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Greek Giant
Todays Game: Giants (33-51) VS Tigers (36-45) at Al Kaline Field, 1:10 PM
Matt Cain (3-7, 5.46) Vs Michael Fulmer (7-6, 3.19)
The Giants will use the memories of 2012 in the hopes of extending their winning streak to 7 games on this Independence Day. Happy 4th of July everyone!
The Line Ups
Giants
Span CF
Panik 2B
Pence RF
Posey DH
Belt 1B
Crawford SS
Hwang 3B
Hundley C
Slater LF
Cain P
Tigers
Kinsler 2B
Avila C
Upton LF
Cabrera 1B
J. Martinez RF
V. Martinez DH
Castellanos 3B
Mahtook CF
Iglesias SS
Fulmer P
Five Questions
- Who is the Giants First Half MVP?
- Does Matt Cain have a future in the bullpen?
- Which Martinez of the Tigers is the most dangerous hitter?
- Is Victor Martinez a Hall of Famer?
- Who will be second in homers for the Giants this season?
Dear Mr. Bochy,
We at the TWG all wish you well in your absence due to the health problems that we are sorry to hear about. Can we add that we are sorry to hear that you might retire- but it is in your best interest that you do so. In addition, we are very concerned about your health and hope that you do what’s best for us and retire. Sorry, we meant to say it’s best for YOU to retire.Due to that heart thing. We have to say that the team will better off without having to be worrying about your heart problems that will make you retire by the weekend. Which we will be sorry about, of course.
Yours truly,
The TWG crew
Doesn’t Bruce get a free cat as his retirement present?
I’m sending a few. Nothing like a bunch of feral cats to get over those health problems.
Concern trolling final exam time.
Now, now. The concern here is genuine anxiety about our manager And how he might not retire. due to that darn health stuff.
I warned them that you had ‘wanted posters’, but not that you had the soul of the sheriff. LOL.
Excellent! This would make a great print, framed with all our autographs.
I would never sign it. Speak for yourself, not me. I’ve had two heart attacks, didn’t find it a bit funny. Or clever. And I’m a Chef fan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LRxVbIeEpA
1) only two games so don’t think Bochy being means much. Nothing wrong with Wotus, but I’d like to see Bam get an opportunity. This team needs a little fire.
2) sure why not
3) nope, just waiting on Upton
4) couple weeks
5) Crawford
1) But, that’s not the hierarchy….
No way Meulens over Wotus in any conceived situation..
Depends who is conceiving the situation.
I meant conceivable.
Hmmmm. It’s true that he’s been a top candidate for openings in MLB, but I wonder if Meulens star is rising with his WBC auditions. Does he want to manage?
Probably, and he wouldn’t be bad, but Woty is top shelf and would have been gone many times, but he belongs here when Boch sits down
Anything connected to Major League Baseball
So you know Wotus would make the better Manager over Muelens (who just had a very successful WBC debut as a manager by many accounts).
You have no idea if he would be, much less any track record on the subject, other than it’s the Giants order of things.
Nope. Faulty assumptions on your part. I’m aware of both men’s experience. It’s no knock on Hensley.
Durant (calf) – Iguodala and Barnes for sure are all questionable for tomorrow’s game.
Livingston, not Iguodala (thank goodness).
1. Win this evening in KC.
2. Yes.
3. No.
4. Fri in CO
5. Belt
To tell the truth and to the chagrin of many here (yes TO) the reason the Giants are struggling is because of the talent of those players and coaches that have left, moved on, retired or were not resigned by the Giants front office. Some, of course cannot be helped (Flannery) and others the Front Office – in my opinion – pulled the cord too soon on players who were basically not asked back.
• Flannery for obvious reason has not been here since 2015. They still miss his intangibles.
• Pagan – Yes he became deathly afraid of walls and also was out of the lineup on last year’s last game. His defense had eroded but think about (a) how many of his gaffes cost an actual loss. More like he caused extra pitches and extra outs versus losses and YES Angel could probably not out-throw Delmon Young even on a good day. But regarding the batting lineup, Pagan was the straw that stirred the drink and when he got to either base he pissed off the opponent by saluting his teammates.
• Romo – oh wow, I put him third after Pagan. Just wait until his slurvy-slider freezes (insert name of any Giant hitter) and if it is the third out then be prepared for his macho routine regarding his index finger and his skipping over the (now) first base foul line at ATT. In my opinion anybody who will boo him for that is not a real Giant fan but more the kind who feels empowered to throw opposing teams HR balls back onto the field. (Oh Gee Watch what I can do)
• Blanco – his on one year and off the next meant he may have had a nice 2017 and his presence is missed.
• Affeldt – OK you all know why + plus he kept the guys loose by his Pratt falls.
• Lopez – Has not been the lock down Struting Loogy that we grew to love, but his presence I believe is missed.
• A little levity here – Taira Uematsu – the Giants Swiss Army Knife/Bull Pen catcher who had his hand/finger broken by Beede. Without “the Knife” – now Posey, FedEx or Hundley have to run down to the bull pen which as you can see – messes it all up.
• This one is actually #1 – Will Smith’s loss has had and will have a dominoes effect.
• More Levity. They miss Roberto Kelly and Billy Joe Bob Hayes, but not in their most recent coaching jobs – but prior to that Berto was the Outfielders coach and Billy Bob was a full time bullpen catcher. (see Uematsu)
• Much more levity – there is no drama and counter drama over the ebbs and flows of Grant Green, Ruben Tejada, Ramiro Pena and Ehire Adrianza. At least with those four we could collectively pull out our hair and/or cheer wildly – over ….
• No Michael Broadway’s to root for….No NO Hesto Presto banished via trade. No Vin Mazzaro to throw tomatoes at for choosing to wear Vogey’s Number right out of the gate. Vogey? Hey there is the REAL Mr. Intangible. Good Guy Give it all you Got – Albert Suarez up in Sac Town and the infamous Chris Stratton still throwing strikes.
• Michael Miguel Murphy – although there was never a big ruckus made about it – MMM has been part time (well earned) for quite a while now. I mean who can KNIT or thread leather like MMM when there is a torn pant or an exploding third baseman’s glove.
The Giants – again in my opinion have made it worse by over-reacting and brought in a plethora of standbys and fill-ins. Vince Coleman for Spring Training, Cody Ross is now a bonafide out field coach and Cody was never an excellent outfielder, never.
Now with the not so shocking news of Starlin Marte – who’s to say that Bobby Evans did not slip something awkward into Bochy’s White Wine. Bochy will not join the team until FRIDAY now, so if Ronnie the WO TUS is ever gonna have an audition – it starts tonight.
long but well worth the read 🙂
Smith and no Mac Williamson have definitely hurt. Having no Mac AB’s to examine has definitely been less fun. What’s the Kelby factor?
The Kelby factor is nil – nil. Nice player who fans have gotten overly emotional about IMO
Tonight will be another chapter in the reinvention/education of Cain becoming a movement-in-the-zone pitcher.
C’mon, 2-Seam Matty
Or, more likely, part of one of the final chapters in The Matt Cain Story.
The author should strive to keep the readers guessing.
Turn that frown upside down
I’m not frowning. I just prefer reality.
Turn that “reality” into reality. We’re all guessing
It’s more than a guess at this point.
I know this is the final season. I’m hoping he has found enough to be an over-.500 pitcher that gives positive contributions
Yes?
He kept the ball down nicely in his last start. That made the curve very effective.
Turn that phrase/ball over, Matty !
The 2-seam DOWN IN THE ZONE was absolutely the key
Am definitely in on the Adam Duvall watch. More than that, I think its fun to see how long the Reds can play well. The O’s are off to a good start, that’s a good test. Duvall with a sac fly and coming up soon in 2-1 Reds lead.
Shazam!! Adam Duvall touches em all – GS!
On an 0-2 pitch. Yikes.
Cream of Oracle Soup!!!!
That was the luckiest Grand Slam that I ever had the displeasure to hear of. I’m told that the ball accidentally hit his bat.
Hank Schulmann being interviewed by the KC radio guys. Showing great respect to them; classy of course.
I’m excited for this game to kick off. Feels like Opening Day.
Hank did a nice job of linking Yordano Ventura’s 2014 to Bum’s 2010 as similar tough assignments; bringing some Attitude. Nice when baseball come first over MyTeam™.
I guess it’s time for Michael Scott to update the Duvall two game slump comments. What do they call those bases loaded home runs?
Granny Scott’s?
I already did, dunderklunken
Lol
The Giants still have not put Parker on the 60 day DL list to open a spot on the 40 man roster, so to make room for Posey they DFA Catcher FEDX, and that means if Hundley gets hurt tonight are tomorrow, Posey would have to catch sooner then planed. That also means if FEDX does not clear waivers, the Giants have no catching depth, and Brown is still injured .
I’m pretty surprised by that. Federowicz hopefully clears the waivers, as he’s good for C depth. I’m just trying to think about the spot Parker can open up, and can’t come up with anything except it being earmarked for Upton. Unless there’s some trade brewing under the covers for a bigger name OF.
I like our chances against Hammel. Hopefully Cain stays away from giving up the long ball.
Wow Denard Span with a rare roller to the right side of the infield!
Sure as the sun rises in the east…
Yes im so done with his non productive ass!
Really bad signing. That’s what you get for shopping in the bargain aisle with an aging, injured guy. See Edgar Renteria, Mark DeRosa, etc.
We spend on pitching only!
San Francisco Giants Management
Did they know he was that irrationally stubborn? Should have
As is my wont, I’ll be leaving you dunderschnookers to your own devices during the game. With Bochy out of the way, our boyz should feel energized.They sent a group card wishing him well in his belated retirement.
pitiful top of the 1st
where’s Kruk and Kuip?
Kruk isn’t traveling with the team outside the West. Kuip, not sure.
Radio
So Krukow is traveling with the team?
Fleming did last inning and has started this one and referred to no one else.
Thanks for the info.
They said on TV that both K & K are off for this series. Flemm & Jon will switch off radio, with Affeldt doing color commentary on TV.
Thanks Doc.
What a great contract. Blow off the series even if another guy is off?
It’s all related, I’ve heard, to the NBC-Comcast stuff in some way.
Nope
No, neither are with the team .
If Krukow is doing radio then he his traveling with the team right?
No. he will be calling fewer Games this year.
Thanks.
This is torture. And not the good kind.
Well there’s a surprise
It was only a double.
Improvement over lead off triple last game
I said this the last time Cain pitched. He is going 6 and getting the win. I know he only went 5+ last game but he did get the win.
Perez pops out, Alex Gordon stranded at third base. Haaa, flashback
Wow, no one scored, amazing.
Panik will be 1st guy to get a hit.
Wow, nice hustle Nunez. When you’re in a funk, you should be trying to make things happen, not waiting for It.
Tell Boxhy/Wotus
They are who they are. Players are the ones that play. Nunez should’ve had the first hit on that play but instead, he just completely jogs to first because he thought it was a regular ground out. Turns out the first baseman was off the bag and Nunez would’ve been safe if he ran at his normal pace.
Flem says Cains ball is really moving!
Wow, that Cain guy seems to holding his own for now.
Still isn’t getting any run support, either.
If he has a muse, it doesn’t own a bat.
Ah well …. They’ve run into another hot pitcher
Yeah, that’s it. Shakes head in disgust at SFG
Finally Posey with a hit.
Joe’s gonna get the first double…
…I guess to lead off the next inning.
Only Nunez could consider a fielders choice a celebration event.
LOL. What did he do? The double-point to the heavens?
One of those fist things, oh yeah.
He was being thankful for not hitting in to a DP.
LOL.
Lorenzo Cain ought to be called super glide in blue. Man, I wish he was a Giant.
Ugggghhhhh. I know he’s done a good job today and I know he’s not getting run support, but I am SO SICK of watching Cain give up homers. I will not miss that.
The guy hit a pretty good pitch. Lighten up, just a leettle.
Affeldt said it was up. Anyway, I’m talking about the last four years, not just tonight.
Hmmm, one game at a time rule, maybe.
#8 hitter, guy just up from the minors. Cain has focus problems sometimes.
It was still a good pitch.
Cain has been terrific. Can’t complain about 1 run in 5 innings. Even HR was not a bad pitch
I can complain about how unpleasant it’s been to watch him for the last four years.
It was a good pitch, just up a little.
We all knew it was coming. It is a blessing there was no one on.
Wily veteran sighting on the pickoff.
That was framed. That pitch was off the plate.
hasn’t been a strike all night
The pitch belt walked on was the same denard got rung up on… SMH
Finally a hit with RISP & 2outs!! o/
I don’t think Belt saw one strike in that ab. And it set up the ab for Pence, who got a FB he could drive.
S..t …so close.
Challenge that one!
Slid right into the glove lol, Props to Perez for holding onto the ball.
Glove was on home plate.
Not against the rule. That’s the way to do it.
He didn’t tag him before the plate; he should have been safe since it was on the plate,
Every replay they showed looked safe to me. Tie goes to the runner.
No such rule. But nice idea.
I agree that there is no such rule as stated. However the tag or ball has to beat the runner so by that definition the “tie” does go to the runner
I say he tagged him on the plate. No tie. He should have been safe.
You’re right, IMO, but too close to win.
Indeed.
Yeah, but he was called out initially and so it’s tough to overturn through the replay.. Tough break, but that’s the way it goes.
No argument.
Belt actually kicked the snow coned ball right into the glove. That’s some ‘ball just doesn’t seem to bounce your way’ bad luck.
Even though it didn’t work out, I still agree with sending Belt there. The Giants have had trouble getting big hits (or any hits), and you have to make them make a play.
I like that Nevin is more aggressive.
Agree.
Yep. Have to send him. Sends a message of aggressive base running and lets the Giants anticipate that style of play.
I heard the announcers say that Belt is a step faster this year because of a different workout regimen in the offseason. Same weight, but he focused on upper-body rather than lower body (for power).
He does seem a step faster. Play was closer than I thought it was going to be.
you go if the runner is someone like Nunez, even Crawford, not a big lumbering lug like Belt.
i don’t agree, brother E. the big jamoke moves pretty good, and it took a good play to barely get him. i like being aggressive there.
Belt is faster than you think.
Yes
Not bad Matt Cain.
Good job, Cainer.
SHUTDOWN!
How did the Giants score? My game day feed doesn’t show their run yet.
Pence single right center.
Thanks
Single by Panik, walk to Belt moved him to scoring position, RBI single by Pence.
Thank you!
me too, I’m on gameday too. Lefty’s report sounds like canonical Giants, hit by Panik, walk by Belt, hit by Pence, that’s got a rhythm to it.
Baggs has been tweeting play-by-play because Gameday is slow.
Yeah Baggs!
Kept the line moving. Panik scored from 2nd on a Pence single. Downright slappy.
Yeah, MLB Gameday froze up that inning for me too.
has anyone noticed how this guy MC18 has been pitching so far?
Cain has been Prince Deleon of 2017– having found the Fountain of Youth
Gutsy baserunning BCraw, MAKING things happen though. I like it
Bunt
I’m liking the new aggressive Giants.
Gotta love those head first slides theyre much safer and less worry of injury! 👎
Aaugh!
drag one to third
Nunez has one job right now.
Affedlt said they need to play small ball in this situation
Now he shows bunt with 2 strikes — what the hell are they doing.
C’mon, Nunez. Show these haterz you understand situational hit—yes!
Happy for him, he needed that one.
That was not good situational hitting — he chopped it to the left side. He was trying to hit it to the right side earlier in the AB. He then amazingly showed bunt with 2 strikes which makes no sense.
Worked out, though. No style points.
Ouch.
C’mon, now….that’s extremely picky.
Nunez goes slappy.
Remember how Nunez hit 16 homers last year? Miss that guy.
That PG&E ad lady sounds like Sarah McGlaughlin saving stray dogs
Nunez needs to steal second off this guy.
Panik will get the job done — I wish Nunez was on second though to stay out of the DP. He should have been able to take second with that slow delivery home.
I’m baffled as to why he didn’t run.
We’re not a home run-hitting team and we can’t get a run across while even making an out
Not a good combination I’d say
Last night I watch the Oakland A’s game and there Amy Gutierrez was interviewing a guy sitting up in the stands all by himself and I felt like I was watching a game from 1977 it was awful!
Just a single.
Hit a fly ball to the outfield please
Did Yost do the Giants a favor for pulling Moylan, who’s been excellent, and replacing him with Woods, who’s been struggling?
Come on Marrero, Bochy is watching from home
Not a good st bat for a weak heart
Hope he was taking a bathroom break.
No respect for Marrero leaving Wood in.
And that’s why
Announcers begging for a bloop hit. That was a brutal AB. There is nobody up in the pen — Hill would have not gone down looking.
Marrero should be DFA’d this minute for that AB vs. a struggling lefty. Unforgivable.
He should have NEVER made this roster. Exhibit A why ST stats are meaningless
Should have let Hill pinch-hit and then put Gorkys (or Hill) into the outfield. Wotus was asleep at the wheel.
What is sad is they dfa’d Blackburn when Buster got hurt. Doubt they would have lost Marrero. Or Hill.
Or Gorkys. Or Span.
DFA of Federowicz today to put Buster back on the 25 man. Players seem to be getting lost w/o knowing who any replacements are to be.
How do you possibly leave the bat on your shoulder in that spot? Complete joke
Gotta protect with 2 strikes. If he doesn’t know that by age 28, he’s won’t ever know it.
Giants better score here.. It was 1st and 3rd no outs.
Dag nabbitt!!!
Also Cain has been on the bench forever — better have the pen ready.
Correct
Flat out disgusting.
It is so weird to see Span hit a weak grounder to second.
Hundley’s AB was crushing. That’s what you get for starting Chris Marrero.
At least Hundley was facing a tough pitcher on righties — no excuse for Marrero — he got several pitches to do something with.
No.
When you are up with no outs, any contact, even a DP, scores the go ahead run.
I agree you have to make contact, but the pitcher is pitching for one thing — a K. He made some nasty pitches. Marrero was facing a lefty that gave him at least two really good pitches to hit.
But….HUNDLEY HAS TO MAKE CONTACT.
That was THE key AB of the inning.
and Moylan HAS TO SRIKE HIM OUT in that situation from KC’s perspective. Much tougher for righty to hit Moylan — .520 OPS over the last three years than for righties to hit Wood.
We can argue all night…no outs, men on first and third…it’s the at bat that anything….anything except a pop out or K, and you take the lead.
From that point on, the hitters have to avoid the DP.
Hundley had the best opportunity. Least pressure by far
True. But he has to get the run home there. When he K’d I got a bad feeling with Marrero looking.
Post of the Depressing Inning
And my friends asked me why I’m not looking forward to Giants baseball tonight !
And Span does what he does. He’s Aubrey Huff 2.0–the bad version.
Sharks….GGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!
At least some good news!
Who scored it, Craw?
LOL. Pavelski, 18 seconds in.
As we’re rightly bitching:
MATT CAIN!!!
A 6-pitch inning!
Partying like it’s 2011!
Wow I just wrote the same thing without seeing your post. How funny
I would have said 2012, the last time Cain pitched well, but that team could hit! The 2011 squad was painful to watch, and this year’s group is starting out much the same. 🙁
Prediction: Marrero will not be on the team by the next homestand.
Or, Marrero may not be on the team flight.
Or the bus back to the hotel
Like when Lane Kiffin was fired from USC!
Cain went 7 innings! Cain went 7 innings!
On the plus side Cain is pitching like a #3, at least.
OK, awesome job by Cain. Get him some runs!
The Giants are partying like it’s 2011. This is a classic Caining in the making.
Let’s give some credit to Cain who had been written off by almost everyone on this site– including me. And some credit to Bochy- Rags for seeing it. I’m still not
convinced long term but he has been terrific last two outings
Tell TO
Buzz off Maui! I’m still in a bad mood! First the Canadiens lose and then that 7 th inning! Arrrgghhh!
That’s what you get for watching hockey– 7th inning is on you
But seriously Cain has been very good!
I thought Hundley at least put up an honest at bat. Marrero and Span, no so honest.
Their AB’s were bad, too…you gotta make contact. Have. To.
I guess managers and coaches at this level don’t yell in your face to figure it out.
At least there is this
https://twitter.com/matthewkawahara/status/854520006972850178
He should come up later this season regardless of the team’s record
Oops I hadn’t read down (back this far).
Mattys back,
Back Again,
Mattys back,
Tell a friend,
Mattys back, Mattys back, Mattys back…….
That’s My Guy….. Matt Cain!
Man, that bat was busted up by Buster!!
And the pieces will be collected and sent to the MLB labs for data analysis.
Take THAT for data!!
Oh my.
This team is really struggling — may need to bring up that Arroyo kid while he is still hot.
Arroyo hit another HR in the 1st inning this evening.
Batting .475 with at least a hit in every game played.
Belt thrown out at plate. 1st and 3rd nobody out. 1st and 2nd one out. My inner PJ is screaming about lack of being able to hit anything but singles.
It’s got to all come together soon…
I hope..
MICHAEL MORSE WATCH: Walked and scored a run in his first plate appearance.
CHRISTIAN ARROYO WATCH: Hit opposite-field HR in his first AB.
Morse isn’t on the 40-man, is he?
No, he’s not.
No but Marrero is
But Marrero is.
CHRIS MARRERO WATCH . he watched
He gone. Maybe he finishes the road trip. Maybe not.
It’s maddening that he got as many important ABs that he did.
OK, I laughed, black as the humor is.
The Royals play NL Baseball — and the Giants play Earl Weaver baseball but never hit that three run HR.
This!
it seems like this game is a fait accompli. hope i’m wrong..
Tied up, hang in there!!!
i’m trying, bud, but in a close game, when a team has a man on 3rd, and no outs, and doesn’t score, well you know
Blach is not a relief pitcher — get him out.
We agree on that!
So maybe getting Blach totally out of his routine and using him once a week in relief isn’t necessarily a good plan?
They broke him.
Hestoned.
Yup. It’s a great way to ruin a pitcher! Blach would be better off starting in the rotation in Sacramento.
Agree. He’s never been a relief pitcher in his career.
He’s probably happy about getting the MLB paycheck.
He is also not stretched out anymore if they need another starter.
He’s having an off night, it happens.
He doesn’t have late inning relief stuff. He has starter stuff.
Oh please. Stuff is stuff.
Totally disagree.
Could Kirk Reuter be a late inning reliever?
What a blach’s “out pitch”. It’s “contact”. That’s not the late inning recipe
What is the point of getting Okert up if you are not going to use him here.
I think the plan was Kontos for Cain then Okert for Hosmer
If it gets to Hosmer this inning you most likely are already behind.
I can almost feel the impending doom
SHARKS…..GGGGOOOAAALLLLL!!!!
2-0 1st Period. Logan Couture with the goal.
” I don’t need no stinkin’ teeth”
Why isn’t Strick coming in?
Was thinking the exact same thing.
Wotus is gun shy?
It’s Bochy’s fault.
L-L, R-R, L-L
Don’t give him anything to hit
He didn’t…but Cain made it happen…
Kontos did fine there.
Good pitch — just a twenty hopper in the right spot.
Miracle if they get out of this inning.
Phew!!
Whew!!!
BELT!
Good play BB9!
The Efrain “Belt Sucks” Play of the Game
Brought to you by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer!
IT’S A MIRACLE!! THEY GOT A BATTER OUT!! IT’S A MIRACLE!!!
Also Okert was late getting over there.
BB9BB9!!
That Belt fellow can pick it!
Lotta Royals fans are probably as pissed as we were a while back.
Except they needed a hit to score — the Giants had two chances with a runner at third and less than 2 outs where all you need is a fly ball.
As I’m wont to say in such situations, even though I’m not particularly religious: “Thank you Lord”! 🙂
THESE 2TEAMS ARE A SHELL OF THEMSELVES FROM 2014!
You have to admit, this is a memorable game tonight.
WE’RE HAVING US A CAPS LOCK PARTY!!
Awesome
GIVE MOOOOOOOOOSE HIS KEYBOARD BACK.
NOTHING SLAPPY ABOUT CAPS LOCK!!
Okay guys I’m headed home now from work I better not walk in my front door to a loss
Empty your bladder, we don’t want you pissed off.
Or pissed ON, so to speak.
God bless his carpet.
It’s fun having you hang with us later in the day this season.
It’s my mission in life, be late for my hanging.
You’re funny tonight!
I give all the credit to TO and a Negra Modelo.
I just polished off a Dos Equis. No help from TO (maybe he’s at the San Jose game?)
I just polished off a banana with gave me anxiety AKA too much energy
Channel that energy into a Giants HR, please.
It’s his mission to stay up late and bother me LOL
Ohhhh, arrow to the heart.
Lol
Brand new wood floors thank you carpet gives me the creeps
Well, no poodle puddle then.
You’re a fan of Jim Riggleman aren’t you?
I hate the nerves that go with road games that are tied going Tom the bottom of the 9th
Yes, that Nationals playoff game nearly killed me.
Curious choice….
I don’t feel comfortable with Law
You’re not alone.
You don’t feel comfortable period. How are you feeling tonight? How is the back counselor?
Would be much better with a win
One thing Evans needs props for: Hundley is a big upgrade over recent back up catchers.
Hundley has been excellent for a #2 catcher.
I can’t watch
Great job, Law
Well done Law. Very encouraging that the bullpen is starting to put things together.
If the Giants win tonight, this could really pull all of them together.
I agree. Right on time for the Rockies then Dodgers series next week.
Whoo hoo! Derek Law!
LAW!!
What a pitch!!
Hundley called: Law executed perfectly. BOOM
Set him up well too with those other FB
Schulman noted on Twitter what I’ve noticed: Nunez is not running out ground balls. After his ninth inning AB, I almost made a snarky Angel Pagan reference.
Schulman said maybe there’s some nagging injury they’re not aware of, but if not…
There’s a 3B in AAA hitting nearly .500.
He did that all last year, too, though. If he thinks it’s routine, he Big Leagues it
They brought in another lefty to face Marerro — LOL
Man, I really wish all the best for Marrero the human being, but Marrero as a player is just so hard to root for.
We can be happy he got that HR and has some great memories. I’m telling you, he will not be on the roster next Monday.
Who do you think gets the call?
I don’t know doctor it seems like the worst you do as a giant the longer you stick around
I don’t trust management to pull the trigger that quickly. I hope you’re right.
Morse is playing rehab games, Stubbs is in AAA, Upton’s on the way, and there’s Slater. Calling it.
I am feeling a grounder to second
When is Span gonna change his number to 43? You can’t wear K
uff, da.
LF is a black hole. But CF is problematic and has been for two years.
Lorenzo Cain is a free agent after this year, isn’t he? Just daydreaming…
Another framed strike against Span.
I bet if the Kansas City Manager summons Sparky Lyle to come in to face Denard Span Denard would get himself out!
Speedster Nunez dogs it and Big Lug Belt hustles out an infield hit. Take note.
Those paddle wheel feet are ground slappers
Remember what I said about Sybil Evans signing Hundley?
Counterpoint: Span
Belt hasn’t had much to show for it on the boxscore, but this has to be the most hustle and heart he’s shown in a game that I’ve seen in recent memory.
Two critical defensive plays, too. The fact that this game isn’t over is due as much to Belt as anyone.
Yeah for sure, those defensive plays included.
Come on Buster — this guy is very hittable.
That is what I get for cheerleading. I will go back to being negative.
Great AB Buster. Wow.
That was a merrero at bat by posey…
Sad.
He definitely channeled his inner Marrero on that AB
Bochy made need another procedure
“Mr. Bochy, we’re going to need that remote control. And your phone.”
It’s beginning to feel a little bit like “Major League II”!
GOOOOOAAAALL! 3-0
2 Power Play Goals tonight!
Much improved…but, the first 3 games were the worst I’ve seen since Pre-Thornton days
You mean the Darryl Sutter coaching days?
Who impersonated Buster Posey there? Was that you Rob Deer? I want our catcher back!
I really can’t remember a good game Buster has had at DH!
Only 3 hits tonight– give me a break
One was an error, that the score keeper did not call .
Call it 2 hits then
HITS SUCK
Soft hits
SLAPPY HITS!
Hits
Batting average =overrated , SLG% and RBI = good .
He has feelings
Hahaha! Who? Buster or Surf Maui?
Soft Hit Gerald
He has 3 hits…..
When I think DH I think of Big Papi mashing doubles and HRs, so maybe tomorrow if Buster doesn’t catch!
Maybe Bruce Bochy can get a better look at how crappy his team looks from his couch the same way we view it and make some changes.
Lol, good point! Maybe he’s saying to himself, “wtf is Marrero doing on my team?! And Hill. And Gorkys. And Span…”
Hahaha, maybe!
If he’s drinking like we do, absolutely
(The non-Peter crowd, I mean)
Do they let you drink in the hospital?
Affeldt is getting more entertaining as the game goes on
Thought the Amazon was in the U.S.
Maybe he’s drinking, a la Kuiper.
Entertaining, not accurate.
He got confused with the boxes in his living room.
I get that. If they had a 12-step program for Amazon Prime, I should prolly go to it.
Not really understanding the bullpen management here. Do they really want Law throwing this many pitches? They have an eight-man bullpen and Cain went seven innings. Bum tomorrow, and he’ll eat innings.
I’m surprised he went 2 innings.
Affedlt just said he is tired — should pull him now.
He looks done.
Has no control
Maybe he just got bailed out…
The only pitch that was a strike was the last one — can someone get a hit already.
So, will Wotus make a good manager someday?
He may have competition from Sir Helmsley
Mini Me learned from the master?
Not impressed with Wotus tonight. Should have hit for Marrero with the bases loaded, too.
Agreed. Especially after an off day.
Three pitchers left– might need to cover anoth 5 innings plus
He’s out!!!! Review that
It is the 10th inning. Why wait, just challenge.
Bruce just started drinking straight from the bottle….
He’s out. Double play
Seems familiar. No dive this time though
I like Affedlt.
He’s making me chuckle, so I guess that’s good.
He reminds me a little bit of when Tolbert would do radio with the Warriors on KNBR.
Was just about to type that. He seems at times just a fan talking.
If they don’t call him out, I’m burning their headpho….
Ok, we’re good
Affeldt does seem to have some insight and charisma, however I feel like I’m listening to Bill. Or Ted. Dude.
I like Bill and Ted, dude
So do I. Fella.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iimPYYIphmE
His speech patterns got frozen in college.
Vocal tone of a pizza delivery boy. Or a weed smoker. Actually could be both.
The two definitely go together.
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.
Isn’t that a former convenience store chain?
It is! There was one in SLO when I was in college (don’t know if it’s still there) and we would quote that line from the movie every time we went there.
Another Mustang! Yaaaaa!
I desperately want the Giants to have a Cal Poly college night. Who cares if it’s not a bay area school!
They seem to have a blind spot for smaller schools. No Sonoma st., no poly, no Stanislaus, no Hayward.
Hey! Turkey Tech ( Stan State) was my alma mater and where the baseball Dream died!!!
There was a Circle K very close to where my Dad lived in Ft. Lauderdale back in the day. I am sure it went the way of dust and weeds, however. Strange things were often afoot in Lauderdale back in the 80s, Peachezz.
I don’t think strange things will never *not* be afoot in Florida in general.
Nor wisdom to never not come from thy keyboard.
Tis true!
i like him, bro. i’m getting tired of krukow’s act..
Word to the latter, jury’s out on the former. His vocal tone and delivery would give Jack Buck hives.
Good call. THE right call.
Whew
We love replays in KC!
And BTW: some real grit from young Mr. Law in those two innings. He’s gonna be OK. He’s a competitor.
That’s my guy Law!
He’s no Your Guy Kontos. ;^)
Thank you Lord, again! 🙂
Hit a ball over the outfield fence Giants
LOL, at “over the fence Giants.” I miss Parker. That’s a short porch in RF. Where’s Gillaspie?
Taking up a roster spot, otherwise seldom scene.
They are saving him for the 13th.
Where’s Mac?
Torture, sweet torture
Good pitching or bad hitting for both teams?
Yes!
I don’t care since I tuned out until the bottom of the ninth.
Who wants this game?!? Giants ready for an Eddie Eruption!
SHARKS…..GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!
4-0.
WHO ARE THESE SHARKS?!?!?!?!?!?!
Someone should get ejected for that call — that was a joke
wtf
This plate ump is unreal!
They smell those hot dogs and chili cheese fries cooking up for the post game meal and they go nuts. This is a fact. And, they hate extra inning games. It’s like dinner being served an hour late.
The ump needs to go home. Or he was drinking in between innings. What?
That is one of the highest pitches I have ever seen called a strike.
I cannot think of anyone higher. That wasn’t F’ing close.
That was a horrific called strike. I guess literally any pitch needs to be swung at, at this point.
Lance Barksdale has a new nickname: Blind Midget Mother —-er
Fleming is sure that the ump is not calling 1 side of the plate a strike and the inside of the opposite side a strike and no batter is picking up on it, and neither are the batteries.
Looks that way.
That Nunez one was dead center very high
Joltin Joe Jr. Atta babe.
BOOM.
Panik!
Whoo hoo, Joe Joe! 🙂
Cain be CAINED.
I thought he was going to catch another one. Cain is amazing — when is he a free agent.
After this season.
Well that would solve some problems.
It would an automatic C+ to A- upgrade in the outfield
C+??? You’re a really generous grader. More like a C-D+
When is he on the trade market?
MY BOY JOE!
Nice. Good to see Panik hit the LH.
PANIK!
The team that scores the most runs will win this game. Thanks Jeremy Affeldt.
Attababe.
Now, get 7 more. I have a huge case of Closer Yips
Melancon will slam the door on them.
He politely closed the door gently
Me too, we need a bat-around in the worst way!
Run Scored!
Joey Baseball!
A ballplayer. He seems to love those situations.
No love for Hunley?
I love him
I love Hundley.
Hugley.
nifty deliberate typo.
Panik suddenly looking really comfortable in this ballpark.
Super Joe!!!!
And…
SHARRRRRRKKKKSSS GOAL!!!!!
5-0. Couture’s 2nd of the night. Oilers pull their starting goalie.
Save some goals.
An Edmonton player just got ejected for spearing a Sharks player. I say score as many as they can. Pour it on after that stupid penalty.
We gotta move Panik to leadoff. Swap spots with span.
Never. Ain’t happening. Way too logical and correct. Just will not happen.
Joe’s good at the RBIs, so I’d have him behind Nunez. Span hitting 9th with the P at 8 according to last year’s theory?
With 1b open and Gorky’s OD, why pitch to Panik?
“The misery continues for Gorkys Hernandez.”
Lol
Can they DFA him and Marrero — they need OFs in a bad way.
That’s the problem — those OFs are in a bad way
Lol
“The misery continues for Gorkys Hernandez.”
He’s a dummy. Giants took the lead, Melancon starts warming up, and he can’t have a little longer AB?
Hope the closer is dialed in.
Leon Drieseitl needs to have his ass kicked.
He just speared Tierney in the boys
I just mentioned that too.
Another guy that needs his ass kicked is Darnell Nurse.
Bring In Madbum to save this game! He’ll be fine for tomorrow!
I would love that , just for Gut Punch Quotient
Me too! It would be amazing and hilarious!
Oh man, I don’t think I’d be able to stop laughing
Great idea– that would really blow their minds
Went to the well one too many times there.
I HATE LEADOFF HITS AGAINST OUR CLOSERS
Tell us how you really feel!
PEACHES DON’T BLEED!!!!
Moth#$ fu@#&. Melancon is as bad as Wilson!
Please.
SHARRRKKKSSSS GOAAALLL!!!
6-0. Yes. 6 to 0.
Who got #6? I’m watching Melancon Theater
Bob Wilkins is the host
Pavelski.
C’mon, Mark Weezy
Mark Weezy Casilla Minton
The ump has flinched more times than pence twitches during an at bat
This Whit Merrifield guy reminds me of Steve Garvey in the batter’s box look at his movements and expressions
Who names their kid Whit these days?
Whit or Merrifirld ?
Is he real?
Horace and Ethel Merrifield, that’s who
The only other Whit I know is/was Whit Bissell, the western genre character actor!
Whit Merrifield sounds like a character from Downton Abbey, not a baseball player. He needs to change his name to something like “Buster.”
I knew a guy named Whitney in college.
Hasn’t Melancon been throwing 93-94 regularly this year? What is with this 91-92?
Melancon does not inspire confidence- Brian Wilson without the fastball
Wtf! he is digging himself and Evans a huge hole to dig out of.
Alright this game needs to end (on a good note) so I can take off my pants and heat up some dinner.
uh Peachy you know that can be taken a couple of ways right?
Lol yeah she had no idea about that.
NONE!
Well I am currently devouring some pizza in my SWEATS right now.
GOOD TO KNOW. I’LL TAKE MY CAPS LOCK OFF NOW!
Sweats at home are the way to go. What, you guys wear jeans in the house? You gotta go casual and comfortable.
Well, I can’t help it if y’all have dirty minds!
Well ain’t that just peachy!
I know, right?
POTFN.
No one can possibly top that.
No kidding, mountaineer.
I think we’ve identified a new catchphrase. Let’s get this win so I can take off my pants and heat up some dinner.
Great. So we can all imagine each other sitting around in our boxers (or whatever).
Skivvies covers that base pretty well.
Rally thongs, but that’s just me.
It’ll be easy to spot us at AT&T — hey, that must be a GiantsExtra Pantsless Person!
You are a funny girl!
I’m laughing at a post from five hours ago. Nice job.
Thank you Lord, times three! 🙂
A classic 1-2-3….4-5 inning.
Yuuuge win. Yuuuge.
Nice win!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d9fbc47918901001744819afea0f292186334acfec909ae2a99cc93312ae26b4.jpg
Sorry about the horizontaled pic, but…shades of the final out of the 2014 WS. Makes me all warm and fuzzy…love ya, Hoz!!
He might as well just grow a beard right now. Brian Wilson 2.0.
I’m hoping he gets more regular work, and stops doing that to us. Else I’ll be in the hospital room next to Bochy.
Definitely need that big win!
You know what, folks? I think our bullpen’s gonna be just fine.
You have way more faith than me
I think Melancon is going to be a steadying influence, unlike the drama queen closer we had the last couple years. I saw where he treated the bullpen to a Sharks playoff game the other day.
Strickland has been great this year, and so has Kontos. And that was a gutty outing by Law. But raw rookie Okert vs. Mr. Clutch Hosmer with the bases loaded in the eighth? That was a moment the whole pen can build on.
Pour me a glass of that Rainbow Sauv….!
They will come together nicely.
They’re going to be fine. Strick’s going to come into his own–we’re finally going to see that potential realized. We know Law is good–we saw it last year. The lefties are a work in progress, but there’s talent there. And if Gearrin or Ramirez falters, there are guys like Chase Johnson, Kyle Crick, and Reyes Moronta in the wings.
Oh, you know I’m all I need on Strick…Law , if healthy, rock solid. Kontos, solid. Melancon : Anti-Santi
Gearrin stays, Ramirez doesn’t is my guess.
Damn i have to stay off of here when im using mlb app, comments blew the result for me!
Wonder how often the KC broadcast said the word “clutch” when talking about Hosmer tonight?
Steve Okert and Brandon Belt would like a word.
Belt had a hell of a game. Maybe it means 2HH won’t drop by tomorrow morning?
Good bet since the Cubs have lost five in a row.
I was saying Hosmer is constantly overrated. But he wasn’t far from a bases clearing double, except for BELT had a say 🙂
Hosmer may be a “Gold Glover,” but his competition has been guys like Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols. Belt is a much better defensive 1B. That play on Hosmer’s ball saved the game, and his scoop of Craw’s throw in Law’s second inning was huge, too.
That grab (and foot race to the bag) was my moment of the game. Huge. One of the hosts on 95.7 this morning said he’d never seen Crawford throw a ball that wasn’t at Belt’s chest. “Belt never has to work for Crawford throws”. I have no clue where they get this stuff, but boy do I dislike sports personalities.
It’s the opposite. About 1/3 of Craw’s Gold Gloves belong to Belt. And you know who’d be the first to say so? Craw. Pablo used to give him huge props, too–he called Belt “the Pick Machine.”
Yeah, they’re both really great. I don’t understand the hyperbolic nature of sports personalities. We don’t have to pretend that every single Crawford throw is a “howitzer shot to Belt’s chest”. They both benefit the other. Several games ago Kruk and Miller were on the call, and Kruk says “Literally nobody else on the team has been hitting the ball harder than Nunez this season,” as Miller agreed. We can quantify these things. And Nunez has the 2nd lowest hard hitting % on the team. Why did he even need to pretend that he had just been blistering the ball all season? I don’t understand the point.
Torture, sweet relief from torture
You guys need to accommodate to Melancon’s style. It’s death by a thousand cuts, not a battle axe. He’s a finesse pitcher, not a power arm.
He’s growing on me. You could see him just thinking his way through that inning. You knew that Mondesi kid was toast.
Yeah, pretty much. Wolf at he edge of the firelight, not charging Grizzly.
Yep. Wily veteran and not high-strung.
BTW, the Georgia 6th is playing out like this game tonight.
Yep. I’ve been following closely. Even if there’s a runoff, the Dem did well, and it’s interesting.
We were under the impression that we’d have boring 1-2-3 ninth (or later) innings from Melancon. So far it’s been anything but! Hopefully the innings will be cleaner with more regular work.
Do the Giants do boring? LOL. The cave of the adrenaline junkies.
A true Giant reliever.
nice win guys. very nice
Whew.
Nice game by Cain.
YAWN
Nice, just got home to see the last inning. I would have bet my next paycheck that Cain would not have made it seven innings. Good for him, good for the Giants.
Faith.
The grinding you have been looking for. ‘night.
YES!
I think we just got a dose of that ole time religion, ala 2010….I hope.
First one-run win. That felt good.
They won it for the Gipper!
The game last year in Miami when Bochy was in the hospital was extra innings, too. Are they trying to kill him?
Glad the team could help Bochy feel a little better tonight. And Posey almost got 7 hits tonight!
Great one run win. The first one of the year.
Now back to the ass-kicking that the Sharks are putting on the Oilers.
Wotus. And so it begins.
I wish
Wotus…POTUS. Coincidence? I think so.
Scrotus.
Peachezz you ignorant sl–…
WATCH IT!!
An inside joke, Caps Man. It’s all good.
Oh, I know. I got in some big trouble with Peachy for same!
I wish Wotus was the POTUS.
I wish Wotus was the POTUS of this team. He was tonight.
3 RUNS DOWN, 2 ON, PUIG STRIKES OUT.
Big talk down here that Puig is being dealt to Brewers for Braun.
He would die, go right in the tank
Would it just be salary relief for the Brewers? I think Puig only has one year of control left.
It’s nice that the Giants won but I wouldn’t have minded a few more innings. Not because I only got one see one inning, now that the game is over my wife is watching “Fresh off the Boat.” It’s God awful bad, but we don’t watch TV in separate rooms and she did have the game on when I got home. What am I to do?
Move out.
Take off your pants?
I’m sure Bruce Pipp enjoyed this one, after all.
Matt Williams just hit a double. He’s the SS for the Salt Lake Bees, who are beating the River Cats 6-2 in T8.
How soon Arroyo? His next HR matches his total from all last year. A hit, often multiples, in every game this year.
It might be a blessing in disguise if Nunez tweaked something in the next month or so. I have a feeling that young Mr. Arroyo would be here to stay.
That would be awesome if they just went for it.
Panik 2B
Belt 1B
Pence RF
Posey C/1B
Crawford SS
Arroyo 3B
Left Fielder* or Hundley C
Span/Upton CF
*Nunez/Belt/???
C’Mon, if they promoted the rookie Bochy would nail him to the bench.
Not this time. When that kid comes up he’ll be playing.
I just can’t see it happening that way. Bochy has never just played a rookie without an incredibly short leash.
Posey in 2010. He didn’t get to catch until they traded Bengie, but he was in the lineup nearly everyday. Of course, it didn’t hurt that he had like six hits in his first eight ABs.
Isn’t ‘Matt Duffy’ the appropriate response here.
Yes, definitely. Once Duffy replaced McGehee as starter, he literally played every single day and was a very productive three-hitter in 2015 (77 RBIs).
Wrong.
Damn strait
He won’t have to tweak anything if he doesn’t start slugging. A very soft .313.
Dream on
TOUCHDOWN SHARKS!!!!
Schlemko with the 4th Power Play goal of the night. 7-0 Sharks.
I love the chant ” We want 8! We want 8!”
When it was 5-0 they were chanting “we want sex, we want sex.” Oh Lord, I’m starting to sound like Peachy.
I don’t think I’ve ever chanted that 😛
Whispered it.
Well, you would know, but I didn’t use “we”, just “I”.
I do know. And it wasn’t “want,” it was “need.”
I think it was you that said “need”. 🙂
Nah. I would’ve used “opt.” You know how I know I’m a dirty, dirty man? I’m thinking, this post is old enough, there’s definitely nobody else reading this, we probably have privacy right now. I can REALLY push the envelope.
Ha! that’s all on you sir.
Also hello to the lurkers. 👋🏼
Why isn’t Strickland being used in important situations? He’s clearly been the best reliever on the team so far.
I was surprised they made Law go two innings and didn’t use Strick. Worked out, but Law was clearly beginning to tire.
I think it’s a good idea to stretch out Law so he’s comfortable for 2-3 innings.
I like him as a stopper.
No it isn’t. His arm is too tender and he needs to have it at full strength for his ‘slider’ to be effective.
Are you trying to make a point or just being contrary? I think “stretch out” might have something to do with strengthening his arm to pitch that much. Tell me how you know his arm is “tender”?
Not just beginning to tire, he simply wasn’t pitching well.
Puig up, 1 out, 2 on, down by 2, bottom of the 9th. F7.
Dodgers are rallying on Holland right now..
Rally snuffed, A-Gon grounds out to end it.
Yup, but Holland has an ERA now.
Bums lose for 6th time to a lefty. Another one tomorrow.
The only thing keeping them down.
Giants win the 1st game of the series! Let’s go for the sweep tomorrow… it sounds weird to say that.
Cain got ‘cained’ and Giants got the win anyway.
So Cain has had a couple good games, it seems. Better than I thought he would this season. Still kind of hard to tell if he’s really back or if KC was just flailing. But I would love for Cain to thrive and prove my pre-season prediction wrong.
About time we had a laughter.
This is what the Giants need to do to contend.
— trade for Braun. I know he’s old and blah! Blah! The dude in the middle of the order would rake! You have to go for everything now while Cueto is here and Posey is young enough. So stop with he’s old. Our left fielders suck!! Trade for him,
– bring Arroyo up and give him third. Nunez is not the future.
— get another reliever.
They have another reliever, Strickland. He’s been awesome. They need to USE him.
2 out of 3 isn’t bad. However, lose your Braun fixation. Ain’t happenin’.
Sorry, 1 out of 3. We don’t need another reliever. We’ll, actually, need to get rid of one; I nominate Ramirez.
Ramirez has pitched great lately, and has gone 2 innings in his last 2 outings giving up nothing .
No argument; we still have to drop one reliever.
Might be Blach .
Might be a good idea since he has to re-learn how to be a starter. I thought it was a mistake to make him a reliever, but I understand given no one’s faith in Cain learning how to throw again.
They ought to strategically stash Blach in AAA making his starts and bring him up for Dodgers series. They’re still just dreadful against lefties. Some schmoe I never heard of started for the Rox against them last night–guy with an ERA pushing 6 to start the game–and held them to one run in 4 innings. They threw at least two more lefty relievers after that. You don’t even have to be a GOOD lefty to silence the Dodgers’ bats.
This is to say that, Cain’s re-emergence notwithstanding, the Giants should have every lefty hand on deck for those series. Maybe send Ramirez or Gearrin for an injury “rest” for 10 days and call up Osich, too.
Freeland was actually a first round pick a few years ago, but his stuff seems to be more in line with Ty Blach’s.
Gearrin’s pitching is looking really good to me. I wasn’t seeing that life on his FB last year. I’d keep him up.
The 10-day DL does allow them to “rest” relievers on a regular rotation, though. I suspect they will use this a lot, especially with a number of fresh arms (Crick, C. Johnson, Moronta, Slania, Gregorio, Stratton) all on the 40 who can be recalled from the minors for 10 days as needed.
If you didn’t see it, you weren’t looking. He had it in June before he got injured and again in September. He didn’t have it in April or August.
Wow, sorry Scout. I must not have been looking and saw success but not the same movement. I’ll wait for your breakdown.
Outside of one outing, Ramirez has looked awesome this year. 11K vs. 1 BB last time I looked. He could really be one of those hindsight assets (I don’t even know where he came from)!
We don’t have the chips for Braun. They’d want Arroyo and Beede. We need to keep both of them.
No to Braun. I think left field will work itself out. I expect something reminiscent of 2nd base in 2014. Think it will be Mac.
Nice efficient game for Matt Cain. I must say that was one of his better games in the past several years. 7 inning a WHIP of under 1. Just the leadoff double to start the game and the homer in the 5th,. other than that no loud contact. Nice to see velocity variances from 77MPH to 91MPH to keep hiters off balance and pitches down.
It’s nice to hear some positive remarks about Matt Cain given the trash talk that he got all Winter and Spring (and yesterday). I’ll wait a little longer before I really gloat, though.
He’s 32, very veteran, appears to be smart, and may be learning how to use the velocity he has left effectively. My only complaint about last night might be that this is the first time I didn’t pick Matt for my guy. But I’m thrilled for the good game, and the supporting remarks that emerged below during the game. Also happy for Rags gets to see his theories starting to work out.
to top it all off, today is Happy Madison Day.
As you know, Matt didn’t become the team’s Player Rep from being the dullest knife in the drawer. Remember he wasn’t a college pick, either. I find that pretty impressive. I didn’t either. (pick him for MyGuy™, probably can’t guess who I did pick) I like how Rags and Woty work together in the Skipper’s absence. Pretty cool combo; wish I could eavesdrop on in-game conversations.
I picked him last year and not this year. Dang.
So far so good. Lots to like about the movement and location of 2 seamer. It’ may not be blistering, but it has a enough life. It’s nice to hear a nice story and it’s nice to be nice to the nice.
MUCH more life and his velo in the low 90’s is OK with me since the FB has tons more movement than his 4-seam ever did. His slider is looking different too.
wonder if they’ll decide this bullpen gig isn’t for Blach and send him back to Sac to start.
As I said to PJ, I think that’s a good idea too.
Yes
Nice
A “pleasant” place in France, I hear.
I was much more impressed by last night than his previous start, which I considered shaky but (surprisingly) not terrible. Last night he was just flat-out good–commanding his stuff, six-pitch innings, very little drama, made seven innings look easy against a tough veteran lineup. I never thought I’d see that Matt Cain again. Hope we see more.
The results may be similar to his previous successes, but he is not the same pitcher and is not throwing the same. It has taken him a long time (by our standards) to re-emerge as a big league pitcher. He has a different arm than he did in high school and early in MLB. He’s had to learn to pitch again and with a new arm. The 2-seam fastball and more liquid throwing mechanics has started to emerge in games. That’s a really good thing.
I think he has not only come to the realization of what he is now, but is actualizing it. He has had to learn to pitch with the movement on the 2 seamer at the pedestrian speeds of 89-91; start the ball there with this release point and finger pressure, let the movement carry it there, to the catcher’s glove inside or outside. Then mix in that slider and change and voila, off-balance hitters moving forward, backward, in and out.
Arm angle and “whip” to arm has changed drastically. He needs to bunk with Cory for a bit.
P.S. Low 90’s is perfectly OK for a low 2-seam
Seems perfectly normal 2 seam velo. Now mid 90’s 2 seam? Now you’re talking some serious fuzz!
But… sometimes that results in lesser movement. There’s a sweet spot somewhere for that pitch.
Yeah, corners at the knees.
I meant velocity-wise, doofball.
Well said.
Saw an interesting comment in one of the game stories that he’s able to work on things in side sessions this year. Apparently he couldn’t do those sessions the last couple years because of his injuries–had to use the whole time between starts to let his arm recover. I can see how that would make a big difference.
What he showed me last night was this: He is, and always has been a very cerebral pitcher. His body was defying him…but his adjustments, in the last two games for certain, have been executed. He knows he isn’t the “high 4-seamer” guy any more. He knows how and what he needs to throw.
It also appears, from the outside, that he IS healthy…as healthy as he can be and healthier than the previous 3 years.
So, many will be skeptical , and I understand. But, he has thrown as consistently in his starts as Bumgarner and Cueto have in theirs. That’s not just a good thing…it’s a great thing.
The unfortunate thing is, that if he has one subpar start in the future, he will get roasted here. Again, I understand the skepticism, because those folks have watched him struggle mightily. But, if we all take emotions out of it and watch him pitch, Matt Cain can still pitch
Yes.
I don’t want to “roast” him, but I do want to see more. In his spring starts and his first start, he looked bad–not just his execution but his stuff. It didn’t look like major league stuff anymore. Can he keep it up every five days? He’s had a hard time staying on the field, between elbow/flexor issues, hamstring issues, etc.
It takes a whole month to evaluate a SP, doesn’t it (4 or 5 starts)? Promising signs, like the daffodils in bloom here, but still just early.
I don’t think that comfort with his 2-seam really “came” until his 1st start and I credit that to Nick. That’s when I first saw that old Cain come back. Hundley deserves a lot of credit for pushing that pitch (I think… it could have come from the bench).
But, let’s be honest…there ARE those who will. Of course, we all want to see more. What is nice to me, is that there is a list of “watch out” things about this season. Many are still alive and well…Cain is moving way down that list with his performances. Yes, it’s only 2…but, it’s 2 in a row.
I, for example, would like to see MyGuy™ Matt Moore pitch a good game more than once in a row. I would also like to see MyFormerGuy™ Jeff Samardzija limit the damage. It’s not good enough to pitch 6 great innings after a bad first that puts a scuffling offense into an early hole.
I was feeling hopeful with one-in-a-row.
Not me. That last start wasn’t that great. It was just not horrible. He pitched 5+ innings, gave up nine baserunners, and had to be extricated by Cory Gearrin’s heroics. Last night was much more convincing.
Let me re-phrase that. I was happy his first start wasn’t a disaster.
Me too. 🙂
Minor league briefs…
Arroyo 1 for 4 with his 2nd HR of year last nite. Ryder Jones a double in 4 trips to plate. Hwang 1 for 4.
Big Dan Slania got knocked around a bit in the Rivercats loss: 4 ER in 5 IP; 5 H, 4 BB, 8 K, HR.
Another loss for Richmond, Jordan Johnson goes seven, but yields 3 ER on 9 H, 1 BB, plus an HR while striking out 5. Slade Heathcott 2 for 5 with double and K, batting .289.
Three more hits for Bryan Reynolds in San Jose victory; batting .375 on young season. Matt Krook went 4 and struck out 5, but also walked 5, but limited the damage to an unearned run on just one hit. Ryan Howard was 2 for 3 and batting .367. Morse was 0 for 2 with BB and K.
Augusta picked up a much needed win. Kevin Beltre with two hits and two RBI including a triple and walk. Frandy De La Rosa had two hits also. Domenic Mazza lasted 5 innings and yielded 4 baserunners while striking out 4.
Bryan will be heading east sooner rather than later. He needs to be tested against Eastern League pitchers.
Patience, grasshopper. Reynolds has mostly been hitting singles. Let him find his power stroke. It’s twirly. Give him a couple of months dominating A+ pitchers before seeing those in AA.
I don’t disagree, but somebody needs a hitter; wheel sea.
in the meantime, I’m hoping for whirled peas.
Somebody doesn’t need an A ball hitter. They need a big league hitter. Arroyo the best bet to help them right now. He’s seen plenty of AA with a good helping of the AAA quality seen in ST camp and the hot PCL start. While his stroke is going, let’s see what he can do. If things go south, fine, option him and bring him back when ready. Need some sort of jolt in the lineup. Sometimes that jolt is a hitter that pitchers don’t know how to attack.
I was just looking at the current River Cats roster. Mac Williamson invisible. Upton is invisible. Michael Morse is “7 day DL” which I think means he was actually at San Jose, so closer than those two. Calixte is listed as OF! In all honesty, it feels like time to put Nunez in LF and bring Arroyo up to see what he can do in the Show. Desperate times.
Mac and Upton are still in extended spring training in AZ and wouldn’t appear on a roster. Mac’s mom told Marty Lurie this weekend that Mac’s doing well and should be headed back to CA soon. As for Upton, seems like he should be in Sac quickly assuming he’s healthy–he did a full camp with Toronto, and it’s only been a couple of weeks.
Slater’s available now–would require a 40-man move, but buh-bye Marrero–and they’ll also need a 40-man move (Parker’s spot to the 60-day DL) for either Morse or Upton. Something will happen before the next homestand.
Upton did a full spring training? Wtf is he doing in extended EVANS? Is he hurt? Is his swing messed up? Somebody do some reporting ! Common Baggs ,Paves, Schully, somebody, anybody
Upton played in 14 games and had 40 plate appearances for Toronto in spring training, which was middle of the pack. He was released by Toronto on April 2 (opening day for the Giants and still only 17 days ago).
Thanks
I think there’s something amiss with Uptown. I’m not a supporter of the move to bring him into the fold..
Not only a punchless lineup in SF, but an inefficient one too There is no offensive groove. Few big, ringing hits. Span not setting the table. Belt still trying to find his stroke. Tough way to start a turn through the lineup. Maybe all that changes tonight.
They could really use a hit-for-average guy like Arroyo. Posey and Panik are that kind of guy at their best. I think the guys who are hitting ought to be bunched up a bit more, too.
They had 11 hits and drew three walks last night, but you’re right–there was no “groove” at all. It felt like a happy accident when Panik had that two-out RBI hit.
How would you fix the lineup? Panik should be hitting higher–leadoff? I know he can’t steal bases (though he did last night), but neither can Span if all he does is roll over to the 2B. Nunez is hitting the softest .302 ever, but at least he CAN run. Belt still seems like a good #2 hitter even though the average doesn’t show it at the moment.
I posted my fix below with Panik and Span basically flip flopped. Dangit, they need a LFer that can hit the ball !
To both of you. My theory is that they are trying to cover up a few holes in the lineup by stretching things out: Joe down near the bottom, so that Span and Parker (that was Plan A) and the pitcher weren’t in that much of a cluster. Lots of people left on base suggests a more conventional bunching up might work better, but so too would filling LF with someone hitting .200 or .250 (that isn’t much to ask, is it, someone like De Aza, or even Morse).
They are above the major league average in runs per game. The offense isn’t the biggest problem at this stage.
Nunez is a disaster as a left fielder
I’m not talking about this year for somebody; what do you take me for? I’m talking about accelerated movement; an ExLax player.
Ewwwww. But got your memo. By all means, get him to AA by mid summer. Maybe AAA and Sept. cup of coffee in ’18. Then MLB ready in ’19. Sounds like a plan to me.
Aaron Hernandez dead WOW the coward commited suicide in his prison cell!
perfect description
As a Florida Gator, this whole saga saddens me deeply. He was an amazing player. It’s all so tragic for so many reasons.
Im sorry for harping on this but im so sick and tired of looking at D Span in a Gs uni i mean this guy has no game at all ! I mean can someone tell me what this guy brings to the table?
He’s got some game but his best days are behind him. Right now we have to make do with him. We have no better alternatives. Show him a little love if you can. DSpan is a gamer, but should not be starting. He is a fourth outfielder at this stage of his career.
Yes, while presently really our 2nd outfielder. To channel ClutchUp, we must root for the team name and hope for the best.
Not just that. Go back and look at game 3 of the NLDS. He was the one who led the charge back when the Giants were down 2-0 in games and Bumgarner had fallen behind 3-0. If the Giants had been able to win the series, we would have been one of the big heroes.
Yeah, but I keep making the Edgar Renteria comparison. We all love Edgar because he was World Series MVP and helped bring the first trophy to SF. But the truth is that during his two regular seasons with the Giants, he was an expensive and frequently injured bust. Did he have some good moments here and there? Yep. (I was at a game in 2009 where he hit a grand slam to lead a comeback win, and he had the game-winning hit against Kershaw on my birthday in 2010.) Overall, was it a good signing, if you take away that World Series HR? Probably not.
It’s early for this season yet, but Span had a mediocre 2016 that was well below his career norms offensively and was a defensive liability. He was also especially terrible leading off games and innings. His lackluster ABs just do not get the offense off on the right foot, and we’ve observed this for over a year now. (But if he hits a World Series clinching homer, we’ll all love him, too!)
You say it was a good signing because of the HR. If the Giants had won the World Series last year, everyone would be still be talking about what he did against Arrieta in that game.
I don’t know that I’d say Renteria’s signing was good just because of the HR. The Giants were already up 3-1 and probably would have won the Series anyway. Lincecum could just as easily been MVP.
Two more examples: Cody Ross was a huge 2010 postseason hero, and they didn’t immediately sign him to a three-year deal. They DID sign Scutaro to a three-year deal after his 2012 heroics, and that worked out poorly. So postseason heroics don’t immediately make a signing a good one. There needs to be more than that.
Except…
I think Scoots had a huge impact on Crawford’s development as a hitter. That’s when I saw some of the things he did as directly channelling Scutaro.
Cueto’s quote about wanting to finish his career in the American League (and therefore not with the Giants) has made it clear that something has gone wrong in his relationship with the team. Without saying who is to blame, or why, there is no question that this is a bad sign. And (again with emphasis that I hate to agree with Efrain) there have just been too many cases like this with Hispanic players on the Giants recently. This has not been the case with all the Giants’ Hispanic players–there were no problems with Blanco (but he’s just an incredibly sweet person) or Lopez (but he’s not exactly a typical Hispanic, I mean his father was an FBI agent), but there have been quite a few of them:
(1) Sandoval chose not to resign with the Giants even though they apparently gave him as good an offer as the Red Sox did. Or course we can say that considering how he immediately fell apart, we were lucky, but nevertheless it was clear that something had gone wrong.
(2) Pagan was just dumped although he had quite a good year last year both offensively and defensively, which looks pretty hard to explain considering the mess in left field this year. On the one hand, people were disgusted with Pagan for a long time because he supposedly insisted on playing hurt; on the other hand, they were also disgusted when he didn’t play the last two games of the NLDS because he said he was hurt.
(3) The end of Casilla’s tenure as closer was just ugly in the extreme, and there was a general tendency to assume that the ugliness was because of Casilla, not Bochy’s mismanagement.
(4) Romo also got into trouble with both fans and management for ridiculing Bochy’s handling of the relief pitchers, and this probably also had something to do with him not being resigned.
There are just too many indications that somehow the Giants don’t know how to manage Hispanic players without serious friction.
(1) We were lucky. Sandoval didn’t want to hear about his weight issues anymore. That’s why he left.
(2) Pagan would certainly be better than what we have now. No question. He must REALLY have burned his bridges.
(3) IMO, it was both Bochy and Casilla that made that end poorly. Did Bochy mishandle things with Casilla? Yep. Did Casilla act like a drama queen all year and make it all about him, even at the end? Yep. (Actually it reminds me of another erstwhile, drama-filled closer with a Fearful Beard, and he’s not Hispanic.)
(4) The Romo thing makes me sad because he was a homegrown Giant and a huge hero of my beloved 2012 team. I’m not sure they let him go because of his friction with Bochy–maybe, but it could also just be that his skills were declining, he’d gotten expensive, and they believed they had better/cheaper options within (Law, Strickland, Gearrin, etc.) and chose to reallocate those dollars to Melancon.
Even Brisbee mentioned in yesterday’s piece, that Pagan really did burn his bridges with the team, which I find really sad if true.
It IS sad. Schulman or Baggs made the comment last week: “Did you ever notice how when Pagan would salute the dugout, only Bochy would salute back?”
I think back to things like Pagan not coming for the 2014 parade or ever showing up for Fanfest once he signed his four-year deal. When he had extended injuries, he’d just disappear for months. Belt and Pence and Posey and Cain didn’t do that. He never really gave off an “I’m on board” vibe.
Dude doesn’t have a job and he was productive with bat last year. This says a lot.
My brother the doger wants to give Romo back.
Speaking of friction, last week I mentioned the genre known as speculative fiction.
Please! This is a load of bunk and speculation. Pablo was a fat, irresponsible and greedy guy who bolted after the Giants offered him way too much money, because he received terrible advice from his agent and people. How is his tenure with the Red Sox going?
Pagan, by all accounts, was not well-loved by the team as a whole, Hispanic or not. Coming from me as big an Angel Pagan fan as me this is saying something.
Casilla was horrible and pitched his way out of town, especially after throwing a tantrum in front of the world when his manager came to remove him from a game last season.
Romo probably should have been retained but the Giants felt he was done. Despite his occasional issues off the field, which were mostly minor as I have read, my sense is he was beloved by the team. So I think your post needs some analysis and rethinking on your part. Crying racism all the time really hurts the cause for true social justice and delegitimizes true bias.
I’m not crying racism. ‘Somehow the Giants don’t know how to manage Hispanic players without serious friction’ doesn’t means that the management is racist. It just means that somehow the Giants don’t know how to manage Hispanic players without serious friction (Romo may have been beloved by the team but it wouldn’t be too surprising if his openly making fun of Bochy on the field in September had something to do with management letting him go). Maybe it’s partially or equally the fault of the Hispanics. I honestly don’t know and I’m not making any claims about who’s at fault. I’m just saying there’s clearly a problem.
What is it about Hispanics that would be difficult to manage? Are you applying some kind of attribute across the board to one ethnic group ? Because that sounds like……
Now i’m being accused of both crying racism and being racist for the same post. That’s impressive.
I’m with you on this G. I almost said that same first sentence myself.
You should get together with Efrain.
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Why am I seeing comments from 2 months ago in a new post?
Yeah. Some stuff best left unrevisited. Greek?
Disqus is acting weird.
Yeah. Thought Bruce had an episode. Quit scaring me
But I did get to read you schooling John Myhill, which was sublime
Chef featured post reruns: lots better than back-of-fridge leftovers.
Yeah, it is. I saw that there was a new post and already 786 comments. I thought that some posters were having an online donnybrook.
1. Gotta be Posey, the only All-Star
2. Maybe. If they trade Cueto or another starter, he probably keeps his rotation spot. Gregorio’s suspended and Beede’s not forcing the issue. But if they don’t trade anyone, I could see Cain in the bullpen when Bum comes back, unless they move Blach back there to man the Will Smith role.
3. JD right now
4. No
5. Posey
Bryce Harper sporting the stars/stripes sock/shoe combo looks pretty awesome.
But I thought Gerald was the face of MLB.
Sagan got kicked out of the Tour for his move
No pussy-footing around!
Can’t throw an elbow against barriers like that.
Did you see Cav getting his face run over @ 40mph? Wow
1. What Lefty said.
2. No…his stuff doesn’t translate
3. JD these days, and Ryan will will dance the Coalinga Watusi in celebration
4. On this Wimbledon day, in honor of John McEnroe…are you serious?????
5. Gerald
Yes he is serious, injuries will prevent him from doing it , but his numbers are worthy, just not enough years are at bats .
Meaning “no”. Not really that close, either.
Victor Martinez is nowhere close to a HOFer. He had a better career than most though.
Was looking at Giants stats. How ridiculous has Samardzija been with not walking people? There are FOUR relievers who’ve walked more batters than he has. He’s given up 13 walks the whole year, and 10 of those were in April. Wowza.
1. Posey
2. No but may have give him chance to play out season as last arm.
3. Now is JD.
4. No.
5. Posey
Speaking of stats, Denard Span is batting .292 this first half. His career first half average is .277. His career 2nd half avg. is .296.
#2ndhalfhitter
I agree with Bochy puting Posey in at DH, gotta save his back and legs when he can.
Gotta love watching live baseball as you devour eggs & bacon and watermelon beer.
Happy 34th Anniversary to Rags’ no-no against the BoSox.
Atta babe Hunter.
So far, I like the way this color guy/area scout is doing.
is it the Brian Johnson who use to play for the Giants?
Don’t know, but he talks baseball right off the top of his head. Obviously he knows stuff without reading notes.
Lots of detail, especially on the other guys.
Yes, 97 Giants famous HR to tie Dodgers for NL West lead, Giants ultimately won the Division !
That’s what I thought. Thanks.
out of here!
Why didn’t they play the HR song before cutting to commercial?
Error on the broadcast crew.
You must love those at bats , lots of pitches out of the starter, but that Posey guy was a downer .
Off to another All Friendly Blog Post Day, I see
You are sensitive, Alan Alda
Double down! Atta babe!
Early in the game, got the starter on the ropes, first at bat for Posey, you bet.
It’s early
It’s twirley.
Ask Hoona
I’m here now
I saw that too – road game courtesy?
Hunter circa 2014
Atta babe Cain.
I like the Disqus weirdness that dropped comments from two months ago into today’s post, especially Bapah’s comment where he wisely stated that he was going to wait a little bit longer before gloating about Matt Cain’s early season success.
Just so you know, I did laundry last weekend, and made sure to save my #18 t-shirt to wear today, en route to glorious victory.
Oh my gosh, hadn’t thought about the potential for all the gotcha moments due to the weirdness. It’s like a mine field out there!
You have several of those types throughout the last three yrs
I’m sure they’re printed out and thumbtacked to your wall.
Push pins are better
Cabrerra caught looking reminds me of Sergio 2012 gm 4 final out!
Who is in the booth with Kuiper?
Brian Johnson
Detroit area Giant Scout
He’s good.
Good content, poor voice.
A little too Kermit The Catcher for me, but sharp
Where do you come up with this stuff? I’m going to get you to start writing my material in my new standup comic career .
It seems like ex-scouts would be good broadcasters (knowledge-wise) if they had good broadcast presence.
from AC/DC?
from Fuck The Dodgers
No one takes strike 3’s against our boys quite like Miguel Cabrera
Pence likes hitting on the road
Posey DH’s today and Wed. Will catch Cueto on Thursday
Good eye Hwang
I’m taking Fulmer in the post game MyGuyHotDogEating contest
Good omen re: contact.
detroit pitcher not fooling many
got some straight steam today
We’re smacking the guy with some loud contact so far….
Upton just tied an MLB record with that catch off Hundleys bat.
Most Brothers Named BJ, Melvin Division?
3 unassisted put outs in one inning. 😀
So, 2 records in one inning!!!!
I’m stumped on the second one.
Is it me or are balls jumping out to LF today? Or is Detroit a bandbox? Or baseballs harder?
I saw that Melvin is back playing with Sacramento. Can’t be long now.
I remember when the Giants had a HORRIBLE announcer who would say somebody “tied a record held by many” after catching three grounders and throwing them out at first. Unbelievable.
Wait. Everyone be quiet. Ryan needs to concentrate on his latest crush!
Nice share by Flem
https://youtu.be/TRUjr8EVgBg
The Pirates Osuna
The Marlins Ozuna
I like one of them a lot
Kuip probably doesn’t like their names.
Marlins guy!
CHEAPIE
T Ball, 89 down the gullet, too
89 is ok. Down the Slit – is not
It was near the top of the zone; right in his power party palace.
Meat zone. Could eat there all day.
Miller said the same thing: “Center cut, right in the middle of the strike zone.”
Johnson with the reverse announcer jinx.
Victor says “I’m the more dangerous Martinez and I belong in the HOF”
Brian Johnson is only good at hitting homers against Mark Guthrie and not announcing.
It’s the content I like. I sat next to the Giants’ roving scout in a CWS Regional game a few years back and it was one of the most enjoyable and informative games (2 actually) that I’ve ever had as a paying customer.
He’s awful. Gotta be better options, one would think.
Jordan Zimmerman not signing with the Giants seems to have been a good thing…ERA of 5.58 and 21 HRs allowed in 92 innings.
Hwang is a player
Jeh Hey!
Love that he took a walk in his 1st AB today, showing that he’s not hacking at everything. That’s valuable for a guy competing to stay up here.
not a rookie player. Arroyo’s bad luck would seem to ensure he’s got the rest of the season with the Giants to look forward to.
No doubt. I would like to see a bat flip before this season is over though.
I smell a big inning.
I thought Cain was your guy, where is the faith .
Get your facts straight.
2 Months ago he was, see below, you jumped off the band wagon since ?
Besides facts, you need work on reading comprehension.
“It’s nice to hear some positive remarks about Matt Cain given the trash talk that he got all Winter and Spring (and yesterday). I’ll wait a little longer before I really gloat, though.”
You were going to Gloat, because you were on him having a good year and others were not, so he was your guy, Facts !
Who pissed in Peter’s Corn Flakes?!?!
He’s right
He’s extra bitchy today
Doesn’t negate the fact that he’s right
I am stating facts, you are the bitchy one today, earlier I posted Crawfish Joe would be happy with Giants taking lots of pitches, because he is into that, and he was, and you get on my case, now this, are you on your period are something !
Awesome humor, Pete! “On my period” is a incredibly unique and sophisticate day way to zing me! Your controlled use of exclamation points is magic!
Mr. Zing on me for zinging people, nice .
Nobody would blame you for deleting this awful post.
Try adding “Good point” in front of your posts and see how it works. Especially if you don’t agree with their POV.
Stop telling me to be PC, I now the left of left people would have an issue with a joke, I do not .
Most humans have a problem with that kind of joke.
No they do not, most women admit to being irritable when on a period, and Matthew seems irritable today, maybe you are too .
Blow steam off elsewhere asshole. Go enjoy the holiday.
Have you ever analyzed your lack of a social filter?
See above.
At this point I hope Greek can have a private with him.
It’s entertaining. Offensive, but entertaining.
Entertaining is hearing old farts describe being at historic games.
And Crawford going deep!
Time for everyone to watch the game, and let this go.
I’m pretty sure even 12-year-olds have better insults than periods.
You’re such a great role model for your children.
Well then what does that say about someone who is irritable all the time (everyone looks at PJ)?
This is the WTF PJ Post Of The last 4 minutes
It’s pretty much like talking to a five year old about self-restraint. Not really worth the effort
Just being his usual self.
PJ did.
No. Once again, you don’t get it. Folks here thought he was done and shouldn’t be pitching at all and should be cut. I said he just might surprise everyone. MIGHT.
The Ford Uh Oh Inning
“A late break by Span” seems to be on the announcers loop
Fascinating accent on B Johnson. Skyline HS and Stanford. Many years in Detroit. He sounds like a brother.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
#3. V-Martinez
Can Cain be gone please?
Well, Bob Eubanks is still around. Cain’s a puppy in comparison
any relation to Weeb Eubanks?
And Bob probably knows more about baseball.
Damn.. He didn’t win AL ROY last year for nothing
No he did not, the Giants had a chance early, but now he is dialed in .
Nice quick inning. Let’s put some more runs on the board
Must have thought Marge was pitching
How big a difference would it make if guys chose not to run on that play?
Denard Span has the Rodney Dangerfield of left arms.
No respect. Took me a moment.
That Span “arm” just bugs the shit outta me
Ryan Jinx in full effect
Get Victor Martinez out
Very nice job Cain.
Seemed to have lost the mini-thread discussion regarding JD Martinez coming to the Giants, so I’ll comment here.
He’s making $12MM this year, in his contract year. Seems the absolute minimum contract would be 4yrs/$70MM, for a defensively deficient, 30+ year old OF.
Just like with Lorenzo Cain, I say pass.
I wonder what Blackmon is going to do. $7M this year, 1 arb left, then FA.
It seems like some folks look at stats, and perhaps watch Sportscenter highlights, and make a determination that a player would be an upgrade. The Greener Grass Fan Theory. But, when you look at some of that spaghetti throw of ideas, it’s just shuffling the deck.
Good to see one of those flyballs drop in for a hit. Good job BB9
Prejudice abounds on this board. When anybody but Cain gives a solid 6 innings and 3 runs for a quality start, they all get profs, on this board, posters have had enough of Cain can’t wait for him to go yadayadayada. A great quality start so far for the horse.
Agree. On opening day, we’d have gladly welcomed the thought of a 6 inning, 3 run outing by Matt this late in the year. Time to get him some run support!
Overtaken by Brandon events even as I typed this: tied up!
BCRAW!!!
CRAW!!!
BOOM BOOM AVATAR
eff yeah
Atta babe BCraw.
Glad to see our boys attacking these 2-0 counts today
Good count to swing.
Replay = barf
You’d do the same thing, LOL.
Actually not really – everything evens out in the end IMO if you let umpires – umpire.
If the shoe was on the other foot, you’d do the same thing if could save a run.
OK I will try again. Since the replay in KC IE Crawford/Panik – since then I have grown to favor doing away with replay except HR’s.
Also I’m leaning towards electronic balls and strikes. If they did away with replay Umpires would feel empowered to call their best on all other plays. Umpires are NOT doing that now. They just flip a coin.
LOL. OK.
The quality of umpiring has gone down. Bring on electronics for balls and strikes.
My point us that it was CLEAR the ball cleared the fence with no interference. It was a waste of time
I think he would still have done it, given the managers vantage point.
I’m for going back to no replay at all: they are extremely boring to wait through, don’t necessarily get to the right decision anyway, and indeed over a season all the bad calls do average out.
Maybe an OK idea for the postseason where there aren’t enough games for it to all come out in the wash.
On that home run??
Yep.
I highly doubt it. Highly.
26 seconds, that may have been the quickest review in replay review history.
Ausmus has Hurdleitis
Zing!
I want to ask Angel to go review footage of some of his games. How ironic….
https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/07/03/umpire-angel-hernandez-racial-discrimination-lawsuit
Cabrera hurt himself – left hip tightness
Bad time for a cool video. Go Giants!
Green Day fans singing Queen is good background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZnBNuqqz5g
Terrible bunt. Could’ve turned two with a better throw
When Kuip initially said it was a good bunt he must have been stating that from the Giant’s perspective because at no point did that look like a “good” bunt.
Why didn’t Mathook tag???
They don’t learn how to play small ball in the AL?
He mistook his read
Thanks for that, I was wondering if their BP was good or bad. Even more reason to get Fulmer’s pitch count up and get him out of the game. He’s at 92 pitches through 7.
I HATE all shifts
Especially with the 2nd baseman playing rover. Kontos pitched out of the jam, and now has to do it again
Rule should be
1) You must play on “your side” of the diamond
2) Within that area you should be *here and *here
Bottim line is that Kontos again let in two inherited runn