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RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - Papa John - 09-03-2021
Tonight's game will be live streamed for free on the MLB YouTube channel:
https://www.mlb.com/news/historic-dodgers-giants-september-series
Not sure how far blackout restrictions extend.
RE: lex24 - teejers1 - 09-03-2021
(09-02-2021, 09:19 PM)lex24 Wrote: Man, you are the boards Eyore.
Just keeping it real, including vis a vis your man crush on Buster.
[Typed with one hand while other continues putting popped balloon in and out of empty honey pot . . . iirc WTP story]
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - Phogge - 09-03-2021
For you who are afraid of the Dodgers:
Each club 85-49.
head to head 8/8
Head to head runs 68/68
**** the Dodgers and the horse they rode in on!
lex24 - lex24 - 09-03-2021
(09-03-2021, 12:26 PM)teejers1 Wrote:(09-02-2021, 09:19 PM)lex24 Wrote: Man, you are the boards Eyore.
Just keeping it real, including vis a vis your man crush on Buster.
[Typed with one hand while other continues putting popped balloon in and out of empty honey pot . . . iirc WTP story]
Fully admit to being a big fan of the key player in three WC’s. And a member, IMO, of the Giants Mount Rushmore. It certainly is not surprising his numbers have dropped. He’s got a banged up thumb and a bad knee. And he’s 34. Hoping he can at least get his stroke back enough to hit for average this month. I’m not expecting much in the way of HR’s.
Your “reality” on Posey coming into the year was that he was finished. You were wrong
RE: lex24 - Giants - 09-03-2021
(09-02-2021, 09:19 PM)lex24 Wrote:(09-02-2021, 12:37 PM)teejers1 Wrote:(09-02-2021, 08:10 AM)lex24 Wrote: This tough stretch was quite foreseeable. Toughest part of schedule. Add the injuries and…. Last night they lost for two main reasons: 1. Brewers hit mistakes. Giants didn’t. 2. Giants played lousy defense.
Not much margin against the best teams. And right now, Brewers are as good a team as there is in baseball. Unfortunately Dodgers get them last weekend of season. Brewers will simply be gettin* healthy, rested, etc. for playoffs. Maybe Dodgers get Burnes and,or Woodruff. Series is Oct 1-3. NLDS starts Oct 7. If they want them to pitch on normal rotation. They could go Oct 1-2. But I suspect if either does, they will only go a few innings. Just to stay sharp.
Course, it may not matter anyway….
Giants have 10 vs Pads. Who will be fighting for WC. And don’t look know, but Snell is getting it together. The worst possibility is the Giants in WC facing Snell.
0, 1, 2, and 2 runs the last 4 games. All Ls.
The pitching has been good enough to win.
The hitting has not.
Buster is really a liability at the plate right now. His swing balance is off, he has no power, and he looks confused/overmatched at times. I mean, even his hit last night was on a very ugly, defensive, reach swing that bounded down the line and bounced past the 1B. Oh yeah, he grounded into a DP in inning 1. I fear Buster is reverting to the "slap hitting" DP machine from yesteryear. I'd give him a couple games off and hope the lower body starts to recuperate.
And speaking of swings, I thing the Giants' "approach" of coming out of their shoes on every swing is not helping them. You say Brewers hit Giant "mistakes" while the Giants did not reciprocate. I generally agree with the latter (most notably Slater's and Estrada's last ABs), but I doubt the former. I saw the early 2 RBI hit to LF as the lefty batter not trying to do too much with the pitch and just directing it into left field. More generally, the Brewers go with pitches more and don't try to hit everything out of the yard (especially with two strikes). But that's not The Giants' Way. And when the G's don't get the 2 or 3 run dong, the O is impotent.
Your worst case scenario is probably a 40/60 proposition. I mean, does anyone here think the Giants will win the division? Mick? Phogge? Bob?
And right now, I'd be pretty happy if Giants finished the Dodgers series with the predicted 2-5 record in last 7 - it means they would be within a game of the Dodgers, worst case. I know there are still a bunch of games left, but it sure seems like September 1 = midnight for the Cinderella Giants (at least as pertains to NL Division).
Maybe they bounce back and recapture the mojo, but the lineup and the pitching don't look all that great right now.
Buster is in a slump. Happens to essentially all hitters. Question is whether he’s healthy. Knee was a problem. If healthy, he will snap out of this. If not, he won’t.
Giants approach has helped them all year. You can’t trash it when things turn south. I mean did you expect the Giants to be tied with the Dodgers on September 3. I don’t freaking think so. And one of the main reasons they are is because of their approach at the plate. It’s worked all year. They are one of the best offenses is in the National League.
Man, you are the boards Eyore.
Agree. It is silly to critique a baseball team for their play over a period of four games and ignore the results of the previous 130 games. The hitting approach employed by SF has proven to be successful. In terms of the technical aspects of hitting, the Giants are at the forefront of today’s game. Credit must be given to ownership and Zaidi for putting SF in a position take advantage of all the data available to interested parties.
I could not be happier about how this season has unfolded. All you can ask is for the team you follow to be in contention. Whether they win the World Series depends on a number of factors, many of which are not in their control (see McGriff to Atlanta in 1993). Besides, the Giants are really a year or two ahead of schedule. This year has been found money…..
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - pefloresjr - 09-03-2021
(09-03-2021, 01:23 PM)Phogge Wrote: For you who are afraid of the Dodgers:
Each club 85-49.
head to head 8/8
Head to head runs 68/68
**** the Dodgers and the horse they rode in on!
Going to the game tonight. Ready for a melee like it's Candlestick Park! Or maybe I will try some interesting food and have a carafe of wine and try to stay out of the hospital or jail. Either way, Go Giants!
Cheers,
Pete F.
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - Phogge - 09-03-2021
Fifteen bucks for a mediocre IPA. Good luck.
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - pefloresjr - 09-03-2021
(09-03-2021, 04:29 PM)Phogge Wrote: Fifteen bucks for a mediocre IPA. Good luck.
Not quite 15 but too high unless you believe in the free market. Still, the beer I can get on tap on the third base side are Guinness, Negra Modelo, Anchor Steam, and San Miquel. Dublin, Mexico, San Francisco, and Philippines; that covers all the bases for me. Vamos Gigantes! Take down the F-ing Doyers!
Salud,
Pedro F.
Spike - Spike - 09-03-2021
Any way to watch the game tonight?
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - BostonCard - 09-03-2021
Pity the A's tonight in Toronto. They were up 8-2 in the 8th, and Toronto scores two runs and then ties it on a grand slam. The A's answer with two runs in the top of the ninth, and Toronto hits a walk-off three run homer.
BC
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - DC 86 - 09-03-2021
(09-03-2021, 08:23 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Pity the A's tonight in Toronto. They were up 8-2 in the 8th, and Toronto scores two runs and then ties it on a grand slam. The A's answer with two runs in the top of the ninth, and Toronto hits a walk-off three run homer.
BC
... and the game winning HR was hit by Marcus Semien, who left the As this offseason after being lowballed as a free agent.
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - UltimateCard - 09-03-2021
(09-03-2021, 08:23 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Pity the A's tonight in Toronto. They were up 8-2 in the 8th, and Toronto scores two runs and then ties it on a grand slam. The A's answer with two runs in the top of the ninth, and Toronto hits a walk-off three run homer.
BC
And it was Semien who delivered the game-winning blow against his former team.
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - BostonCard - 09-03-2021
After blowing a 1-0 lead in the top of the 9th, the Giants win 3-2 in 11 on a 2-out error.
BC
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - Phogge - 09-04-2021
Not quite “blown” but couldn’t cash in as they left about 50 runners on. Turner should have set his feet with a lumbering nag running to first.
Posey keeps saying he’s fine but his bat speed makes him look like an 80 year old at the plate. Kind of like Bobbbbbbbb.
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - BobK - 09-04-2021
I actually stopped batting right switched to left handed hitting Phogge and kept going. My speed to first remainded at 11.9 lol
What a game. Incredible win. Posey not tagging the correct runner was mind blowing never would have guessed he would make that mistake.
Back in first by a game
Awesome game brobdingnagian crowd at Pac Bell in a game decided in NYC
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - UltimateCard - 09-04-2021
(09-04-2021, 08:32 AM)BobK Wrote: Posey not tagging the correct runner was mind blowing never would have guessed he would make that mistake.
Just watched highlights of the game. Confused about Posey’s mental error - if both runners are on the bag and be tags the lead runner first, why is the trail runner out? Is this just one of those arcane baseball rules?
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - teejers1 - 09-04-2021
(09-04-2021, 08:32 AM)BobK Wrote: I actually stopped batting right switched to left handed hitting Phogge and kept going. My speed to first remainded at 11.9 lol
What a game. Incredible win. Posey not tagging the correct runner was mind blowing never would have guessed he would make that mistake.
Back in first by a game
Awesome game of immense proportions crowd at Pac Bell in a game decided in NYC
Posey had another bad game hitting - he is utterly lost up there and should take a few days off.
McGasCan is not a closer you can rely on in crunch time games. His fast ball (which he throws 80% of the time) is too flat.
Having said that, I am so happy the Giants are playing meaningful games in September (and October?) because Stanford football certainly is not.
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - BobK - 09-04-2021
It’s the rule which Posey probably knows
But mostly watch the umpire
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - Phogge - 09-04-2021
Now that the Stanford football season is over we can concentrate on the Giants.
RE: [merged] Giants/Niners 2021 thread - Mick - 09-04-2021
Time to revisit projections on the seven Brewers/Dodgers games.
Giants are 2-3 after those five games, including last night's 3-2 win.
Urias (15-3) pitches tonight. He's 1-1 in four starts against the Giants, with a 3.80 ERA.