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GreekGiant
Today’s Game: Giants (80-71) Vs Dodgers (85-66) at Dodger Stadium, 7:00 pm
Matt Moore (4-4, 4.01) vs Kenta Maeda (15-9, 3.24)
It seems we say this before every game: “The Giants need a win tonight”. Well, no matter how much we say it the phrase is not any less accurate. Our boys from San Francisco are in search of a series win against their arch-nemesis, the Dodgers of the City of Angels, a team not to be confused with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Orange County, California, United States of America, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.
Matt Moore appears primed to become a rotation stud, a key part of our very own murder’s row of starting pitchers. Kenta Maeda pitches for the Dodgers tonight. The Japanese right-hander has quietly crafted a superb season after missing some time due to injury.
Some Questions for Tonight’s Game:
- Who is available in the bullpen for the Giants after last night’s successful stint?
- What kind of line up is Bochy putting together after Hernandez and Williamson made starts in a winning effort?
- How long will Brandon Crawford be out with his dislocated finger?
- Who will be at short in Crawford’s absence?
- Will the Giants ever learn to hit a curve ball?
The Giants have won one of their last one games and are in position for the next crucial step on the way to the fourth ring: one more victory and a series win at Dodger Stadium.
Breckeroni says Papa Bush hooking up with Hillary http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/20/politics/george-hw-bush-hillary-clinton/
Brekeroni loves the animated picture of Moore – has a cartoonish quality, hopes the knuckle curve is of the Bugs Bunny variety.
Veniceroni says good afternoon to the west coasters, good evening to the eastern ones and good night to himself. GO GIANTS !
GREAT Matt Moore drawing by GG. Bravo!
Greeks are so talented it doesn’t seem fair.
Even with their eyes closed …
Footy: Give me your perspective on ROY’s – CY – MOY’s etc for 2016.
NL ROY will be the only slam dunk.
Seager?
I imagine he’ll win unanimously.
Maeda may steal away a few votes. Who else is there?
Jon Gray on the Rockies is having a real good year, but nobody thinks about COL and pitching. There are other guys who have been great while playing, but have missed significant time: Aledmys Diaz, Trevor Story, Trea Turner. Big rookie crop. But that Seager season. Yeesh.
Seager ROY, Bryant MVP (though Seager could steal votes for that as well), CY? That’s the toughie. Syndergaard? Fernandez? Bumgarner? Hendricks? Cueto? Scherzer? Lester? I have no idea how I would begin figuring out who has been the best out of those guys.
The blog was humming along smoothly and then CU asked Footy for his opinions…
Penalty box for me 🙁
I say it’s Seager in a landslide, Bryant MVP and Hendricks edging out Kershaw.
Seager and Fulmer
CY – Hendricks and Porcello, I do believe.
Haven’t thought too much about MOY, but Roberts and Tito?
the answer to question 1…. be ahead by 6 runs after 7 (a guy can hope)
With a RHP, I think Bochy likely going as left handed as he can, though Maeda splits .215 RH .233 LH
The veritable RH murderer’s row of Williamson Hernandez and Tomlinson, along with the always frightening contingent of LH’s led by poker face Gillaspie, will be ready to fire if needed off the bench.
Span Pagan Posey Pence Belt Nunez Panik Adrianza ?
I would like to mix that up a bit.. Pagan Nunez Posey Belt (avoiding the DP) Pence Panik Span Adrianza.
8-1 rockettes ..
11-1.
Matt Moore looks like one of The Avengers in that painting. Only with a baseball instead of Captain America’s mighty shield. (What can I say? My 5 year old grandson loves The Avengers. I got an Avengers backpack for him for Kindergarten.)
Has there been any news on Cueto? Sorry if talked about earlier I just haven’t found info on it anywhere.
No news about the MRI yet that I know of.
That puppy was tugging at me via Deportes translation ….
Bi-Polar is real and I believe all the Giant Blogs have been somewhat “Bi-Polar” since 2009 when Wylie Wong started the first Giant Blog….and then Baggs….then Pavs, then Baggs and now Together We’re Giant.
We adore them and hate them. Joy and exhilaration and hatred and venom. We can do it and the season’s over. I love them – DFA them, cut them a check and send them to pasture. Nunez can’t hold Duffy’s Jock – WoW, that Nunez is the Cat’s Meow. Pagan is a Mother-ForYa – Boy Pagan got all of that one. I am not loving this trade for Moore – WoW what a great performance by Matt Moore.
Some Crazy Sh*t right there. (Even Cee Lo didn’t think he could hit that note)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1OhRXCByc
I agree with you. No I don’t 🙂
Yo Yo, Ma?
In the immortal words of Tony Bruno…….”Beautiful Man, Beautiful”
There’s some Borderline Personality Disorder going on as well.
It is ALL covered under that B-P title….
Senator Jon Tester to Hillary on the debate with Trump: “He’s going to say some cockamamie stuff. Give him the rope.” Now that’s a Montanan.
In the I row – I – 26 – BINGO!
Rox and Cardinals Box Score
http://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=360921127
Giants Pre Game Notes for 9/21
http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/0/4/2/202579042/9.21.16_at_LAD_ryfs76wu.pdf
This Date in Giants History: September 21, 2000
The Giants edged the Diamondbacks, 8-7, to clinch the NL West…Ellis Burks led the offense by going 3-for-4 with three RBI…Doug Henry earned the relief win and Robb Nen picked up save number 39.
LA Doyers Pre Game Notes for 9/21
http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/5/0/0/202606500/Dodgers_Daily_Notes_9.21.16_drvn2bxt.pdf
https://i.imgur.com/eDqQ1lX.png
Howling to begin in 3- 2 – 1 …
The lineup just feels like a “Gotta Get ‘Em Going” squad. 🙂
Rackem, time for a little nine ball.
Call the dogs, begin the metamorphosis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8kKUHmAs8
I mean come the ***** on. Span leading off. Why Why Why?
I know, right? How can Roberts sit Toles the way he’s hitting. And Culberson? He’s like Gillapie South. Absurd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnZzNToI1tE
Thanks! Great song, never heard it from Wolf before. And I didn’t know that there was any footage of him performing. The style of this song is North Mississippi blues style, simple, repetitive, like what R.L. Burnside used to play.
Crapola w/Spa-gan leading off. I thought Boch would have finally tried to win this thing by now.
Maybe Span has healed. Whatever the malfunction, this is the signature of guy who ‘broke’ something abut 2 weeks ago.
https://i.imgur.com/ALT9JFJ.png
Attababe. Love these. Let’s get that worm turned.
What he broke was his ability to hit. He has been downright awful this year. His OPS is now sub .700 for the year and his slash line this month is .140/.234/.211. The time to “get him going” has long since passed now that the Giants have 11 games left in a tied up wild card race. Hitting him leadoff while Nunez is tearing the cover off the ball is very frustrating.
I suspect there is a better, more satisfying explanation than that. That graphed data says something dramatic happened. The front side of that late season peak says building capacity, the backside screams injury. It’s 15 day rolling average, and Span ‘zeroed out’ in about that. Injury, IMO.
And Pagan?
Looks good from here.
c’mon Span, show em what a leadoff hitter is all about…
An analysis of the best bullpen managers in baseball. http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/baseballs-savviest-and-crappiest-bullpen-managers/
If Eric Wedge is on there the analysis can’t be right.
Part of it is the duration. Their discussion of Hurdle (Pirates) going from Gong Show to Hollywood makes that point.
A big part is the staff that their GM’s afforded them….
I like the correction on Sveum because he got fired too soon to qualify
This is the Bochy we get, and we should know it.
He truly believes that if Span gets hot, it will help this team ride through October. He truly believed Casilla would convert every save because he had seen it before. He truly believes it’s a huge risk to put young kids who haven’t endured pennant races. He truly believes guys like Cain and Peavy have earned the right.
As fans, it is crazy. Can’t he see what everyone else sees?
As those veteran players, they would run through brick walls for the guy, and they want the kids to realize they will be there some day.
This season has done much to bring his style into question. I’ve questioned…you all have. But here’s the deal: That’s Bruce. Forever.
I hope Span goes 5 for 5 ( I hope no balls are hit to center by LA)
Romo certainly seemed like he was willing to run through a brick wall for Bochy.
Just out of curiosity, what managers do you like in todays game?
All but Bochy. Leave him alone, he’s off Duvall (for a little while).
SQUIRREL!!!
Skittles!
I only watch the Giants, so I don’t see enough of anyone else to judge.
Twister! How’s your Wednesday?
We have no idea how the players feel about Bochy. Like in any fairly large group of people, I think it’s much more likely that opinions are mixed, especially after this season. Other than that, the big iPad is great and I started watching Deadwood, which is excellent. I’m only ten years late on it. Thanks for asking
I just started binging Longmire.
I really liked that show but the latest season is on Netflix so I missed it
Season4,Ep4 is underway now. I loved True Detective, season one.
Haven’t tried that one yet. You & I liked L&W/CI and Longmire. I feel a Vulcan Mind Meld coming.
oooooh.
very good, wholesome show. i liked it a lot.
Atta babe.
It’s all conjecture. Yours, mine, the rest.
Welcome to the 21st century.
He often looks that way before giving up HRs in the 9th too. But we like the winning version of Romo. Hopefully this is him for the rest of the season.
As Lefty has said, Romo has had his own individual issues with behavior in general.
* Airport
* Dunston
* Girl Friend to 49er game while wifey home with the kids
Don’t forget Romo telling a cop during a domestic disturbance:
“You don’t know how to handle high-pressure situations.”
What does a cop know about looking down at Miguel Cabrera and closing out a World Series versus putting your life in danger every day?
Especially if he’s running away from his gf who saw that he just got a text from his ex.
At least he sticks to his principles.
http://onlineathens.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/full/13845883.jpg
Lol. That’s great.
http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/077/561/176fdcf77367abb14d697d4061019ae4_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75
Minus the torn hip labrum tear
He went with Okert in a critical spot again last night. Gave Osich plenty of chances. Law hasn’t endured a pennant race.
In 2010, no one had endured a pennant race. They hadn’t been in the playoffs since 2003. They seemed to muddle through despite their lack of experience.
Lincecum Cain muddled?
19 yr old Bumgarner another example . 21yr old Sandoval another….kid has it, it doesn’t matter their exp.
Sandoval was 24 and don’t forget that 23 yr old kid behind the dish.
There was that rookie catcher, too. He was pretty good.
It is very true. That is who he is. For better or for worse.
For me, I’ve never really liked his style. I can acknowledge and appreciate that in some seasons he’s been extremely successful with it and that some players have responded very well to his faith and patience.
But, as I’ve mentioned before, I don’t much like unions. Seniority over merit? That’s union stuff. Mediocrity gets a long leash? That’s union stuff. Creative problem-solving when something isn’t working well?–Better not. Might ruffle feathers.
So saying “That’s Bruce” means different things to different people. For some it’s a positive. For me–not so much.
That said–it is what it is, and it’s not going to change.
Like most things, there isn’t a perfect solution. We were a better nation with around 30-40% unionization. Ever read Chris Hayes book on meritocracy?
No, I haven’t. Obviously unions have had their historical purpose, but it’s gone way too far in a lot of arenas. In fact, union meddling in my department at work has just recently caused a lot of stress and done both procedural and interpersonal damage that’s going to be hard to fix or work around.
My point is, a blanket statement just lumps together wildly different situations that are all too often too dissimilar for comparison. Out of curiosity, how do feel about the TAs seeking to form a union?
Our TAs already are in a union.
Then, I’d suspect, you have informed opinion to share, if you’re willing to.
I have an extremely informed opinion. I supervised a program my first six years at UCD that employed 30-40 graduate students per year, each teaching their own class of first-year writing students–about 100 sections per year, 2500 undergraduates affected. My observation is that the TAs used every union-backed excuse to avoid teaching, even if it harmed their own students. They put themselves first. I’m happy they got decent pay and benefits, but my goodness–they were going to walk out from teaching because some orderlies at the Med Center in Sacramento were on strike (a sympathy strike, which they were allowed to do under the terms of their contract). Another time they threatened to withhold students’ final grades in June because their own contract hadn’t been successfully agreed upon yet.
It was also practically impossible to fire anyone, no matter how negligent they were. I had TAs who disappeared for two weeks (out of a ten-week class) without notifying their students or me. I had one who took off right before finals week (without notification or permission) because she was in her sister’s wedding. I had one who took a cross-country road trip during fall quarter, leaving her class for a week and a half, and I only found out because one of our mutual Facebook friends tagged her when they were in Virginia.
I had some amazing, passionate, talented, dedicated TAs. I also had brats and bad apples, and there wasn’t a whole lot I could do to keep them from going off the rails.
So maybe you’re sorry you asked? 🙂
Actually, not a long way from my experience to tell the truth. A very mixed bag. Like I said, it’s not one size fits all.
I’ve worked in union shops, and those driven by meritocracy (supposedly) – neither was perfect. Without unions, there would be no 8-hour days, minimum wage, retirement plans, or workers rights.
Oh, wait…
I’m very much with you on this one, it’s the way I’ve always felt with unions. They were necessary at one point, now I feel like they’ve become protectors of mediocrity and (like you said) seniority over merit. I am sadly not at all surprised to see Span and Pagan 1-2, it was too predictable. It’s just so disappointing that Nunez is not leading off. Nunez has been on fire (.344/.379/.492 this month) and is an explosive player. Span’s slash line this month is .140 /.234/.211. Pagan’s slash line this month is .153/.218/.278. Every game is a huge game from here on out and he continues to hit those two at the top of the order. It just has the feel that he’s not putting the best team out there and that is the maddening part.
I thought Bochy was crazy for trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, but maybe it’s us for thinking Bochy will ever change!
I hope for an encore from Moore the last time he was on the mound at Dodgers Stadium.
Gorky: if you’re in the OF, just go all out for the flare ball.
The trick for these rooks is not switch later in their careers to managers who favor the young kids. Doh!
In-spanity.
Guess I’m just grateful for Nunez instead of Gilaspie!
Gillaspie is where he needs to be: pinch hitting.
So… the Giants need a win tonight.
Save that for cutting and pasting 😉
But that WAS my cutting and pasting 🙂
Give or take a Wild Card game or (2) the post season is often referred to as an 11 game tournament to get to THE dance and play for the SHIP. Right now with 11 games left in regular season – the Giagantes are also in an eleven game tourney.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMHtpiH-gO8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SUXq9o7XFA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ALRsgABrs
The Lunatic Fringe will play at the Hardly Strictly Blue Grass Festival this season.
And their not playing “crap”, right?
I dunno…their album sales don’t reflect that they’re not playing crap. I’m just going to stir toward the stage where Cyndi Lauper, Boz Scaggs and Emmy Lou Harris will be playing instead.
If you’ve ever watched Flan on the Giants postgame show, he refers to crap as when you put country and rap together, you get crap. I think it’s an inside music joke on his part.
Tim and the Lunatic Fringe make great music. He was up in the Sacramento area Labor Day weekend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyMeJ0EWt2s
Good Night Allen!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/09446ae0ae0e5430e2a20196bfd97549313648632049998cf6d3d3e62d5cadc8.jpg
Go Giants!
Ped Flintstone (Colon) just got a called strike 3 from the ump that was in the opposite batters box.
The ump was in the opposite batters box? That should be interference!
Umpires balk
Got eeeeem! I know. The novelty will wear off.
Sir Span-a-lot and his .140 September average leading off. Matthew, I really do hope Bochy believes that he will get hot and carry us into October.
Got ‘eeeeem! I know the novelty will wear off and it’s a bit childish, but until then….
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bb63de7634fac4ae61dc1b78efc4720ccebec4d4a78c56ce0fd94a25859b8823.jpg
Love it. Would love to score one of those.
The Giants vs. the Dodgers and Bochy…a tough challenge.
Well, another honest day of work in the books.
Enjoy this great game tonight (it’s an important one).
C’mon Spaganik, break on through to the other side.
Re or after, birth.
From Schulman about Cueto’s replacement:
I told Evans I doubted Bochy would pick Blach and said, “When was the last time he went with a rookie over a veteran?” Evans: “Last night.”
Hey @greekgiant , just a quick note. Is there anyway you can update the original post to include the line ups once they are posted? I used to go to Baggs site but knowing ill be coming here directly, it would be awesome if the line ups were right up top. Thanks and keep up the good work!
All the reporters tweet the lineups when they’re released. See right hand column.
and CC almost always posts a cool graphic image, too.
anybody who wants to can look there. It’s a fantasy service site.
http://www.rotowire.com/baseball/daily_lineups.htm
And I totally appreciate that too but pending how many people comment, I have to search down all of them to find it. Just a suggestion for Greek who has been doing an awesome job already,
That’s a ‘mod squad’ issue. I just snip it, move it to Imgur, and c/p the png file.
I realize that, and I could search twitter too but would just be awesome
if I could open my browser, click one link to get here and boom. Just a thought, Baggs, would always update his OP with line ups if they were available. I don’t know how this blog works and if its easy or hard to do.
Pay attention. They’re over to the right about three inches from here, if that. In the column right next to this comment.
at the bottom when I am using a more narrow window.
I see 5 different twitter feeds, none of which currently have it. All have since been updated with other information. But my apologies if this ask was too much. i’ll find it somehow.
yes they do
I just see it in 4 different tweets
OK, I see that George doesn’t have the ability to scroll the tweets. Only 2 show now, but Baggs and Ap had them a few minutes ago
It looks like every time you reload the page, the current tweets update. Likely why you could see it and I couldn’t, I accessed the page after you.
It’s OK, I thought they were scrollable. They aren’t. my apologies.
It’s all good, you were totally right that the “page that shall not be named” did have scrollable tweets, I thought this one did too.
Sorry, your idea of a permanent box is a good idea given that the tweets disappear.
Cueto, grade 1 strain
Which means?
Next start just pushed back, maybe Tuesday
It means he’ll come back in playoffs and not look like himself but no one will want to use the injury as an excuse for why his stats are nowhere near his regular season.
I laughed out loud when Cueto, when asked how the injury felt after the game last night, said “like a crab bit me down there”. He was grinning ear to ear, and I’m not entirely sure that was an accurate translation.
Gary Sanchez with two more HRs tonight. When does he get walked everytime?
Wow. Quantas bombas por Gary?
Whoa. 19 in like two months.
ROY.
Dave Roberts wearing an LAPD hat in his pregame interview.
I just figured out why Span and Pagan are batting 1-2. Posey hasn’t hit well with runners on base this year and Bochy wants him to get going.
Span and Pagan at the top is a real ass scratcher. WTF
I miss Butler and Thompson in front of Clark and Mitchell. Where have all the good times gone?
Replaced by The Decade of Champions!
Did the Rockies shellac the Cardinals again this afternoon, 11-1?
Yes. High gloss.
Jobu seems to love a nerve racking race to the finish, it seems.
Not again, that was the Rockies only win in the series .
Did you guys see AP’s tweet that Mac Williamson hit a ball out of Didgeridoo Stadium in BP? ( artistic spellcheck license taken by me)
Can Serrano hit the curve ball?
Yay Krol.
Braves/Mets 3-3 in the top of the 9th.
How bout Matt Kemp? >100 rbis
He escaped from Rihanna World in SoCal.
Much easier in last place serenity
Duvall says here, here.
Since 1901 the Giants lead the Dodger head to head 1147-1124. No other teams in all of sports on the planet have played against each other that many times.
Red Sox are in.
Benintendi may not have done enough for ROY, but impressive rook. Giants need one of those guys. C’mon Bryan Reynolds.
He has hardly played , he got hurt and just came back from the DL.,25 games played 82 at bats .
TY
Just take pitches and wait for a favorable count against Maeda. He’s not going to throw a lot of strikes
Gametime! C’mon Span!
George, a good point by P Puffs. the tweets are not scrollable
Braves up 4-3 against Mets. Bot 9
Gotta get as many runs and/or pitches before he settles in.
a leadoff walk, passed ball, and fielding error needs to be two run, doesn’t it!
Ideally.
buster had a bad AB, pence was hot for about 3 games
and belt can’t hit a fastball above his knees
90 as well
I’m not a big Sabremetrics guy and im not a fan of WAR but Brandon Crawfords WAR over Adrianza has got to be 1,000,000,000
Someone should steal Ruiz’s cliff notes.
Should have scored about 2 or 3 more runs there. Giants need to be able to square up those 90 MPH challenge fastballs down the middle
Through 151 games, Giants have scored 658 runs, Dodgers actually less at 565. My arithmetic says 658/151= 4.35 runs per game. Sounds like a lot compared to the 2 runs that seem the recent maximum.
George. I don’t get the “Recent comments” box. There’s no comment in them and the link just moves me someplace else.
The recent comments links will not take you anywhere if you are already on the post the comments were added to.
Why not add the comment rather than the reference to it?
what a catch!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unreal ending. METS are donezo ☺
Atlanta beats the Mets 4-3.
Adrianza has it out for me
Costly non turn
Should have been turned for sure. We pay a price every game Craw is not there.
Come on Moore
I just removed the ads. It turns out Disqus by default installs them when your are not looking… I said no way Jose and I will try to keep this site ad free…
You are the bee’s knees!
Adrianza just has that deer in headlights look.
No throw from LF?
Yah right.
Pagan
What’s the point? Seager would still have beaten it
Finally! A voice of reason! There was no play there people.
As long as Pagan’s there.
Cmon Jacob… That’s silly
Not if he’d been out at first on his DP ball.
That’s on the shift
But it wasn’t a DP. Coulda, woulda, shoulda
Had no shot…the issue with this inning is Wotus having Panik shifted so EA had to wait for him…no DP because of it
Nice effort and hustle, Pagan.
Was anyone else besides me expecting to see a throw to home?
Ridiculous he did not make a throw from shallow left.
Ouch!
Damn it, Moore.
I need a hug from Duffy.
Puig is dangerous. Period
I hate, hate, hate him.
Don’t look at him.
So this is how this game is gonna go!
No pitching duel today
Game Over!!
Ugh, I hate them all so much.
It’s okay it’s okay it’s okay. It’s just the first inning, it’s just the first inning, it’s just the first inning. And repeat.
It’s not OK. When was the last time the Giants scored 5 runs? About a week ago? This game is over.
I think it was June 2!
What year?
Whoa…Doc in for the long haul!
Field goal and a safety a few years ago, in New Jersey
Maeda not too sharp. Make him throw strikes.
Tie for one of the wild cards, I guess.
Walked out of the room and came back to see everyone scoring… Was that a good pitch that got hit better? Or just a bad pitch.
Does it matter?
To me, yes, a little bit.
Pitch location wasn’t bad but Moore is not throwing strikes, lost Turner from 0-2, gave up a seeing eye grounder and potential double play not turned by defense. Overall crap inning.
Gonna need the bats tonight…
Yup, and we need to limit damage here to 4.
Bad pitch. Tried to go inside and missed badly. Puig is vulnerable inside but you have to get it there.
Boy, our critical eyes are interesting. Maeda made about 8 of those very pitches last inning. It’s not 8-4
Good point. Maeda got away with them. Pence’s 3-2 pitch was hittable. Posey had a terrible at bat that killed our rally… So far this game makes me want to run and hide…
You don’t pitch Puig away — that is hot zone. Maeda also made a terrible pitch to Pence that he could have hit 450 feet but he missed it — happens. Puig didn’t miss.
it wasn’t a bad pitch
It was to Puig — you don’t want him to get extended. Posey wanted it inside and didn’t even come close to getting it in on Puig.
Fine, it’s clear you and I watch baseball with different perspectives. I credit Puig, you blame Moore. So be it
Two things can be equally true — he missed his location (bad pitch) and Puig executed (good job by him). Maeda made a terrible pitch to Pence and he missed it.
Low heat…not bad. Puig crushed it
Yeah… I guess he does that sometimes…
Pretty much. A low-ish strike right down the middle.
Just call me if we get any closer; I don’t think I can take any more.
I just yelled No and my toddler yelled loudly Scheisse. Yes that’s right. It is.
The kid knows that’s what’s up already
PuigScheisse?
Nicht Scheiße
And I thought the Giants had Maeda backed up into a corner. Silly me
Dismal [diz-muh l] adj.
1. causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy:
dismal weather.
2.characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest; pitiful:
Our team played a dismal game.
3.Obsolete.
disastrous; calamitous.
unlucky; sinister.
i guess this isn’t one of those, what do you call them, shut down innings?
So now it’s a game for the offense to have their chance to shine
Nice catch Denard!
They’re hitting Moore hard.
Oh my god Moore
Not sharp, huh? Hang in.
Good night y’all. Hoping I wake up to a miracle but not getting too ambitious.
Good inning Moore. Time to catch up on some shows. Thankfully the Cards lost.
And the Mets
Greek…looks like a light blog tonight…a bunch of people look like they’re bailing already!
More room for my thought provoking comments.
I’m committed to suffering through this horse shat.
There’s a lot of time for the Giants to come back, don’t give up!
Yes. There’s lots of time left to give up 😉
I’m very entertained by the people who who keep asking Greek Giant to change things about the site or add things to it. The guy created this, by himself and at his own expense, for the benefit of others. I have no doubt he devotes considerable time to it, again for the benefit of others. I’m pretty sure he also has a life and actual work that might require a little bit of his time. If you want to see the lineups each day, follow one or all of the writers on twitter. If you need other info, maybe you should find it yourself.
Atta babe
Also, the myth that Baggarly was timely with pregame posts and lineups. He wasn’t. Sometimes he got around to it and a lot of times he didn’t. Many times one of us would see it on Twitter and post it.
I only ask Greek to end the hex on the Giants.
Haven’t seen it, but it depends how it is asked. Nothing wrong with nicely requesting things. Demanding things, not so much. It was billed in the build-up as a site for all of us so I’m sure Greek Giant doesn’t mind hearing what people want. Up to him if he does it or not.
Anyway, if the requests don’t bother him, they shouldn’t bother you! 🙂
I’m fine with requests gang. No guarantees however. I will do my best to make you all happy. I want this blog to win the World Blog Championship!
We’re pretty happy now, I’d say. This is sort of a baseball opium den.
That’s the spirit. TWG!
Sounds fine. It’s a cool hangout.
Given this is mostly directed at me,I guess we’re not allowed to offer suggestions on anything? I know if I created something like this, I would be welcoming to any and all comments. If he didn’t want that, well heavy is the crown as they say.
If someone has given you something nice for free, why would you ask for anything else, especially for information you could easily find on your own?
Baggs site was free yet people were so upset over it changing that a new site was created and people flocked to it. I am just suggesting one of things I found good about the old site.
All I offered was a suggestion for a product is brand new. Not a complaint, a suggestion. If that is somehow now frowned upon then Greek can let me know himself. Trust me, I know how to find all the info, I frequent Twitter likely more than most on this blog.
This isn’t a product. It’s a gift.
Aren’t you off duty right now?
Never, Surf….never. Paul Blart doesn’t rest
i only asked him to bake me some baklava
People can ask and request whatever they want, feeling entitled that anything result from that could be silly though. It IS a blog with the comments turned on, afterall.
Does Maeda ever throw a strike? SMH
He doesn’t have to when people swing at his offspeed stuff.
Exactly
Did the Giants take today off?
Greek. Thanks for the blog. One suggestion:
Change the first inning tonight
I wish!
Meada’s pitching style is very frustrating to watch as an opposing fan. Felt the same way when he was matched up against Bum last time
Even more frustrating the ##### can now sit back and dial it in with a ####### 4 run lead after 1 ######## inning. Ok. 3 run lead. But still.
You have to give the Dodgers front office credit. Maeda has been a great bargain. Hill was a great deadline addition.
His ERA is 9.00 tonight so far — :).
That’s kind of a small sample size. By that measure, Moore’s is 45.00.
Uh, it was a joke that even had the smiley face.
Hecklers are annoying
The world seems a zero sum game tonight for TO. Maybe h’ll cheer up later.
As the Dodgers get further ahead…
DFA him and then Giants snap him up, bring him into this game!
I don’t know how they got Hill because his recent numbers have been sensational but they didn’t have to pay him sensational bucks. It was a theft.
They have a deep farm system.
Beane deserves some credit…
Well, I’ll take it.
There you go EA! Good for you!
That was for Steve K
Good job EA. The bad part is that I’ve been sucked back into this game.
Steve k and I are doing the Adrianza do-si-do
my guy EA
wasn’t his other HR against some other dodger pitcher? i forgot his name.
Ron Howard, I think
there’s my fellow fan club members
Fernando
Our guy. Back off, slut
Matty don’t have it tonight.
Looks like the Cain Mutiny
Jake got activated, too, right?
Yup. He’s playing campfire songs in the bullpen
Come on Moore, you gotta at least give us a chance
Short leash for Moore. He doesn’t have it today
What number was Kickham?
i’d get him out now. try the other matt
Let’s see, how can we blame Bochy for the 5-2 deficit? Span reached, Pagan drove him in and Adrianza (substituting for the injured Crawford- who actually would have turned the double play) homered. Of course he did start Moore who kast time out only pitched 82/3 no hit innings versus the Dodgers at Chavez Latrine. But I’m sure that Bochy is at fault.
Surf…that DP wasn’t turned because EA had to wait for Panik, who Wotus shifted way the hell over towards first. Craw wouldn’t have turned it either
That’s Bochys fault too. I thought that Adrianza failed to charge the ball and esited for the hop
Haha!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-srN_3pi9RVM/UN4aaOU1uOI/AAAAAAAACm4/BdwQXP140MM/s1600/facebook-lmao-emoticon.jpg
You can’t blame him for tonight’s game but you can can more than likely blame him for blowing about 10 winnable games.
50 if you ask PJ and Oracle
Moore was deflated when he saw the lineup and realized that Pagan and Span were playing. Knowing the outfield defense behind him would be weak, he felt like he had to be perfect, which led to mistakes. How’s that?
You gotta be kidding Span.
Look at them run on Span.
Kendrick hadn’t even rounded second base when Span got to the ball.
No brainier.
Look at that Howitzer!!!
Actually it was a darn good throw
Next Matt up…
don’t want to get down any more
You really think that they are not going to score here?
i typed it before seegers hit
Ah ok
i was mesmerized watching span’s cannon
How can you not throw him out there? Pathetic
That was the ultimate level of disrespect. Most HS OFs would have thrown out Kendrick from that spot.
Don Knotts on fire.
Wouldnt have mattered since Span walked to the ball
think he’d have run on gorkys?
Kruk — “nobody runs on Gorkys” Wouldnt have run on Span either if he had hustled to the ball or if he did would have been out
Been down so long, it looks like up to me
Right move to yank Moore. Come in Cain you are our only hope!
Don’t forget Obi Wan Kenobi
That is an epitaph if I have ever seen one:
“Cain – You’re Our Only Hope”
Everything about that play slow & lackadaisical. Maybe Span’s just old & Nunez doesn’t have the wherewithal to stay in position.
How did Nunez do anything wrong? I think we’re just Group Chapped
He over ran third base & had to hustle back to make the tag but it was too late. Could’ve been Span’s weak throw, though.
Off line throw.
That was on the throw, wasn’t it?
yes, about 5 feet off, but not late
Whatever. I’ve lost the enthusiasm to check all the minute details on how this team sucks.
Cain down early in the 2nd pitching a stressful inning, this is just like old times 😉
Spanghetti Arm!
That’s cute😊
Scout….he’s got an absolutely horrendous arm. No?
Literally…not kidding : the worst/weakest arm I have seen in an SF outfield.
Soba arm. Or maybe a ramen arm.
I’m shocked they challenged Span’s arm there.
That is one weak arm in CF.
I swear, Mike and Molly would run on Span
Span with the lazy approach to the ball.
Low heart rate?
Come on Cain. Make me feel good about Sunday
See if this works: https://www.facebook.com/QueeenofSarcasm/videos/1054966554555823/ This is funny stuff!
This has the smell of a 21-14 game.
First base is open — great opportunity to drill Puig.
belts fault
Everything is..
Thanks Belt.
3 Stooges Sound Effects
Wooo woool wool!! Nyuck nyuck nyuck
LOL, I didn’t think that Pagan had a chance there.
He risked life and locks…but pulled it off
I didn’t either. That was some next level shit he pulled off. I mean, by his standards.
Precisely, by his standards
That was shaky out there in LF — should have hit him.
Wow. Pagan made that great catch look so difficult.
Some outfielders make the tough plays look easy. Pagan does the opposite.
shaky the clown
Pagan is just plain goosey about walls.
and running into teammates
What does that mean, goosey
You ever goose somebodies heiny? Do you know how they kinds get jittery?
Goosey
Ah, jittery. I was thinking maybe it was like squirrely.
Sorta like hitters who have happy feet in the batters box.
I actually reversed the TiVo to verify, and I don’t understand why there were no mound visits by Raggs or Posey during the disastrous 1st. Moore was obviously struggling, think they’d give the guy a breather after 20+ pitches.
Posey rarely goes to the mound to visit pitchers .
Looks like it’s up to our guy EA to put on a power show to keep us in this one
Posey will go deep here.
Com’on Buster.
That last pitch though…
Loser Dodger fans bored by a four run lead resort to the wave
Last night somebody complained that the Giants 2-0 victory that it took too long. I say it was looking good then and better now!
Im looking for extra innings tonight myself
Pat Sajak sitting in the first row just to the first base side of the plate just out of the centerfield camera shot
I’d like to buy a slam, Pat.
We already bought a vowel– E on Cain’s attempted pickoff.
On the hit to center…
“I’d like to solve the puzzle….Waffle”
Bullpen is the puzzle
Pat always handled the transactions while Vanna had to provide the vowels
She had great vowels
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Posey choke up ~2-3 inches on the bat before.
He implied that his back is much worse than he has let on. Quoted as saying that part of his offseason plan was to “heal” his back
I don’t think Lasorda knows where he is.
Close to the changing table.
Lasorda looks old
Because he is
I think he is pushing 85-90.
Moore is a strange “either/or” pitcher. His standard deviation is enormous. He’s either unhittable or a batting tee. He has no pattern whatsoever.
You here for the duration, Stopwatch?
Now that you mention it, Ace, the game is 1:45 old and we’re only in the top of the 5th. But to answer your question, I turned this game off the moment Pence dropped the ball. I’d rather watch a bad episode of “Modern Family” or “Seinfeld” than watch the inevitable play out.
Figures that Surf would be the one to thumbs-up your post, Matthew. He thinks that when I’m showering, dressing, or on outings with friends I muse about MLB game lengths and have done so for twenty years.
What’s with this site? I answered and then when I refreshed my screen my answer disappeared? SMH.
At the risk of repeating an answer I thought I already gave … I turned this game off the moment Pence dropped the ball. I’d rather watch “Modern Family” or “Seinfeld” or “Big Bang Theory” reruns. They’re slightly less predictable than the end of the game. Now that you’ve coined me “Stopwatch”, I checked and we’re only at mid-game after two hours. Yawn. Only the fact that the Dodgers won’t bat in the bottom of the 9th will keep this from being another 4 hour wonder.
Surf your lickspittle, Matthew?
Nope!!! Four hour games are a drag but four hour games that ended at 1:30 are a stone cold bummer dude!!
Wild, has been wild in most of his starts, no command
Such a letdown after the type of game they played last night
even buster..so lazy
Moore keeps taking one step forward, two steps back.
He stinks! He’s awesome! That trade was horrible! See?!? He was worth it!
So far.. Inconsistent. Then fact that this game is now in Matt Cain’s hands in the 3rd is making Bobby Evans chew some Tums right now…
Bobby looks like a Centrum Gummy Worms guy for his vitamins…
When he nibbles – he dies.
Lackadaisical play is contagious.
I tuned in late– any word on Cueto
Someone said Grade 1 strain, one start to be pushed back.
Extra day off on Monday. Is he available for the Dodger series?
Guess Cain is auditioning for his start
Gettig great defensive support too. Adrianza with the 4 home run night may save us
Cain? Really? Free Ty Blach!
Supposedly…
Lefty I’m where you are. Hate hate hating the Dodgers right now.
C’mon Cain. DP.
This outfield is a disaster. Now Pence too.
I still can’t tell if Pence’s missed flyballs are from bad positioning or a bad read.
their typical of an aging vet who just is well past his prime.
not saying he is not a valuable asset on this team, just that the Pence you remember from 2014 is most likely never to show up again.
but sure, tell yourself its bad positioning or a bad read. Go ahead.
He’s definitely lost range, but both can also be true. He looked genuinely startled on that ball, not at all like someone who had a good read in the first place. Maybe that declines with age, too.
When did Pence contract vertigo?
Alright guys, i’m out. have fun snapping at each other.
Well, you did your part! 🙂
You suck!
😉
Even our stalwart Full Throttle has been looking pretty ordinary on a few plays in the outfield lately. That looked like he had a bead on it. SMH.
if he was ordinary, we’d be ok
That’s pretty scary that he’s been less than ordinary of late.
and he’s by far our best OFer
No doubt ’cause it sure as hell isn’t Pagan or Span. Has the best arm, too.
Sweet! Pence is an official graduate of the Angel Pagan School of Defense!
So many things going wrong… I WISH it was laughable. Hate the Dodgers getting the satisfaction of stepping on the Giants hopes of making it to the post season.
Yup. A 6 game lead with 10 left means it’s over. The last 3 games of the season are very likely to be completely meaningless. After this debacle is over we’re in a 3-way flatfooted tie for 2 WC positions. The WC to me is like if the Olympics gave a wooden medal for coming in 4th or 5th. Pretty anticlimactic last two weeks since there are no pennant races at all in either league. Not a great year for MLB.
but I told you last week they had no chance to win the division.
That means you held out.
So tell me, do you still believe in Santa and a big rabbit that hands out chocolate at easter?
That slack ###### outfield play is contagious.
Im going back and forth about whether to go to SFO for the final regular season homestand. Monday I decided not to go. Last night I was going, and tonight…. hmmmm, but its early
The OF defense has been inspiring.
Cmon guys…get on base for EA
Can the Giants put up a big inning soon? Maybe a 5 spot now and a 4 spot soon after?
Time for Belt to unload another homerun
Oh! That’s how outfield defense looks!
If I were Bruce….
Get Posey and Pence out of there for rest purposes…
Posey is already resting. He could have easily blocked that Cain slider that he just waived at.
His rollover to SS in the first absolutely killed that rally.
Good idea
Why does it feel like the Dodgers are showing up the Giants every chance they get.
What is our record with Span and Pagan at the top of the lineup?
Below average arm strength.
Do you really want to know
Not our night– so far
Dodgers are front runners and their eating our lunch. WTF
JP12 is snake bit
Dodgers are really enjoying showing up the Giants in more ways than one
It’s called getting our butts kicked!
Yup…
Patience , Grasshopper.
They might as well enjoy it, they’ve only got about 15 games left before they’re done for the year.
During that last inning, Miller said Culberson called time out to smooth out the dirt in front of him. While this was going on, Maede walked toward the dugout and spoke to Dave Roberts through the interpreter from a distance. WTF? Why do the Dodgers do these shady things? Marker spots in the OF, Grandal with a little book strapped to his shoulder pad. When D2T was there, they called numerous meetings at the mound, and according to Kuip they still do. It’s like they’re saying, “Well, the rulebook doesn’t say that you can’t do this so we will.”
Because they are the Dodgers, they are a major market team, and they will always get every advantage under the misguided belief within the walls of MLB that it’s good for the sport when NY, LA and Chi do well.
That it’s preferred is most likely true but you make is sound like there is some league wide conspiracy to keep the Giants man down!
LOL
That’s weak mentally. If that were the case the Dodgers and the Cubs and the Met’s and the White Sox would have won way more over the past 2 decades.
What, the conspiracy only allows for the Yankees to win?
weak sauce dude.
Relax. They are curried favors. It doesn’t help.
Coming back to win this is going to be so cool.
It’s not fair that Span and Pagan get to play and Peavy doesn’t get the bump for a inning or two. Just plain not fair.
Does Osich even know a runner is on base? Wow.
Then the guy gets to 2B and he starts looking at him!
I used to like Osich. Now I wonder if he even belongs in the MLs.
Soon as I saw the poison line up with Span and Pagan leading off…
Nope not going to watch it…
Everybody saw it coming cept Boch.
It’s like a curse
You want to feel better? https://www.facebook.com/QueeenofSarcasm/videos/1054966554555823/
So weird.. And sad!
Giants had (what should have been) a gutty, inspiring win last night, and then come out tonight and are lifeless.
The contrast between Pence’s jimmy legs vs Puig’s catch of Panik’s ball was very telling…
Well,when the starter gives up a 5 spot in the first, it changes the tenor.
what is it telling you? Only thing it tells anyone is that Pence has old legs and/or is playing injured and Puig is a much better athlete than almost anybody on the Giants team (and most likely his team) that is all.
You’re like the mop up guy from the pen…you always make appearances in blowout losses with your special level of charm. ( you’re right about Puig…)
noooooo, that may be how you see it since you get salty.
I only point out truths.
That’s what all the most opinionated people say
Ummm… When I wrote “the contrast between the plays was very telling” I figured everyone would understand the message. But thank you for coming to the rescue…
Go long, love child
Come on Giants, don’t quit in the 5th inning
Looks like this game has turned into an audition for Sunday’s spot starter
Moore definitely not getting a callback 😉
Stay with me:
I went to the Guitar Army show Sunday night. I was very excited to see a guy I’ve loved for 40 years , Robben Ford. Also playing that night was a 25 year old kid from Australia, Joe Robinson.
Ford was an old, slow version of himself. Since he’s in his 60’s, it made sense.
The kid? Oh my God good.
It is a bit like our outfield. They were good. But, they are so far past their primes that if we go into 2017 thinking they (Span, Pence) are what they were, the team is in trouble.
There are several holes. The entire outfield is a hole.
This is not a playoff team. If they get in, the W/C is a travesty.
you are right about that. Pence has been on a downward slide since last season, the entire OF will need to be remade over the course of the next season plus.
The starting pitching has to cover up for so many of the team’s deficiencies and when it doesn’t, games like today happen. Not too worried about Pence though, he plays much better when he’s motivated.
Yes. 2 runs good enough last night. 2 tonight, not so much.
yes because motivation would have made that catch right?
Pence makes those plays, we’ve seen it before.
i guess you don’t think players age, specially after an injury? Pence will never be the same, you can write that down.
Don’t worry kid there’s no way that Span wont be back. The Gs arent eating any contracts, he’s your starting c.f. in 2017
They can afford it and they should.
My thinking is Span becomes a very expensive backup OF on this team next season or starts in LF.
Need to go back to the drawing board for a CF/ Leadoff type.
They wont do it though Denard will start next year at least through the 1st half. Someobe3 needs to get Bochy in a a dark room with a dim light and ask his ass what he’s thinking.
Poor Jake and Cain
I’m bringing a sledgehammer to fan appreciation day in hopes of winning the Prius and smashing it to bits on the field. It will be cathartic…
Awesome.
Hey you could give the “technology and stuff” speech as you smash each specific piece
Is it my imagination or is this the slowest 8-2 game in baseball history
Wow.. Cain and Peavy doing mop up duty in the same game. Has there been a more expensive bullpen?
They toyed with signing Tim for the pen. But he wanted to start. Anyway, he would not have been that expensive come to think of it.
Okay … I just refreshed my screen and watched three of my posts disappear. Also, it appears that posting volume is slowing down. Is the site fubar?
Greek moderated you into oblivion
Oh no. An overzealous moderator. Just what we need.
I’m kidding, E…Disqus being Disqus
Oh good. But now that I’m Stopwatch I’m duty bound to tell you that we reached mid-game at 2 hours. If the Dodgers were going to bat in the 9th this would be another 4 hour wonder. Seriously, those good old days were DEFINITELY better … in every way I can think of.
Write it down on your clipboard!
Duly noted!!
The relay from deep outfield to a play at a base or home is my favorite play. But when it goes ugly, it goes seriously ugly. Butt ass big time ugly.
Butt ass! Good 1 buddy
Even Modern Family reruns I’ve seen 4 times beat watching the end of this game. Their comeback fire got doused two months ago.
Sweet! Peavy with a 9.0 ERA relief inning!
That Southwest Airline commercial is so funny with the undercover guy
Matt Moore relates, just for tonight.
I see I didn’t really miss anything except misery. I had to do some bed time. I guess that was a blessing. How about playing the kids, Parker, Williamson, Kelby etc…what is there to lose and they may actually do something with it. Instead of the same old same old.
Buster could probably use a few innings off.
Sorry about that GGF. They threw the towel in early. Time to play the scrubs.
The scrubs are already playing
Truer words have not been spoken…
The OTHER scrubs.
Giants are deep at that position?
Does Vin Scully have a valet? Happened to switch to ESPN to check on Flemming and heard the inning they gave to Vin. He did manage to fit in a bit of play by play.
Dearest Mr. Melon – Might you consider resting Gerald III the rest of the way?
He looks hurt to me
OMG. That was pathetic.
When he rests, I’ll rest. Not until
That Atlee Hammaker number is gonna bite Urias in the ass at some point
Seven run rally in progress
Along with the wave
Surf’s up
S/be 9-4. Sigh.
What am I saying? It would’ve been a DP at home, both runners out.
Now Disqus is telling me it’s sick. How appropriate … a sick blog on the night of a sick game.
Ty Blach in the game! His 1st appearance since the 3-inning performance in Denver on Labor Day. Wow, I guess they’re seriously limiting his innings up here in The Show.
As was discussed earlier — all the potential starters for Cueto’s next turn?
Lefty said he was a starter in Sacramento so he makes the best sense. Had a good year there.
Might as well lean toward a young guy. Might be different if they had a vet long man pitching really well. But things being what they are, try youth I say
I am all for it. In many more positions too. Go for the youth.
That is the opposite of a smooth motion.
Dont be fooled. Bochy isn’t raising the white flag. His line up is dogging it so he’s sitting them down.
Still managing– on top of the lineup mixup
It is really hard for me to watch Matt Cain not getting back to his old self. About a week after his perfect game I met his In-Laws who are friends with my sister in law. His wife Chelsey was babysat by my other sister-in-law when she was little and then later Chelsey babysat my 2 nephews (sons of 1st sis-in-law). Chelsey grew up in the same tiny town in Colorado where my 2 sis-in-laws live. It was a lot of fun talking Matt and perfect game with his in-laws so shortly after the perfecto. We have been talking ever since to go all together to a game to watch Matt, and then he got injured and has just never been the same again. Chelsey’s family seems to be really nice people, very down to earth. They treated my sis-in-law very well and were very protective of her when she was going through her divorce and a lot of people in her surrounding distanced themselves (most are very religious, very Christian right there) from her. So I really just hope that Matt can somehow get back to a new Matt Cain, a much better version from where he is now.
It’s a tough watch…not sure he can. And, even if he doesn’t, he was a key part of 3 titles
That he was. I still hope to meet him in person one day.
Nextyear’s number 5 starter
He should be the one that gets the start that Cueto misses.
Ayup.
And Boris will trot Cain or Peavy out there…
Yup.
Hey guys…. just got home. What did I miss?
An 8 run rally by the Giants, but don’t worry, we all missed it.
Jon Miller talking about stories from 1892. Span throwing a wet sock to 3rd base. Matt Moore starring in the Blair Pitch Project.
You forgot the wet noodle Span threw home earlier.
I condensed
Some guy threw an entire movie theater into a pool
Since nobody here has express written consent from MLB to give the accounts and details of this game, all we can legally say is some guy threw a baseball, and another guy hit it. Some guys made outs too.
some less than others (about the outs)
You missed wasting a few hours of your life.
Then its your fault
Looks like Surf Maui’s 7 run rally will be spread over 84 innings or so
They will all come in the 10th…
2 runs per inning, 1 in 10th
Just wait– either in the game on in my dreams
Mine involves Vanna White after earlier commentary
She is involved– at the end of the game she rurns over a huge orange W– and then starts undressing. At least that’s the way I see it
Last chance! https://www.facebook.com/QueeenofSarcasm/videos/1054966554555823/
Did my boy Conor play?
No longer one of his guys
He’s absolutely crushing the ping pong ball right now. Cueto has none chance.
Span may have made the catch but in my mind Gorkys is playing CF.
On another note I need an avatar, any suggestions? I searched yesterday if there were any Germans in the MLB and found this wikipedia page about Germany born baseball players. There are 28. Only one actually played briefly for the Giants. Talking about random things.
Well, there you go!
Name then please.
Craig Lefferts, relief pitcher. He helped the Giants win the 1987 NL Western Division and 1989 NL Pennant. However, He is currently the last pitcher to hit a walk-off home run. He did so on April 25, 1986 in the bottom of the 12th inning against the San Francisco Giants’ Greg Minton.
Great–thank you
He was a Cub then?
You’d for sure have the ONLY Craig Lefferts avatar on the blog.
No with the Padres. He pitched for the Cubs first, then Padres, then Giants (87-89), then Padres again, Orioles, Rangers, Angels
Lefferts would be a cool Av. Lots of poster here have heard of him
Oh, I remember Lefferts really well. He came over in the big 4th of July trade in 1987 that also brought Kevin Mitchell and Dave Dravecky. I remember he’d sprint in from the bullpen to the pitcher’s mound like a lunatic. He was a character. A lefty, I believe? Always a good choice. 🙂
Wow you have a great memory. Yes a lefty. So, Lefferts it is.
Blach’s windup looks a lot like Moore’s
Your Sunday game starter: Ty Blach
Blach looks good.
Me. Meeeeeeeee. Pick ME.–Ty Blach
We’ve been discussing it. If we had a Yusmeiro or some vet pitching well, you might try that. But given the circumstances, might as well try youth.
Seems like it’s either that or a Johnny Wholestaff bullpen game. It’s not like Cain or Peavy will give them a competitive start. Maybe Blach will, maybe he won’t. If he does, that’s good for this year and you get a longer look at a guy who could compete for the fifth starter spot.
It’s too bad they didn’t bring Chris Stratton up. He was pitching great in Sacramento, too. He’s ticketed for the Arizona Fall League.
Johnny Wholestaff bullpen game = tonight minus Moore
Alex tweet that Moore might get the start…
Blach threw fewer pitches than Moore did! And got three times as many outs!
Excellent point – what did he have, 27 pitches in 3 innings? He was a machine, just as he was in Denver.
But you know Boris will say, ‘We gotta watch out for this kid’s arm’ or some such malarkey.
Giving Cueto’s start next Tuesday to Blach is, as the radio ad says, “the biggest no-brainer in the history of mankind.”
I would rather lose 9-3 then the nightmare that was two nights ago.
Same. At least you get over the loss before the game ends lol.
Not me. I want to be in the game til the last out.
Lose or win.
That was just cruel. It’s like the red wedding in GOT.
Giants scored 50 percent more runs tonight, so far.
Looks like you are getting your whitch then. Enjoy
Having trouble keeping my eyes open
Just get in!! None of these teams are scary. Yeah… we suck!! But get in and you never know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kowv6l2CBD0
Belt has the worst take a pitch non swing.
But he hits a home run at every 99 at bats.
Yet another form of torture
You know… This is very similar to how the Bumgarner saga started in 2010.
It is but Bochy’s brain is completely gone. See Span and Pagan at the top of the lineup again.
Great win last night and hope dashed faster than a cat can lick it’s ass. WTH
At least we won’t have to bear the agony of another blown save
No. That was evident after the first inning.
GUYS … I’M OFFICIALLY FIGHTING WITH MY FRIENDS. THEY ARE RUBBING IT IN MY FACE. I HATE DODGER FANS.
Why do you have friends who are Dodger fans? I certainly don’t. You need some new friends. Or no friends.
Cause I live in Hollyweird and I have to social with these prisoners.
Tell them premium cable tv is making Hollywood irrelevant. And the food’s better up north.
On some LA cable systems you can’t even watch the Dodgers!
Hahaha that’s hilarious & true. Man, they got hosed good.
My husband grew up in LA but fortunately was never a Dodgers fan. I got us both into baseball and the Giants. Many of his family members though are Giants fans and I have to hear a lot when we are down there visiting.
Hopefully Ty Blach to take Cueto’s next start. He’s certainly earned a look. Who the hell wants to see Cain/Peavy??
Poor Mac.
Com’on Joltin Joe Jr.
Panik is 1-31.
That’s very depressing.
There must be something wrong with his back. Just play Kelby.
Back to the 3-way deathmatch that is…THE QUEST FOR THE WILD CARD.
Giants might end up in the position of having to sweep the Dodgers in the last series to get in, giving those games meaning.
and if not maybe playing for a little damn pride
Crap!
In the words of Lefty. I hope the whole team gets eaten by Alligators.
Are we still talking about the Dodgers, or are you ready to drop the Giants off at the swamp?
I’m talking about the Giants. LOL!!
Idi Amin used to feed his enemies to alligators. And more recently, Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of The Philipines.
Evans was sitting behind the dugout watching this travesty.
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