Weird Game in Arizona
Nothing like the opposing pitcher hitting your 2 worst hitters (after 2 were out and nobody on) and then giving up a double to your pitcher to kick start a dead offense. Couple that with his throwing error in the first that led to our first run and you have to wonder if Cahill had money on the *over*.
We left 17 men on base. 0-4’s up and down the line up. Pagan got on base 5 times and never scored once. Brandon Crawford, inexplicably, tried to bunt for a base hit with a man on third and two out. Seriously, if YOU don’t even believe that you can get a hit then it’s time to stop playing baseball for a living. Anyway, just a weird but welcomed game. Winning that one got the dirrrrrrty snakes out of our head a little bit…….
Zits going today against fellow lefty Saunders. More weirdness is probable……
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Solid, Nip. You keeping those knuckleheads at the Splash in line? I just read that blog for the first time in probably 2 months. A bunch of pussies hand wringing over not signing Beltran. Glad they’re over there and not here…….
They’re not even Giants fans, Flavor–they’re a bunch of stupid ass Dodger and A’s trolls pretending to be Giants fans. That blog is a joke.
The actual LOB total was 11. A lot of people make the that mistake. If you look at what each player LOB you get a higher total than the true one because there are duplications. For example, if two players fail with the bases loaded, each will be “credited” with leaving 3 on, but only three were actually left on, not 6. The actual LOB total is shown beneath the invidual stats, you’ll see last night’s right under the 3-15 with RISP..
http://tinyurl.com/cnurvoj
Schulman leaves open the valid arument that signing Beltran could have been done after the Melky trade. I posted about that yesterday- agreeing with Craig’as premise that I had disagreed with before that the 5 million for Affeldt and what ended up paying Pagan would have provided over 9 million toward getting Beltran, and we’d still have Torres- even if he was a 5th OFer, he would have been valuable.
In Steward’s Merc blog, he shows that there are writers even more dismissive of Pagan than bloggers- as he says this about Pagan and Belt last night:
“Angel Pagan had the most meaningless reached-base-five-times game from a No. 5 hitter I think I’ve ever seen….Brandon Belt did more going 1-for-5. He drove in a run with a groundout in the first inning and his triple in the ninth set up a very important insurance run. ” I actually think that’s unfair to Pagan as it’s not his fault no one drove him in..
Well, it will be interesting to see the LU today. I guss we’ll see the usual Hector/Posey routine, but they should really just rest Posey.And who plays left with Saunders going? If Bochy goes the match up route, stand back as the Pill testimonials pour in..
Still plenty to worry about with this team. Could be another frustrating day against the lefty Saunders, who has pitched well this year.
Might be a good time to start Aubrey Huff in LF. Lifetime, he’s 11/26, .423, against Saunders. Belt is 3/4.
Against Zito
Bloomquist 10-37 2hr
Roberts 4/9
Upton 5/20
Montero 3/8
Good to not see Drew who is 11/33 or Chris Young, who despite hitting only .240, has a .436 OBP against Zito. Yep, lot of walks.
I’ll never get into second guessing about Beltran unless I hear Carlos say he would have signed here for just 2 yrs, 26. Until then, I will believe it would have taken a lot more and that Beltran never seriously considered coming back here, preferring a hitter’s park suited to burnish his HOF credentials.
And I think we need Affeldt now with Wilson gone.
Obviously, we don’t know if he would have signed for that. We didn’t know that Wilson would be out for the year either.But second guessing is hardly discouraged here- and I’d take having Beltran/Torres over Pagan/Affeldt any ole day.
Plenty to argue about in sabes off season moves, but Melk is a no doubt success so far. He’s great defensively and hits a lot of balls very hard, even the ground outs. The HRs he hits are line drive rockets that usually barely clear a fence. And that double to drive in belt was a line smash down LF line that he hustled into extra bases.
This has nothing to do with who we gave up/what he is doing or who used to be here but is now playing elsewhere. I really don’t like the stopgap type of moves; I’d rather sign someone you can build around that will solidify a spot you won’t have to worry about for a few years. While the rest of OF is up for grabs, Melk looks solid.
Something I’ve wondered about re: latin ballplayers is if there is a negative stigma attached to playing at ATT because of the weather. We all know what summer is like in SF, particularly if you are near the water and out at night; it’s just so different from almost anywhere else in all of baseball save maybe Seattle. The lack of humidity is sure comforting compared to east coast/midwest, I just wonder if guys would rather play where it’s sunnier and warmer than sf…. which isn’t hard to find.
I liked Melky, as I said when the trade was made. I just thought we were awfully thin in starting pitching and would preferred they had done a different package. But as far as building around Melky, it’s no given he’s here next year. He’ll be a free agent and if he continues his big year, he’ll have a lot of suitors.
Hey to all the Flappers out there, “Happy Mothers Day”.OK with that said back to your regular scheduled program and Go Giants!
Happy Birthday, today — Barry Zito (1978) … and, the trademark of Velcro (1958)!
Btw, I recall seeing someone here make predictions Cahill would do well and win a lot of games for the DBs…he was the shits last night. He also leaves a lot of balls up, which isn’t going to be a good thing in that yard. sure he’ll get more support than in Oakland, but unless the pen is really good, I doubt he cracks .500.
I’ll preface this by saying I wasn’t the one that made predictions about what Cahill would do or wouldn’t do for the Dbacks . . . He was the shits last night willieD, but four of his seven starts have been quality ones, so he has been good more often than not. Cahill has a 3.65 ERA on the season, however he has just 25 strikeouts to 18 walks in his 44 1/3 innings, a ratio he will need to improve if he wants to start pitching better. He is posting extreme groundball rates on the season, which helps him keep the ball in the yard, a skill he will need when he travels to Colorado on Thursday for his next start.
You’re also wrong about his support, i.e., the DBacks have scored less than 3 runs in the 4 quality starts I mentioned. So, if he fails to “crack .500” it may be more due to the fact that Cahill has been the victim of some bad support. Again, I could give a rat’s ass how Cahill does, but facts are facts and Cahill hasn’t been half bad this season.
I’m sure Willie was referring to his support over the year, not just to date. I don’t know of too many people who expect Oakland to hit better than Arizona. That 18-25 BB/K rate is, as someone else says, “underwhelming”.
Early still, but that’s looking like one of Beane’s better trades with Parker and Cook off to great starts.
I have Ryan Cook on my Flap team and another FL team and he is a “handcuff” to Fuentes (who just got the closing gig from Balfour last night). Parker has been good too and I’ve picked him up on the waiver wire for spot FL starts.
From Baggs: Charlie Culberson has just been brought up from Fresno. Welcome to The Show.
And Charlie is starting today. also: Affeldt activated; Travis Blackley blacked out.
Cahill has been ok this year, I’d also go with *not half bad* as a description. I thought he’s have a big year. He was terrible last night–seemed to be lacking mental focus. Not sure why.
as blade pointed out, his saber stats aren’t bad at all, except for the K/BB ratio. DBs make curious trades sometimes–FG ran an article off season about how kubel wasn’t going to give them much more than Parra, had bad splits and was terrible defensively. Last year they got lucky with the hill for johnson deal; see if Hill does for them what he did last year ( and couldn’t do for Toronto). Edwin Jax is long gone too.
Culberson? Uninspiring. But if they are bailing on Burriss it couldn’t hurt to take a look. hey, if they are keeping Burriss on the team to basically be a PR at this point why not ditch him and have Freddy be nothing but a pinch hitter? It worked for Manny Mota. I mean shit, we are paying the guy anyway. Have him do something useful like pinch hit, something I bet he’d be pretty decent at………
If they “ditch” Burris who is out of options some team would probably pick him up.No big deal to me but maybe try and trade him for a prospect first,even if its just some low AA guy.
Even if they keep him, Crawford can only play SS, Theriot is hitting .179, Gillaspie has been a disaster. I can’t see why they would dump Burriss. They need a couple players who can play in the field as back ups. Barring injury or a sudden turn around from Crawford, the starting infield when Panda returns will be Belt, Culberson, Arias, Pablo. Burriss would be one reserve and and your Taster’s Choice of Theriot, Gillaspie, Bond, or Noonan.
if you had Blanco, Arias, Pill, Hector Sanchez and Culberson all starting on May 13, like Trevor Denman says…
Go to the window!
RF Blanco, 3B Arias, LF Melky, 1B Pill, CF Pagan, C Sanchez, 2B Culberson, SS Crawford, P Zito.
Seriously. With Zito pitching behind this lineup…if we win today it will be By the Grace of God.
None chance.
Culberson coming up should be no surpise at all. With Theriot below the Crawford Line and on the DL and Manny maintaining his zero extra base streak, this was expected. Culberson does have some pop at least. Our middle infield has been a total embarrasment offensively, this is one of the few cases where “it can’t be worse” holds true.
Well, the Giants must have been listening to my rant yesterday wanting changes NOW. At least half of it. Crawford is still at SS, only because they have essentially no other options. Culberson for Burriss, OK, whatever. Gillaspie had to go, because he has options, Burriss does not. If Burriss turns into a glorified PRunner, that’s a waste of a roster spot on a hitting challenged team. We’ll see if Culberson turns into the usual Giants AAA player– a AAAA player — or is more serviceable than that. If he can freekin block a bad throw from the OFer, he’s moving forward…
Flav’s 10:35am makes sense too – Giants could bring Glass up to pitch hit. Not ideal, but at least he could continue his rehab with the team and feel like he is part of what’s going on. As you said snarkk, if Burris is going to be a “glorified PRunner,” then it’s a waste of a roster spot. At a certain point, the Giants need to fish or cut bait with Sanchez. If he can pitch hit, at least that’s something . . . If not, thank you very much for your part in winning the World Series, but we are moving on . . . Here’s your watch and good luck on your future endeavors.
*pinch
I’m not sure why it would be expected that Freddy would still be a good hitter after the injury, or good enough to take a roster spot when he can’t run or field. If he can’t play in the field, that would be the wasted roster spot. Manny is at least versatile and speed plays out in more ways than just the stolen base. Anyway, obviously I was wrong about Culberson coming up when I spoke of it yesterday. I said “soon”, not “tomorrow”..
As I’ve posted several times, Posey playing first is one of the major causes of our defensive problems. Hopefully this is a sign they might abandon it. The only way Pill was not going to play LF was if they scrapped the Posey experiment. Whether it’s Pill or Belt at first, the entire infield defense is better, and LF is better. UImfortunately, this is probably just a day after night deal. BTW, Belt should still get the majority of starts at first, but Pill does need some.
We’re “looking” at Kevin Youkilis: “A National League special assignment scout told Cafardo, “The Giants are one of a few teams who are actively looking. They would love a guy with some power.”
http://calltothepen.com/2012/05/13/san-francisco-giants-and-philadelphia-phillies-looking-at-kevin-youkilis/
If he has anything left, Youklis makes some sense because he’s played the OF, albeit not for a long while. That shouldn’t bother anyone who doesn’t want Pill or Huff out there. And obviously he could platoon with Belt. But it would need to be for a small price, he’s on a downward road.
Of course the Giants are looking at “Youk.” He has a known medical problem with his bad back. I have two known “compression fractures” in my spine. I bet he has at least that. Got to love our medical staff.
Jesus. H. Christ
I find it highly amusing that “Fantasy Alarm” which I follow on Twitter, still deems it necessary to remind everyone that Aubrey Huff is not in today’s starting lineup.
Thanks for the update.
I can’t believe I’m actually watching Game 7 between the Clippers and Grizzlies. Brutal.
The NBA needs to forego (3-time Horse of the Year) the first round of the playoffs.
As Charles Barkley would say, “It’s turrible.”
Happy Mothers Day.
This is Koop and Kripe on baseball.
Enjoy the ballgame
it was touching hearing Bochy recall how his mother would throw him BP as a kid despite her struggles with Polio. Moms — they’re the best.
Happy Mothers Day
How much longer until Charlie Culberson’s wife becomes the new Flap Mascot? Goddamn
As unlikely as it may be to happen, Crawford turning it around is obviously the best case scenario, leaving them with a top flight back up at 3rd, SS, and 2nd. If Arias starts after Pablo returns , as seems likely, the bench takes a big hit.
Have I mentioned today how much I despise Angel pagan?
I’d offer to buy the shovel and dig the hole to bury his ass in the desert.
Sure you would….
…and I’d pay in cash. Credit has killed this great country of ours. We were better off when the Indians used beads and wampum.
Are you happy with your Raiders draft this year? Wait. Did they actually have any picks this year?
Hahahahahahaha
You know it’s funny. A good friend of mine, a bartender (go figure), is also a huge Raiders/Giants fan. I’ve never understood how one could cross cities with their loyalties. I don’t get it.
Do you ever wonder what life would be like if you’d had enough oxygen at birth?
Lqtm
“That’s a fargin’ trick question.”
Vungo was 0 fer 5 today with 2 Ks. You guys can take his dick outta your mouth — at least for today.
Now now D, it is mother’s day.
It figures that the Menace would be one guy who doesn’t wish Vungo well.
Blanco’s making a strong showing to continue to be the leadoff guy. That is, if Bochy can allow somebody to stay in the same LU position for more than 2 games…
Snarkk..What did I say about Belt sitting?Belt should have settled for the double instead of pissing off Flannery and Bochy by “Hustling” out a triple.
Blanco 3 RBI now, looks like he’ll be sitting tomorrow.
So BF….You want Freddy the invalid to PH only off the bench?
Well that’s still not gonna happen.He can’t even crawl out of bed now.Latest News on Glass is that his “Back” is toast right now.
Dennis…Do you euthanize Humans as well as Horses?
For real kat (about Glass)? Even if it is true, what you wrote about Glass hit me funny. 🙂
Yeah Flemming and Miller were saying it on the radio that Freddy’s Back is acting up now.Is their any body part left on him that’s not injured?
Umm . . . I can only think of one, but his wife would be the only one besides him to know the answer to that.
Yeah I heard Miller say that, too. My point with that was that he hasn’t had a problem swinging, just throwing. Although now he’s not walking real well so I’m guessing he wouldn’t be swinging too hot of a bat these days 🙂
Yeah, but if he could crawl to the batters box, while carrying his bat, just think of all the walks he would get with that small strike zone.
Crawford continues to lead the team in doubles. So dislike his presence in the LU if you must, but he HAS contributed offensively this year. If he stopped playing shitty defense, which everyone keeps saying is an aberration, then he’d be a serviceable SS this year.
Well, as I said, if he miraculously did turn it around (defensively and offensively), that would be the best case scenario for us. But .204 .237 .547 is not contributing enough.
Can someone please tell me the purpose behind the safety squeeze in that situation?
You can’t. We woulda been better off having Zito play Rudi Stein and lean into one…The White Shark saves our asses…what’s Greg Norman up nowadays?
Well, Pagan must have been dreaming of actually catching a flyball, no way a guy with his speed should be thrown out there.
Was anyone else glad to see them walk Crawford? As long as Zito didn’t bunt/hit into a DP, it gave Blanco a chance to hit with the bases full.
I hate to say it, and I know it’s early…but I’m thinking it’s Zito’s year.
Maybe settlin’ down and marrying that girl helped his pitching game…
And after just posting that, the fucker gives up two in the B4.
I’m a jinx [no jinx]
They’re scoring that fucker some runs. It is his year.
With that swing, Pill just kept Belt on the bench that much longer…
I don’t think you pay much attention- Belt will continue to get the bulk of the starts at first base, as he has been.
What you and everybody else needs to hope for, is that the Posey experiment has ended so Brett can get those Posey starts at first and Blanco gets the LF starts.
I wish Giant broadcasts had the pitch count with the speed of the pitch, some teams broadcasts have it.
Z’s counting the candles on his birthday cake a little too soon.
Flav, if I have another pitching day like I am having now in the Flap league, I will bail you out of last place in the WHIP and ERA categories. Frickin’ amazin’ that I am only down 1.5 points today, especially considering I have an ERA of 243 and WHIP of 24 for today’s games. 🙂
Stop your bitchin’ and moaning. You sound like a pussy. Too bad your team isn’t named after one.
Last time I checked — they were in 1st place. 😛
Well, who knows? You may stay in 1st place because I don’t think you are a idiot, but then what’s MY opinion against thousands of others? 🙂
One vote for DMD is not an idiot
he just plays one on TV
🙂
1st place or not, I’m still last in saves. Of all the fantasy leagues I play in, this one is the most competitive. You, and everyone else are quick to p/u RP who are in line for save opp. My hat’s off.
I was gonna consider “Balldude ” Status for Glass but now with the back he’s worse off then the old farts out their now.
This just in…: “Clubber” Culberson’s mom is hawt.
hawt mom? check
hot nurse wife? check
I hope he has many daughters
*blush*
If you guys watch ESPN Sportscenter this evening, you’ll probably see one of the best outfield catches of the year that Gwynn’s son just made against the Rockies (Cargo).
Or, as Vince Sculley said: “that’s willie mays stuff there”
Ed, yes – it was that good.
“I don’t think you are a idiot.”
Blade, that’s the best compliment I’ve received all year. Next drink is on me. 😀
De nada 🙂 . . . By the by, don’t think this means me or the other Flappers are going to roll over for ya in the Flap League. Bulls eye is on you (now that Chuck has collapsed).
Of course Chuck collapsed…he creases more perfectly than a Manilla folder. And on time I might add. He makes Mussolini’s trains’ look like they run off schedule.
Didn’t Sabean say “I’m not an idiot” after the fans wanted to “Spartacus” him to a cross after he traded Matt Williams?
Rickie Fowler looks like a CalTrans worker in that hideous orange outfit…What a tool.
Yeah he’s really taking the “Hook em Horns” to the extreme Wilco.
Been flipping back and forth between the Giants and Dbacks feed….Mark Grace thinks the Dbacks should retaliate for the Upton HBP last night…Thinks they could use the spark if nothing else.
Barry through 6 with a lead
priceless
er, almost worth the per inning he is being paid this year.
yea, his line wasn’t terrible: 6IP 5H 3ER 3BB 5K 103 pitches
Another lefty tomorrow so Pill could get another start at first. He could also get a start in left. I’d guess the former.Tomorrow’s LU guess, should be close to a no brainer
Blanco LF
Arias 3B
Melky LF
Posey C
Pagan CF
Pill 1B
Culberson 2B
Crawford SS
Menace- wasn’t this LU today “no chance”?
Good to see Pagan hitting. Next up: fielding.
Does this mean that Dennis can put his shovel away???? 🙂
Should I feel bad that my wife is outside with a shovel on Mother’s Day?
Not unless that was your present.
No idea Wilco . . . My wife got rid of me via divorce.
LQTM
Another great play by Arias!
Not sure about Charlie Culberson’s second base qualifications, but Culberson and his wife are my first pick if we ever need to repopulate human race.
Gotsa to love the Romo
Good win.
John, at your convenience I sent you a trade proposal. TY.
We’re leading by 4 runs in the 9th and guess what Bochy decided not to do…?
Bring in his closer in a NON-save situation. And Romo strikes out the side. Ballgame.
I rest my case.
no one has the slightest inkling what this *case* is………
My case? Picture yourself on Wheel of Fortune…
B_SK_T CASE
Wanna buy a vowel?
I put a case to rest quite a bit ago.
Another road win……nice. Zito a winner! Pill powers one out again.
“His piñatas fight back.”
Be a mensch and get me some more ice. I’m too tired.
14 hits? I did NOT see that coming from this LU today. But it wasn’t a shock, either. That’s why I posted the thread I did yesterday. Looking at each one of these guys individually I like just about every single one of them.
Hopefully, those 14 hits loosens that clubhouse up a little bit. Blanco leading off is the best thing we’ve got going right now……..
Complete disaster in LaLaLand . . . All yer mothers could pitch better than the Rockies staff. Couple that with a hilarious error by Cargo and Colvin (LF) where they are both standing under a fly ball – yes I said STANDING – that is allowed to drop in for a single. Even Abreu, at age 38 is getting healthy on this staff. 11-5 Bums.
The situations when the manager uses (and should use) his closer in a non-save situation are when it’s a tie game in the 9th inning or later at home or when he needs the work. Neither was the case today, so as usual Dennis has no case…
Stop. Stop. Stop. Please stop trying to make your *case* in this instance.
I’m Roy Black, Robert Shapiro and Perry Fucking Mason…CASE CLOSED.
Can someone please find the statistics on Denny’s “case”? All we ever hear about it is when it happens in a way that supports this “case”. Now that he has rested the case, maybe it’s time for some numbers. Hanrahan pitched in a non save situation today, did fine. Myers pitched in a save op, blew it. Discussing this shit one situation at a time doesn’t seem to prove anything
As I alluded to earlier with my FL post, my two closers fucked up big time, so his case is still being deliberated by the jurors and coupled with the judge being a hanging type of jurist, Dennis’s case is far from closed.
I haven’t paid super close attention to all the details of the case but didn’t the case have something to do with never using your closer in a tie game at home? Because if that’s the “case” and the result is that you aren’t allowed to use arguably your best relief pitcher at home in extra innings, then I think this case might have a few holes in it…
You’d have to break it down to the situations I listed. There’s no comparison at all in the tie game situation and one where the team has a big lead. .In ALL non-save situations, closers do generally fare worse. But all non-save situations are not the same. This is something known by the intelligent observer.
In ALL non-save situations Wilson is 13-10 with a 3.39 ERA career
He’s 7-10 3.12 in save situations.
In other words, he would give up 6 more runs in his entire career if he pitched the same in save and non-save situations.
Thank you. Where did you get those stats, espn? When I get home (I’m at the pool gettin’ my tan on) I’d like to look up a few more
That’s 6 more earned runs, BTW.
Baseball Reference. Go to career splits.
Case update: Marshall just pitched the 9th down 1 vs Nats. No problems. How did this info just affect “the case”?
Hi, girls. My trip to Philly was wonderful, proudly seeing my daughter Evelyn Kocak soar [literally, properly used] in the female lead role as Wendy in the ballet “Peter Pan.” A review and picture in the Philadelphia Inquirer: http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/150254605.html. Did so much walking along South Street and elsewhere I got blisters [“I got blisters on me fingers!” — John Lennon, The White Album].
On the bus ride back to Syracuse, the young gal in front of me sported an SF cap, one of those made to look worn out. “Are from San Francisco?” “I lived there for a year,” she answered. “That’s my team,” I tell her. Then she was kind enough to offer me the Philly Inquirer sports section. I concluded it has to have some of the best sports coverage in the nation. Brisk writing; comprehensive reports; terrific analysis. I was very struck by this column about the Phils’ hitting woes. Wow! In may ways, same exact issues as the Giants. Check it out. http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/151273455.html
Incidentally, the Phils just brought up Little Lord Mike Fontenotleroy from the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs [don’t you love that name?]. He was asked about his memories of Citizens Bank Park. Oh, yeah, 3-2 clincher in 2010! Other than that he was prudently diplomatic.
You must be very proud, and she looks to be a lovely young lady.
I am, Michael, and she is. Managed to man up and not bawl during last night’s performance at the European-splendid Academy of Music on Broad Street.
great pic of her. And of course, Pawlie gets distracted by a guy in a Giants cap. I’m telling you dude, they should do some Pavlovian study on fan reactions to schwag exposure. They could just study you and get all the data they need, lol…….
yelp…but it was a gal; but, yeah, wouldn’t matter. Twin, you are too clever by half, or maybe 0.556732.
As someone graciously noted, Denny isn’t an idiot. The Non-Save thing is just a schtick,he knows that. It is his bizarre mental state that compels him to repeat the spiel endlessly…
I sympathize w/ DMD, being myself inclined to obsessive repetition — even when told, “It’s not funny!” Can’t help it.
Is this a non-save situation?
It’s a good thing that’s a show. If Katie was draped on some dude like that it might be a “beat down” situation for that fellow. I fear the teenage years like Superman and kryptonite
Maybe Pawlie instructed Peter on where his hands go..
Thank you for noting that my life is one entire schtick. I’ve learned from the best. I have Jackie Gleason and the “Honeymooners” up next on my DVR…”Bang zoom, Alice. Right to the moon.”
While I’m on this Phil. Inquirer jag, please permit me one more link. This reminds me of my book in that mainstream publishers complained my bit was an “article, not a book” — and therefore rejected it. Well, this is an article worthy of a book. I love this stuff. It is about a career minor leaguer, Rich Thompson. It is entirely worth your time, And I’m going to write the author and tell him so.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/151273535.html
outstanding read.
So to follow up with marshall’s appearance, he came in down 1 in the 9th, held sway, Votto hit a walk off to give him the win. How does a “win” affect the case?
And regardless of the closer’s record in non-save situations, one would not have a relevent statistic without knowing how a different pitcher would fare.
The Albert Pujols Watch is getting interesting.With 20% of the season in the books, he’s on pace for 5 bombs, 48 runs scored, 52 rbi’s, and a .195 batting average. Of course, he DOES have 8 doubles which would translate to 38 for the season. Not bad at all for a good major leaguer but shy of what he would put up in previous years. btw, that would mean that Crawford is on pace for 38 doubles, too…….
statistics schmatistics
this comment is Nipper with a yarmulke on
Best-selling author [and I believe former MLBer] Dirk Hayhurst tweeted this about 4 mins ago:
“lack of production in the saves department is regrettable, but I don’t think a “set” closer is really as effective as it sounds in theory.”
plus he earlier said Blue Jays have the pen and the “information” to close by committee.
While some closers are obviously better than others, in baseball as a whole, teams leading after 8 won as often 100 years ago as they do now. The change to the set closer has not meant better results.
Checked out Culberson’s Dad’s numbers. Never made the bigs, had a decent minor league career but almost all in “a” ball, 84 thru 88.He was an OFer with no power but good speed. In ’87 he had his best year, hitting .320 with 47 stolen bases. That got him a promotion to AA in 1988, which was to be his last year. Don’t know if it was injury or just not enought talent.
Reminded me of Dirty’s father,seeing him tear up when his son’s name was announced, a MAJOR LEAGUER!
that’s cool. I just looked them up, too. As I understood it on the radio today (and I might be wrong about the details because I only heard it once and the innings I did see today were sans sound), Culberson got the call at 2am that he was promoted to the show and he called his family to tell them and they jumped on a plane and made it to the game (though as I’m typing this, it now seems more likely that he called his FAMILY at 2am that he got promoted to the show and then they got their shit together and flew out a few hours later). Whatever. The whole family gets from Florida to Arizona in less than 12 hours and they’re in their seats for the game? AND his mom is pretty fuckable? That’s a Happy Mother’s Day on many different levels…….
Hey, Pawlie Gualtieri! How did first place in our Flap fantasy standings feel like?
Oops. I’m sorry. You weren’t there long enough to find out. 😀
Be careful I don’t treat you the same way Paulie Walnuts treated his “mother” after he found out she wasn’t.
I’m fascinated by the LAA and Texas game this evening . . . Two stud pitchers and the cream de la creme position players fighting it out. Weaver was dust after 3 innings and Feliz was study through 6. Great game so far.
*steady
Texas seems pretty driven to get back to the World Series. Maybe they’ll win it one of these years. (grin)
Hopefully, we will have something to say about that, huh Zum?
Oh yeah!
Well, Denny, we’re both completely fucked up, I suppose we should be friends. But I guess we’re on clashing meds.
Night all.
Nite Twin . . . Take care.
No we’re not. As Angel Third Class Clarence Oddbody wrote in George’s book…
“No man is a failure who has friends.”
Goodnight.
Whatever. What could I have been thinking?
Cuberson showed more potential pop in his bat in 2 ABs than Burriss has showed in 3 years. Burriss is not long for the club. Gone by the trade deadline. Maybe gone when Panda comes back….
That’s Culberson…
The Giants are now in a long stretch without any off-days, and that’s a groovy thing for we the fans.