Leave Durant Alone
Truly not understanding all the vitriol across the internet about Durant signing with the Warriors. This man gave 8 years of his career to Oklahoma and on the day he decides to exercise his independence (on July 4th no less) he gets beaten down and destroyed for doing so.
Why should Durant have to stay in Oklahoma? I wouldn’t want to work there. He’s earned the right to go wherever he wants. And what’s wrong with joining the most unselfish team in the league that plays a brand of team ball that ANYONE would want to be a part of?
So what if he’s joining a good team? Are you only allowed to exercise your free agent rights if you join a bad team? The Warriors didn’t win it all last year. If Durant takes them over the top, so be it. The goal is to put together the best team and try to win it all.
What am I missing here?
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I think Mac said it first, about if you can’t beat them…he knows joining Warriors puts him and them right back in everyone’s sights as team they most like to beat. I’m sure his respect for Kerr and West had a lot to do with this too.
Only issue for GS is depth of inside players behind Pachulia Green and Iguodala.
Looney spent most of year in D-League, so hard to imagine what he can do at NBA level.
Kid they drafted is also hurt and unlikely to play anywhere before end of calendar year.
Leaves them awfully thin for interior D and rebounding which was big part of what allowed Cavs to overtake them.
Kerr of course must be ecstatic to have another premier scorer to work into an offense. Big bonus too for Durant’s ability to get to FT line, and he knocks them down when he does.
Jenkins compared the offensive abilities of their core 6 to that of the old Knicks 70s teams, interesting.
I don’t get it either. Especially from Thunder fans who wouldn’t even have a team if Seattle hadn’t been screwed over.
ha, that is such a great point about Seattle.
It’s the internet. You expect normal civility? People are retarded. Apparently it is verboten to try and realize the goal of winning a championship. I mean its not like Kevin Garnett went to Boston to chase his dream, or Shaq to the Lakers, or Wilt to the Lakers, or Chamberlain to the Lakers, or Bron/Bosch to the Heat, or . . .
“Weakest move by a superstar I’ve ever seen”
From the all-time tool Stephen A Smith!
Grow a pair you loser, he thinks Steven Adams is a superstar in the makings? Really?Only Westbrooks made that team happen along with Durant!
Westbrooks will probably bail now and you can’t blame him going for a ring that won’t happen in OKC…
Stephen A is a dumb fuck. He made it sound like it was a personal shot taken at him.
You nailed it, Flav. All those whiny bitches like Stephen A need to STFU.
I am truly loving (and a bit amazed) that our San Francisco Rivercats just keep on winning. Peavy with another gem yesterday. Early in the season when he was mired in sucktittude, I was thinking he might be done, but he has proven the naysayers wrong. And even when I was down on him during that early part of the season, I still liked the dude, his attitude, passion, and willingness to battle when the chips are down. Peavy would be a fun dude with whom to hang-out with and knock back a few cold ones.
Bum on bump tonight. Let’s see if he can get back into a winning groove.
BTW, what is SPTOOT? Is it the opposite of Pffffffffft?
Not sure about SPTOOT but STPOOT is Stomp the Piss Out of Them.
Ahhhhhhh, thx . . .
Trade rumors starting to heat up for those giving up on 2016. Noticed that Pads walked into AZ and spanked them last night and are now tied with DBax, losers of 6 straight.
Just hope Stewart AZ clueless GM doesn’t do something stupid to help rival contender.
I’ll give props to Peavy where due. The guy was utter garbage for the first 10 or so starts, looked done. Then, he somehow puts it together. Maybe releasing info on his investment debacle cleared his head. Anyway, I’m not figuring he’ll average 7 full the rest of the year, but his last 8 starts yield an ERA around 2.30, so I’ll take that anyday from the guy who is #4.5 in the rotation. Now, if Cain ever comes back with some health and a 6 inning arm, the squad will be looking good for the stretch run…
Stewrat doesn’t give a shit about anything. He’ll help (and get fleeced) by the Dodgers at the drop of a het.
Shit, I’m still pissed at the Pads for trading Crime Dog to the Braves . . . Fuckers.
amen brother. amazing that it STILL pisses me off.
Suarez as the Petit role works for me if Cain can Cain with some run support.
If Cain can Cain without getting Cained. 🙂
Suarez got the slow bus to Sacto to make room for Romo.
Ahhh, missed that. Thought it would be Mac to take the bus.
On paper, Dubs should be a fun fun team watch next season. Who knows if they can win it all, the season is long, and injuries always play a role. Durant has had 3 foot surgeries, so there is that risk. He’s a free agent, he can go anywhere he wants. The pundits piling on have to justify their soapbox, so going negative is always easier and gets the attention. I consider 8 years in Oklahoma punishment enough…
I am sure the Warriors medicos did their due-diligence on his injuries/surgeries. No way they throw him an ~50 mil two year deal without being satisfied that all is good, regardless of how damned good he is.
So, the Warriors have him locked-up for two years. He is only 28. He has won three or four scoring titles. All good baby.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/fans-give-team-iceland-one-more-viking-clap-after-euro-2016-run/2016/07/05/32fcb65a-42cc-11e6-a76d-3550dba926ac_video.html
Kinda cool Viking type welcome home for the Icelandic soccer team that went to the quarterfinals of the EuroCup…
Cool video.
Very cool. Thanks for the share. I was pulling for them to win the tourney!
And on top of that Flav, what the critics like Stephen A. Smith are saying is that Durant has to stay with a ball hog like Westbrook. He is not allowed to do anything else…and I think that argument by West to Durant of why the f do you want to play alongside that for another year just to lead to not another championship for OKC….
And I promise Flav this is my only political comment for the day (I’m not promising I won’t respond to some other Flapper:) and my anti-Trump views have been pretty clear here.
But doesn’t anyone think that two hours after the FBI announces a decision (I worked in govt, there is never ever ever ever ever ever a decision made in govt in between a Saturday on a 3 day holiday weekend and Tuesday morning by 11 am) it is slightly suspicious that the target of an investigation is now boarding Air Force One to fly with the President to a political rally??? Yeah no one in this admin put any pressure on the FBI Director…it is just a coincidence they had this political rally scheduled. (I believe this is Obama’s first appearance with Hillary since she clinched the nomination)….ok that is it for me Flav…
Yeah, I think it was pretty telling that Curry, Klay, Draymond, and Iggy all travelled back east to meet with KD to talk about the opportunity OBD presented to him.
And I do think Blade/wilco are right–you replace guy like Barnes who shoots 8 times in 30+ minutes with Durant, who takes 25, others will have to sacrifice. rare enough for NBA they are ready to do that to win.
LBron was so hot to get Kevin Love but he won’t actually throw him the ball so he can shoot.
Thanks Willie . . . Means a lot coming from you – I know you know hoops. I’m not saying it can’t work, but chemistry is a big thing that gets short thrift all the time.
By the by, you Flappers all recall who the Warriors were also going for when they signed Iggy way back when (see my post below)????? Yep, that’s right, Dwight Howard. Ugh.
Here’s an excerpt from an article describing the deal that thankfully did not go down . . .
“The Warriors emerged from long shot to viable option after meeting with Howard on Monday. But despite adding swingman Andre Iguodala, Howard chose to pair up with All-NBA guard James Harden to become the next great center for the Rockets. Houston can offer the same four-year, $88 million contract the Warriors could offer but Texas doesn’t have state taxes, which means Howard can keep more of his money.
That means Golden State will keep starting center Andrew Bogut.
About an hour before this news, the Warriors have reached a four-year deal worth $48 million with Iguodala, multiple sources confirmed.”
Well, Dwight Howard on his best day is not even close to Durant. I think things will work out fine. Green will probably get less shots (as he should when you add a shooter like Durant). They played a great brand of ball beforehand, with everyone willingly sharing the ball. I will be surprised if that changes dramatically. I love the Durant signing.
On a much smaller scale, this reminds me of the venom that Andre Iguodala got from the Denver media and fans when he reached a four-year deal worth $48 million with the Warriors. Not certain if any Flappers recall that the Nuggets offered him a five-year contract worth $60 million — with $52 million guaranteed. That’s right, the Nuggets presented a more lucrative offer than did Golden State.
Worse, if you all recall, the Warriors also beat the Nuggets in the first round playoff series. This after the Nuggets won 57 games during the season. In short, they were bitch slapped twice. To make matters even worse, Iggy said this, “Mainly, the coach and the culture, the environment,” Iguodala told the Mercury News. “I feel like they have a good culture there, a lot of great guys, great locker room. The way they’ve got those guys playing with such confidence, that comes from the coach. The way those young guys were playing against us (in the playoffs), that’s confidence. I saw Klay Thompson running full speed down the court, caught the ball, took two steps and shot the 3. His feet weren’t even set. That comes from coaching. I want to play with that kind of confidence.”
You have to understand that the Nuggets were an ascending franchise. Shortly afterwards, Karl and the GM left. Postscript was this tweet:
After Iguodala’s deal with Golden State was announced, Nuggets guard Ty Lawson, who was hoping Iguodala would return, tweeted: “Smh!!!!” (Shaking my head.) Then he added: “Business is business.”
Iguodala is widely credited as being smartest guy on the team. In scrimmages it’s reported whoever he has with him, that team wins.
I do remember that series too. Smart as he is (was) he figured out what could happen if he came here.
The shots are just a math problem. The team isn’t getting more of them because Durant is there–others are getting less so he can do what he does, all to help them win.
I think it’s because people get pretty wrapped up in their teams, like us. There was quite a bit of vitriol here when Panda left.
Durant is not going to have a problem meshing with this team. The OKC game was 2 guys and nothing. And one of them didn’t pass.
And yeah Blade, you are spot-on. Iggy went out of his way to come here after getting beat by OBD. He could easily tell from the other side how this team played and how they won.
And don’t forget, Curry, Iggy, and KD all played together on the 2010 world basketball tourney USA team.
Not only “played together,” but hung out together and went to church together at that tourney.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16790897/durant-warriors-had-2010-world-championship-roots
Absolutely Chuck, wee my post below. I was speaking to Flav’s question about people being upset about KD leaving. With the way we fans can be, I think it’s pretty easy to understand, although some are going way over the top.
I think KD is going to fit in beautifully.
Also. a contingent of Klay, Steph and Iggy met with KD, along with Kerr, to convince him to come to Oakland. That says a lot right there.
Chuck, you beat me to the punch on the contingent and I left out Draymond. Very telling that those guys went to that effort.
Howard instead of Iggy? That’s nearly as bad as the Thompson for Love trade that almost happened.
How markedly different things could be . . .
Can you imagine if that trade had happened? Fuck.
Opinions on the Durant signing won’t fully shake out until the season gets going and we can see how the whole meshes together. I said yesterday that I think all parties will adjust, others disagreed. I can see that argument. My point is that Durant took that many shots in OKC mostly because he had to. I don’t think he’s coming to Oakland expecting that nothing will change and he’ll be free to hoist up as many shots as he wants. T repeat myself, I don’t think anyone can make the case that he’s a prima donna. That dubious distinction would more aptly be applied to Westbrook.
I think he, Steph and Klay will work and adjust. KD will learn to work within Kerr’s system. He’s way too good of a basketball player not to. He’s not just some one-dimensional scorer, a la Carmelo, he’s the complete package.
The burden on the Splash Bros will be eased as will the burden on KD be eased because of the Splash Bros. Green will be more able to focus on what he does best, defense, playmaking and rebounding, all while taking shots when the opportunity presents itself. I don’t think you can underestimate the challenge that spreading the scoring among three fabulous offensive talents will present to opposing defenses. Shut down Steph (good luck when he’s healthy)? Great, you get KD and Klay, etc., etc. This is going to be a huge problem for every team they play. I really believe that egos won’t be a factor, especially after losing the finals. All parties concerned will be rabid for a title.
Lanes to the basket will be more wide open for everyone and don’t forget that KD is also an excellent passer. He’s long, he rebounds and he’s perfectly capable of playing solid defense. He scores inside, outside and from the midrange.
Like Willie said above, my biggest concerns are also interior D and to a lesser extent interior rebounding. I say to a lesser extent because KD is a good enough rebounder to offset Bogut’s departure and everyone knows Dray’s capabilities in that area. Bench depth is my other concern, but Iggy and Livingston are still there. A few more pieces will need to be plugged in, and on the cheap, but I’m confident in Myers’ and Kerr’s ability to do so.
What you end up with is a team that is very difficult, or damn near impossible, to defend. I think easy shots are going to become even more available than they have the past 2 years.
And they will be fun to watch.
Pachulia is a professional and averaged 26 minutes and almost 10 boards last year. I think they could still add Varajao for a couple of million and see what these two rookies might have. David West is also out there as a big body and signed last year for almost nothing and why wouldn’t he again. Just say Ndyaie….
Damn…we have the best record in baseball!!! Holiday weekend and Durant buzz, I never paid attention to what the Rangers and to a lesser extent the Cubs were doing.
Cubs got tore up by the Mets. Counting last year’s NLCS, the Cubs have now lost 8 straight games to the Mets.
Timmy’s going to take his 1-2 record and 6.75 ERA into another start tonight.
Pivotal moment in his baseball future. The opponent is the Rays.
The Orioles looked like an over-rated flop against the Dodgers last night. Maybe they’ll make a better showing tonight. Showalter looked lost trying to manage by NL rules.
I think Timmy gets to start the rest of the year to see where he is. The Angels are going nowhere. I mena, unless he starts getting shelled every start.
Hard to believe Trout and Pujols are wallowing in the cellar with that team.
They have brutal pitching. Signing Timmy made sense for them, at the price they signed him.
One of Yogi’s great quotes: “If you ain’t got pitching, you ain’t got nothin.'”
I heard that God and most of the Dubs players being down with God was a big factor for K D. Sounds reasonable.
All-Star teams will be announced today. I predict Bum, Cueto, and Posey. And the high likelihood that both Brandons get ripped off.
Zumie your 1st 3 are obvious picks as Posey is the starter. I will predict Bumgarner gets the nod to start. Cueto obviously gets in and will appear for sure. If Crawdaddy gets hosed I will be pissed, he’s way deserving. Belt leads the league in doubles I believe? and hitting .300 plus with good overall numbers considering he plays half his games at ATT.. Should be considered but will probably get screwed, to bad really he’s having a solid year!
If they all begged out, I’d be happy. Let the Cubbies stuff the ballot boxes.
Exactly. Screw the AS game. I want my guys resting up for 2nd half.
Fun Fact: tonight’s starting pitchers for the Rangers (AJ Griffin)and Pirates (Stephen Brault) both went to high school with my oldest son. AJ is older and Matt didn’t know him, but Brault is a friend of his and is making his major league debut tonight.
Very cool!
That’s cool, SanD.
Did I just pull a Flav and call that David West contract???? 🙂
You called it.
Buzzkill? Being named the “Winner Of The Winter.” See the Snakes and last year’s Padres.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/16765660/arizona-diamondbacks-latest-winter-winners-flop
Bleak outlook. Hard to feel sorry for LaRussa and Stewart.
A few fans are keeping the faith:
Kat, with the off-day this Thursday, Bochy moved Bum up to the Sunday night start, which is the ESPN Sunday night game. So, Bum will be at the ASG, but won’t play. Cueto could actually end up the starting pitcher. A lot of dominos have fallen into place for him to be the starter, but Collins could possibly go with a Met pitcher.
I am predicting Cueto gets the start…
For those going to Giants-Yanks on July 22, they have an interesting promo: “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell e-book giveaway.
Umm, just wondering who’s David and who’s Goliath in this game? lulz
Oh, the irony of this coming from the Yanks.
I love the creativity of that give-away. I’m a big fan of ballgame giveaways.
Cannot wait for the game, and to hook-up with some of you knuckleheads at Finnerty’s!
That religious thing is interesting with the Dubs and KD. Goes back to Rev. Mark Jackson and interesting that the two guys who did not gibe with that religious vibe and not did not gibe with Jackson were Bogut and Barnes…
Barnes had a monster rookie year. He was benched his 2nd year for Igluodala. I don’t think the problems between Barnes and Jackson were due to religious matters.
No Chuck I did not mean that was the cause but I don’t think Harrison was part of the bible study contingent..
Here is today’s line-up for your San Francisco Rivercats!
1. Gregor Blanco (L) CF
2. Angel Pagan (S) LF
3. Brandon Belt (L) 1B
4. Buster Posey (R) C
5. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
6. Conor Gillaspie (L) 3B
7. Jarrett Parker (L) RF
8. Ramiro Pena (S) 2B
9. Madison Bumgarner (R) P
Te-nada, thankfully.
And nice to see that Pena’s ankle is much better. I don’t see a roster spot for Agent OOO until September.
Anyone going to the game tomorrow? My daughter is taking me to the game for Father’s day. First row of the bleachers! Gonna take a nice stroll to AT&T after work. Prolly grab a burger at Red’s.
Cool! Maybe you’ll catch a (Giants) HR ball.
Those are good seats. My son and I sat first row (138 – which is also the section in which I had season tix from 2000-2003). During that game Lou Seal comes by in his little car and they were tossing out 50th anniversary shirts. This shirt sails right through my sons hands and I catch it. He was like “give me my shirt.” I was like, bullshit, if you had caught the shirt, it would have been yours. He was cool about it and I bought him a brew to make him feel better!
Father’s Day is July 6th out there?
In NY it was weeks ago.
Amazing what I learn here…
American League All-Star starters
C: Salvador Perez, Royals (top overall vote-getter)
1B: Eric Hosmer, Royals
2B: Jose Altuve, Astros
3B: Manny Machado, Orioles
SS: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
OF: Mike Trout, Angels
OF: Jackie Bradley, Jr., Red Sox
OF: Mookie Betts, Red Sox
DH: David Ortiz, Red Sox
AL All-Star reserves and pitchers
DH: Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays
Infielders: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers; Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays; Robinson Cano, Mariners; Francisco Lindor, Indians; Eduardo Nunez, Twins.
Outfielders: Mark Trumbo, Orioles; Carlos Beltran; Ian Desmond, Rangers.
Catchers: Matt Wieters, Orioles; Stephen Vogt, A’s
Pitchers: Chris Sale, White Sox; Craig Kimbrel, Red Sox; Zach Britton, Orioles; Andrew Miller, Yankees; Wade Davis, Royals; Marco Estrada, Blue Jays; Cole Hamels, Rangers; Danny Salazar, Indians; Steven Wright, Red Sox; Dellin Betances, Yankees; Brad Brach, Orioles; Alex Colone, Rays; Kelvin Herrera, Royals; Will Harris, Astros.
National League All-Star starters
C: Buster Posey, Giants
1B: Anthony Rizzo, Cubs
2B: Ben Zobrist, Cubs
3B: Kris Bryant, Cubs
SS: Addison Russell, Cubs
OF: Bryce Harper, Nationals
OF: Yoenis Cespedes, Mets
OF: Dexter Fowler, Cubs
NL All-Star reserves and pitchers
Infielders: Wil Myers, Padres; Corey Seager, Dodgers; Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs; Nolan Arenado, Rockies; Matt Carpenter, Cardinals; Daniel Murphy, Nationals.
Outfielders: Adam Duval, Reds; Odubel Herrera, Phillies; Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies; Marcell Ozuna, Marlins.
Catchers: Jonathan Lucory, Brewers; Wilson Ramos, Nationals.
Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers; Jake Arrieta, Cubs; Noah Syndergaard, Mets; Stephen Strasburg, Nationals; Madison Bumgarner, Giants; Jose Fernandez, Marlins; Johnny Cueto, Giants; Jon Lester, Cubs; Julio Teheran, Braves; Jeurys Familia, Mets; Kenley Jansen, Dodgers; Mark Melancon, Pirates; AJ Ramos, Marlins; Fernando Rodney, Marlins.
NL DH chosen from subs.
Like I said a few days ago, I’m glad some of our players are not on the team. It gives them a needed break. Equally important, it will fuel their revenge against this fucked up LU that has only one of our position players playing. I’m certain that the 2 Brandons will have an even better half after this injustice.
By the by, getting tired of TOO MANY RELIEVERS BEING ON THE TEAMS.
Speaking of Belt, he did more than a serviceable job in LF the day on Ariz. made a couple is really good plays. He certainly could play LF as needed in a pinch again, or for a longer period…
Agree. I have felt that way all along, going back to when we first saw him out there. So, it really is not a stretch when they are ready to shift Posey to 1st, that Belt will end up in LF.
Revenge tour . . .
“To hell with the All-Star Game”
-Roberto Clemente (1970)
http://tinyurl.com/jp5ywp8
I’m with Bobby.
Man after my own heart. Fuck that POS game.
Looks like Clemente showed up after all:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS197007140.shtml
Wow, never knew that, Mac. The game itself was so forgettable…
Rockies crack me up. Good material for the comment section tomorrow in the Denver Post. lulz
You seriously going to post there? If so, I will check it out…might even chime in and piss off some Rox fans. 😉
Actually Chi, I know quite a few of the posters at the Post and they are all hard core fans of baseball. They would love to root for the Rockies but the team’s record since its 1993 inception has been poor. Couple that with a clueless owner and a manager with only high school experience prior to this gig – they’re pretty pissed off about the state of baseball in Colorado. Consequently, when I do post, I don’t “troll” the site and actually, try to be diplomatic about their team. I usually never post when they are playing the Giants, especially if we are winning. Why pile on?
If anyone has already brought this up, apologies. It SUCKS that Crawford didn’t get the nod, even as a back-up to the AS game. Not that I really give a rat’s ass about the AS game these days, but it would be a great acknowledgement for Craw. I mean come on, he wins the Silver Slugger AND Gold Glove last year and doesn’t get a sniff at being an all star. Fucking starting IF is ALL cubbies. Talking about the fine folks of Chitown stuffing the ballot box. Crawford undoubtedly should be an all star. Just one more reason to say fuck the AS game.
No question, chi, but he plays in San Francisco. About the only worse would be playing in Seattle.
The AS game is an exhibition. That’s it. Oh, with that little thing about the WSeries home field tacked on. Otherwise, I see it as an opportunity for the Gyros players to get rest, particularly the pitchers…
This day in ’87, Kevin Mitchell got traded to the Giants and made his debut by hitting two bombs. I’m sure most of you Flappers remember that bare handed catch he made along the LF line somewhere — St. Louis? — that was awesome. Then, I got to thinking the other day, watching some MLB highlights — there are tons of regular fans making barehanded catches of screaming or semi-screaming foul balls, while holding babies, beers, and or both. So, was Mitchell’s barehanded grab really that big of a deal?…
All I know is that it was pretty fucking cool (and I was watching that game when it happened), and when I see it, it is still pretty damned cool.
It was pretty cool and funny how he got twisted around after taking a bad route and then bailed himself out with that grab, but yeah, the one hand grab by itself is not super difficult.
Yeah, I think it is how he got twisted around and recovered that makes it that much cooler.
Now that I watched it, he simply overran it. Still pretty amazing.
It was in St. Louis. He had overrun the ball so it was a last ditch effort stab and after he caught the ball he ran through the BP door in the OF while holding on to the ball.
I’m guessing that since you’re asking about it 29 years later, it probably does make it a big deal.
Fans don’t usually make running catches…
Maybe I’m getting carried away, but I think Crawdad has been one of the most valuable players in the entire National League so far this year.
On another note, Steven Brault made Grossmont High proud tonight. He was on a strict pitch count, but only gave up one earned run in four innings and had a solid single to center field in his only at bat. He was just called up suddenly 48 hours ago, but the Pirate broadcast gave all kinds of information about him and had a good interview with this family in the stands. Funny note, he forgot to bring his glove with him, so he had to borrow Jeff Locke’s glove.
I agree with you San. Between his stellar glove work, and 53 RBIs, 8 bombs, 13 2B and four triples…the dude is having another year.
Nope. I echo what you said about Craw.
Haha, Terry Kennedy catching.
Not too many guys could hit a baseball further than Kevin Mitchell. He was fun to watch and one of my favorite Giants of that era.
Yep. I was a big Boogie Bear fan, too.
Pena’s a beast.
Panik can take his time…
I’ve always thought Nick Hundley would be great backup catcher for the Giants. Pretty strong pull hitter and pretty good behind the plate.
Hundley has really gone downhill the last couple of seasons Dawg. In fact, Wolters is playing more this season and in all facets, he’s a better catcher. Ironic, since Hundley was signed for his defense.
What is it 30 degrees there tonight?
The first base ump looks frozen stiff…
OK. I take back my comments about Williamson being a slug in the field.
That’s 2 straight games with him flashing the leather. This one was a great catch.
I thought he was gonna catch it in his mouth.
Was it fair?
Yes
I just went back and watched it. It would have been fair. Helluva play.
Nice play by Mac the knife.
Wow! Sweet! Mac with the snag!
Bunnies throwing a lot of pitches.
Fuck autocorrect
I like Bunnies…
LOL
Lurker, did you get that Heathers reference????
57 so far.
Uh, who is that gold glover in right??? Can’t be the same Big Mac…
Psyched to see Johnny C tomorrow.
Hey, Dawg, Allison is taking me to the game, and she mentioned meeting Steven Brault a few times. Said he was a very nice guy.
If I was out there Chuck and your daughter was going, I would not miss meeting up with you all….
That’s cool! Yeah, he’s a good dude and incredibly talented musically and athletically.
Bum needed that quick inning.
Belt is one of the five finalists for the fan-voted final NL spot, along with Braun, Lamb, Marte and Story.
I did not realize Lamb was having such a big year…big numbers. Too bad Crawford did not get on the Final Five vote list…
I plugged a bunch of votes for Belt earlier.
Hamstring intact (I think)…
Parker bats like he has to take a leak…
Machado just crushed one…
Jack Clark territory…3 run bomb…
Another rough one tonight for Timmy: 4.2 IP 10 H 5 R 5 ER 1 BB 6 K
Well, Peavy went through a tough spell earlier this year, so it would be possible that Timmy is experiencing the same. But the way he struggled with us over the past couple of years, and now this…I think he’s done.
Giants are good at the RBI strikeout this year…
Even when Belt strikes out, the Giants score! If that’s not a real All-Star….
Wow, the Giants really fleeced the Padres on the Kevin Mitchell deal.
Mark Davis did win a Cy Young for the Pads…
And Mitch won the MVP. Dravecky was brilliant for the Giants until the cancer got him and Lefferts became a bullpen stalwart. Overall, I think the G’s did well for themselves.
I won’t argue with that statement.
I have no recollection of Mark Lewis in 1997.
I’m fading fast…
I am right there with you, brother. Ain’t it great?
The whole ’95-’99 period for me is hard to remember. I still hadn’t recovered from the disappointing end to ’93.
And being in a funk about ’94.
That was brutal, zum. ’93 was just nightmare ending to an otherwise amazing season. I’ve truly hated the Braves ever since.
Help from the ballpark there.
Big time.
Would love to see Bum hit one down the RF line just for fun…
This HP umpire sucks ass.
Yeah LJ, but it’s nice to see an ump who doesn’t look like he’s been eating nightly at the Golden Corral Buffet trough.
Well, when you look at it like that…
I don’t trust Kontos…
Really? I don’t trust Trump or Clinton either.
Feel the Bern!
I would’ve run Bum out there for the 7th. He was under 100 pitches.
Yeah, I don’t get why he came out.
Sheesh, enquiring minds want to also know why the Rockies pulled Chapman after 88 pitches.
Both good questions. Will be interesting to see if Bochy has anything to say about it in the post game. I am sure that question will come up from the reporters…
Bum is pitching Sunday, so he won’t be pitching in the all star game, so why the fuck is Kontos in there?
Damn! Kids are looking good at the corner OF tonight!
Parker threw that like a cricket pitcher…
LMAO…I did not see that originally, but you’re right. Damned funny…
From Kontos to Lopez, out of the frying pan and into the fire. Parker runs really well. We got a good look at that in Sunday’s game on Pena’s hit. Once he gets that long stride going he eat up some ground.
That’s the best outing I’ve seen Javi have this year.
Yep. We just need to see that consistently, now. About the only thing you can say about the bullpen of late is that they have been consistent. Consistently inconsistent. Our bullpen has to get straighten-out if they are going to have any chance of going deep in the post-season.
I don’t trust Gearrin, either. At least not the past week or so.
Anybody that brings out a cup of water warming up in the pen I don’t trust Chi.
Looked like Posey was setting up outside, IMO; but hey, that inside strike three worked!
They didn’t show a replay on Barnes hit with Reynolds running, but it sure looked to me that Pagan could of nailed him at 3rd.. “His throw was like a girl tossing one to dad in the backyard”