Post-game thread: Padres take series
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 15, 2010 4:09 PM PDT
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Well, that was fun. There's no sense worrying about if the Giants are going to make the playoffs or not if Tim Lincecum doesn't pitch better. Sure, he was bled to death just a little bit today, but the whole "just get them into the playoffs and take their chances with that pitching staff" mindset doesn't work when the ace is broken.
At least it wasn't a one-run loss.
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I can't believe I had more fun watching the Nats than the Giants today.
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Disheartening.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Aug 15, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
At least it wasn't as frustrating as Friday's game
After Pablo made that error I couldn’t take it anymore. But, there’s still a lot of baseball left and it’s time to take on the Phillies.
I can’t really be optimistic about the Giants winning the division if they can’t beat the ducking Fadres. I think the Giants can win the wild card, but I really want to win the NL West.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
Plus, what does it say about playoff games if we can’t win the high-pressure games in the regular season?
yeah—it IS a crappy feeling. I guess we all just deal differently. Time to crack open another beer!
by Greg Litton Fan on Aug 15, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
we can beat the padres
The losses are frusterating, but at least we’re not getting blown out (except today). I still think we have a much better chance at the division rather than the wild card
by BrianIsAwesome on Aug 15, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
WC will be difficult
Giants have the hardest remaining schedule out of WC race teams.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
We have won high pressure games in the regular season. A couple examples include some of our wins vs. the Dodgers in July and our win yesterday. All of those still count.
by Greg Litton Fan on Aug 15, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
My logic says you are right.
My too-competitive spirit wants to disagree. Must channel my inner Spock…
this year's final 3 games are against the Padres
they’ll have to beat them just to win the Wild Card
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
There’s still a lot of baseball left to play. Today wasn’t fun to watch but it was 1 loss, no more no less. The sky is not falling.
This team has a lot of heart and we’re going to see just how much they want it over this coming road trip. In my mind, this is definitely a playoff team.
I’m not sure what’s wrong with Lincecum, but it needs to be addressed pronto (as I’m sure the Giants organization is realizing). He might need to be put on the DL as right now he seems almost worthless.
by Greg Litton Fan on Aug 15, 2010 4:17 PM PDT reply actions
I wouldn't say he was almost worthless.
It’s just that there’s something clearly wrong with his mechanics and he needs time to figure it out.
You’re right—I should have chosen my words more carefully. I think it will be interesting to see how he bounces back….it might be next season, but I think he’s learning a lot.
by Greg Litton Fan on Aug 15, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know, about 3 of his last 5 or 6 starts he hasn’t been able through 5 innings. That’s pretty close to worthless.
I think perhaps taking a start off could do some good for him.
He hasn't been terribly able since June.
Not the dominant pitcher everyone was talking about the previous two years.
With his mechanics, every piece has to be working right for him to pitch right, but you can expect to find it and fix it eventually. Maybe adding new kinds of pitches at the big league level is messing with his mechanics. That, too can be fixed in time.
But do the Giants have that kind of time?
I don’t think he been bad for a really long time until now. Maybe he’s a headcase and we’re only finding this out now because he hasn’t been bad before.
Dontrelle Willis (dont kill me). I’m sure tim will come out of it, and of course he’s not the next willis, but it’s happened before :(
by BrianIsAwesome on Aug 15, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s also happened before that pitchers have had off years and it hasn’t meant they suddenly became awful.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Last 17 starts
4.7 ERA. That is according to Lurie. Having said that -jponry is right. This happens to pitchers sometimes. He’ll rebound. If not this year, then next.
This is the first time in his life that he has not suffered through tough times on the mound for an extended period. He isn’t handling it particularly well. I think he may have some dead arm issues. There are some mechanical issues. And he’s lost his confidence. All three will return. Hopefully this year.
I would go for the Lincecum for Don Felder trade
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by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 16, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Fired? Heaven no.
Although Bowtie could call Bochy and Sabean into his office and taser them after any game Guillen did more than PH.
What are the first hand accounts of Guillen’s defense? I didn’t watch this one.
Ask me about my blog.
You have to admit
Cabrera’s arm had to do something with it.
He looked like he was running through molasses though.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Out of shape
been sitting around for 2 weeks. He didn’t exactly look good heading to second, but he ran out of gas about a third of the way past second. They didn’t get him for speed. He should be fine in RF on this road trip. Especially in Philly. By then, hopefully he’s got his legs under him.
Out of shape after two weeks?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2010 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
It was the 4th inning
I don’t mind so much the execution (or lack thereof, in terms of Guillen’s speed) but the decision. With nobody out in the 4th, down three runs, you stand your happy ass on 2nd base and wait to get driven home. If you get stranded, you get stranded, but the smart baseball move is to stay on 2nd base.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
yeah
but then the play would have just been close. He was out by almost 10 feet.
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he’s not quite Molina slow. More like Garko slow.
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Snow slow
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The “highlight” so to speak, is up on mlb.com, if you care to see it. For some reason I can’t post a link.
at least guillen isnt a hack. but, he shouldn’t be batting ahead of pablo- clogs up the basepaths
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he’s the reason we lost this game. If Rowand had started instead we would have won big.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Aug 15, 2010 7:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Not a good hitter
especially against lefties.
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Guillen is a total hacker.
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he didnt seem like a hack from the at bats I saw. what game were you watching?
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
his career
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
He was taking pitches...
Don’t know if that’s his usual approach..
If it is, he sure hasn’t had much success with it in terms of getting on base and producing runs.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Aug 15, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Guillen adds a threat
which is more than you can say about Ishi or Rowand. Again, you have to compare him with what the Giants have, not what we’d like them to have. He’s an upgrade at the plate over either Ishi (who has looked bad the last couple weeks – and didn’t we all know this was coming) and Rowand (who has looked bad the last 130 weeks).
Ishi has looked bad over the last couple weeks? What does that make Guillen’s 1-25 or whatever it is skid?
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I wouldn’t mind a platoon of the two. That being said, one has had a successful major league career, and the other hasn’t. I can’t blame them for taking a shot with the veteran in a pennant race. Ishi will probably get another shot next year and Guillen won’t be here.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Aug 16, 2010 5:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
In other news
Sabean announced today that he is deep in final negotiations with Vinnie Castilla’s agent
¡Viva los Gigantes!
Ugh.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Ugh.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
by groug on Aug 15, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 15, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to break the chain, Graham.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Sup?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
oh ya know... the usual... 234321535235132 pointless comments
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL, I’m actually trying to read through all of it.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
/sharks talk, timmy issues, convert someone to twitter, i need a hairclip
/i suck at life
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
by PiKAgiant on Aug 15, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, that sums it up.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep… PiKAgiant sucks at life
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
by PiKAgiant on Aug 15, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wouldn't say sucks
More like “needs improvement”
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t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
watch everyone rec comments where i say, PiKA has no knowledge of baseball
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
by PiKAgiant on Aug 15, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I thought you were referring to most of the people who post here.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
It's okay with me
Two days of rest means he should be good for a while.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
no reason given but i assume its because hes played alot. What he SHOULD have done was take him out in the 5th when we were down 6-2 today.
We can’t risk one of our best hitters on the bench in a huge first game against the guys on our WC tails
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
5 innings catching != a day off
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
we were down 8-2 in the 6th i think it was. That would have been a good time to take him out, And it’s not first base, he specifically said “not starting” tues. It’s on the giants mlb homepage
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
honestly, i think posey will talk him into starting him at 1B, but we’ll see.
we need his bat in the lineup.
also, utley and howard won’t be back in time for the series, good time to strike
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That's idiotic
He had his best day at the plate in a while. Bochy should have lifted him in the 5th. That would have given him a day and a half. He’s 20 flipping 3. The Philly series needs bats. Put Posey at first for a game if you have to. But don’t sit him.
all the 1 pitch he threw… lol
his mind is not in the game
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously. I don’t remember what inning, but he was supposed to be on-deck. Yet, he was just hanging out in the dugout not even giving a shit.
Overblown
i think comcast as well as K&K are blowing that out of proportions. I dont believe his mind was off somewhere else. He was angry still about getting rocked. He’s the staff ace with 2 straight cy youngs, virtually unhittable. I dont think he is used to it, just like all of us are. Something is certainly not right, but I believe it to be something other than focus.
IN TIMMY WE TRUST
He does that all the time
I think he’s just buying extra rest.
eh
well wellemeyer did ok today in the first but totally lost it. Expected
oh wait that was timmy?
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by Giant Voodoo on Aug 15, 2010 4:48 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Well, at least Guillen was cheap.
/gets what you paid for.
Guillen’s acquisition was like spending $1,000 on a car. Yeah it’s cheap, but it’s almost a guaranteed waste.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
that's it
Guillen’s nickname: Nova.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
by oldjacket on Aug 15, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
THIS
might be completely lost on the faint of heart who left early, tho’
a lot of the youngins might need it explained to them
but whatever. If I can make Fast, Black Abraham Lincoln stick, I can make Jose Nova stick too.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
don’t associate guillen with a beautiful Nova
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Pinto might be more accurate.
Because if he’d gone up in ball of flames between second and third, I can’t say anyone would have been surprised.
pinto doesn’t take on the second meaning in Spanish, though
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Of course in Spanish NO VA means "Doesn't go"
Completely fitting nickname.
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by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 16, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Although losing sucks . . .
The comic highlight was clearly the Guillen ‘triple.’ Almost as funny as Clint Barmes’ play on the game ending pop to second.
Buster’s home run was very cool
Timmeh did strike out the side in the first
So there’s some good
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it was nice to see posey drop that HR- he hadn’t hit one in awhile and I thought he had been worn so bad he didnt have anything left
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Guillen had one of the best hits of the day—he just tried to play the hero and extend it to a triple….
another bright spot…Lopez looked great!
by Greg Litton Fan on Aug 15, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
The other night, I texted my buddy “Posey is so sexy” at like 2 am, but I accidentally sent it to my girlfriend. I had to spend the next half an hour calming her delusional ass down. Finally she believed me when I told her that he was a baseball player and not some other chick.
LOL YOU
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
She didn’t know who Buster Posey is? You may want to reevaluate your relationship.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Is nascient a word?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2010 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s dreamy.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
he has that southern drawl, my gf is from new orleans and has the same type of accent- though not quite as “drawlish”
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
oh god, i love it. though shes starting to acclimate to “california speak”. til she stops saying ya’ll ill consider it southern, haha
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
“stop saying hella, bitch!!”
haha for sure. shes been out here since katrina, and hasnt lost the southern accent yet so im hopeful it stays. otherwise shes just like every other blonde california girl
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I might drop the “bitch.” Said that to my gf once (on accident and drunkenly). I will never do that again…
I did my stint with blonde cali girls. I’ve got to say, I’ve moved on to brunettes now…
yeah i was kidding, i know not to call them bitch, or especially cunt, they hate that (learned hard way as well, lol)
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
lol those crazy women huh
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there’s nothing like ’em.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
cant live with em, cant live without em
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
And I could say the same thing about dudes!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
id rather live with dudes than w my gf, but thats just me. now i get nagged on shit
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
The worst is when you’re like “Let’s go window shopping!” and then they think you mean something other than going to buy a certain kind of container for beer.
Women be actin’ so crazy!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
whats funny about that commercial is hes talking about the windows in the coors box, but he is “window shopping” through the glass in the beer section.
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That shit is hilarious.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
God, I love brunettes. Blondes, meh.
by Bar None on Aug 15, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd for your obvious brilliance
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by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 16, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, there ain’t nothin’ wrong with hella.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, that might be weird.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
i wonder how that would even sound. im not gonna ask her to say it to find out, though.
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
If that’s wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
you can rent her if you want. blonde, 5’8", 120lbs, C cups, poseyish southern accent
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe you could put a posey mask on her to complete your fantasy?
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
But I thought we had nothing to worry about.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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The Giants are officially now the Padres' bitch.
I hate to be so blunt but they are so in the Giants’ heads.
Is Lincecum a 2-year wonder? It’s a question that has to be asked.
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by orange and black on Aug 15, 2010 5:11 PM PDT reply actions
30 minutues ago, I was asking the same question. But, take a deep breath. I think that question is a bit premature.
THIS
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"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 16, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Early to say, but he needs to pitch like an ace in a pennant race.
No ace = no playoffs is absolutely correct.
"I'm no stranger to this place, where real life and dreams collide.
And even though I fall from grace (in the NL West), I will keep the dream alive-->" (A World Series Championship in SF) -Oasis
by orange and black on Aug 15, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
No Ace = No playoffs. Kiss Division goodbye at this point, and in case you guys didn’t know, Philly and St Louis both have pocket aces.
ur saying kiss the division goodbye right now, at this point?
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Every team competing for playoffs needs someone on the staff who will be the stopper and can pretty much guarantee a victory. Cain is great, Zito is Solid. But Lincecum has to be that guy.
/doesn’t look up stats but makes bold statement anyway
Hasn’t Cain been that guy for a while. He doesn’t get a ton of wins, but he seems to be really solid recently.
Lincecum doesn’t need to be the guy. But if he’s not going to be the guy, someone else needs to be they guy. I don’ t think anyone else is the guy though.
We need a guy.
by BrianIsAwesome on Aug 15, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. Need to focus on the WC now.
Padres have been too consistent and they haven’t wilted yet.
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by orange and black on Aug 15, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
our next 3 coming series will define the remainder of the year
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
our SP havent won a game in two weeks. were lucky to still be this close
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
i know it is, but over a longer period of time, its important. what that means over 2 weeks, is that theyve been giving up alot of runs.
whens the last time one of our SP gave up less than 3 runs (other than bum yesterday)
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Philly has trips.
Wildcard will be ATL. Philly will win that division. When they get Howard and Utley back they are going to be damn near unbeatable. Halliday, Oswalt and Hamels is a formidable trio. Blanton aint half bad. The one hole they have is their closer.
I have reached the point where I’m rooting for ATL to collapse. But that is unlikely as well.
Sweet little .615 BABIP for Timmy this afternoon
A herd of water buffalo in the outfield, a third-baseman at shortstop, a ever expanding/slowing third baseman … no more pitching-to-contact, Giants’ pitchers – the new plan is STRIKE EVERYBODY OUT.
Man – I mean, I love Burrell’s bat and all, and Nate doesn’t look like he’ll ever hit enough to be a big league corner outfielder, but the pitchers gotta be missing Torres-Rowand-Nate outfields.
Giants’ starting pitchers BABIP:
.236 – first two months of the season
.296 – since Burrell joined the team
¡Viva los Gigantes!
I’d be more interested to know what the opponent BAA is when there are 2 outs. This whole home series was pretty brutal. Everytime we had 2 outs, we suddenly let guys on base and score.
Are you suggesting that there is a causative effect there
Cause I don’t see it. Burrell is no Barry Bonds in left. But I just don’t think he has failed to get to that many catchable balls. There was one today that he maybe should have caught. But most of the dinks were in front of Torres (two, including Tejeda’s two run single) and seeing eye ground balls. At least that is my recollection during the time Timmy was in. I turned it off and watched golf after that.
Didn’t watch the game. I was hoping that someone who did would could clarify what happened. So – thanks.
In terms of the season-wide splie, no, I’m was not simply saying that “Burrell is the problem”, not at all. Clearly, there are many factors at play with a jump that big, part of which is regression to the mean. Part of it also is that Uribe’s glove is an asset at 3B or 2B but a liability at SS, that (I have read – have been in Asia all summer and haven’t watched any games live) Panda has been incrementally putting weight back on and losing some mobility, that Huff is less of a defensive liability at 1B than he is in RF …
And even if Burrell is a butcher out there, I still love what he brings to the offense (the 4.28 P/PA is pretty sweet).
I think that’s it can be dangerous to rely on one’s eyes too much for evaluating defense. A good defender can get close to a ball, and we can think “ah what a hack, he didn’t get to it”, while a worse defender doesn’t come close, and we think, “well, that’s a clean hit, no one could have got to that.”
¡Viva los Gigantes!
What really sucks is that the Padres are on their way to play the cubbies… While we play Philly/Cards
Cubbies then Milwaukee
One good note – SD has a tougher Sept then the Giants.
never thought I'd say this but
fuck lincecum
All of the sudden, the allure of the joint puffin’ and hair danglin’ isn’t that cute anymore is it. Winning solves all.
Nah.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
unlike
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Aug 15, 2010 8:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
/flagged
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Your intestinal fortitude is impressive.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
is really a series win
when it comes to the padres. Only lost one game in the standings.
by and0 on Aug 15, 2010 5:27 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Either I haven't been around a lot lately
or there is a ton of new people here.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
A bit of both.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
No kidding.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m not trying to, but I don’t like being stepped on either, new or not
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
My bad, I will make more effort to accommodate you in the future.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But you DON’T mess with jponry! Even Grant knows that.
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
im not trying to, like i said- i just didnt appreciate the disrespect.
but, water under the bridge. i got no issue with jprony
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
i understand you gotta haze the newbs, though- im on multiple honda boards
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
like the car?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
yep, preludepower, hondatech, etc…
jprony, that sounds familiar actually
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I don’t post on any Honda forums, lol.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i just checked and theres someone on honda-tech with the same username as you, lol.
wheres the originality? haha, j/p
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s ok, it’s a crappy username anyway.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i was just playin, that’s still a unique username so i def thought i somehow knew you on the boards.
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
i take it youve been here for a long time?
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a message board. Don’t get your panties in a bind by some imagined slight.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
meh... i dont like that rule, i do what i want
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Here’s a stat to chew on:
Giants starters are winless in their last 12 games, going 0-7 with a 5.88 ERA.
That won’t get it done with a team built on its pitching staff
"I'm no stranger to this place, where real life and dreams collide.
And even though I fall from grace (in the NL West), I will keep the dream alive-->" (A World Series Championship in SF) -Oasis
by orange and black on Aug 15, 2010 5:28 PM PDT reply actions
Transactions, December 5, 2016 – Yankees sign C Buster Posey to a 6 year, $150 million deal.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
banned
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
BANNED. FUCKING BANNED.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
hi chop
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yo SFGuy!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOO.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 15, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Krukow was sugar coating it today after the game. He said on the bright side, Lincecum had electric stuff in the first inning haha! Too bad baseball is a 9 inning game.
He did actually get a lot of Ks today! So that’s better than him not getting a lot of Ks.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Since Ks are better than other out because it takes out the BABIP factor, doesn’t that mean it’s even worse when you get killed when having a lot of Ks?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
It was really a truly bizarre start for Tim. 8 Ks in 3.1 IP. But a .700ish BABIP. I mean, what do you even take from that? Only two of the hits he gave up were really well hit, but a lot of the bloops did seem like they came off of pretty bad pitches. And there’s no question that his command was off.
So I don’t even know what to say about it. The strikeouts were a good sign though, I think. They were mostly swinging as well. I think it’s a matter of staying in that mode consistently though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
All the hits off Lincecum were singles
…and I don’t think one fall made it as far as the outfielders…weird day
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
San Diego Padres kind of day
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 15, 2010 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess it means that Lincecum was about as good as the Padres’ lineup? That his pitches weren’t great, but that the Padres were good/lucky enough to hit them anyway? I don’t think it was as bad as it seemed, but Timmy needs to pitch better than the significantly-below-average Padres’ lineup.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
Surprised? Nothing is ever wrong with the Giants according to Kruk.
"I'm no stranger to this place, where real life and dreams collide.
And even though I fall from grace (in the NL West), I will keep the dream alive-->" (A World Series Championship in SF) -Oasis
by orange and black on Aug 15, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Closer!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 15, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like I need to shower after saying this, but I have more confidence in Dirty Sanchez than I do in Lincecum right now.
Disagree
I think my confidence level right now would be -
Cain
Zito
Lincecum
MadBum
Sanchez
I MIGHT put MadBum ahead of Tim at this point if it weren’t for the fact that he’s in uncharted territory as far as IP goes.
"Baseball is a game filled with moments of anticipation. The ones who can keep their calm while heading in to a storm can make their mark on a season. And what happens in those moments is what turns mere men… in to Giants."
My Son
...huh?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Dude, BAbip
I’m spitting mad over the ridiculous luck, but really, if Lincecum gets a normal .300 BAbip today, it’s a tight ballgame. Today, along with the previous six games – even though we won half of them – is the definition of a fluke. Crazy shit happens and we need to focus on the standings and Tuesday.
I AM SO PISSED OFF AT THE FUCKING BLOOPS THAT I WOULD SHOOT BLOOD OUT OF MY EYES IF I COULD. HOLY LIVING BALLS CRAP GAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
its the padres
wizards in harry potter go to dark arts class. Padres go to Giant killing class. They passed.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 15, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I was pissed off but now iM b
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Aug 15, 2010 5:53 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
anyone following the philles/mets on east coast bias network? hope phils lose, keep us on top for now
I was pissed off but now im pretty much over it. the giants need to refocus and win against philly. A sweep of the phillies would make me feel better. i can haz runz tomorrow?
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Aug 15, 2010 5:56 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
i thought he was doing a rehab stint tues? hmm (goes to investigate).
the series will be much, much harder with both of them in there
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
also remember the sunday night crew promotes players for ticket sales, so of course theyre saying he’ll be back tues
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
utley is day-to day, howard is a little longer off.
that said, we need to hope for some luck in this goddamned unlucky season
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
well, we beat them with utley and howard, so either way id say were in good shape. i just hope posey doesn’t really not start, play 1b then, dont sit our best hitter
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like the Giants can beat any team in baseball. Except the Padres.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I feel the same way. Hopefully these next 3 series against the Phillies, Cards, and Reds will prove us right.
Toughest test of the season, and it couldn’t be happening at a worse time with the way the team is playing. For whatever it’s worth though, the Giants got swept by the Pads back in April and then went on to win consecutive series against the Cards, Phils, and Rockies before sweeping the Marlins.
x3 I think we can beat anyone as well. The offense is doing fine, we just got shut down by pads pitching is all… its the SP im worried about. Hopefully Zito will be the stopper (seems to usually be him anyways) and set the tone for the road trip. zeets starts twice this trip so thats good newz
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly
im in this line. You guys didn’t get swept, good for you. Now stop raping toads and get back to the business at hand. Cards and Philly are very decent teams that will eat us alive if we dont forget this series.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 15, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
An excellent point, GV,
and though it’s hard to lose to the iPads of our division, the playoff issue might well come down to the records of the Phils and Reds.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 15, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how many women were on the marketing team that came up with the name. Because if I were, I certainly would have been asking if the darn thing had wings.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
awesome.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 15, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I see your point, I just think of a lame computer that you can’t use 2 hands to type on….. and Steve Jobs is a real jerk.
Maybe they want people to throw them away after one use.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2010 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
His AB today was predictably pathetic.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
rowand batted? what happened? must have missed that
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
ill take a guess though. K on outside slider, or GIDP
by curveball3110 on Aug 15, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions