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Greek Giant
Tonight’s game: Rockies(47-32 ) Vs Giants (28-51) at Willie Mays Field, 7:15 PM
Jeff Hoffman (4-1, 4.29) Vs Matt Cain (3-7, 5.54)
The Giants have called up Jae Gyun Hwang. He will presumably replace Ryder Jones at third base in tomorrow’s game. Tonight Ryder gets a chance to go 5-5 and drive in the winning run.
Five Questions
- What is Matt Cain’s place in the rotation when MadBum returns?
- Should MadBum be put on ice this season?
- Does Buster have a chance two win the MVP?
- Is Brandon Belt coming out of his funk?
- Will Christian Arroyo make it back to the Giants in 2017?
Tonight is the MLB.TV
Free Game of the Day.
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cat walked across my keyboard but i like olde eng
Early Times English
1. Isn’t the other Matt the worst of the SP?
2. Bumgarner will see limited duty, to assess his shoulder before 2018.
3. An MVP seldom comes from a team as bad as ours. He will get votes!
4. I sure hope so, certainly more so than the other Brandon’s bat.
5. yes, Boyo will be back in September. bonus question: who plays 3B for most of the rest of the year? Nunez, who isn’t traded, with Hwang as his backup.
#2, encore: to convince Bumgarner to sit down in September, they may have to offer him the primary PH job.
Nol can’t figure Cain out. just .148
Nice play Jones.
Best play of that young man’s MLB career
Big Country Mike with “Comment Gold”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwang_(Korean_surname)
Maybe Cain’s haircut will get him some outs
Keep me posted on the Giants. I’m watching the Gators trying to win their first ever College World Series.
Missed one of Crawfords best plays ever
crap!
Look at the video highlights
First ever? You’d think by now…
Bring in Faedo to close?
1. Hopefully over.
2. No
3.Only if the Giants claw their way to #2 WC, in other words No.
4. Brandon Belt is Brandon Belt, expect his AVG and OBP to improve ovedr the course of the remaining season.
5. Yes
1 depends on ty and Tyler
2 no. get him back on the horse
3 none
4 He’s a streaky one
5 Yes. Right after they trade Panik. (Jk)
That was one of the great plays ever!!!
BCraw has been a defensive wizard in this series
Definitely makes the highlight reel
He is MyForeverGuy
As long as Paula Abdul is Forever Your Girl.
Evans was quoted as saying that he was one of three untouchables with Posey and MadBum
Bobby E. hasn’t watched “The Untouchables” tv series or movie. There’s supposed to be 4 Untouchables.
MadBum may be untouchable but is he unsignable? They need to get rolling and secure his Giantness
Sit down Trevor and rewind the tape
If he does, he’ll still be mad…that looked like a ball
Eh, that’s too bad then 😛
Feels like this game is going by fast or just me?
One win and Finnerty’s more crowded tonight
Is it a jinx if I predict a no-hitter for Hoffman? Or a reverse jinx?
No chance…Ryder is going Triples Alley to lead off the 3rd
He’s gonna sprint out to Triples Alley? Gonna be hard to hit after that.
Aren’t we Mr. Literal Druggie LOSER all the sudden.
All of a sudden?
Don’t hassle The Hoff
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I have that poster too!
I know. That’s where i snapped that pic.
Did my mom make you some meatloaf?
Mom!!! Meatloaf!!! What is she doing back there?!?!?
I can see paradise by the deer blind flashlight
That’s one of the most uneven tans I’ve ever seen. Thankfully he was on Baywatch later to have an even one.
No, but his ERA isn’t nearly high enough to pull that off
Wonder if Connors back spams are still aching him from carrying the Giants partially thru the post season last year.
Can’t be then his shoulders would have been injured as well
Maybe the thought of having to carry the Giants this season since no one else has gave him back spasms.
Must be why MadBum is out this long for carrying the Giants through the playoffs in 2014. The dirt bike incident was a lie.
Post of the Month!
Never have seen a pic of the dirt bike.
MadBum only rides horses
Damn. That’s true. Somebody really working a cover up. You’d think they woulda been smart enough to say he fell off a horse.
Tight spot, Greek
The Gators are the new torture team. This is a tense game!
Cain gives Blackman the stank eye for running into him
Blackmon ran a little too inside to be an accident
Next time, Cain needs to hide a razor in his glove and shave Blackmon’s ridiculous beard if he runs into him again.
Blackmon gave Cain the stank beard
I think I that beard has s permanent stank.
Marty Lurie probably on edge of seat with Greek
I can see that: Lurie always sounds irritable.
He has irritable vowel syndrome
Gorked.
Atta babe Gorkys.
Hell of a bunt on a low breaking ball
I forgot to take into account the Gorkys Factor when predicting Hoffman’s no-no.
Uh-oh. That’s an unwritten rule to try to break up a no-no with a bunt.
That was Cainer…Gorkys crushed a seed past that hack at 3rd
How’s that hack’s brother playing in the G’s organization though?
Footy will get right on it
TO is gonna blame Gorkys for the Giants not getting the first pick in the 2018 draft pretty soon
No, but I look forward to how happy you’ll be if they start winning meaningless games that give them no benefit.
they are so pleased you continue to be such a great fan! Way to stick with them! Go Giants! Atta babe
It’s true that I don’t have the emotional involvement you have, but I bet you agonized over the losses that brought them Lincecum, Bumgarner and Posey, and desperately wished that they had done better.
Perhaps– but he certainly wasnt rooting for the losses
I’m sure he wasn’t, but it’s a good thing they happened.
You sure claim to know a lot about the rest of us. Sorry I enjoy wins so much.
Ummm. I didn’t “agonize” nor was I “desperate”. Generally speaking, I would hazard a guess that I’m happier than most…and it appears , happier than you….at least more congenial.
Maybe you are, but you seem get pretty angry about baseball. I doubt you’re happier than I am, but I’m sure you’re more congenial, except when you’re swearing at people and calling them names.
Pretty much!
Gorkys approaching scapegoat status.
He’s a symptom, not a cause.
Gorkys Span combo
SPAN! He can hit.
Yes. He can. 2.84 times out of 10 ABs he can hit the ball for a hit. Not bad for a batter.
Atta babe Span.
Hernandez closing in on Belt’s batting average
Essentially the same hitter then, right?
No, but after a horrible start Hernandez has hit almost 350 in the month of June
But if the number doesn’t actually mean anything in the comparison…why compare?
Just because he’s been a hot button. The guy is a 5th OF but some folks act like he’s the root cause of the plague
Does anyone think he’s the cause of this plague? I thought we all just thought he’s a guy who doesn’t look like he belongs in MLB. I mean, it’s neat he’s had a nice two weeks, but…
Like I said, he’s a 5th outfielder. He gets WAY too much play on here, and a couple folks are obsessed about his roster spot. It’s kind of entertaining to those of us who wish him some success.
And the fact that he is the 5th outfielder is a symptom of the Giants’ talent problem.
A GORKYS POST!!!!!
Well, that is what this thread was about.
I thought it was because he represents horrible evaluations by the FO. Not his fault, but they needed OFers and yet they still had Gorkys on the team.
But only about 200 points short on the OPS.
This is KILLING you!
Why would it be? First, it’s baseball, which isn’t going to kill me under any circumstances. Second, he’s still Gorkys Hernandez, a guy wonreally shouldn’t be playing in the big leagues.
You go, Buddy! Keep posting about Gorkys Hernandez! That’s the key to this season!!!
Didn’t I respond to someone else’s comment about him?
Of course you did! Because you simply must when it involves GORKYS!!!!!
He’s definitely in the ballpark.
Cain’s future, designated bunter?
Hey … dont discard anyone who can do something well at this point!
I like how Panik’s swing is looking.
Let’s add some more runs, please!
Is Hwang available to pinch hit or is he on his way during the game?
There’s no way that Ramos looks 17.
Definitely looks and acts more mature than Puig, who is about 8 years older than him
He is built
Speaks a pretty fluent English too. Doesn’t need a translator to answer questions.
WTH hell does that have to do with the way plays?
Careful now…
Did you Race Beeper go off again, E?
It doesn’t, I wasn’t talking about that
Well it’s funny in its placement after a Puig comment. As if one thing makes the other a better person, almost implying that those who speak English are “better”
You need to work on your reading comprehension.
It was unnecessary and you know it. To speak of a players need for translator or not. It would be the same for any player from Japan, Korea, whatever.
First of all Ramos was drafted out of a JC. That should tell anyone that he has to know some working English right? Common sense?
Definitely. Hoona is an obvious racist. You should put his name down in your book. Which volume are you on?
Volume 1 is called “Oracle”, the rest is in the works
All right no, the Puig comparison was made not because Puig doesn’t speak English but because Heliot Ramos had been compared to Puig, who has the reputation of being a troublemaker.
Probably should’ve added that Heliot was a well-spoken young man. I wasn’t implying whatever you’re trying to accuse me of. The way Ramos handled the media duties was professional, and mature beyond his age and being able to speak the language of the league he plays in definitely adds to that impression.
It’s not a knock on any other player who doesn’t speaks the language.
To me it’s just insensitive when someone not of color write “he’s so well spoken” without knowing the true background of the players. Comes off as insensitive.
Puig and Ramos have completely different backgrounds. one was born to poverty in Cuba where English is not necessarily taught or available to the masses. Plus there is that whole fascist country thing where people cannot travel abroad.
If you are speaking of Ramos, he is from PR, an America territory where English is more readily available in schools and many people have immediate family members in the states that visit.
I wish we could drive up Hoffmans pitch count.
Next half inning hopefully.
Angel Pagan with the ice bucket
Congrats El Greco!
And Marty
The did it for Tebow!
Thanks!
This is when Cainer tends to give up gut punch hits
Atta babe
Great effort by Cain. Tack on
HOW ABOUT CAIN?!?!?
These guys aren’t chopped pancreas
That was not quite an MVP effort…
Love the bunts tonight
Livefree is doing backflips-of-joy!
Bunting in that situation was not a good play– though it put the runner in scoring position, the runner was Cain and no sure thing he scores from second on a Panik hit. Better to take your chances on a Span extra base hit
I see your point. At the very least, it extended the inning and forced Hoffman to throw more pitches
The most at bats without a hit to start a career by a position player is 35, set by Vic Harris in 1972. The most at bats without a hit by a position player who never got a hit is 23, set by the Cardinals’ Mike Potter in 76-77 and tied by the Indians’ Larry Littleton in 1981…so Jones still has some breathing room.
Nunez is coming to his rescue on Friday
I remember Vic Harris. He played CF for the Cubs in a game at Atlanta he had like 15 to 20 putouts catching everything out that way
Dang… that left a mark.
Not smart walking Arenado
Nor flopping that curve into the Hit The Eff Outta Me Zone
Arenado cost an extra run.
Wait…I think someone told us we’re supposed to be happy when they’re losing. Some draft pick logic or something.
That is the definition of defying logic
We should all be ecstatic this season then
You’re right. Reynolds is a .300 hitter with 19 HR. He’s every bit the threat that Arenado is. Arenado has 4 fewer HR and a .292 average. Seems like the IBB decision was based on Arenado’s past G bashing.
Just a free extra baserunner
And he came in hitting just .148 4/27 against Cain, albeit 2 of those hits were hrs.
Never has been. He’s always been a wind turbine. He’s a product of Coors again. 360 point OPS gap home and away.
270 career Homers !
Cain is toast
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Limit the damage to 3 Cain. No walks
Cain left in there one inning too long.
IA, he should always be five-and-dive, IF he’s even effective to that point!
This should say it all… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9c7ac33c55faa3f9fe2493207bb5f0ec6de466e0eb51e0a9ebdd66917a148e15.jpg
Cain makes the goofiest, creepiest pitch faces. I think he played Leatherface.
Ry has handled 3rd well.
I wonder if there is a stat that shows what a pitcher does the following inning after getting a hit.
There you go Belt
Jones is due. This would be a good spot to record a hit
He’s not ready for the big stage yet
Not a strike
Bit too close to take for my taste.
It was literally a foot outside. No one swings at that
Was it that bad? Maybe I just didn’t get a good look at it
Now the Arenado walk really galling me
Not remotely close to being a strike. He only had about 5 of those calls that inning
At least Arroyo had some big hits before the league caught up to him
That last three pitch sequence tells me Ryder isn’t ready. He’ll be back in Sacto soon.
John Myhill would have him batting third to boost his confidence
You love to put down young players trying to help your team, front runner, you love Million dollar players, and pick on players making the minimum
Actually I prefer putting down morons. Do you know any?
You are the only one !
Now my feelings are hurt
Casilla with his 14th save for the A’s tonight
Thank God Lamb is in the NL!!
Casilla is the Adam Duvall of closers
He is not that good, Duvall hit his 20th double and his 17th HR tonight, hitting .281 with 52 RBI , with a .548 SLG% this year .
Unlike Duvall, Casilla’s numbers aren’t very good.
Sincere getting ready to pinch hit
Great stuff Okert.
My hip flexor feel like rusted Edsel doors.
So does my shoulder– repair on Thursday
How long you gonna be in a sling?
4-6 weeks. Surfing by December unless something else breaks. Im running out of parts to fix
You should get a surgical volume discount
I asked
You wondered why Medicare is going under?
The Surfnami
Not too much surfing lately
As Desi said as Ricky, “take it teazy”! 🙂
Hoffman settled and dug into a low pitch count groove. Giants need to bust that up.
Kontos warming up in the pen and probably gets the meat of the order in the 8th. Here we go again.
Atta babe Slater.
Ty Minaj pinch running
Steal. It will catch them by surprise
I see what you did there
Same pitch that was called a strike on Jones.
Pitch to Jones was worse
Yup…by a few inches. That was an absurd ring job
Rookies get no respect
From you are the umps .
Gotta cone back. We are in danger of giving back the game that we picked up on the Dodgers last night.
They have a chance to pick up a game on the Phillies.
Rewind the tape Nolan
Nice Kontos. Huge shutdown inning
Get em now. Jones with the big hit.
That would be nice– grand slam
Lefty coming in. He won’t hit.
Only Tomlinson or Hundley left on the Bench
Atta boy Craw
The Aaron Hill Memorial At Bat
C’mon, kid
Atta babe
KELBY!!
Rang the Bell at Finnertys
KT has the knack.
Another good day for Kelby Tomlinson aficionados.
That WP changes everythinggg. Get one in the air Gork!
Never mind
Hundley… but don’t say it. You and Rob are on a non-Vegas roll
Damn..
No it wasn’t , Mike. It was Ottovino
Correct . Krukow diving me crazy like usual, loving the umpires strike zone, because he thinks he is still pitching , so wants every call for either pitcher, and Kuiper as a former hitter, never argues about the strike zone, what a joke .
Come on Giants!!!
I just tuned in. Who struck out?
Giants could really use a wild pitch here…
2017 Giants. When you need a run you have Gorkys followed by Hundley. Nice.
They got lucky they scored, KT hits the ball so soft he is the king of the wando, I was hoping no fly ball because no way he hits it deep enough for a SF .
That is not an easy play. Good leather KT
Com’on Joe.
Why is Gorky still on this team. Get rid of him. Please!!!
Original thinking.
No seriously.
Melancon only threw 14 pitches and he can not go another inning, what a joke , after not throwing much all Month .
The battle of the bad bullpens.
Melancon throws 14 pitches to the bottom of the order, and is out of the game , What is that !
It’s Bochy.
Osich, I swear…
Why is he in the game !
2 LHB back to back
You have a closer that has hardly pitched all year, and only threw 14 Pitches last inning , keep him in the game vs top of the order !
You’re right, but I don’t really disagree with Bochy’s decision either.
Why ? you a fan boy !
Because Osich was up 1-2 on Tapia and just threw pitches that were way out of the zone. That’s not Bochy’s fault
Osich has never had control , and makes the league minimum !
He’s the third highest paid closer in the game. They didn’t sign him to be a specialist.
Flemming, who is usually very honest, is talking on the radio about how excited the Giants are about picking up Dyson. I’m wondering why.
That’s why
That’s why. A decent reliever, and possible replacement if they get a great offer for Melanco n
Dyson has great stuff, and the Giants got him for nothing, you looking to much at his ERA this year .
And his hits allowed, home runs allowed and WHIP.
Most of his career he has been good, something must have been bothering him at the start of the season , Maybe the WBC wore him out,ha, ha, .
Atta babe Dyson.
Bullpen’s doing work
Dyson is a steal.
Wow!! That was a good play.
Bustah ain’t having it! 🙂
Atta babe Buster.
Brandon to Brandon to Brandon DP!!
Sweet DP. Now let’s send this home and get Dyson a W.
Gorkys hit the ball hard. Dang shame it couldn’t drop.
Would’ve been a triple, just a great play by Blackmon
Yeah. Hate to give Blackmon credit for that, but don’t have a choice.
Hit it over the fence, then you do not have to worry about luck .
True. A little more weight room for Gorkys and next time it’s over the fence.
Gorky will probably never play Major league baseball agsin once he’s finally put out of his misery and DFA. He’s a classic Giant has been in a long line of expired milk.
Bustah!
The great throwing arm of Buster Posey is on full display tonight.
Com’on Joe Panik!!!
Geez…
Come on Giants!!!
This might be the inning Rockies cash in.
Arenado bunt?? I’ll take that lol
Giants only used Melancon 1 inning, so now all the other relievers have to pitch more than 1 inning to make up for it .
No, so far only Gearrin has been stretched out for more than one inning. No one else
Dyson
Oh yeah him too.
In other words, not ALL the others.
Dont think he’s 100% the way they have been using him
Enough with the borderline strike calls ump..
I just got in, do the Giants have anyone but Crick left? Besides another starter?
Just Crick. Looks like Gearrin is coming out for another inning of work though.
Oh Strickland too.
The great Bochy, my closer only use for 14 pitches, these other guys go until they break down .
Who broke down?
Gearrin has had arm problems his whole career, and Bochy uses him 3 innings, well see in a few days .
So now all of a sudden winning the game isn’t so important! Why the big change, PJ?
IF it was so important Bochy would have used his closer more than 14 pitches .
Oh, I forgot. You know more than Krukow and Bochy combined. And everyone else who’s ever been paid by a professional baseball team.
You kiss a lot of Ass .
Peter did
Belts gonna hit a lot of home runs when he’s traded.
Man that is one empty stadium….
Candlestick 1995.
was it empty last night?
The Giants are going to win this one.
Yep. Must win. They know it.
One thing it isn’t is a must win.
KT going upper tank !
Great work Gearrin. Gotta give credit where credit is due.
Our old buddy Qualls. We got this.
Pacman is sleepy. Come on Giants.
Atta babe Gorkys!!!!
Gorked!
Gorked it one handed.
Desmond gave up on that one. He could’ve had a play
Mistook a seagull for the ball.
Gork Span COMBO
Sweeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPAN!!
Always liked Qualls
Full team effort. Pretty much the entire bullpen spent, and every bench player came in to contribute.
Bullpen = impressive.
Yes they were. What was that, 8 shutout innings? Came up huge
Yep.
Gonna win 20 in a row
18 more, Pac!
1st series win in the last 9 series!!! Wow, it is hard to read it like this.
Another good game for the Giants.
A little long. I dozed off and was surprised the game was still not over.
This two game “streak” seems like an example of how most figured the G Men would produce this season. Could it be the start of the anti-2016, you know, where they went from best in the game to near worst, seemingly overnight, last July. Are they making a turn from worst in the game to… well, if not best, at least respectable, this July? Giants! Go!!
Giants used 20 players in this game. They didn’t use:
Moore
Cueto
Strickland
Crick
?????
NuneZ
this game reminds us of what Giants baseball is suppoded to look like. Thanks boys
I realize it’s a phone typo, but rather like ” suppoded.”
“Suppoded”, The President’s new alien code word.
The invasion can’t be long now.
Must have the same etymology as suppository then if a Trumpism.
Like EVERYBODY ,I didn’t want Gorkys here but we should get used to it- he isn’t going anywhere.Dude hung in there,gives his all. He’s my POTG..
Mike your favorite player is the fifth outfielder; who could have guessed? Gorkys is your new Gregor!
You gotta like these kids!
Gorkys and Span–two of my biggest whipping boys of late–made significant contributions to this win. Tip of the cap, gentlemen!
So nice to wake up in the east, check the iPhone, and see…Giants win! If we can win today…first series sweep of the season. As the blowhard Lavar Ball says “speak it into existence,”
Hope I didn’t just jinx us! Go Giants!!
Not to make too much of this, but the win last night was huge. The way we’ve played all year, after Reynolds HR we could have seen imminent defeat and rolled over. Let’s be honest: that’s happened a lot this year.
But instead we claw back with keep-the-line-moving one run rallies in the sixth and eighth. Then the TEAM plays six innings of winning, extra inning baseball and starts a winning streak. A win today would be our first series sweep of the season.
I think we all know deep down that this is a better team than what we’ve seen so far. After today we play nine games (3×3) vs. sub .500 teams, taking us to the ASB. Dig down deep, guys–here’s the season.
Got home late from a meeting and tuned in just in time for Reynolds homer. Based on previous history I considered the game to be over at that point but kept watching anyway. Went to bed once they tied it and was pleasantly surprised to learn of the victory. You are correct that this is the type of game that has been an almost automatic loss this year. Maybe a bit of a turnaround.
Finally, a National Title for Florida Gator baseball!
The Giants have titles, the Gators now have a title. I move ahead with a life of contentment.
Well, still no hole in one yet…so there’s that.
Are you a Gator too? Go Gators. They have a great program and I am happy they won. I attended in the late 80s. I still love going to Gainesville for a football or baseball game. It’s a great town.
Have been a loyal fan for many years, since Spurrier was a player. Covered them as a broadcaster in the early 80s. Got to know a lot of players and coaches pretty well, Charley Pell, Collingsworth, Wayne Peace, etc. It was a great gig for a young sports fan.
Glad to see the baseball team finally join the National Title club. This year’s team seemed like an overachieving bunch….good pitch, no hit except when they had to.
i came home from work last night and turned on the tv and the college game was on and dont ask me why but i watched it and was mildly entertained and totally forgot about giants bb
decided to bail as I had to be up very early for work, and decided to get my recap here…so thank you.
And thanks mostly to PJ and TO for letting me know exactly how many pitches Melancon threw. 14. Yes 14. He threw a total of 14. It’s nice to have important stats available to keep us well informed. 14.
Nice win. Get back, Jack, do it again
I only saw 7 of the 14 innings meself. This morning, this play tickled my funny bone:
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/rockies-vs-giants/2017/06/27/491253#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=491253
Love to see Craws interdigitate like this!
JUNE 28, 2017
interdigitate, verb
1. to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands.
(Ok, so he just flipped the ball, like the equivalent of a bat flip.)
Lunch with the Giants today. Will the pinch running pitcher go long into the game today? Will the Giants be able to hold on to the energy of last night’s win to come through today? Or will the team that lost but got to crash in the quiet of their hotel have the advantage. What is left In the bullpens? And will Brandon Belt ever get to pitch? These questions and others will be answered this afternoon.
I would like to use these as our five questions today, with your permission SGBSSFG. Good work.
Were you mixing Gatorade and Vodka last nite?
hahaha! No, a very sober celebration because I then had to proceed to watch a tense Giants game! I am celebrating tonight with cocktails!
You’ll have to invent something with the classic lemon-lime flavor.
I’m honored. All yours.
One more time, give it up for Span (.287 avg. and climbing) and Gorkys (.223 avg and climbing)!
I get the feeling we’re going to be seeing a lot of these two guys in CF between now and late 2018 (ain’t that right, Chef?). They should do a fine job of keeping CF warm for Bryan Reynolds & Co.
Reynolds was 1 for 4 with 2B, 2 RBIs, and K last night; batting .348 in his last 10 games and should be getting the call to Richmond in the very near future.
I’m on board for promoting Reynolds as well. Soon.
MyGuy San Jose! I need all the MyGuy help I can get. Remember, I have Moore and Pence at the top!
Most of the MLB MyGuy™ picks are in trouble so you are not alone.
I’m feeling better about my Panik pick lately.
We need Span to own leadoff. Get on base, score runs and drive in a few too. He’s in a good groove right now. Most of all we need better defense. His reaction time and route to the ball have been very poor this month. Can he study and improve that enough to not hurt us? Hope so.
Gorkys. Si, senor. You will NOT take my roster spot! Keep doing whatever Bochy asks. Bochy–reward him with an occasional leadoff CF vs. a lefty starter.
Span is , and can remain, a solid offensive contributor. As you note – he is in a nice streak right now which should continue.
Defensively, I don’t think he’s at a stage where he can “study and improve”. He has hips that give him issues. He has a bad shoulder. He can’t throw. That won’t change. So, either we upgrade RF to compensate (Pence has entirely lost his defensive abilities) or we suffer through bad defense in 2/3 of the OF in a huge part of the home park.
Gorkys and Slater both have superior jumps and reactions. It becomes a decision by Bruce as to what is more valued, and maybe GH becomes a defensive replacement late in games …that means the offense has to create leads to warrant that move
Both Span and Pence are signed thru 2018. Pence’s D is better than Span’s. Pence (over the course of the season) will hit better. So Pence has to go? No comprendo.
You must not have seen Pence over the last few weeks: his ability to judge the ball is literally gone. I’m not sure if it’s eyesight or what, but in 3 straight series, he has totally botched fairly routine fly balls…in some cases they clanked off his glove, in others he never got there. I’m a fan of his, but he has declined on defense faster than any Giant in recent times. ( the Colorado game was his worst as a major leaguer by far, but that game opis far from an anomaly)
I’ve seen some of his clanks – also, that curve-ball ‘strike’ the other night, when he bailed out and nearly fell over made me wonder about his eyesight. He hasn’t lost THAT much speed, so it’s mostly judgement. Sad to see.
Good post. If I am Evans I deal either Span or Pence for prospects and start the youth movement in the outfield. I respect them both but the time for this is now.
Matt Cain is bottom of the rotation (not alone down there), but he gutted it out last night. He kept in his team in the game for six innings, and we came from behind to get a clutch win. He is at the end of a thirteen year career with the Giants, and he’s probably the odd man out when Bum returns. Here’s hoping he empties the tank for us and that we’re respectful of the end of his tenure with our Giants.
Good post. Yes, Cain was good. The pitch Reynolds hit out was not a bad pitch per se, he was just sitting on it and he guessed right. Otherwise, Cain was good enough to keep the Giants in the game.
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Chris Paul traded to the Rockets. More info on NBCSBA.
Cubs DFA Miguel Montero, even though he has a 112 OPS+ and makes real money. Don’t mess with Jake the Snake Arrieta, I guess. Wow!
That’s all Joe Maddon and Theo – not Arrietta
So a pitcher doesn’t have the power to DFA another player? I had no idea. Wow, you really do know the game.
Thank you for acknowledging that. 🙂
You are proof one cannot polish a turd, Mr. Officer. It was a reply to Lefty’s comment about ‘don’t mess with Jake’.
(you remember…back when the SS’s leg broke your nose….that was *high level*)