[Mick]

Thairo Estrada channeling his inner Edgar Renteria and Hunter Pence???

https://theathletic.com/4811700/2023/08/...es-giants/

Giants played a pretty inspired game after he addressed the team. Will his message make a difference the rest of the way? We'll see.

Hope so. And I'm hopeful that the rookies will (continue to) turn it around. Schmitt had his first home run since May. Wade Meckler, who started 3 for 17 with 11 strikeouts, has gone 6 for 16 with five strikeouts in the last week. He's now at .273/.385/.273/.657 in 9 starts. No extra base hits yet, but hopefully he's turning it around. 

I really like the young guys on this team, the rookies and the players age 27 or under. Walker, Webb, Doval, and Bailey's been a success, Beck (IMHO) is a success, Harrison looks like he's going to crush the competition. Keaton Winn and Hjelle are an inch away from being real successes. Sabol is finding his way (not yet a success, but should be a pretty good utility player). I think Luciano, Ramos and Matos are on their way. I don't know about Cole Waites, David Villar, Bryce Johnson or Brett Wisely, they'll have to step it up. And incidentally, he's not young any more, but watching Austin Slater get on base four times in five appearances was pretty great. He scored twice, had an RBI, didn't strike out. Pretty cool.

BTW, it'll be nice to get Haniger and Yaz back. Haniger hit 39 bombs two years ago. Hopefully he can improve right through the playoffs. Giants are a game and a half out of the wild card.

Giants vs. Cincy, 6:45 at Oracle. Kyle Harrison starting. Be interesting to see what tonight's attendance is. Giants averaged just under 35k for the Fri/Sat/Sun series against the Braves. Their last Monday game against the Rays was 25,748.

[Mick]

Thairo Estrada channeling his inner Edgar Renteria and Hunter Pence???

https://theathletic.com/4811700/2023/08/...es-giants/

Giants played a pretty inspired game after he addressed the team. Will his message make a difference the rest of the way? We'll see.

Hope so. And I'm hopeful that the rookies will (continue to) turn it around. Schmitt had his first home run since May. Wade Meckler, who started 3 for 17 with 11 strikeouts, has gone 6 for 16 with five strikeouts in the last week. He's now at .273/.385/.273/.657 in 9 starts. No extra base hits yet, but hopefully he's turning it around. 

I really like the young guys on this team, the rookies and the players age 27 or under. Walker, Webb, Doval, and Bailey's been a success, Beck (IMHO) is a success, Harrison looks like he's going to crush the competition. Keaton Winn and Hjelle are an inch away from being real successes. Sabol is finding his way (not yet a success, but should be a pretty good utility player). I think Luciano, Ramos and Matos are on their way. I don't know about Cole Waites, David Villar, Bryce Johnson or Brett Wisely, they'll have to step it up. And incidentally, he's not young any more, but watching Austin Slater get on base four times in five appearances was pretty great. He scored twice, had an RBI, didn't strike out. Pretty cool.

BTW, it'll be nice to get Haniger and Yaz back. Haniger hit 39 bombs two years ago. Hopefully he can improve right through the playoffs. Giants are a game and a half out of the wild card.

Giants vs. Cincy, 6:45 at Oracle. Kyle Harrison starting. Be interesting to see what tonight's attendance is. Giants averaged just under 35k for the Fri/Sat/Sun series against the Braves. Their last Monday game against the Rays was 25,748.