Back to 2014
Back to KC. Remember that night? Bumgarner. That crazy play with Blanco and Perez both fumbling Gordon’s hit. Panda shaking that big ass all over their foul ground….
Sometimes it feels like the magic ended that night. Like the baseball gods finally hit the stop button on that 5 year bask.
Cain going tonight. Is that for real? He’s listed as the SP so I have to assume he pitching. Yikes. We go from Bum’s herculean effort, a performance we will NEVER see again in baseball, to…..this?
Oh well. Gotta start somewhere. Two games in KC, then on to Nepal, then 4 against the Dodgers. At least we get them at home. The problem with that is that AT&T hasn’t felt like an advantage in years……
But that’s a lot of negativity that we don’t need right now. Instead, I turn back to 2014 and the the video I took alone in the dark in my car. Remember this moment?
A Place To Talk About Giants Baseball 
FUCK YEAH!
Oh yes…I remember it well!
And for me, the bask will never be over. All I ever wanted was “A” world series win…but we got three in five years. That is dynasty-type shit…and I will ride mother until the cows come home.
I still think this team will right itself. Too early to be searching for ledges, IMO….
Awesome, great to hear another F-yeah. Kinda cool Bum goes tomorrow, the one guy Royals fans never want to see again.
As for Cain, no one seemed to think he’d win last week.
Just disagree on Bochy 100%. He’s not the one with a bat or a ball in his hands. Pitching hasn’t yet lived up to billing and I think the SPs are gonna mean a lot to Giants ultimate success, or failure.
He’s also not the GM that put the team together–he has 25 players to work with and has had to strategize without the best C in the league who also happens to have best offensive numbers (1.000+ OPS) on the team.
I can see some shuffling around coming with AAA guys up to replace the injured and underwhelming, but who plays where is anyone’s guess. Giants are just weirdly mismatched, too few OFs/too many IFs.
Good post, Willie. I agree with you on Bochy, although I do feel he has managed the BP differently over the last year or two. But overall, agree, this is not on him. I also agree with your comment on the SP, but feel the bullpen will also be key (last year is a glaring example of how important a quality bullpen is to a team’s success).
Stanford kid Austin Slater at .300 with 2 doubles 1 HR 10 Ks in 40 ABs for Sac.
Last year combined Richmond/Sac .400 OB. Hit13 HRs for Sac in 250 ABs, only5 for Richmond AA.
CF last 2 games for Sac btw, Stubbs bro.
So this is it: Evans went with kids/dumpster dive vets (Marrero Morse Hernandez Ruggiano) for LF and CF backup to Span while bringing in Hwang and Hill to ST, who are IFs and played very occasional LF. And he’s added more dumpster dive in Upton/Stubbs. Since none of it has worked very well so far, what is the next move?
I’d like to see Slater too but he’s not on the 40 man so it is not likely that he gets called up. My second choice would be Mac Williamson but he seems to have fallen off the face of the earth.
Absolutely remember that incredible moment. I don’t think that was the official end of the magic, though. Gilaspie’s Citifield homer was a bolt of lightning from the heavens. The magic would end a few days later.
We all know when…
Mac Williamson still seems to be dealing with the quad injury, not sure why it’s taking so long to heal up. Is it just me, or does it seem like Mac gets some sort of arm injury every year when he gets a shot?
I agree. Glass V2.
I agree; too early to be on the ledge.
I am with Chi on this, when the Giants lost the 2002 WS, I didn’t think I would see them win one in my lifetime, but low and behold I got to see 3 WS wins!!
At some point, and I think the time is approaching soon, the team will need to do something about adding an OFer. None of the likely suspects are on the 40 man, so if it happens, it will probably necessitate a move there.
Pirates’ Starling Marte is suspended for 80 games for using a PED.
Dang, I guess that takes McCutchen off of the trading block…
maybe, but ,maybe not if Pirates don’t contend. See if they still use someone else for CF and how that all works out for them.
Gal cam in store where I work last night headed to NO for meet up with friends Friday night, and then she said she’d stay on another week for the Jazz Fest. enjoy too my man.
I’ll be in Portland.
Looking forward to it, Willie. We will be there for both weeks but we won’t be going into the festival all seven days this year. Still, I’m looking forward to some series NOLA hang time…
Jealous as hell re: the Jazz and Heritage fest, and just some NOLA time in general. I have got to get back to that city. I have also been there before when the French Quarter fest was going down (smaller scale than the J&H, but a great festival with some incredible music talent). And then you have the food! Fuck…I am jonesing for some beignets, gumbo, red beans and rice…
Have fun, brother!
Will do, Chi.
BTW, FQ fest isn’t small anymore, I heard they had 700,000 people for it this year. According to a friend of ours, it was flat out nuts and very hard to get to all the stages.
Pav: Giants say Bruce Bochy underwent a minor ablation procedure this morning to alleviate some discomfort. He will rejoin the team on Friday.
Hmmnn. I’m sure last year wasn’t good for his health.
Wondered at time of his hiring about Nevin, who has experience as AAA mgr.
Bochy had that heart thing a couple of years ago in ST and wasn’t he also hospitalized for something last year?
The 62-year-old Bochy underwent a heart procedure in February 2015 to insert two stents and was hospitalized last summer with an undisclosed illness that forced him to miss a game in Miami.
Wotus will be the manager for the K.C. games.
If I was Bochy I would have major discomfort as well writing out who plays LF..
Posey returns to the lineup tonight.
Is Posey carching? If so he’s asking for another concussion with a ball off his mask.
DH.
Starling Marte on the juice:
“In this very difficult moment I apologize to my family, the Pittsburgh Pirates, my teammates, my fans, and baseball in general,” Marte said. “Neglect and lack of knowledge have led me to this mistake with the high price to pay of being away from the field that I enjoy and love so much. With much embarrassment and helplessness, I ask for forgiveness for unintentionally disrespecting so many people who have trusted in my work and have supported me so much. I promise to learn the lesson that this ordeal has left me. God bless you.”
“Lack of knowledge” ??? My ass, he HAD to have known what he was putting in his body. What a cop-out.
I have carefully selected Hunter Strickland as a new charge to be defended against any and all unreasonable Flap criticisms. While he does kinda look like a WWE performer who doesn’t comprehend that it’s theater, the disparity between his stats and reputation is remarkable. He’s a strong candidate for this year’s Fred Lewis award.
not a big Affeldt fan……
He sounds like he dropped into the booth for an inning to say hello, and is now sticking around indefinitely.
Great description.
lol, perfect.
Affeldt has a lot of knowledge about baseball, pitching in particular, but he needs polish and better preparation. He may well improve if he sticks with it. He’s likable enough.
Yeah, he has potential. If he’s open to criticism he can get better.
Man, the younger Mondesi is built like a toothpick compared to his old man. That dude was a fireplug.
We need to go Willie Mays Hays on Denard Span. Every time he hits the ball in the air, he has to drop and knock out 20 pushups.
“He made me pay for my own meal”
lol, I can already picture Loo doing the slowest of burns about that.
Good thing for the DH.
i already hate Affeldt. The word is not pronounced “exspecially”
The two seamer didn’t quite work there.
An HR from a guy just up from AAA.
I’m ready for Arroyo to get his shot.
Yeah, they can afford to take a chance.
I wonder if the Royals would notice if SF left its Cain behind and took theirs.
Cain showed the rook use screw around with your bling and you get the hook!
That was a nice pickoff and Cain made him look like an idiot..
I did appreciate Affeldt noticing that right away and commenting on it. That was good.
So Loo, in case you missed it, not only are the Crawford’s running a gofundme for Jen Pippin but Affeldt had to pay for his own dinner when he went out with Crawford last night.
gofundme has made a surprise move and is now up to 38 grand…..
He might be here soon now that the Rangers game just ended.
did those fucking pussies lose again?
Yes, series tied at 2.
i’ve been telling everyone i know, there are no bigger pussy hockey players than the boys from New York.
As a Devils fan, I’m in agreement.
For Affeldt’s dinner?
All right, Affeldt with some smart commentary on Belt. 🙂
Just started watching, sounds like Affeldt never shuts up.
he makes Kruk like a completely impartial broadcaster.
Lol..Your right Macdog, he does have a motormouth with not much substance at times..
It’s hard to believe, but there’s actually some possibility that the Cainer isn’t washed up.
He was helped by the 410 centerfield, but yeah.
If Cain keeps this up for a few more starts they can move Shark down to 5 which wouldn’t bother me at all..
Take a seat Marrero . . . in Sactown.
Marrero is so fucking bad.
WTF Marreo!!!
You suck donkey dick!!
You have to fucking swing the bat there you moron, it doesn’t get any better then that pitch dickwad!!!!
Jesus. Marrero has got to go.
I wouldn’t even send Cain out here. Playing with fire. Well, the pen . . . ahhh leave him in.
That’s 2 of the worst fucking AB’s you’ll ever see in that situation. Span just sucks and Marrero takes a called strike 3. WTF.
It’s amazing how the most mediocre ballplayers can make millions of dollars basically just sucking.
Our awesome leftfield/centerfield combo killed that rally.
Cain getting Cained . . . 13 pitches in 2 innings. Shite. Throw him a fricking bone.
Wow, throwback Cain start, including the low run support.
On offense, the Royals are by far the dumbest MLB team. I fucking hate them more than the Dodgers. It’s really too bad that they’ve seen any success.
Say what you want, myself included, but that’s 2 straight solid starts from Cain, tonight bordering on a gem. If he can just manage to continue to keep the team in games, he could really bolster the back end of the rotation.
James, how about we leave Span in KC, take their Cain, and hope they don’t notice? Right now Matt Cain is looking serviceable.
Yep, that two seamer is moving . . . .
That bat died an honorable death.
WTF
So did that inning.
Blachs whip last season was .765. No wonder they have faith in him this year.
That would’ve been a spectacular DP.
James, did you enjoy KC’s bunt in this 8th inning? 🙂
I was making dinner and missed a prime opportunity to be offended!
Wow. Now we get the conga line of pitchers. Why doesn’t this usually work?
Kontos got jobbed. That was a nice sequence.
Okrap!! Git ‘er done . . .
About to get screwed in this game if Okert can’t get the 3rd out.Will probably go down 12 3in the top of the ninth..
Saved by the Belt.
Good one!
Thank you Brandon Belt!!
Hell of a play!
Okrap!! Git ‘er done . . . horrible pitch in a 1-2 count. Way to be Belt.
Belt putting those size 15 shoes to work.
I need a “Belt”🥃🥃
“Yeah, they struck out 9 of us and still didn’t get a ring…” lol
Whit Merrifield? Who the hell is Whit Merrifield? MLB says he’s sporting a 2.667 OPS…..
From Affedlt,Brandon Moss ..He’s such a streaky hitter what’s he got like 3 hits in 28 ab’s this whole year, as Miller tells him he’s 2 for 3 tonight.. lol
3 outstanding heaters there.
I say just box Span and Marrero up and ship them somewhere far, far away. Major suckitude.
Span and Marrero have to be the 2 worst OF’s in baseball and they play right fucking next to each other lol
That was a somewhat disappointing AB.
Late to this party, seems Cain has gone retro on us to 2007. Hey, enjoy while it lasts. But, this Pen is like a lit match next to the Chevron refinery fracking tower…
The bullpen has been better than the starters, Snarkk.
That’s not a high complement, James. Pen has been better after the first week disaster, but WHIPs on the late guys are pretty high…
Love the kickass flashbacks of the Giants kicking the Royals asses in that W/S!!!
What, the Giants get a call go their way on replay? That bodes well for a rally…
Whew…
Starting a new highlight reel tonight that was a sweet DP to get out of that jam..
Rally? What is this ‘rally’ you speak of?
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuúck
Didn’t think I’d miss Blanco this much. Or Pagan.
I don’t miss Blanco. I do miss Pagan.
Pagan over Marrero? Hell yes…
This ump is fucking ridiculous…