Not Sweating Colorado Static

Posted in Uncategorized by Flavor on April 16, 2015

A buddy of mine who lives in Colorado, Scott Lamm, texted me this yesterday: “Getting tired of my Rockies dominating you guys yet?”

I laughed out loud. I think a text like this would have bothered me pre-2010. But now? I’ll let Scott count regular season wins. I’m busy counting World Series trophies.

So as you can imagine, I’m having a hard time getting too worked up about losing to the Rockies.

Paul (not Asian but living in Asia) made a good point yesterday. What do these guys have to press about? They are world champions. They didn’t become the worst team in the league overnight. You could say they were never the best team and you’d be wrong. If you win it all, you are the best. End of story.

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Bozo said, on April 16, 2015 at 6:16 am

We are in a tough part of our schedule, all the teams we are playing have a better record than us…

Is it time to get our hate on? I thought this was kind of funny.
http://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/san-francisco/sf-giants-fans-guide-to-hating-every-mlb-team
- blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 6:39 am
  
  That was funny. 🙂
- chipower9 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:35 am
  
  Fricking hilarious. Yeah, it is early now, but the Cubbies are in 1st place. I ran into a friend at a local watering hole Tuesday and he was telling me about his mom passing, and how they satisfied one of her requests by taking some of her ashes and sprinkling them over the ivy on Wrigley’s OF walls. So, if the Giants tank, I am getting on that Cub bandwagon and asking them to win one of my friend’s mom!
blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 6:24 am

Not sweating it either. Your friend, along with everyone else in Colorado always get excited about the Rockies in April and May . . . Then around the All Star break, they ask themselves, “WTF happened?” Here’s how it will play out: 1. Pitching will become over-taxed by playing at Coors; 2. Aforementioned situation with starting pitching will cause the bullpen to be worn out by the All Star break; 3. As you saw in this series – the Sherpa position players are not world beaters on the road (although, they did enough to win each of the games against us); and 4. A variety of injuries will occur, partially due to playing at altitude.

Sherpa fans know this blueprint like the back of their hand, albeit, they still “drink the koolaid” like your friend in the early going . . . Then their idyllic stupor ends.
willedav said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:18 am

Well, hate to see bottom feeders outclass SF, especially in their own yard, which the Sherps definitely did. Lack of O made their SPs look better than they are I’m sure, but their position players are not bad.
This wasn’t fluke lucky stuff like when they won 3 games late vs. pen last year. Sherps played better, and
did things that made Giants look bad, like taking advantage of bad throws/errors/wild pitches, squeezing home a run, their C stealing a bag on Lincecum and Sanchez, etc.
Part of being the Champs and having the celebrations is realizing other teams get extra satisfaction out of knocking you down off your high horse, so they are gonna bring extra effort, which has to be matched.

Morneau is still a very good hitter and made nice play to take hit away from Pagan last night.
Arenado won the game last night by himself in the first inning and is excellent fielder.
Dickerson and Blackmon are young guys with potential.
I think they have more going on than just Gonzalez and Tulowitzki.

Time to take out some frustrations on DBax and Giants have plenty of regulars who don’t want to look at the scoreboard and see their numbers; Bum and Peavy either.
willedav said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:53 am

Hey, thx for the Bum pic top right, that’s a classic.
And the cute butt on the BBOTD.

But I’m not counting trophies or rings or anything else except Ws this year–and the Giants have 3 of them so far and 6 Ls in a row. Bask time is over and it’s time to play ball, at least better ball than what’s gone on so far.

Surprised to see Panik in 8 hole yesterday but he didn’t do anything to warrant hitting any higher.
Duffy continues to impress and is gonna force PT somewhere..
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eddacker said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:06 am

Hiya, hope all is well with flappers here, there, and everywhere. I am reading my two new books “Barry Bonds and the making of an antihero” and “seeing the signs”.

I add nothing new when I mention that this is not a dominating everyone and everything type team. Kinda anti-sport fandom, I know. I also note the current discussion thread over on KNBR about whether we need baseball players with braggadocio like basketball has. Adds excitement and emotion for the fans. Get rid of the unwritten rule and let the bat flipping begin. But baseball is a team sport and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

But last night there was one moment that showed how this team plays. Blanco bounced up off third base, looked at the clubhouse and said:”yeah, guys, lets do this!” not “woo-hoo ain’t I grand?” I felt the power of the team working to get going, ready and poised to get going. And when this team gets in sync we will string together some Giants wins. Think Cain with all the one run loses and pitching kept pitching. Think contributions coming from the new guys, the old guys, the bench guys and playing as a team.

Go Gigantes!
- blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:21 am
  
  Good post Ed. The Giants are missing key players at the moment (Cain, Peavy, Pence, McGiggles, and even Belt was out for a few games). Consequently, they are not operating on all cylinders right now.
  
  As you cited, the team plays together and doesn’t point fingers; do the Puig “woo-hoo ain’t I grand?” act; and most important for me – it’s barely frickin’ week 2 of the season. I do get it that the team is horrible to watch right now and everyone not named Aoki, Pagan, and Duffy are at/below the Mendoza line. In any event, I don’t really see anyone running away from us in the division . . . yet.
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:22 am

It sucks to lose the first three home games, but I’m not sweating the goddamn Colorado Rockies. The beauty of baseball is the length of the season. You’ll often hear non-baseball fans bitch that the season is too long, but it’s exactly that which allows all the swings in fortune you see every season. That’s INTERESTING, not boring. You lose the first 2 games in football and your chances of making the playoffs plummet,

This story is still in the first paragraph of the prologue. Let’s see where things stand in September. My guess is that even if the Giants don’t make the playoffs they’ll finish ahead of the Rox.
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:27 am

I think I just discovered what the BBOTD day is. Yowza.
- chipower9 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:40 am
  
  Son, where you been? LMAO…beware, Flav will throw us all a curve out there once in a while…
  - ewisco said, on April 16, 2015 at 1:50 pm
    
    I was just re-reading the BBOTD-POTD and can still see many of the pictures being described.
  - Flavor said, on April 16, 2015 at 2:05 pm
    
    that’s hilarious. You guys are probably gonna need PTSD therapy down the road for some of the hags I plopped up there.
dirtnrocksnomo said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:33 am

I’m not sweating the slow start yet. As others have mentioned the club is far from full strength. I’m more bothered by Cain being totally shut down and no time table for his return. No news isn’t good news when it comes to the Giants’ crack medical staff.
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:46 am

Yes, I’ve only been haunting this blog for 5 years or so now and am just now checking out other areas. Some great pics in the Photo Bucket! Flavor, can we post pics ourselves (Giants related, of course) or would you rather we send them to you first?
- Flavor said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:53 am
  
  If you know how to do it, go for it. If they were offensive I’d probably remove it but otherwise, post away!
snarkk said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:55 am

Panik, Posey, and the two Brandons are OH for their last 52.
Time to get on Posey a little bit. This guy is the team leader, suPoseydly. He shouldn’t be going OH for a series, especially with no names on the mound. Yeah, he doesn’t have a lot of back up, but come on. Time for him to step up and start getting a hit or two. He’s hitting around .210 or something. Unless he’s hurt, criticism is appropriate, he’s even had a light load, playing first base several times. This team misses Morse, I think letting him go was a mistake. With no threat of thump, this lineup has to hit and hit and move the line to score much. And SOS for Timmeh. Wild early, gets in trouble, throws a gopher ball, and it hurts big time. Then, settles down. Looks like Daddy didn’t break that rhythm yet…
- zumiee said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:21 am
  
  I don’t think the Morse situation was a possible option. I think Morse wanted to play firstbase somewhere, and the Giants obviously have Belt, so that nixed that.
- chipower9 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:43 am
  
  Hey, every damned player scuffles at some point during the season. So Posey is doing his early…but he certainly has a lot of company. I am sure he more than anyone wants to get it going. I agree with zumiee…Morse wanted more than what the Giants were willing to offer ($$$ nonwitstanding). When our boys get healthy and start playing to their potential, I think things will be fine. And if it is station-to-station ball, with minimal HRs, so be it.
zumiee said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:29 am

Nice article, Bozo. The author made a great list. I would have the Cards at #2 and the Red Sox at #3, but yeah, those two teams are a tough call. 🙂
- Bozo said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:31 am
  
  Thanks Zum. I probably would have put the A’s second, but all in all it was pretty funny.
zumiee said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:32 am

Snarkk, I agree about Posey, but I would include Belt, also. We’re all waiting for the Belt break-out season, and it seems to never happen for some reason. Yeah, he’s had bad breaks (literally), but this season seemed primed to be it. And it hasn’t been looking like it so far. But, as others have said today, it’s WAY early.
zumiee said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:36 am

To put an exclamation point on his non-series against the Dodgers, Cano got picked off thirdbase last night and killed a rally.
- Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:53 am
  
  Yup. He thought the bases were loaded when it was really second and third. When the batter walked, he started making his way to home plate and got tagged out. Doh!
chipower9 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:50 am

I just caught-up on last night’s posts. Went to my first Sacramento Republic soccer match. Great venue, fun game. Will definitely be back to check it out. We had seats right at mid-field, 10 rows from the pitch. Good stuff.

In regards to WillieD’s 7:56 last night (canning Hector and bringing up Susac. Susac’s line right now does not look good: .154, .267, .154, .421. A .421 OPS? Fuck, and you thought our boys were scuffling. So, not sure tha swapping out Susac at this point is a good idea.

The only two who are really doing anything in Sac is Duvall: .444, .484, .707, 1.188. 2 HR, 7 RBIs. Damn.

Ishikawa: .286, .375, .286, .661. 0 HRs, 0 RBIs.

So, there really isn’t much help in Sac.
chipower9 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:51 am

And I agree with LJ’s 10:26 last night re: a possible swap of Duffy and Panik. Duffy is doing everything he can to stay in the line-up. I really like this kid.
willedav said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:58 am

Blanco triple last night was exciting best shot til duffy’s bomb.. They were playing him in and he crushed one.
Bottom line tho he didn’t score, as Aoki dribbled one and Duffy grounded out too.

Belt and Crawford I think have potential to improve and put up good numbers. I liked moving Craw up he could generate more O and show some pop–same with hitting Belt clean up with Pence out. Hasn’t happened, yet anyway.
Pagan looks great with bat from both sides of plate and is running well on bases too.
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:44 am

Duffy’s shot was a big boy’s home run. I also like his understated home run trot with no home plate hot dogging bullshit. He knew the situation, the G’s were still losing by 2 runs in the 8th, and acted accordingly. It’s pretty clear he can swing the bat and his even keeled approach will serve him well moving forward. With his hitting prowess and defensive versatility, he’s rapidly becoming a valuable part of the team.
wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:53 am

If McGhee is still hurting and can’t even PH, just fucking DL him already. Get Duvall up here stat…About the only good thing that came out of this series, is we learned that Nolan Arenando’s little brother plays in the Giants system.
- dirtnrocksnomo said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:55 am
  
  lulz, That’s about all I took from it too.
- Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 11:02 am
  
  LOL. And can hopefully pick it like his big brother.
chipower9 said, on April 16, 2015 at 12:14 pm

Happy Birthday to the skipper. Bruce Bochy turns 60 today. I think the boys should get a win for him and start a winning streak.
- Flavor said, on April 16, 2015 at 12:20 pm
  
  No doubt. Maybe I’ll pop a new bbotd up there as a present to him. Plus, the current one kinda fucked up yesterday anyway
Irish Kevin said, on April 16, 2015 at 12:28 pm

I have to say that for the whole season we get to call the Giants World Series Champions!! So go Giants!!
wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 3:46 pm

Right now on Stubhub for tonight’s game. Club Level section 218 (right behind home plate), Row F, plus a parking pass= $38…Unreal.
- Flavor said, on April 16, 2015 at 4:03 pm
  
  that’s crazy low
  - wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 4:22 pm
    
    Yeah, the parking pass alone is almost worth the $38.
  - zumiee said, on April 16, 2015 at 4:30 pm
    
    Yep. Last year the Giants were charging $35 to park in their lots. I don’t know what they’re charging this year.
giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 4:36 pm

Frankly wouldn’t pay diddly to see Az, esp with the way the Giants are playing now.
djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 4:37 pm

I haven’t seen the 2014 WS ring. Did they present them yet?
- unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 4:57 pm
  
  This Saturday, DJ. For the dodgers.
  - djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 5:06 pm
    
    Thanks, Chuck…
wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 4:41 pm

It didn’t last long (when I refreshed the page it was gone) but there were two premium lower box seats in the infield for $1.
- Flavor said, on April 16, 2015 at 6:41 pm
  
  dude you are spending an inordinate amount of time monitoring stubhub for tickets you don’t seem to be purchasing. 🙂 🙂 🙂
  - wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:40 pm
    
    Ha, I know. I recently downloaded the Stubhub app and I am addicted to watching ticket prices change as teams play well or suck like we have. It’s like a poor man’s version of the stock market. It really is telling of how fickle fans are. We lose three in a row at home and the dot comers that hold the majority of the best seats are like , ” fuck this, I will take forty bucks and go drink somewhere with a bunch of hot chicks that might get me laid.”
  - wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:50 pm
    
    Which is actually a cool thing. Most season ticket holders in other parts of the country (L.A., Houston, DFW) would rather eat their tickets then sell them to a third party. God forbid, some hard working middle class fan should take their club seat amongst their fellow brethren.
giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 5:03 pm

I think Posey’s problems are due in part to not having any protection in the 5-6 spots. Belt was out Mcg now.
Last night it looked like they were pitching around him and he took a few hacks on pitches he might not otherwise have swung at. With Maxwell Hector and Arias to follow, I’m sure the Rocks were not going to let Posey beat them. So tonight they try Duffy.
- giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 5:15 pm
  
  Belt 5th Duffy 6th
twinfan1 said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:07 pm

######
Flavor said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:10 pm

Upperdeck looks like o.Co minus the tarp
- djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:25 pm
  
  I’m sure it’s still a sellout…
Flavor said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:15 pm

Bum is sniffin’ like a mofo in warmups. We could see some HOF snot blowing tonight
James said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:20 pm

Shit, I targeted this game awhile ago as the first one Mrs. James and I would attend. She told me a few nights ago that she had a major role in some fucking Buddhist exhibit at UC Berkeley tonight. $35 infield club levels w/ parking . . . Ommmmmm.
- wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:41 pm
  
  Ha!
pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:22 pm

Been away visiting my Mom; back in Syracuse now. Um, what this team needs is for me to get text scoring updates at the ballet in Philadelphia.
pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:22 pm

BBOTD = me, speechless
- djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:26 pm
  
  We’re in re-runs?
  - pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:30 pm
    
    Loo, Mike Francesa on ‘FAN was talking hopefully of a long run for your Rangers (heard on my drive). He also said San Antonio’s seemingly willed loss was totally bizarre.
pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:23 pm

Edddd, hope you are enjoying “Seeing the Signs.” (Thanks.) Review it, ok?
pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:27 pm

Magnus, Blade, et al.: I think you guys would truly enjoy the fantasy sports article in The New Yorker of April 13. If I can find a free link, I’ll share it. FanDuel, DraftKings, etc. are changing sports fandom forever — and not in ways I think I like. Daniel Okrent describes his role as a progenitor of fantasy baseball in regretful terms of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb.
- blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:04 pm
  
  Thanks for reminding me about that. When you initially mentioned it, I wanted a link to what you read, but forgot to ask. So, yes – please send if you find it. Also, ESPN had a good article, but an even better video about Fan Duel, daily fantasy sports, and Chris Prince (I like his daily video advice on Fan Duel tourneys). I couldn’t find the article, but here is the video link for those interested:
  http://www.rotolineups.com/video/view/15
unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:39 pm

Wow. Short-lived lead to say the least.

Fuck.
- djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:41 pm
  
  I’m sure we’ll get that run back………….by Sunday.
- James said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:43 pm
  
  The offense has been terrible so far. The pitching hasn’t been very good, given all the games in SD and ATT.
  - pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:45 pm
    
    Aoki, Pagan, Duffy have good BAs. The rest? Sub-Mendoza line.
- pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:43 pm
  
  Is it merely anecdotal or real that the Giants are giving up a lot of homers?
  - unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:47 pm
    
    The was Bummie’s first. The rest? Could be.
  - pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:51 pm
    
    Surprised. Giants have given up 5 HRs; the Cubs best with 2. Worst: 11 HRs, Dodgers, Reds, Phils. (Though those figures are slightly old.) All of which proves nothing.
unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:44 pm

Odd the 8th place guy leaves it up to the pitcher. . . .
Paul Sorensen said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:45 pm

A lot is often made about the Giants winning as a team, seemingly better than other teams. There is no “I” in Giants (except that there is), etc. What puzzles me (and Bochy, I’m sure) is how good the whole damn team can look at long stretches (last year’s 42-21 start) and then suddenly, with no warning at all, the entire offense just completely forgets how to hit, especially situationally. Even this season so far, microcosmically (am I making words up today?), they looked great taking the 1st series in AZ and the 1st game in SD, and now suddenly, they can’t buy a win. Or sometimes even a run. Yes, every team goes through slumps, and we all seem certain that this is just an early slump and any day now it will end. It often just takes one player to strike the spark, and Bochy has seen this before: he will mix things up until someone finds their niche and gets it going. It’ll be interesting to see just who steps up already.
Paul Sorensen said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:51 pm

Steve, unrelated to baseball, not sure if you saw this, but thought you’d find it funny: tour agencies in Ecuador tricking Ecuadorians into thinking they were taking a holiday in Costa Rica when they were actually still in Ecuador…. https://www.yahoo.com/travel/ecuador-tricks-tourists-into-thinking-theyre-in-116525873902.html
- unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:55 pm
  
  That is awesome. The government was in on it.
- blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:07 pm
  
  That is hilarious. WTF were they thinking?
unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 7:52 pm

I make up words all the time.

Glerm being my favorite. As in ‘you have some glerm on your face’.
- Jon R. Weeks said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:05 pm
  
  I have been following these guys since Willie Mac broke my heart, when Bobby Richardson caught his liner to end the World Series in 1962….I think. Getting these guys healthy is like stacking bowling balls…..
  - djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:10 pm
    
    You’re not sure it was ’62?
  - xoot said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:36 pm
    
    that was the WS with all the rain outs, right?
unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:23 pm

Shit, I was born in ’61 and I remember it vividly,
- Jon R. Weeks said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:05 pm
  
  It was 1962 and yes there were rain outs in both cities….It was the Giants first WS since 1954 . I was in my 2nd year at Chico State….
wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:26 pm

For those of you who don’t follow the Giants spring training, you’re pretty much seeing what you missed.
unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:27 pm

Looks like we’ve hit our quota of runs for the next couple games.
blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:30 pm

Left Denver this morning with temperature at 27 degrees, snow blizzard ————> arrive in sunny California. Ahhhhhhhhhhh . . .
willedav said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:36 pm

why do you even pitch to him there?
- djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:38 pm
  
  At least pitch around him. Loss of concentration?
  This team is so dead.
  - willedav said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:44 pm
    
    Exactly. He cracked a liner that blanco saved from going to the wall for a run scoring double last time up when he tried to pitch him away.
    Your choice is Mark Trumbo or Goldschmidt, with a base open.
    And then you come into the wheelhouse with one.
- blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:39 pm
  
  Just a theory . . . He didn’t want Timmy to feel like the lone ranger. 🙂
sandog said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:37 pm

Just noticed the “Lon” patches on Giants uni’s. Nice.

Loo commented on the matte finish batting helmets for the D-backs the other day. I actually think it is a good look.

Wilco: If a game starts at 7, and a person lives 15 minutes from an MLB stadium and they feel like going to a game if the price is right, but it won’t break their heart if they don’t actually go to the game, what is the ideal time for that person to get serious about buying some tickets off Stubhub? 5:30? 6:00? I’ve noticed if you wait too long, they go off sale altogether–even if the game is still 20-30 minutes from starting.

Nice double barrel snot-rocket from Bum after serving up the2-out Goldschlager Gopher Ball.
- djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:40 pm
  
  Wonder if they’ll wear “Loo” patches when I’m gone…
  I put in my time and then some…
  - sandog said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:42 pm
    
    I fully support the idea!
- wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:58 pm
  
  It depends on the team. The Astros for instance quit selling on Stubub two hours prior. The Giants I believe are one hour prior. I am not sure of the Padres. Based on my limited “research” Giants fans embrace Stubhub more than any other club. They will sell tickets at the lowest common denominator just to get rid of them, without having to deal with human interaction, I.e. Scalpers.
  - sandog said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:02 pm
    
    Interesting–thank you. I’ve dabbled a bit in the study of StubHub, but now I’m going to really keep an eye on it. I’d like to go to Pads/Dodgers a week from Saturday and would love to get a bit of a deal on StubHub.
Flavor said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:37 pm

might that have hurt a smidge more if he was making 25 mil a year?
Macdog said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:39 pm

And now it’s 40-1.
Paul Sorensen said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:42 pm

Yeah, I don’t really understand the seeming unwillingness to pitch around “Goldy”. Sheesh, it’s not like the Giants have never witnessed any other teams doing that to their sluggers (Bonds, that is)….
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:45 pm

Shit, with Bumgarner scuffling as much as the offense, the prospect of winning seems pretty low right now. And fucking Goldschmidt has a goddamn career of sticking it to the Giants. Oh, yeah, CB Buckner sucks behind the plate.
- James said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:52 pm
  
  Buckner’s the Willard Brown of MLB umpires.
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 8:55 pm

Microcosmically is awesome, Paul. Sounds real enough to me. The offense shutting down all at once for long stretches seems like it’s been going on since about 2010. It’s bizarre, like flipping a switch. Getting it flipped back on is a bear.
giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:03 pm

Another crap AAA call up making em look bad?

Arch had a 4.45/1.5 whip in AAA last yr. Did he put on weight,, too? Learn a new pitch?
James said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm

I wonder if anyone in the audience is wearing a giraffe hat?
Paul Sorensen said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:16 pm

These last few games…. 4-1, 4-2, 4-1…. when the Giants have the *4*, these games are fun…. not so much currently. Need to start scoring FIRST. Need to turn those scores upside down. Turn that frown, upside down. Ok, now I’m losin’ it….. Back to marking essays and exams, I guess. 🙂
sandog said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:18 pm

Crawdad!
Paul Sorensen said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:18 pm

One spark, that’s all they need, one spark. Will that one be it?
- James said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:22 pm
  
  Well, is it a spark or not? If it is a spark, then it must be the one, if it’s only one they need!
wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:18 pm

That should wake ’em up!
wilcojoe said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:23 pm

Hector Sanchez is worthless. I would rather see El Presidente up there.
giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:27 pm

If it’s not the spark, they may have to ‘hold a team meeting behind closed doors’.
pawliekokonuts said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:27 pm

blade, here it is

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/dream-teams
- blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:46 pm
  
  Thank you. Got your email too 🙂
giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:28 pm

Machi vs Kontos. The battle rages.
James said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:35 pm

I’m extraordinarily gratified to see Gregor hitting the ball on the ground.
- snarkk said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:41 pm
  
  Well, Blanco hitting grounders would be a good change. Not sure I would go so far as being “extraordinarily” gratified by such a thing. I would rather save that description for the BBOTD doing certain things for me…
  - James said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:44 pm
    
    I like it even more when Gregor hits triples.
  - snarkk said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:47 pm
    
    Getting to third base with Daisy the Bartender would be most gratifying. Unfortunately, this Giants LU couldn’t bring me in to score…
djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 9:57 pm

Duffy can send Panik to Sacramento with a hit here…
- Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:00 pm
  
  Gotta love the way he battles at the plate.
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:00 pm

Machi has rebounded nicely since his opening night debacle.
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:03 pm

Yeah baby!
blade3colorado said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:05 pm

Nice.
giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:05 pm

A little luck never hurts.
djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:06 pm

Big chance for Giggles…
xoot said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:07 pm

3 hits including the 9th inning tie game triple? good game.
unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:08 pm

Be nice to see them pull this one out
James said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:08 pm

Reed has thrown more than a half dozen “mistakes” that have been fouled away this inning.
giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:13 pm

Best hope might be a WP
James said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:15 pm

Why Aoki was not asked to take a strike there is really baffling.
giants54 said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:15 pm

swung at nothing but bills in the dirt
unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:15 pm

He swung a ball 1, 3,And 4. Take a fucking pitch
djloo27 said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:16 pm

As long as we’re making up words, Aoki’s at bat was a flailure…
- unca_chuck said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:26 pm
  
  Team can’t hold a tie, let alone a lead, to save its life.
Lurker John said, on April 16, 2015 at 10:23 pm

Wonderful