Pop Flies And Pom Poms
Did you guys see that Will Smith game winner? He just kind of fisted an opposite field fly ball that just kept going and going and going. It didn’t have the look or the sound or anything. And it was gone, just like that.
Pom Pom tonight. Yikes. Our grip on 14th place in the National League is still safe for another couple of games but after that…..
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Dodger PBP guy, Steiner called it a pop up off the bat…
The game is broken…
i heard that call about an hour ago. This isn’t baseball anymore
Charlie Steiner still works for the Dogs? He was on ESPN a million years ago wasn’t he?
Fuck. Saw the HR. Fucking Posey barrels one and he doesn’t reach the track. Belt hits one well on the barrel opposite field and he barely reaches the track. This guy gets jammed on his hands and it goes over the wall?
Are some teams getting different balls than others? It’s like LA is getting those old hard-soft rubber baseballs we used as kids when we played on cement. Those bastards flew a mile if you hit ’em right. and the spin generated was wicked.
The next thing I want to see the a check-swing home run. Or a goddamn bunt that goes over the wall.
Back here, the wicked spinners were called “egg balls” cause of the optical illusion they made…
Anderson pitched pretty well, only 5 hits 1 BB. Surprised too they gave Escobar a hit on the ball into shallow center that Crawford dropped. Fortunately Moronta pitched out of it with Vogt retrieving the wild pitch and tagging out Escobar. Meanwhile Nunez, who went to Boston in that deal, is hitting .234.
Rox had swept the DBax 3 in a row before Giants got there, then lost 3 in a row in LA all to rookies hitting walk off bombs. Giants (last) and Rox (2nd) are 6 and a half games apart. Rox 13 back of LA..
Ostler’s headline front page of Chron sports: “Worst line up in SF history?”
It was supposed to be so different. Posey, Belt, Crawford, Panik, and Longoria were supposed to still be in their prime at this point. It all went wrong, starting a few years ago.
i don’t understand how Posey, et al have gotten so bad. Theoretically, while they shouldn’t have the power of most of the men playing the game today they should at least have some. How can they have nearly none? They’re hitting the same damn juiced ball as everyone else.
As a beat up 30 something catcher, Posey’s the only one with an excuse…
Heard that The Dick had the most RBI’s (9) in his first two games played in SF history. He broke the record of 8 held by……John Bowker.
Yikes.
We haven’t had some Beatles in a few days. This is John’s demo recording of “Across the Universe.” A great song, and I’m such a huge fan of John’s voice.
No he didnt…
???
Todd Frazier hit a HR Saturday at Wrigley that he thought had no chance of going out, throwing his bat in disgust and jogging to first expecting it to be an out and even admitting so after the game. On and on it goes.
Maybe it is a good thing we didn’t sign Harper. For me, getting Harper was predicated on expecting the infield to collectively bounce back and be a solid group. Hasn’t happended.
also, Harper has been pretty bad this year. His OBP would be up if he was with us considering all the walks he would be getting.
It’s one thing to lose when you have some confidence with are starting pitching staff, but to keep letting Pomeranz go out there is asinine!
Boch is losing credibility still giving him starts, he adds nothing but an automatic loss..
Took the series despite getting no Dick yesterday (0-3).
I did see that when mlb channel cur into the game…it is ridiculous what is becoming of the game. I noted our Dick opposite field triple and the Flodger game winner Friday night being like hit cue balls. Ridiculous and topped by that ridiculous game winner. On the hands and he takes to right center…the Flodgers are the ultimate juiced ball team. Will eventually get shut down in the playoffs..
Nice write up in The Athletic on Darren Baker who’s currently playing in the Cape Code League. Here’s a snippet.
“One scout who knows Darren well from the Pac 12 games says, “what helps him improve constantly is that he knows who and what he is. He’s barely six feet, maybe 160 pounds. He’s not his father, but he works on his bunting, he always runs hard and plays hard.
At Cal, Baker batted .273 as a freshman, .306 as a sophomore. One scout thinks “he could hit a lot more next year and be an interesting draft pick, if he prefers to sign rather than stay around for his senior year and graduate. He is smart. He’s also a very smart baseball player.” Indeed, he was 21-for-21 stealing in 2019. Oh yes, and he also played in every one of Cal’s 52 games.”
He sounds Dee Gordon-ish, and that’s not bad, IMO.
Gordon has carved out a 9-year MLB career so far.
Sort of what I thought too. Hey, the club took a flyer on Duston’s kid in a recent draft. I’d be okay if they did the same for the Little Lizard ™
The folks at WAR are still icy cold towards Adam Jones. He starts the day with a 0.1 WAR.
Craw -0.3. Ouch.
and longo is 1.3
There is something inherently wrong with war.
Drew Pomeranz..WAR -1.3 ..2-7 record..7.09 ERA
1.781 WHIP and he’s still starting WHY????
That 1.3 WAR for Longo strikes a nerve with Flappers. 🙂
it doesn’t strike a nerve, it’s just clear evidence that WAR is stupid.
Pomeranz has several incentive/roster bonuses in his deal.
It would be smart to release him before he reaches any more of them…
Do they really fuckin’ need me to tell them that?
Didn’t expect this variation:
1. Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF
2. Alex Dickerson (L) LF
3. Buster Posey (R) C
4. Pablo Sandoval (S) 1B
5. Kevin Pillar (R) CF
6. Evan Longoria (R) 3B
7. Joe Panik (L) 2B
8. Donovan Solano (R) SS
9. Drew Pomeranz (R) P
Another $100G for Pomeranz making his 14th start. Ca-Ching!
Macdog… This is how I feel about freakin incentives for Pompuke..🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Only a stupid thinking team keeps this guy!
Craw has a tight hamstring. Down one player tonight.
0.7 according to war!
Lil Yaz and the Dick leading off the lineup; a chance to really shake up the batting order if they can do well.
and of course Posey locked into the 3 spot for absolutely zero reason except history from long ago…..
Dick in the 2 hole!?!?
Nope. The wife won’t go there.
Oh, Dickerson. Never mind.
DIrt let me take a moment to tell you how impressed I am with the sheer volume of the dick jokes you’ve been firing off. The quality is there too, well done.
It’s all we have left…
Pom Pom Pom Pom pomeranz
Pom Pom Pom Pom pomeranz
Pomeranz
Give us a chance
Pomeranz
You got me choking and a-puking
Choking and a-puking
Pomeranz
Awesome, Chuck!
Would you believe I dated a girl named Barbarann (one word)…
Did she hold your hand?
Posey wisely avoids contact to stay out of the DP.
And now the unravelling.
And I thought there were only 4 ways to get unraveled…
Damn, deep Doors dig there, DJ. I’m impressed.
Yeah that’s the Pomeranz we all admire!!
Bombs Away!!
I was listening to this tilt on radio, outside. Belt, something like 2 for the roadie. Panik 3 for the last 23 on the roadie, then grounds out weakly. Solano? Not a restaurant row street in N. Berkeley. No, a dude who drops a throw at second for an error. Now, Pom gives up the oppo homer to some Rocky I’ve never heard of. 70 total HRs hit (20 more on road than at Oracle), 112 given up. Team BA .221 at home. I’m really tired of this S. This is the third year of it. Am I wrong to be sick of this? Trade them all. Every single last one of the vets. Not Vogt. Not Pablo. For nothing, I don’t care. Bring AA players up, play ’em. Rant over. Back to the deck, and my double vodka+ Lillet “martini” with a twist of pissed off…
Snarkk– I think we need a Flapalooza to lift your spirits. What are you doing Fri? Diggity is trying to fire me up, I think it sounds like a good idea. What do you guys say? Flapalooza this Fri?
I don’t know why you guys don’t do it more often.
Are you all that spread out?
yes
If it makes you feel any better, the error on Solano was a horrible call. Should have gone to Panda for a shit throw.
Shit throw? It was in his glove a full second before the runner got there,That’s not on Panda, it’s Solano for not keeping both his glove and right hand locked in, the dude just kicked it out, inexcusable..
It WAS a shit throw. He short hopped it 3 feet from the bag and caught it deep in the web. Then he had to haul ass to put the tag on over at the base. Totally on Panda!
Anderson on the mound. We can get upper deck behind the plate tickets (a fine place to catch a game at Oracle in my book) for less than $20 each.
We love baseball. We love the Giants. We love each other. Its time like these when the true fans show up.
Who’s with us????
Diggity you can get lower box seats down the left field line (or right field line) for $15.
On a Friday night–with Sean Freaking Anderson on the mound???????
If we do this, howsabout we get some decent seats for still under $20?
https://www.stubhub.com/san-francisco-giants-tickets-san-francisco-giants-san-francisco-oracle-park-6-28-2019/event/103820403/?sort=price+asc
Alright, alright, I’ll stick to recruiting—you pick the seats….
What about San Jose instead. They’re playing Friday night at 7 at home. vs. Stockton Ports. Bart, Ramos, cheaper beer, good BBQ. it’s a great time out?…
tough for me to get jazzed about a SJ game when Shawn Freaking Anderson is toeing the rubber but 50 miles north……
The only thing better would be Black Shoes Beede on the mound.
I will be at Friday’s game in the Club Level. That all came together yesterday.
The upper deck idea is great, though. I’ve seen many games up there.
I sense many Ubers being ordered . . .
Does that mean you’re in?
I might go to Pomeranz’s funeral ⚰️ just to piss on his grave..
Where do you live Kat? Can you get to Oracle Friday and get a skink on with us?
I would love too Dog, but I recently had surgery on my neck and scheduled to get a cortisone shot in my hip and using a cane right now. Sucks getting older!Hoping the shot will give me regular walking 🚶♀️ ability for 3-6 months?
Oh shit man—I hope you feel better soon.
Are you in the bay area?
Yeah I just live down the peninsula in San Carlos 25 miles away..
“Down the peninsula” Hadn’t heard that one in a while. My relatives in the Portola District used to always use that expression. Confused me when I was a kid.
In the TV show “House of Cards,” the Kevin Spacey character urinated on his father’s headstone.
Some TV trivia for ya.
Yeah good pull Zumie I remember that! I was a huge House of Cards fan. Now I’m getting into Designated Survivor with Kifer Sutherland more crazy Politics and damage control constantly! Have you watched it?
I see 8 Club level tix at sec 227 for $20-$30 on stub hub.
Sounds great. Where are the other 10 guys gonna sit?
This is gonna BLOW UP in the next 48 hours.
Blackmon got hosed by the home plate ump.
let’s get a head count and then figure out seats. That place is a ghost town, we will have no trouble finding seats. I’m in, though I gotta bounce right now. Talk to you guys tomorrow.
I’m in.
That’s one….
H000000000me again.
Alright. Zum’s gonna be there already. Flav and I are in.
The rest of you—let us know on here if you reach a point where you are definitely in or out.
FLAVOR
DAWG
ZUMIE
SNARKK
That’s a helluva nice start.
Man, the Rox whiff a ton. What’s that, 11 Ks for Pom? No wonder Buehler got 16 Ks on these guys.
Yeah but they also started 6 lefties for some dumb reason and a SS RH batting.054 yikes..
Yeah, weird seeing all those lefties in their lineup. And of course one of ’em hit the HR.
Giannis Three-steps won MVP.
I’m in.
YES
When The Levee Breaks is a strong walk-up song. Yet another reason to like Yaz.
Yaz/Dick both looked like Bowker that inning.
Pomme frite AND Dutch Oven fire? Here we go.
Just FYI, next month I’ll be in NJ/NY for a short time, then in August in San Diego for a short time and SF for a short time. Will keep you all posted in case mini-Flaps are feasible.
Oh, and Kat, yeah, I like Designated Survivor, especially season 3 after Netflix picked it up after ABC dropped it. Well done season 3…
Yeah P/A Season 3 was amazing 😉, well written lots of twists & turns!
I haven’t seen that show yet. I need to add it to my NetFlix queue. (Yes, I still get discs in the mail to watch NetFlix. 🙂 )
I’ve just about finished season 2 of Stranger Things. Great show.
Maybe another meetup in Asbury Park?
This SS for Colorado couldn’t hit off a tee..
Nice Doors reference up there, DJ. Don’t think I didn’t miss that.
The Soft Parade could apply to the Giants lineup.
The Giants have that sweet warning-track power.
Bingo! When the music’s over, turn out the lights.
They shoulda sent him.
Dead to Me on Netflix is also really good!
Hmm it’s like Pomeranz Dead to Me..
Of course they call Panik out..
Yeah, John, maybe Asbury Park. Or a bit further north, if maybe Loo could wander a bit as well….
That’d be even better!
DVDs from Netflix, Zum? I’ve been carting around a bunch of CDs and DVDs, but with a faulty DVD drive in my laptop, I’m thinking using disks is done for me. Just moved out of my apartment and threw out those disks. It pained me. But obviously online is it now, and laptops are hardly being produced with disk drives anymore….
Do we really need to actually go to the ballpark for the Flapalooza?
A beer bar with some TVs would probably be as good, maybe better… 😉
ha yeah
This post-game dude Willard on KNBR is horrendous. Now, he’ll get 4, not 3 hours in the evening on non-game nights. Fitzgerald also gone from KNBR, but apparently stays as TV guy for Dubs. Won’t miss “Fitz” in the slightest. He had to go. No way Papa and he could be at the same station at same time. Papa always holds a grudge on Fitz for taking his Dubs TV gig years ago…