SF vs LA
Tonight the question is, can a rivalry propel a team to performing something supernatural or beyond their normal human means? A more pressing question: does this rivalry still even exist? History is vast but so is an ocean. You want it?
yeah, fuck these guys….
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This is for all the Flappers who like to jizz about WAR, pretend they know what it means and how to use it: Evan Longoria is the Giants WAR leader this year at 1.4. Evan Fucking Longoria…..
I though the J word was verboten.
In the discussion on MLBTR re: grading Encarnacion trade by Yanks, bum’s name comes up couple times. There are wide variations over the return, whether Frazier is too much or not. Bloggers over there often propose a deal and then ask the question, “who would say no” …In this case, Giants or Yanks? Or is Frazier even available?
I’m sure Frazier is available.
He’s an absolute butcher in the OF and hasn’t been conducting himself the way the corporate Yankees would like. He was sent down yesterday to make room for Encarnacion and his response was to unfollow the Yankees on Twitter…
OJ is following the Bills on twitter. Would be funny if they blocked him.
Would be hilarious and ironic since they once were great at blocking FOR him…
Frazier is 24 yrs old, bats RH, makes half a mil, and already has 11 bombs. He’s hitting better on the road than at home so it’s not just Yankee Stadium park factor. In other words, perfect. I can’t see Yanks doing it.
I don’t see Yanks giving up young cost controlled OF for a 3 month rental, given health problems they’ve had. And while Bum certainly has post season pedigree, um that was back in 2014. Competitor sure, but not the same guy.
Frazier got bounced down to Scranton this weekend. He’s not happy about it. Probably could use a change of scenery.
sure but I think Yanks look at him as insurance for any other issues with Stanton/Judge. Seems like an overpay for Bum to me..
I once got a hand job in Scranton…
Francesca says the Yanks will give up anyone for Bum. Which really means they will give up nothing.
I’m absolutely positive Bum won’t be a Yankee. Which really means he’ll be in the Bronx by the weekend…
The Astros may be willing to part with Kyle Tucker whose stock dropped significantly, after his abysmal MLB showing last year. Especially now that Yordan Alvarez is up and looks to be a beast. I haven’t checked Tucker’s AAA stats, but the guy was a Top 10 prospect in all of baseball this time last year.
“does this rivalry still even exist?”
I would say only for Bumgarner, who seems to be the only Giant with a rivalry personality. Shouldn’t make that much of a difference that the Giants are awful. Bum will nail Muncy on the right hip…
Honestly, I’d be cool with the Bum’s redass attitude if it would result in a fistfight now and again. I’m tired of all the shit talk. Fight or STFU. Most of these guys aren’t doing shit. Muncy took a few slow steps and watched the bomb. What’s wrong with that?
Sometimes it only takes one guy to keep a rivalry going and Bum’s that guy with his heated exchanges with Puig&now Muncy,I for one will miss that competitive fire 🔥 no other Giant brings to the table.I still can’t stand seeing any guy/ gal wearing a Dodger cap are clothes up in the bay area I just give them the snake eye..
I know exactly why Longoria’s WAR is what it is. He ranks very high in the metric Defensive Runs Saved.
However we feel about those two metrics, WAR and DRS, they are two metrics being used in the baseball industry these days. GMs value them, whether we do or not.
forgetting their positions, who would you rather have in the Giants line up everyday, Longo (the WAR leader) or Adam Jones?
Hah!
If we saw Jones play outfield everyday that would be interesting. The metrics say he’s not a good outfielder anymore.
that’s not really an answer. I’ll assume you’d prefer Jones over our WAR leader.
Maybe. But if plays outfield like Span, no thanks.
He’ll probably be an all star this year, but whatever.
actually, that’s stupid, if they only got one it would be Marte.
Frazier&Voit for Bum& Panik?
that tee shirt is actually pretty funny.
I agree. If I am the Dodgers, I have the entire team wearing it during BP tonight. Too bad the game isn’t in SF. That would make it even better.
The thing about the rivalry is that the Dogs think they are such hot shit, while we have 3 in 5 in our recent past. There are still enough Giants to remember that, and Bummie is the flag-bearer. The Dodgers? Not so much. They don’t look at our recent success as having any bearing on their current ‘greatness’.
The shirt just confirms how stupid baseball players are. Especially Muncy.
There was a guy in my high school named Muncy.
I’m sure any dunce can figure out his nickname…
Frazier as I said couple of weeks ago is on his way out of NY…time to pounce. Sure Farhan is trying to leverage Twins, Phills and Braves to max return…Frazier and Andujar for Bum, Smith and whatever vet they want or dont want and we got a deal…
I’m getting excited about Bum getting traded. I want to see him pitching in meaningful games again, and not fizzling away the latter years of his career on a team that’s rebuilding. Bum in the playoffs would be fun.
Agreed. It’s in his career and financial interest to get traded…
Frazier is not staying in NY regardless. He has ripped the team publicly and his demotion is a sign his Yank days are over. Can Farhan get her done??? Dont see the Yanks adding the Human DH in Voit into this deal…
Now this is funny:
Hull looks like a burned out wrestler…
He needs to check himself in somewhere and soon…
He could get a part in a sequel in”One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest now”
Wow 2 many pucks hit his face in the past, he’s totally losing it..
No batter has ever gone after Bum. Bum has invited them out many times.
Muncy should walk up to this song starting tonight:
1. Joe Panik (L) 2B
2. Steven Duggar (L) CF
3. Pablo Sandoval (S) 1B
4. Brandon Belt (L) LF
5. Stephen Vogt (L) C
6. Evan Longoria (R) 3B
7. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
8. Kevin Pillar (R) RF
9. Tyler Beede (R) P
While Duggar up, Miller says Duggar has an OBP of .285 (or whatever he said in the .280s). Then, he says, dryly: “The Giants outfielders, in general, have not been very productive.”…
I’ll be optimistic for the guy. I hope he has a breakthrough.
But, Beede, by all rights, should get pounded tonight…
Bellinger goes down looking, nicely done.
Muncy goes yard and gets half of Beede’s lead back.
This guy played in Oakland, so he knows the HR he hit was nowhere near the Pacific Ocean.
He’s yet another Dodger that is easy to dislike.
I thought that Muncy HR might reach the ocean.
Kuip got the batter and the LFer wrong on that one.
No problem with Muncy’s post-bomb behavior.
A-Rod jizzing over Belt…
Saw that one coming. 0-2 to base hit from the fucking pitcher. Now he’ll steal a bag.
Beede has to pitch through this shit. Random strike zone tonight.
Walking Meaty Beaty to get to Bellanger is not a good idea.
That’s twice he’s done that, and gotten away with it both times.
Panik and Belt need to see this.
Bad frame job by Vogt on that 2-2 pitch to Muncy. The catcher needs to hold it there. He took it right out of the strike zone.
Damn. That curve is pretty snappy tonight.
Beede through 4.
Loo bunt vs. shift very doable. work a lot better than hitting ball in the air. Panik has 3 HRs all season.
Or like Belt, 2 Ks swinging at the off speed stuff in the dirt from Maeda.
Beede dealing with a crap balls and strikes ump. He needs to get through the bottom of this inning, just concentrate through it…
All these leadoff guys are gonna bite Beede in the ass at some point.
Shit. Pablo got spiked.
he’s out. Muncy STFU tremendous play by Craw and Sando. hope he’s OK
You know it’s to Giants credit they haven’t buzzed Muncy yet. But if he winds up f-ing Sandoval, all bets are off.
That was completely not Muncy’s fault.
Nice! I’ll take a giftie now and then.
Thank you Taylor for a bonehead play and a gift run!
Make it hurt Longo.
Jesus, Longo and Crawfish are fan city.
Muncy is just a dumb hick, probably doesn’t know the difference between a ocean are a lake..
Or a river and an estuary…
Beede with a nice game.
Nice work by Beede, hope Boch doesn’t pull the hook to soon and just let him pitch..
I say get him the hell out and take the 3-1 lead…
Boch making the right decision…97 pitches is plenty for an untested rookie…
Nice job Beede…good to back on the left coast watching Giants baseball at a normal hour for about 36 hours in Irvine near the land of the San Dog…headed back to the Wrong Coast in the morn.
So of course he pulls him..
Terrible strike 3rd call on Duggar low and outside..
beede should stay in the rotation all year. Even if he is bad at lest Z will know one way or another.
Big effort by Beede to do well in LA. ERA now below 7, headed in right direction.
That effort has to be a confidence boost. Granted, the home plate ump suxxx tonight, but Beede has got to figure out how to issue fewer walks…
MLB Trade Rumors lost their Top 50 tradable players and Will Smith is #1 and Bum #2…they add Watson, Dyson, Melancon, Belt and Pillar to the list. All 7 need to go…
Totally agree.
That’s a tough sell to a lot of the fans, though.
The fans are basically idiots for the most part. And I’m one of them.
Craw fanning for his life. High heat and he whiffs. I’m amazed he actually got a double earlier.
yes because the org owes fans a reason to show up. they are already announcing and collecting on the paid attendance that is still 25 thou plus.The money is in the bank but it wont be much longer because you can’t expect fans to come watch
Interesting; Panda is 15 on that list…
Once his hand heals. He’d be a good DH somewhere not called Boston.
Melancon is ranked 37 on the trade list; Belt is at 40? Head scratcher there…
A fastball right down the middle and it’s kind of amazing how often the Giants just foul it off.
Giants hitters are not very good.
At hitting…
Kent rarely missed those…
I comment on that all the time. makes my melancholy for the old days when our guys could hit like major league hitters.
Really like to see Gyros hold on, so Beede can get a W.
Smith back with only one days’ rest…
Done! Smith wraps it up and Boch is all smiles.
Yes!
Hey Dodgers, get the ball out of Vogt’s glove.
Ballgame!!
Wow.
Smith dominated the 9th.
ZMan has got to get this guy traded for some top prospect talent, before he gets hurt, or starts losing it…
Yeah Baby!! 1st career win and against the dogpile sweet!!
Congrats to Beede, first career win!
Yep, finally broke through w 6 good frames.
Onward, upward…
Smith has done nasty stuff….his valor should be sky high and probably 4-5 contenders likely offering top dollar (top 20 prospect) and probably much more adding in Bum…Frazier and Andujar and then a bat like Puig or Ozuna (preferably) and foundation offensively may be established and hopefully a .500 team next year and wild card capable the year after with Bart and Ramos both in the big leagues…
#1 target in MLB Trade Rumors; Smith is a top closer, he gets both righties and lefties out.
This guy is gold for a team headed for the playoffs, and must command top prospects in trade accordingly…
Could have used that Smith dominating 9th inning against the Cubs in game 4 of the NLDS in 2016. He pitched to 2 batters then out of the parade of 5 Pen guys that cratered that game…
What I remember from that inning was Law starting the inning and having terrible control. Strickland gave up a hit to Baez on an 0-2 pitch. Lopez walked Rizzo.
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Not as bad as I thought:
Tampa is paying various chunks of Longoria’s contract and after this season, the Giants are only on the hook for $ 37,500,000. I thought it was much worse than that…
I’m wrong again.
Giants on the hook for $ 49,500,000.
It is as bad as I thought…
And he’ll be fuckin’ 34 in October…