[qwerty49]

Why not ban all non-Stanford sports talk?

The goal is an equitable balance - given the location of Stanford, there's a critical mass of folks who are fans of our local pro teams. But lately there's been a proliferation of threads about various pro teams/trivia/drafts/etc., so I suppose this is our uneasy effort to strike a balance. We're happy for folks to keep chatting, but we'd like to keep it all in one place as much as possible. :)

There’s some seasonality involved. No football. Stanford MBB ended early. WVB never got going. WBB is now over. And frankly all the other sports combined don’t generate the collective interest of any one of these. We can always wait until June to see how baseball and tennis are doing. Or you guys can always resurrect the graphene thread.

[qwerty49]

Why not ban all non-Stanford sports talk?

The goal is an equitable balance - given the location of Stanford, there's a critical mass of folks who are fans of our local pro teams. But lately there's been a proliferation of threads about various pro teams/trivia/drafts/etc., so I suppose this is our uneasy effort to strike a balance. We're happy for folks to keep chatting, but we'd like to keep it all in one place as much as possible. :)

There’s some seasonality involved. No football. Stanford MBB ended early. WVB never got going. WBB is now over. And frankly all the other sports combined don’t generate the collective interest of any one of these. We can always wait until June to see how baseball and tennis are doing. Or you guys can always resurrect the graphene thread.

[BobK]

Qwerty nails it. Goodness mods

[BobK]

Qwerty nails it. Goodness mods

[Phogge]

Or we can be like the ticket department and ban all Luddite posters. As a eternal Luddite I would do a Groucho Marx.

[Phogge]

Or we can be like the ticket department and ban all Luddite posters. As a eternal Luddite I would do a Groucho Marx.

[lex24]

Why would a Giants and Niners thread be merged together?

I can only surmise that it is because neither are Stanford teams.  This is a Stanford board, not a Bay Area sports board.

BC

How about you rename the Giants thread the Austin Slater thread.  And the Niners thread the John Lynch thread.  Will that do it for you, mods?

Well, do they give out postys?  Great line Qwerty.

[lex24]

Why would a Giants and Niners thread be merged together?

I can only surmise that it is because neither are Stanford teams.  This is a Stanford board, not a Bay Area sports board.

BC

How about you rename the Giants thread the Austin Slater thread.  And the Niners thread the John Lynch thread.  Will that do it for you, mods?

Well, do they give out postys?  Great line Qwerty.

[qwerty49]

Would the mod who combined the threads care to identify him/herself? There are a few side bets offline that need to be settled.

[qwerty49]

Would the mod who combined the threads care to identify him/herself? There are a few side bets offline that need to be settled.

[BobK]

You’ve got the power. We got it

https://youtu.be/0ywAW3gjF_w

[BobK]

You’ve got the power. We got it

https://youtu.be/0ywAW3gjF_w

[lex24]

Not a bad first road trip.  Taking 2 out of 3 in SD is no mean feat. (Although the Pads are a little shot handed missing Tatis, Grisham (who killed the Giants last year) and Nola). Starting pitching shined.Gausman looks like an ace.  Love the fact that he’s getting outs earlier in the count. His pitch counts have been low.   Bullpen an issue (although Rogers giving up an HR  to Myers, who is a sure first time HOF player (if he could only play against Giants) didn’t bother me.  He’s thrown fairly well.  Wisler is a key guy.  And you have to wonder in last year was a fluke.  He was pretty bad his entire career prior to 2020.  Giants need a tight handed power arm out of pen.  

Hitting should pick up.  But man do they need to cut down on strikeouts.

Still, a rather encouraging first week.

[lex24]

Not a bad first road trip.  Taking 2 out of 3 in SD is no mean feat. (Although the Pads are a little shot handed missing Tatis, Grisham (who killed the Giants last year) and Nola). Starting pitching shined.Gausman looks like an ace.  Love the fact that he’s getting outs earlier in the count. His pitch counts have been low.   Bullpen an issue (although Rogers giving up an HR  to Myers, who is a sure first time HOF player (if he could only play against Giants) didn’t bother me.  He’s thrown fairly well.  Wisler is a key guy.  And you have to wonder in last year was a fluke.  He was pretty bad his entire career prior to 2020.  Giants need a tight handed power arm out of pen.  

Hitting should pick up.  But man do they need to cut down on strikeouts.

Still, a rather encouraging first week.

[cardcrimson]

 Wisler is a key guy.  And you have to wonder in last year was a fluke.  He was pretty bad his entire career prior to 2020.  

His mother could pitch better.

[cardcrimson]

 Wisler is a key guy.  And you have to wonder in last year was a fluke.  He was pretty bad his entire career prior to 2020.  

His mother could pitch better.

[Phogge]

Every other Cardboard’s darling Belt is off to another great start... 2 errors already and a bunch on K’s and fly balls.

MadBum’s ERA hovering around 11.00.

[Phogge]

Every other Cardboard’s darling Belt is off to another great start... 2 errors already and a bunch on K’s and fly balls.

MadBum’s ERA hovering around 11.00.

[BobK]

Wait I hate Belt. What that every other comment LOL

Starting pitching has been great thus far

[BobK]

Wait I hate Belt. What that every other comment LOL

Starting pitching has been great thus far

[cardcrimson]

Wait I hate Belt. What that every other comment LOL

Starting pitching has been great thus far

Why so tough on Belt? He's got more hits this year than all the Giants pitchers combined. For those keeping score, that's a total of one in nearly twice as many at bats.

As for the rest of the Giants, only four players are hitting above .200. Sheesh.

[cardcrimson]

Wait I hate Belt. What that every other comment LOL

Starting pitching has been great thus far

Why so tough on Belt? He's got more hits this year than all the Giants pitchers combined. For those keeping score, that's a total of one in nearly twice as many at bats.

As for the rest of the Giants, only four players are hitting above .200. Sheesh.

[qwerty49]

Wait I hate Belt. What that every other comment LOL

Starting pitching has been great thus far

Why so tough on Belt? He's got more hits this year than all the Giants pitchers combined. For those keeping score, that's a total of one in nearly twice as many at bats.

As for the rest of the Giants, only four players are hitting above .200. Sheesh.

Brandon Belt is not his real name.  It's Kay Looking.

[qwerty49]

Wait I hate Belt. What that every other comment LOL

Starting pitching has been great thus far

Why so tough on Belt? He's got more hits this year than all the Giants pitchers combined. For those keeping score, that's a total of one in nearly twice as many at bats.

As for the rest of the Giants, only four players are hitting above .200. Sheesh.

Brandon Belt is not his real name.  It's Kay Looking.

[cardcrimson]

Wait I hate Belt. What that every other comment LOL

Starting pitching has been great thus far

Why so tough on Belt? He's got more hits this year than all the Giants pitchers combined. For those keeping score, that's a total of one in nearly twice as many at bats.

As for the rest of the Giants, only four players are hitting above .200. Sheesh.

Brandon Belt is not his real name.  It's Kay Looking.

Nice. . . .

[cardcrimson]

Wait I hate Belt. What that every other comment LOL

Starting pitching has been great thus far

Why so tough on Belt? He's got more hits this year than all the Giants pitchers combined. For those keeping score, that's a total of one in nearly twice as many at bats.

As for the rest of the Giants, only four players are hitting above .200. Sheesh.

Brandon Belt is not his real name.  It's Kay Looking.

Nice. . . .

[BostonCard]

Fivethirtyeight has its predictions for the season:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...edictions/

The Giants are projected to have a 9% chance of making the playoffs, and <1% chance to win the division (ouch!)

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...ns/giants/

BC

[BostonCard]

Fivethirtyeight has its predictions for the season:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...edictions/

The Giants are projected to have a 9% chance of making the playoffs, and <1% chance to win the division (ouch!)

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...ns/giants/

BC

[lex24]

Fivethirtyeight has its predictions for the season:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...edictions/

The Giants are projected to have a 9% chance of making the playoffs, and <1% chance to win the division (ouch!)

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...ns/giants/

BC

Dodgers may win 120 games. $250,000,000 payroll.  Giants are going to have to ante up.  Or be satisfied to be a WC candidate at times.

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Every other Cardboard’s darling Belt is off to another great start... 2 errors already and a bunch on K’s and fly balls.

MadBum’s ERA hovering around 11.00.

Yeah, hurts to say it, but he may be done.  If so, all 3 burned out quickly.  Have to think all those pressure innings added up.

[lex24]

Fivethirtyeight has its predictions for the season:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...edictions/

The Giants are projected to have a 9% chance of making the playoffs, and <1% chance to win the division (ouch!)

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...ns/giants/

BC

Dodgers may win 120 games. $250,000,000 payroll.  Giants are going to have to ante up.  Or be satisfied to be a WC candidate at times.

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Every other Cardboard’s darling Belt is off to another great start... 2 errors already and a bunch on K’s and fly balls.

MadBum’s ERA hovering around 11.00.

Yeah, hurts to say it, but he may be done.  If so, all 3 burned out quickly.  Have to think all those pressure innings added up.

[qwerty49]

They may not make the playoffs but the Giants might be a good bet to make the NIT.

[qwerty49]

They may not make the playoffs but the Giants might be a good bet to make the NIT.

[Phogge]

Q is on fire. May have to put together a standup act.

Bobbbbbbbbb....... I forgot that you and I are Belt haters.

[Phogge]

Q is on fire. May have to put together a standup act.

Bobbbbbbbbb....... I forgot that you and I are Belt haters.

[BobK]

What a great eye Belt has. That was almost a ball. But blue says strike three
LOL LOL LOL

[BobK]

What a great eye Belt has. That was almost a ball. But blue says strike three
LOL LOL LOL

[Phogge]

When I played nobody called them "Blue." We did have old Joe Gaggero, who played with the DiMaggios, and if you called him Turkey Legs he would run you.

[Phogge]

When I played nobody called them "Blue." We did have old Joe Gaggero, who played with the DiMaggios, and if you called him Turkey Legs he would run you.

[Mick]

Why would a Giants and Niners thread be merged together?

I can only surmise that it is because neither are Stanford teams.  This is a Stanford board, not a Bay Area sports board.

BC

How about you rename the Giants thread the Austin Slater thread.  And the Niners thread the John Lynch thread.  Will that do it for you, mods?

Or the Austin Slater Mike Aldrete Brian Johnson thread...

[Mick]

Why would a Giants and Niners thread be merged together?

I can only surmise that it is because neither are Stanford teams.  This is a Stanford board, not a Bay Area sports board.

BC

How about you rename the Giants thread the Austin Slater thread.  And the Niners thread the John Lynch thread.  Will that do it for you, mods?

Or the Austin Slater Mike Aldrete Brian Johnson thread...