RE: 2022 Giants thread -
cardcrimson - 06-12-2022
Phogge and Giants, nice!
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
lex24 - 06-12-2022
Walking wounded:
Longo - hamstring
Crawford - Quad
La Stella - back
Casali - hamstring (if you wondered why he was bunting Sat with 2 strikes and runners on the corners, it was because he was hurting. They didn’t want him to swing)
Wade - he was about to go on rehab assignment, but now has a tight hamstring
Cobb - neck
Junis - hamstring.
Disco - ankle
I don’t ever recall such a run of pulls and tweaks…. Belt also, of course, but that’s a chronic knee issue.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
cardcrimson - 06-12-2022
(06-12-2022, 08:01 PM)lex24 Wrote: I don’t ever recall such a run of pulls and tweaks….
Have you not followed Stanford football for the last few years?
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Giants - 06-12-2022
DeSclafani recently pitched three shutout innings at Sacramento in a rehab start. He will be back very soon. Cobb will miss one more start. By the end of the month, SF should have their full starting rotation back on track (plus Junis upon his recovery).
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Phogge - 06-12-2022
Aren’t all those guys over 30?
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Giants - 06-12-2022
Junis is 29.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
OutsiderFan - 06-13-2022
Even after sweeping the Fodgers, the Giants still cling to a WC spot thanks to the Brewers taking the pipe lately, as the Braves have reeled off 11 straight W's.
The Giants held the Fodgers to 4 runs over 3 games and got their first shutout of the season on June 12. Every other team but the Giants and Rockies had at least 2 shutouts this year before yesterday. The Red Sox have 3 shutouts in their last 6 games. The Rockies now are the only team in MLB without at least one.
We are at the 60 game mark now, and a look at the NL suggests a 5-team race for 3 spots, unless you consider the D-Backs and Rockies contenders. The Giants have a relatively soft schedule the rest of the month.
Out of the Giants' next 7 series opponents, 6 have losing records and are a combined 179-238 (.429). Take out the Braves as the only winning team over that stretch, and the 6 are 145-211 (.407). The Phillies have a bit tougher road, but not by much. The Braves have a slightly tougher schedule over the next month than Phils, but the Brewers have it VERY rough. It will be very difficult for them to stay even in the #4 spot when July hits.
The Giants SHOULD hold down a WC spot on July 1 given the schedules of the WC contenders. If they don't, it will be time to sell.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Phogge - 06-13-2022
OF, reluctantly saying that "There's a chance."
As Jim Brosnan once wrote... It's a Long Season.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
OutsiderFan - 06-13-2022
(06-13-2022, 10:26 AM)Phogge Wrote: OF, reluctantly saying that "There's a chance."
As Jim Brosnan once wrote... It's a Long Season.
Nah, just living in reality. Not even the biggest Giants homer expected a sweep over the Fodgers after dropping 2/3 at home to Rockies. I mean it hadn't happened in the last 5 years.
Across MLB - with the exception of the Yankees on pace to win 120 games, and A's on pace to be the worst in MLB - the teams seem to be all tightening up. Teams that sucked are now playing better. Strong teams are now sucking. This really struck me yesterday.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Phogge - 06-13-2022
WRONG. Bobbbbb. Lex and I expected a sweep. Parlayed with our bookie (ex Stanford football player). Off to Cabo on a chartered G5 with our profits.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Giants - 06-13-2022
(06-13-2022, 11:12 AM)Phogge Wrote: WRONG. Bobbbbb. Lex and I expected a sweep. Parlayed with our bookie (ex Stanford football player). Off to Cabo on a chartered G5 with our profits.
Add me to the list Phogge.
Heck, I expect the Giants to win every game. If you go into a game thinking you won’t win, you have already lost. Besides, the Giants are as good as any team in the game when they pitch and defend.
Aside to OF…
I’m quite confused by your post. I think SF is a serious contender for the Division title. They are the defending champions, why should anyone think they won’t repeat?
Forget all the WC nonsense - go for the title.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
BobK - 06-13-2022
The other day was Matt Cain day celebrating his perfect game.
https://twitter.com/gregorblanco7/status/1536345677143236613?s=21&t=vlnAmXpAV9RzEJxZeRWFlA
Amazing catch
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Giants - 06-13-2022
(06-13-2022, 02:59 PM)BobK Wrote: The other day was Matt Cain day celebrating his perfect game.
https://twitter.com/gregorblanco7/status/1536345677143236613?s=21&t=vlnAmXpAV9RzEJxZeRWFlA
Amazing catch
A fun read re: Cain’s perfecto….
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/matt-cain-relives-biggest-moments-perfect-game-giants-teammates
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
lex24 - 06-13-2022
(06-13-2022, 02:28 PM)Giants Wrote: (06-13-2022, 11:12 AM)Phogge Wrote: WRONG. Bobbbbb. Lex and I expected a sweep. Parlayed with our bookie (ex Stanford football player). Off to Cabo on a chartered G5 with our profits.
Add me to the list Phogge.
Heck, I expect the Giants to win every game. If you go into a game thinking you won’t win, you have already lost. Besides, the Giants are as good as any team in the game when they pitch and defend.
Aside to OF…
I’m quite confused by your post. I think SF is a serious contender for the Division title. They are the defending champions, why should anyone think they won’t repeat?
Forget all the WC nonsense - go for the title.
I don’t THINK they will repeat. But I certainly hope they do. Buehler injury is h.u.g.e. And Tatis now out until probably late July. Still, only about 60 games in. Pretty early…. Many ebbs and flows to come. It’s what is so wonderful about baseball.
If Giants can get relatively healthy, they can stay in the mix. Then comes the deadline. And we shall see. Maybe they can pick up another “Blockbuster.”
(06-12-2022, 08:11 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: (06-12-2022, 08:01 PM)lex24 Wrote: I don’t ever recall such a run of pulls and tweaks….
Have you not followed Stanford football for the last few years?
Baseball. Slightly different.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Phogge - 06-13-2022
Hey Bobbbbb, pass me a Negro Modelo. Sail fish tomorrow or golf? Lex, how do you like Cabo?
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
BobK - 06-13-2022
Ah great beer
Sailfish for me thanks
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
lex24 - 06-13-2022
(06-13-2022, 05:25 PM)Phogge Wrote: Hey Bobbbbb, pass me a Negro Modelo. Sail fish tomorrow or golf? Lex, how do you like Cabo?
Beautiful. Fish tacos and a Dos Equis please.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
Mick - 06-14-2022
(06-13-2022, 09:11 PM)lex24 Wrote: (06-13-2022, 05:25 PM)Phogge Wrote: Hey Bobbbbb, pass me a Negro Modelo. Sail fish tomorrow or golf? Lex, how do you like Cabo?
Beautiful. Fish tacos and a Dos Equis please.
Langostino and Pacifico,
por favor...I had it in a cantina in Miami last night.
Giants on track to win 92...three games behind both Padres & Dodgers. 4th most runs scored in MLB, 5th most walks, way down the list on all extra base hits. In pitching, 19th best ERA, 18th best WHIP, 18th most strikeouts, 6th fewest walks. 14th best fielding percentage, 15th fewest errors, 20th in runs allowed per game, 27th in defensive efficiency (percentage of balls hit into fair play converted into outs) and 29th in Total Zone Total Fielding Runs Above Average, which combines four defensive metrics into a single (in SFG's case, devastating) defensive metric. So basically, we have eight Dr. Strangegloves in the field at any one time. Which isn't really that fair, Dick Stuart's career fielding percentage was .982 when league average was .990. Worst career fielder is probably Gary Sheffield, -18.4 dWAR. Started as a shortstop, quickly went to 3B, then banished to RF.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
OutsiderFan - 06-14-2022
(06-14-2022, 05:22 AM)Mick Wrote: Worst career fielder is probably Gary Sheffield, -18.4 dWAR. Started as a shortstop, quickly went to 3B, then banished to RF.
Gary Sheffield may have been a butcher in the field, but in my history of watching MLB no hitter facing the Giants ever put more fear into me than Sheffield. I can't say Tony Gwynn because he hit against everybody and wasn't a big power guy anyway.
I'm sure many Giants fans would say Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt would be their top boogeymen hitters.
RE: 2022 Giants thread -
BobK - 06-14-2022
Tommy Davis is mine