeeee
Greek you should write about this in another blog: “Hitters have .004 seconds to swing/not swing
I assume our pen is up …..
Campbell was a weird choice to pinch hit. He’s done nothing all season.
A .173 hitter.
Worked out as one might have expected.
A .173 hitter right there.
Why?
This Ty Kelly guy scares me. Always seems guys like him hit HRs off Bum
That’s what happens when you don’t try to hit an 8-run HR every time.
UC Davis Aggie pitches for the Blue Jays last night and another gets a hit against Bumgarner.
Go Aggggggggssssss!
This is almost the same situation that we were in.
Cabrera looks a bit like Uncle Fester.
One more out and that should do it for Bum. Let’s hope it goes easily.
Rather face Cespedes
He went.
He clearly swung ..
Uh, he went.
Bum comes out and still pitches the 9th
YEAHHH STICK IT UP YOUR ASSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love that casual catch from Bum.
What a play!!! MY heart almost dropped there
Holy wow
Bumgarner is the immovable object.
Best big game performer in the history of sports.
At least in baseball that’s for sure!
SPORTS.
At least in all ball sports that’s for sure 😉
All sports on this planet and everywhere else. MY GAWD. BALLS OF STEEL.
Thank you come again soon.
Bum looks locked in
That’s such an awesome third out!
I suppose we could say this is the wild card inning?
Born to be?
What a game
This game is killing me.
I’m trying to figure out if I love baseball or hate baseball…..this is nuts.
October rips my guts apart
Win or lose tonight, one thing stays the same:
Bum is a freakin’ hero.
There no or here! We’re winning this game!
Hang in there Matthew! Together we’re nervous wrecks!
Hmmm. sounds something like swearing off drinking, which I mostly see done in the morning.
Cabrera has been the scariest hitter in their lineup
Madbum gives Dirty Harry the shakes.
Seems like all the national media talking about the great Thor performance, um mad bum is still pitching y’all
And still setting records…
No kidding. I was wrong, again, but Thor shouldn’t have been lifted if he wants to be a legend
I’ve kept quiet long enough. Com’on Craw.
These ESPN announcers don’t help.
Go, Craw, Go!
Oh my God…don’t eff this up.
No outs baby! BCraw…
YEAHHHH COME ON!!!!!!!! LET’S DO THIS.
Bunt him over Pagan
can Pagan bunt?
Just tell him to bunt for a hit.
Atta babe Craw!
You know, we’re not used to having almost no Giants fans in the park. There’s almost always noise in any park when the Giants do something
CRAWEWWWWWWW
Do you bunt here?
No question. Make the new first baseman make a play
Put in Kelby!
Not yet. Get him to 3rd.
Im still working in Davis! Plz boys reward my hard work
If you don’t bunt here, Boch…
Keep the pressure on G-men.
Winters is a mess.
Kelby pinch for Joey?
Whoa! Cespedes is slow and took a crappy route
Familia has blown a half dozen this year.
How is it possible for there to be empty seats behind home plate?
I would take a swing at a nun to be in those seats.
Come on Angel — get it done.
No need for a bunt base hit here. Just get it down and in play
This ump is terrible, 2 missed strikes
Are you serious? These calls are even at the very least, pal.
One was borderline — one was a clear strike.
He’s awful but their catcher stabs at strikes & gets his glove pulled into balls. He does the OPPOSITE of framing.
yes terrible form for a catcher
You know what’s weird … you think a guy’s bunting you usually pitch UP
UGH
Jesus, Pagan.
What is pagan doing
Boy that was some bunt
smh
If he had to bunt, he wanted to bunt for a hit.
Okay with no strikes — needs to square early with one strike.
As always, he was thinking first of himself.
empirical evidence?
yes on the EARLY item
Fu Pagan
God damn it Pagan
WTF
Hahaha of course.
Pagan can’t catch up to it.
Pagan looks like he is trying to bunt for a hit…….wtf
Its a sacrifice, just get it down, don’t try and drag butn
I don’t think he knows how to sacrifice.
Exactly. Too damn greedy to do the job the team needed him to do, and then couldn’t execute when he got himself into a full count.
Unacceptable.
And this surprises…ANYBODY???
I thought maybe in a tie game in the 9th effing inning of a elimination game he could put down a simple sacrifice. So mad at him right now
Selfish
Com’on Joltin Joe Jr. Com’on.
Time for Joey Baseball!
Pick him up!
Money, GG.
Angel was a good Giants but someone pack the man his bags
smh
Great Giant
Terrible Angel
Totally bailed em out again. This team cannot hit. They gotta bring more than this…
This team has such a hard time with misp!
Stay patient, Joe. Trust yourself in a 2-strike count!!
C’mon Joseph!
C’mon Joe…be the ball
Panik is way late
Short to the ball, Joe. Shoot it through.
Pagan playing non winning baseball
Yep …. leadoff double in the 9th should be a run
Playing Pagan baseball.
Pagan baseball leads to alcoholism.
Trying to bunt for a hit instead of sacrificing!
Yep. What a shocker that was lol.
You don’t need a HR…just a good solid hit
OK Let’s do it
Big time ball.
This is where the other team makes an error
This is where Conor goes deep as he channels Cody Ross.
You are Now In MY Hall of Fame GREEK
Strike coming
Just kidding 🙂
Nice AB for Joe.
Will Bum hit?
I was just thinking about that, if it gets to him with no runs in, no.
Parker on deck for Bum
Bum is still the better bet!
This is where Gillaspie IS Cody Ross ….. I hope
Parker is probably a decoy
Our bp is scaring me already!
C’mon Conor…show some power
Let Bum Hit
Bum will hit if CG hits a 3 run HR.
or even a two run double.
Crawfish is the other man!
you were saying?
Let’s go Cahna!
Would somebody please buy that boy a pair of batting gloves before he gives himself blisters rubbing his hands in the dirt before every swing.
Commando
Bum might be a decoy but if the G’s don’t score I wouldn’t send him out there again with 106 pitches against the heart of their lineup.
Rivera deserves to miss one of those for not moving
FFFFF YEAH !!!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSS
YES YES YES!!
F YES!!!!
Gillaspie turns out to be Renteria
CAAAAAAHHHHNNNAAAAAAHHHHHH!
MYEAH CAHNAAA
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
Atta babe Connor!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The no ring guy does come through
EFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFW YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
CONNOR THE HERO!
We love ya, Conor!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO
Gillapsie=Ross
whooooooooooooooo
Okay Bochy’s a genius again. Allright? You happy??
YES
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
CONOR CONOR !!
You get that Mavo!
CONOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Just what I said. Conor is going to be a hero!!!!!
I said the same thing in the first inning in the bar we went to for dinner. Some total strangers are sitting at home right now going, “Darn, the woman was right – how did she know??”
Good minds think alike. I had posted about Conor yesterday or earlier today. I forget. Too delirious right now.
My god!
BOOM!
Happy dance!
game over
I know you wanted the Mets!!
Good for the Giants though. Should be a good series again
OMG
Your best post EVER 🙂
The Even Year Monster is a Many Headed Hydra.
And Bum almost hits one out
Boom.
Well, Bochy looks like a genius for not sending in a runner for CG
YES sir
Jesus H. Gillaspea.
I called it: The second time. LOL
On to Chicago.
H O L Y S H I T
Indeed.
Your best post ever 🙂
Boom, bitches!!!!
Conor Freaking GILLASPIE
HOLY CONOR BATMAN! :):):)
I liked Samardzija’s reaction in the bullpen as the ball was landing.
Our Guy. Conor Gillaspie.
Pac’s guy!!!
I had some cereal dibs in spring.
I’ve sweated right thru my chaps.
Ha ha. Use a towel you beast.
Do NOT take Conor off that roster
None chance
Who doesn’t love mr Happpy now? too f.cking funny.
I don’t love him, but that was pretty nice.
But you love him more than Michael Brown
I bet Lefty’s attitude toward Gillaspie has done a complete 180 degree turn. Who could possibly have predicted such a thing?
I already adopted him when they got Gordon Beckham. Conor is Our Guy. Beckham was an interloper.
Renteria, Gillaspie, Ishikawa … which one do you like best? Who cares!?
Travis though Renteria was a series winner
Give me your tired, your used up, your banged up and banged on journeyman veterans yearning to swing free, the Giant lifts the lamp beside the Golden Gate infusing the tempest tossed with the breath and spirit of Champions
I called it! See my post below!
HALL OF FAMER
Lol you just gotta love the crowd’s faces. Shades of Pittsburgh 2014 lol.
The very best part are the crowd shots.
Especially these loud ass cocky New Yorkers lol.
I wish I could put numerous up votes on that. Where are the hammers?!?
The ones at Finnerty’s?
Finnerty’s must have gone nuts!
I want to hear from Surf!
That was the one part of the park I couldnt see. The air went out of this place
So exciting for you. Must be amazing. Soak it up forall iof us!!
I’m just glad it wasn’t Jazzy Jarrett. LOL.
Someone said after his earlier K. I guess Conor won’t be Cody Ross.
Not. Over.
Nope, not yet.
I’ve never been so happy to be so wrong about any player!!! Conor you are the man!!!
who called for a pinch runner for CG
Not Bochy!
Connor just deflated the ESPN announcers BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!
About time.
Bumgarner looks pretty nervous.
I think there was a yawn or a snot rocket in there somewhere. At least in spirit. Best big game performer ever. In all of sports. Professional or otherwise.
He took a nap on the team bus on the way to the stadium. Dude’s got ice water in his veins. Today was just another day at the office to his nervous system.
Locking in for the CGSO.
How so?
Freakin Cahna, amazing.
Who needs batting gloves?
Drama Free 9th please!
From your mouth to Jobu’s ears.
Wow what happened? Yes. I left for bedtime and this. I did the same all last weekend with the same result. Will have to do this for all games.
Nice avatar
Get Casilla up!
Yeah, wake him up & tell him to go back to sleep again.
And how’s my mood now?
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How do you like that big apple?
Myth of the closer … and this particular one has done a lot of playoff damage.
I bet Showalter is feeling better
Except Britton was 48/48 in saves with a .44 ERA and will win the Cy Young award.
He shouldn’t. Britton isn’t Familia.
Dear Blog,
Eff You,
Conor
He copied and pasted Renteria’s
The blog is powerful.
Please, it’s Babe Gilaspie.
Dear Connor,
’bout time, slacker!
—Blog.
He’s probably too polite to drop Shaq’s line `hey, Kobe, tell me how my ass taste.’
Tea Baggs the blog. Boom.
Hall of Fame post from Hall of Fame Matthew
Not over please– the air went out of this place however. I never saw the HR– the one place in the stadium I couldnt see!
How quiet is it in there now?
Get us 3 more outs, Surf!
Three outs to go, people.
Indeed
I’ve still got Xbox game for 2012 season … I look at Gillaspie’s ,150 all the time
Madison has a short leash. Romo and Smith are ready in the bullpen.
Probably won’t let Bum get into the stretch.
All important 1st out
1.
1 big out.
Two more boys. Play smart
Gotta love that 2-0 swing from Cespy
ONE DOWN
Conor will make diving stop…
With that HR, there was NO way Bum was coming out. This is HIS game.
Exactly. He’s good to throw 130 pitches if he has to.
Honestly, with all of Bochy’s talk of watching him carefully and with a 3 run cushion … I was suprised
Did anyone else see this? There was this moment on TV. Babe Gilaspie was up and Parker was on deck to hit for Bumgarner. The camers cut to Posey and Bum in the dugout. Posey pointed in the direction of the plate and said something to Bum. Bum turned and said ‘what?” Posey pointed again and said something.
I say Posey said, “Don’t worry Connor’s going to knockk ’em in and you’ll still get to pitch.”
Prove me wrong.
That actually happened. Good job Surf
This Baumgarner kid is a damn Ox!!
Check out E-40 behind home plate in that Giants gear…
Nice
Two!!!!
2.
TWO DOWN
2 big outs!!
Where’s Lefty? I got to hear her reaction to CG hitting the bomb.
Another Sangria
Hey NY fans…where you going?
JUST. ONE. MORE.
I still wish he would put Gorkys out there.
bum smelling the barn now…..
Probably more Carhartt commercials.
Whohooooo
YES
Atta babe BUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!’
3. Game. Giants win. Onto the NLDS. Caaaahnaaaaa Gillaspie ladies and gentlemen!
YES yes yes
That Connor Bomb is this year’s Crawford Slam. Both in a win or go home playoff game. Both with Bum throwing a CGSO.
Off to the Windy City!!!
Who said the Giants don’t have HR power?
Bum is still the KING
A CG and a shutout. Just when you think this guy can’t top himself he goes and does it. What a masterpiece.
LOWERED his post season ERA.
I, quite frankly, am at a loss for words. We’re seeing greatness doing work.
We all know chicks dig the long ball, right?
But this old firefighter dude digs the long ball too! Thanks Conor!!! I love you man.
2012 flashbacks. BUm on the mound, his own closer again in a WC game.
2014, but who’s counting…
Kershaw puts up Hall of Fame numbers year in and out … but Bum is the legend if he retired right now.
I love you all, NOW! Back later ……
Ok Kershaw… match that!!
WE’RE BAAACK.
All the other post season teams are like f’ing Dodgers… how did you let these guys in?
Beautiful. Never bet against Bumgarner in October.
A7! GLUG!! :o)
Paul! Cheers! I wondered where you were…I needed a birthday “Glug!”
Mee too – my birthday was a month ago today! You??
Well happy belated birthday! Mine’s today. Got my AARP card.
Feliz Cupcakes, A7! U r a mere babe in the woods!! (Whatever that means.) :o)
And the Legend grows
OMG
Noah made Odin proud tonight.
What a team.
I’ve said that this team was hard to like, and I stand behind that comment.
They are hard to like.
But they are easy to love.
SF4LIFE
I like that they’re not going crazy. They know there’s a lot of work to do.
Amen, brother. If you make it to the dance there’s only ONE goal and it ain’t to stop at the WC game. These guys really can focus.
True … but I like the chances in 5 games more than 1 game. Just too much can happen in 1 … funny how it so often involves the other manager taking out a pitcher they cant hit
Right. Now they’re really in the playoffs.
The Wild Card game is post season baseball
So effin happy for Connor.
They seriously need to double Bumgarners salary out of respect for the guy.
MR HAPPY DAY!
When Bumgarner is on his game it’s like Mariano Rivera for 9 innings.
Conor G. was one of my guys earlier in the season….just saying.
Mine too. Takes good at bats!
Im so happy
Reporters be like, “What’s going through your mind, how do you feel, what’s up!?”
Giants be like, “Gotta go pack for Chicago.”
Bum HATES giving interviews! Doesn’t want to talk to ESPN. Asking about what he wants his legacy to be.
It’s a long time between intelligent questions from a TV guy
He raised good cattle.
Nothing like being asked at the age of 27 what he wants his legacy to be known for. His career is less than half over.
What an amazing humble young man. With balls of steel.
His interviews always reminds of Elvis before the army got him.
You could tell he thought they mostly (all?) dumb questions.
Another 4 hit shutout and CG for Bum…just like 2 years ago.
With the big hit being a multi-run HR which absolutely gut punches the stadium.
Bring on the beer and champagne showers!
Not to get ahead of ourselves, but no one should want to face the Giants in October…in an even year.
I still can’t un-tense, whew! 🙂 Now it’s time to get those Cubbies! 🙂
Ha ha – Strickland has a GoPro on his head.
Lameass Jon Anderson bagging on the Wild Card game, and he doesn’t like it. THAT.
Not Madison Bumgarner.
Unreal.
My better half is a life, long hard core Cub fan. I intuit a long week or two. Her dog is already giving me shit. Pray for me, I’m outnumbered and out gunned.
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Just don’t laugh
You can come over to my house and watch the games. What do you like to eat?
uuhhh….ooohhhh
Your best ever post CC
It’s a real world. I have to admit, if the Giants lose, I’ll follow the Cubs the rest of the way. Am I shallow?
Absolutely NOT. You are a fan of the great game of Baseball and thus you have matriculated towards various teams that have tickled your fancy.
Madison has 23 scoreless postseason innings.
Cockroaches of October…
Oh really, Alex Cora? We got Gillaspie on August 1?? Prepare much for this one? Typical as always.
I think he was talking about Nunez they got on Aug 1st. But his English is terrible.
But he followed it up with “Madison Bumgarden.” HAHAHAHA
Is that ESPN? I don’t think they prep these guys enough. They just throw them out there. It’s as if they don’t realize the damage to their brand when these “analysts” butcher names and mis-state facts.
Bumgarden? Really?
Nightall, bear meat now on the menu.
To all of you who knew Conor would come through, kudos.
Well, I mean, he was like my favorite player when he was with the White Sox and Angels, but…
I still say POsey called it. Made a comment down thread:
Did anyone else see this? There was this moment on TV. Babe Gilaspie
was up and Parker was on deck to hit for Bumgarner. The camers cut to
Posey and Bum in the dugout. Posey pointed in the direction of the plate
and said something to Bum. Bum turned and said ‘what?” Posey pointed
again and said something.
I say Posey said, “Don’t worry Connor’s going to knockk ’em in and you’ll still get to pitch.”
Prove me wrong.
I thought he told Bum he’s coming out and Bum said hell no.
I gave you a thumbs up but I still like mine better, lol
Yes Surf it did happen. I saw it. Happy? 🙂
Both my sisters contacted me and said they felt he was gonna do it, too.
That’s 80 hands against 40 so …
Share some luv there for us. :o)
I rooted for this guy despite the flack he got all season from some of the folks here. Good for him and hope he gets to enjoy it on hopefully a deep run.
I can’t get over what just happened. Imagine if Nunez doesn’t get hurt?
They win with RTI’s & singles.
“Madison Bumgarden.”
– Alex Cora
Shades of John Travolta’s “Adele Dazim.”
What a great time to be alive.
Hope the Giants will sweep the Cubs…that way Arrietta will give a s—, and the rest of the Cubs fandom and the media can put to rest, earlier than expected, their love for that team for another offseason.
Yes. But don’t get too greedy, LB.
Some of these TV guys really wanted to be lauding Syndergaard right now, but alas, no soup for you.
I haven’t let out that kind of primal scream since Edgar Renteria took Cliff Lee deep in the 2010 World Series. Mr. Lefty is in Atlanta for work; phone rings right after the homer. Me: “Did you hear me screaming all the way in Atlanta?”
Conor “Our Guy” Gillaspie.
And Madison F. Bumgarner, Esq.
Wowowowowow.
I jumped up and down on a coffee table!
Well it’s actually an old wooden toolbox converted into a coffee table, so I knew it would support me. Or I was pretty sure anyway.
my exchange with my girlfriend (who is not much of a sports fan but does watch the Giants with me from time to time):
(her) “who is Conor Gillaspie!?!?!”
(me) “he is a backup, playing because Nunez is injured. He can hit the ball pretty well at times…..”
(her) “doesn’t sound too promising…………….oh shit!!!!!!”
(both of us) “OMG!!!!!!!!!!”
I just had a feeling he was going to come through there, but I was just hoping for a hit…the homer was AMAZING
Will you rag on him in the future?
Pamela and I were in a bowling alley, so I had to go into the men’s room to howl.
OMG. Mr. Happy. I cannot believe it.
p.s. SO glad Bum mopped up that shutout, just for the record. He was MAJESTIC.
Oh, I was thinking you yelled out on the lanes causing some poor guy to miss a spare that decided the bowling game.
That was the most excited I saw Smiles exude all season. Awesome for him.
Collins said Panik walk changed the game. If Panik gets out, they walk Connor and force bochys hand. Unreal game.
Maybe they should have walked Conor?
I just really really wanted the Cubs. So happy
I bet Arrietta just thought : “Oh, shit.”
“Oh shit, Conor’s coming?”
That arrogant, superdouche veneer is starting to crack already.
Isn’t it always someone we don’t expect ? Or at least very often… a 2nd stringer, a “junk heap” reclamation player, a waiver wire pick-up, a DFA no-cost grab.
Baseball… I don’t care what the reams of stats say. There is no way to predict who will be the hero.
I love this game !!
Giants! GO!!!!
Cody Marco Travis Gillaspie
Travis and Babe GIllaspie have the special distinction of being returning “nobodies.”
Thing about Gillaspie: He was with us a few years back, he’s one of our draft picks, but he didn’t make an impression.
He did tonight.
UPDATE – I have determined that I do, in fact, love baseball.
So you and I have both done a 360?
Hard to like, easy to love.
Atta babe
My first and only love.
Mine to. She’s a fickle beast….
I’ll bet Finnerty’s was fantastic, Brother!
It was but I must say, when Thor was dealing, it was pretty tame for a full house. It only got crazy last three innings.
This is where Bochy shines…in the post-season. I chalk up the questionable calls during the regular season as giving his brain some rest until October.
Leave Bumgarner in for the whole game? Genius!
So I had to go to a Water Polo match and a Cub Scout Pack meeting. Did I miss anything?
Meh.
Fast forward to the 9th inning.
Same ol’, same ol’
Gillespie really screwed things up.
Dude, hope you at least got a merit badge.
And the Dodgers inching closer to suffering the wrath of the other teams who are muttering to themselves about who let the Giants in this thing.
man you must have had an amazing time!!!
Just got home from Finnertys, packed house but a lot of nervous tension for 8 innings.
Then the roof was blown off!!!!!
I’m sure Surf Maui Had an amazing time ! 😉
(All us surfs look alike)
Any Mets fans there?
A couple but it’s such a Giants laid back crowd no one really bothers with them.
Saw one guy in a Dodger jersey this past weekend, he might as well have been invisible, no one paid him any attention.
Well at least there were representatives of both the orange and the blue that spawned the Mets’ colors.
Nice one, E.
I can’t stop laughing at this, Surf!
The win after 8 innings of tension and the beer are making me giddy. Leaving the bases loaded! after knocking Syndergaard out of the game: sheer agony. That’s when I went to the kitchen to pop open a beer.
I was standing up in the living room because I was too nervous to sit. Then I started straightening up throw pillows and making sure the furniture was all lined up with itself.
Good grief, Surf. You sound like me. After I got the beer, I did pretty much the same thing: walked around the living room, straightening pillows and the throw on the couch.
But after the homerun I jumped up on a coffee table
I didn’t go that far.
you just know Dusty wants to put the hurt on the dreaded dodgers in the worst way !
Best post ever
Bwahahahaha, that’s right!
And we owe it all to Clayton “Not Ty Blach” Kershaw!
The Giants need to bring that 1989 Will Clark NLCS magic. Hope he’s in the dugout during this playoff run again.
Need some good mojo!
I hope they show replays every 5 minutes
Who’s gonna be the hero/s against the baby bears?
Go ahead, I dare you to predict it.
Be honest… who thought Gillaspie would do it! Who thought Ishikawa would do it?
Man o man what an amazing game!
Just because it’s ALWAYS an unsung hero: I go with Joe Panik.
Yes, Joe’s at bat, fighting off all those pitches, drawing the walk, was critical to the success of the 9th inning.
Huge. They probably don’t pitch to Conor if that doesn’t happen–and Bum’s out for a pinch-hitter. HUGE.
1000% agree!
Huge at bat, that one pitch in the dirt fouled off.
He strikes out, they walk Gillaspie and most likely Parker pinch hits.
It’s the little things that matter.
Earlier today, several of us thought Gillaspie could be the hero. We said so. We’re on the record.
I didn’t have Conor pegged, but I knew the Giants would have a big home run and the Mets wouldn’t. Because the Mets hit a lot and the Giants don’t. And it’s an even year.
Cueto!
I feel a batter by context. That’s why I felt Gillaspie, IN THAT SITUATION, would do something.
I’m guessing Belt will be hot vs Chicago.
Can we declare… once and for all… that Bumgarner is the greatest post-season pitcher EVER?
Greatest big-game player in the history of sports. Zero hyperbole intended.
YES
Did you see that list on ESPN, Capt? Road ERA in the postseason. All 4 pitchers around 1.00 ERA. Bumgarner at the top with 0.50. Phenomenal. Not just the numbers, but the names:
Bumgarner 0.50
Bob Gibson
Mariano Rivera
Sandy Koufax
I did…what a list…also Lefty Grove and Christy Matthewson. Just wow
I’m looking forward to seeing his statue right next to Buster’s outside AT & T Park someday.
And Timmy’s !!!
oh god not that dude!
He sucked in two starts in 2012.
But …… 2010, WS in 2012, All of 2014, and now THIS …..
Yes. Yes he is.
His ERA is .5. Next closest is Gibson at .9. My bad Dgg. See you already posted
Presenting: The Wild Card Road Bombers
starring, Brandon Crawford and Conor Gillaspie
Just bought my tickets for Game 4 of NLDS on Tuesday. I don’t think there will be a sweep by either team.
Probably going to be Moore pitching that day.
And, nice fielding, Angel, Denard and Hunter. We expect it from the infield, those far afield did us proud.
And how close did Span and Belt come to being heroes earlier? Sheesh, that was a ridiculous turn of fortunes
Of all Bum’s amazing performances, that might be the best one yet. Elimination game, facing a stud ace who’s every bit as on his game as Bum was–had to put up zeroes, couldn’t ever let down. I can’t even imagine that kind of pressure…I could barely stand watching it.
He’s a treasure–he really is.
Blood pressure finally coming down. So proud of these guys. Bum is beast that no one knows how to handle.
Nine elimination games since 2012–9-0. It doesn’t get easier. That was so stressful. I still can’t quite believe we won it.
Was it worth those 2 months of hell, Lefty?
It’s all good from here on out. It’s house money. I’m just happy to still be watching Giants baseball.
Man…it’s never easy is it? EVER.
Yes you can.
I’m shocked too. Last thing my little girl said when she went to bed was, “please tell me who won in the morning.” I yelled so loud at that HR, I think she already knows. 🙂
that is so cute !
Literally shook since the 5th inning. Bumgarner is beyond incredible. He has no equal.
I gotta say, it was the most intense games I’ve ever seen. I told my wife it was like a boxing match, and the first guy that made a mistake was going down.
Of course, I am biased.
No way, man. Bias has nothing to do with that stress fest. But the irony is, why would any Giants fan be stressed with Bum on the hill? Of course they were gonna win. And I am not being facetious in any way, shape, or form. Bum is absolutely super human and we have never seen his like and never will. He will be on the Mt. Rushmore of greatest Giants ever. The chisel is already out.
i’m going to listen to the midnight replay just because i missed so many calls being so stressed out ! — isn’t baseball just a GREAT game : )
So – I have a subscription – can I watch the whole game on mlb.com?
not sure – someone said earlier that the dogs over at espn had it blacked out for mlb subscribers — but i’d check it out regardless
On the subway back to Manhattan. Lots of sad mets fans. You can’t believe how quiet 45000 obnoxious fans can get when they fell behind.
Madbum is a total stud!
You could really hear the silence watching the game on TV. The din just disappeared.
On to Chicago tomorrow and then SFO– hoping for a 3 week road trip.
11 more wins to go
Go gettem, Surf.
That’s got to be rough to be in the park watching your team get eliminated.
Fortunately I’ve never seen it– nor do i expect to– but they really were obnoxious. even with almost 50 saves the nests fans have about as much confidence in Famillia as we do in Casilla
51 saves, they said on TV.
They just showed the highlight again on CSNBA. That was a baaaaad pitch to Gillaspie. Thanks, Familia!
I still haven’t seen it. It was hit to the only part of the park that i couldn’t see from my seat
If it were us – sickening…
Really rough. They looked stunned and sad.
I wanted to hear from you after Conor won it. The crowd around you must have been a trip to watch. Wish we’d had a play by play.
you could hear it on the radio — all that screaming for 8 innings and then poof – silence
Glad you didn’t get beat up, Surf. Thanks for repping los Gigantes!
Madbum is now officially a baseball immortal and surely destined for the Hall of Fame.
If I’m not mistaken – Thor had a no-hitter and 10 Ks thru 6 innings. It didn’t bode well for los Chicos.
Through 5, I think.
Finally we can say it: We are the 2016 National League Wild Card Champions! When is the flag-raising ceremony?
Andrew Baggarly @extrabaggs
Peavy said Bum was calm in a crazy dugout after Gillaspie HR. Bum simply walked up and said, “Conor, I appreciate the hell out of that.”
Classic.
Put it on a T-Shirt!
I think we’d all buy one about now, yes?
I’m in– proceeds to the Giants Community Fund
yes yes yes
Love what Pence said with Amy G…
“…we’ve been in the playoffs for the last two weeks.”
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I told you guys Gillaspie was the man. God I love baseball. I’ve been ripping that guy all season long. I love you Conor !!!!
you have!!!
and you wanted Bochy fired a million times over, lol
I was literally watching on my phone. I couldn’t take it. I had to watch. I was screaming at Gillaspe. I hate you so much … You better do something!! Everyone on set thought I was crazy.
torture, we love it that way!
Nobody wanted to play the Giants
Nobody still does. Im just trying to figure out if they matchup with Boston. World Series in Fenway fellas..
Familia had allowed only 1 home run all year (so says Kruk in the Wrap).
1!! All season… Until tonight.
Just effing WOW!!!
The good news there are Giants fan living on my right side and left side and behind me. Because I almost woke up the dead when the ball left the yard.
We can take the Cubs. I really think we can.
So can I, and you can bet your ass I love the Cueto/Arrieta matchup. Oops my bad. Cueto/Lester. Thanks to P68 for the correction.
It’s Cueto / Lester.
Ah really? Wow…I guess he has been supplanted by Lester’s season.
At THIS POINT, we can win out.
The hitting came back — until tonight — the past two weeks and the bullpen is sorted out, the last two weeks.
We CAN go all the way. I’m not saying they will, but they crossed the major hump: the WC game.
Belt hit that ball on the screw. Any other yard. That’s bye bye!!
Except one!
Yeah, no wonder he threw his helmet in frustration.
In the immortal words of Dennis Hopper – “Slow it down, man.”
Oh, don’t worry. I don’t really expect them to. And, after 3 rings, I’m not really concerned about it, either.
But they CAN.
Yes. They’ve proven that they can beat the Cubs.
After that…?
Dude:
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I was listening off and on to the radio in the early innings and it seemed like most hitters were getting 4-5 pitches, sometimes more.
Yeah he left with 100 or so pitch count. Really does make a difference. Bum had 80 at that the time.
Maddon cried in his Wheaties. He now knows his work is cut out for him. And God help them if Cueto or Marge win one in Chicago.
If they win one in Chi town. It’s gonna get really tense.
Or two.
Conor Gillespie, may I introduce you to Travis Ishikawa…
They sort of know each other – sheesh, like didn’t they come up though minor leagues together?
Do the Giants go Cueto game 1 and then Shark game 2?
That’s the word right now.
ideally you would want R/L/R/L but they will take what is given to them I suppose
I would have thought they would have rightie/leftied with Cueto/Moore. But what the hell do I know in this bi-polar season of ridiculousness.
The Giants want Bum ready game 3 at ATT.
Oh he’ll be ready, all right. That dude would be ready for WWIII anywhere.
He will be….. He will be…
Moore will be game 4, after B um
In case anyone’s wondering about tickets for the Cubs series at AT&T: $139 Standing Room Only, $148 View Reserve, sections 336 – 339 (way out in the LF corner). Just now checked Stub Hub. Monday, Oct. 10, probably will start at 5:00.
I don’t think I even care if nothing good happens from here on out. Everything else is just good Even Year gravey. When you think back on their 2nd half death spiral, well, this is enough for me.
Any you old duffer’s remember the days when “Clapton is God” was the consensus among graffiti artists throughout the UK?
How does “Bumgarner is God” sound?
That’s what I told my sisters, a god anyway. It’s ridiculous.
I’d be satisfied with 1 or 2 wins against Chicago, TBH. I’m not greedy.
But since they’re here, shoot, drag it out as long as you can.
craw said on the post-game that bum’s curve looked like it was coming out of right field — also loved the connor interview with dave – the guy sounds like such a real deal
Gillaspie comes across as very intelligent, thoughtful, and articulate. Even more than Buster.
Too bad that agent 40 man auto callup thing gave everyone such a bad taste
thanks GG for our new board – looks like you’ll break 1600 comments tonight ! appreciate all your work to keep the band together !
So, I gather Sia had Bumgarner and the Giants in mind …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3evCDEXp4I
LOL whatever, Sav!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbLMrce7OJI
Mets drew the shortest straw tonight, Cliff.
With an assist from the Harvester of Sorrow, Lars.
Familia’s pitch rode the lighting…
We could go all nite!
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God bless your heart, Greek.
Collective intangibles and militant optimism. Thank you Carlos Santana ( care of the Flanman, ) and Mavo. Things are looking up.
hey, I posted some Carlos before game time – Europa, Live – I thought you’d like that 🙂
So you DO live in Yuba City? My buddy Coach Ryan Evangelho coaches/teaches at Yuba College. Ryan is a long time SF Bay Area Peninsula “kid” who coached for years at Sierra College in Rocklin. He was hired to be the HC when the Sierra HC took a leave of absence but the school let that coach return and thus Ryan move to Yuba College aka Bryant Field http://tinyurl.com/Yuba-Baseball
http://athletics.yccd.edu/coaches-staff.aspx
Love your posts!
I know it’s hindsight, but would walking Gillaspie to load the bases with one out to get the Giants to pinch hit for Bum been like walking Bonds with the bases loaded?
In an 0-0 game? Can you imagine what New York, hell, the whole world would have thought if the final score in an instant death ended 1-0?
But in retrospect, I’ll bet they wish they did.
Well, who knows how it would have turned out, but from this point on, as an opposing manager, do you have to think about getting Bumgarner out of there any way you can?
i’d say sometime in 2012 that thought should have begun occurring to them : )
Hell yes.
Would you put the winning run on third with one out in the ninth in an elimination game just so the opposing team has to pinch hit for their starter? I don’t care what the situation is you simply don’t ever do it. That’s way too Russian Roulette for any sane manager.
Would Bochy have let Bum hit?!? I think so! Parker was just a decoy.
Let’s review the pregame questions, shall we?
How will Madbum fare against the potent home run-inclined Mets lineup?
Let’s say he did all right.
Will the Giants solve the Syndergaard Dynamic (electric stuff, electric hair, the nickname Thor)?
Not exactly, but like in 2010, they did “just enough!”
Which bullpen will win the battle of late innings?
Yes, they most certainly did!
Which player will emerge as a surprise hero?
This is a tough one. Can anyone help me out here?
Will the two days of rest help Buster Posey recover from all his dings and pings?
Let’s revisit that one after another day off?
Notice the 3-0 and the MadBum Good Luck Camo hat– Got my Cueto shirt ready for Friday
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Right on Surf!!
I was listening to the radio when Span was called out at second. K&K thought it should have been overturned. What’s the TWG verdict?
He beat the tag. The question was did he lose contact with the bag. He didn’t, but it’s New York and that where these guys work and live.
He got porked. But not as bad as Pence on 2 outside balls after Belt walked. Giants should’ve had the bases loaded with no outs that inning. It says something that Bumgarner worked thru that and threw a shutout. What a baseball game.
Lead slide leg hit bag before Reyes touched him. Folded under rear leg “took over” for front leg and there was no daylight where tag could have come before or after he was safe.
BAD call.
Just saw Gillaspie’s home run. The ump didn’t watch him touch first base!
Did he?
Yup!
Oh yeah. Getting ready to take care of morning business, rocking the Orange and Black. GIANTS!!
MLB Network, Mad Dog and his guy Bruce Schein are absolutely pouring on the Giants live right now. Russo with an extra-large dose of meh re the whole Cubs thing.
It’s on.
Bruce Schein went on to praise the Giants culture, the spirit of what we have here with our Giants. Effusive with the intangibles praise.
Indeed.
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And Russo goes all in, predicting Giants in five. Love it.
Where is everybody?
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