Jenkins recap on wild card race

by foothillsfan on Jun 30, 2009 9:52 AM PDT

Mainly he points out weaknesses in all the other teams. If you are an optimist, reading it could make you giddy

Sports journalism sure has changed. 2 players psych issues are highlighted, that's even before you get to Milton Bradley, and some pitcher shoving some fan.

Injuries abound for other wild card pretenders--I hadn't realized Carlos Beltran, Aramis Ramirez, Edison Volquez are all down. And major slumps on all the teams. Suddenly a team that fields non-stars like we do could be the new Rockies.

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This is reason for optimism

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?sort=runs&split=42&group=9&season=2009&seasonType=2&statType=batting&type=reg

Yea there’s a good chance it’s entirely a fluke, but I don’t care. The Giants are league average in the month of June!!!

by SeeingStars on Jun 30, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions

Top 10 in avg too

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by monta101 on Jun 30, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

That OBP is still terrible though, Runs are good

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by Azmanz on Jun 30, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions

And for the whole year, which provides a 3 times larger sample size, we’re next to last in OPS.

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by S.F. Giangst on Jul 2, 2009 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Sometimes it’s good to liftt our heads out of our own misery and worries and take a look around. Other than the Dodgers, there’s no one in the NL without a bunch of problems and/or under-achievement.

Suddenly a team that fields non-stars like we do could be the new Rockies

What’s weird is that for a bunch of non-stars, there are five Giants who have a legit shot at going to the ASG: Lincecum, Cain, Sandoval, Rowand and Wilson. I don’t think they’ll all make it, but at least three should. I’ll bet Tim and Matt are in and either Pablo or Rowand makes it as well. Pablo should, but Rowand might instead because he’s a more of a known name back east.

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by Goofus on Jun 30, 2009 10:52 AM PDT reply actions

Wilson is in if he gets a couple more saves

We’ll see if he can keep his head on straight between now and then.

"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.

by hairball on Jun 30, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions

The problem with that is for Wilson to get a couple more saves Wilson has to pitch a couple more times and I’d really rather that didn’t happen.

by quincy0191 on Jun 30, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Lincecum, for sure. Cain, most likely. Sandoval, probably not. Rowand & Wilson, none chance.

Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???

by oldrips on Jun 30, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Look at the closers for the NL lately?

by SFGuy on Jun 30, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions

See 79 wins is good.

Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Fuggen Rox! You might want to try beating The Bums more than once in 10 games. Try it. You might find you like it.

by daveinexile on Jun 30, 2009 11:33 AM PDT reply actions

thanks a lot

this is going to make the August collapse a lot more painful.

Watch out San... oh, wait, Sadowski... uncle Pucetas is comin' for you.

by Sammy Danger on Jun 30, 2009 11:49 AM PDT reply actions

/soils self

by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 30, 2009 12:26 PM PDT reply actions

I was at the game last summer when Zito pitched a gem against the Dodgers, putting us only a game or two out of first place. I called my friend in New York, a Mets fan, bragging about how the Giants are contending for a playoff spot. The Giants then proceeded to not contend for a playoff spot.

Yeah, I’m optimistic, but cautiously so. Very cautiously

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by Useful_Idiot on Jun 30, 2009 1:27 PM PDT reply actions

I hope you’ve learned your lesson.

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by Natto on Jun 30, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

You talking about this game? That’s the only thing close to it that I can think of, but after that game we were in 3rd place, 4 games behind Arizona, and 10 games under .500 (39-49). And that was the closest we were since mid-April.

I’m wary of the Giants’ current success too, but it’s not even remotely comparable to last year.

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by EliminateMe on Jun 30, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Well I was a bit off, but I’m just saying I remember feeling pretty excited since we were at least in contention even though it was supposed to be an unmitigated disaster of a season

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by Useful_Idiot on Jun 30, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Several projections had us losing 100 games so, in a way, losing 90 games is a success.

by SeeingStars on Jun 30, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

i remember late last season there was some excitement that we might upset the NL West by finishing second, but that’s about it.

by FPTV on Jun 30, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Ok ..who cops to thinking the Giants were a sub .500 team at season start?

by daniel9 on Jun 30, 2009 9:24 PM PDT reply actions

Lars still does

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by groug on Jun 30, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions

I did and I’m not ashamed to admit it.

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by jponry on Jun 30, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought at best, with the pitching, they could be 81-81. But with Bochy as manager, I thought they would go 75-87.

by SFGuy on Jun 30, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Fuggen Rox! You might want to try beating The Bums more than once in 10 games. Try it. You might find you like it.

by daveinexile on Jun 30, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Absolutely.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought...

At best they could win 83 games… At their worst they’d only win 76 games.

I still stand by it.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Jun 30, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I would have been happy with a .500 finish.

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by ResDog on Jul 1, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions

/me raises hand (although I thought it was close to .500)

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by zenbitz on Jul 1, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions

I had either 84 or 82… but I also had the DBacks winning the west.

by SeeingStars on Jul 1, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Well how were we to know Webb’s arm would fall off and be lost in the couch cushions all season long?

Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Fuggen Rox! You might want to try beating The Bums more than once in 10 games. Try it. You might find you like it.

by daveinexile on Jul 1, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5272951

If this were the Giants I’d boycott the team for the season. We may have some poor talent but the effort part is understated.

by SeeingStars on Jul 2, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions

That was impressive.

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by Natto on Jul 2, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh lawds, that looked very early 80-’s Giants like. How mant games vs them do we have left?

Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Fuggen Rox! You might want to try beating The Bums more than once in 10 games. Try it. You might find you like it.

by daveinexile on Jul 3, 2009 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh yeah, sub sub .500.

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by Roger on Jul 1, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions