Exciting Slate of Games in The Books
Yesterday was just a fun day of games. Cleveland lost and that’s always delicious. Minnesota was eliminated with their still impossible to believe 18th(!) post season loss in a row. That A’s won and that’s fine with me, I hate Cleveland and LA way more than Oakland. And look what happened in San Diego. Oh my. Now facing elimination with the grizzled, revitalized Waino on the mound? This has gotten VERY interest VERY quickly for one of the favorites……
A Place To Talk About Giants Baseball 
all things Cleveland… l liked the hat, red with blue C in middle and red brim, not so much the red jersey. didn’t care for Reds jersey with large “Reds” letters in front. How could team like Cincy not score in 13 innings at bandbox ATL yard?
Julio Franco spent 8 years with Tribe. One of the funniest B/R page look ups ever, he played over 20 years. Didn’t join Braves til he was 42. Career slash line—.298/.365/.417 for .782 OPS not bad for middle IF most of career.
Went to HS San Pedro de Macoris in DR and if I’m not mistaken shares b-day with our own AK Aug 23 and is still alive in his early 60s. Tribe probably could have used him last night.
Hatin’ on Cleveland? I haven’t spent that much time there but had a great time playing at the Beachland ballroom. Didn’t see a game while in town, but we did pass the yard and I wouldn’t mind checking out a game there some day.
You know twice late game Tatis Jr. came up with 2 runners on and couldn’t deliver. First time he swung and missed at slider down and way off the plate and struck out, second time harmless ground ball iirc. Other than couple bombs he didn’t do much vs. Giants either. Seems undisciplined hitter inclined to swing at pitches he really can’t do much with, way too often. See if he can do more to help them today vs. old man Waino.
One of the interesting things in playoffs is that teams haven’t seen opposing pitchers much from other divisions in while.
well, not so for Cards who faced Zach Davies 4 times last 2 seasons while he was with Brewers. 2019 he didn’t pitch badly, giving up 4 runs in total of 9 2/3 innings but lost both games.
Year before that they pounded him twice early in season, so he’s at least 0-4 against them in last few starts.
my dislike of Cleveland centers around the multiple battles with the Cavs and the Dubs and how exposed Cleveland fans became during that time as being complete and total idiots.
Wasn’t there some dumbshit twitter guy you were hassling?
dumbshit Vern. Yes, and I continue to hassle him to this day.
Rapid fire games yesterday i loved it !
Like watching a shitload of March Madness games at a sports bar!!
I am kind of the opposite. If I wasn’t a Giants fan Cleveland would be my team. Going up against monoliths like Boston and NY year after year I just grew a soft spot for em. I do think they make a few to many bad pitching decisions though. I know most of those were financial decisions but you gotta find a way to keep solid pitching.
Hey Flavor= just got a post eaten and didn’t even use bad language.
never mind it showed up late is all. sorry about that.
Well there goes my Twins pick and maybe Pads next.
Yes, some interesting ball. I guess I can understand your disdain for the Tribe Flav. There is the fan aspect you mention, but they are playing the Yankmees, and they yanks are right there with the bums on my most-hated list. To use a Star Wars analogy, the Yankmees are the “Dark Side.” So, there are few instances I can imagine where I would pull for the Yankmees over another team.
No surprise with Tampa sweeping the Jays. Tampa has a stacked team, and I like their manager. With that said, I predicted the Sox to represent the Jr Circuit in the World Serious.
Houston? Fuck them and all of their cheating. I was bummed to see their sorry asses advance. Fuck them. Wait, I already said Fuck them. Well, they say Three is a Charm…so Fuck them a third time.
Interesting article in the Athletic around Farhan’s goal for 2021. Sharing, but since it is a pay site, may not fly…
https://theathletic.com/2106015/2020/09/30/farhan-zaidi-on-the-giants-goal-in-2021-to-be-a-playoff-team/?source=dailyemail
Orange sun here in Oakland this a.m. AQI near 100 but it could worsen. Nearly as bad in LA. I have no favorites this year and really only dislike the bums. The live mic on turner last night while he was playing 3B and the pitcher was starting his windup sort of pissed me off. I hate espn’s gimmicks.
Yeah, 103 here, and supposed to clear a bit later in the day, but 150-200 forecasted for tomorrow and Saturday (unhealthy).
We had another orange sun yesterday afternoon/evening here in Oregon also. there was no wind.
Zaidi on MLBTR coverage, wants to re-up both Gausman and Smyly. Good with me. Give a two year contract to Gausman and a well-loaded one-year to
Smyly with a mutual, performance-based option (due to long history of injuries). Anderson has crawled outta seemingly nowhere (the Box of Rox) to turn in some decent performances. With some adjustments, particularly the nibbling habit, Webb could come around to a steady flow. What’s to say about Cueto? Hopefully, his blowouts were related to his hip problem and it can be solved. Giants need to bust the bank on Bauer on a two, maybe three year contract. It would not hurt to have at least one extra starter in the pool, useable as a longman.
this morning Kap was on KNBR saying he had just spoken with Posey at length about the year and what next year would look like. The FIRST thing Kap said was that Posey told him what a great job the coaches did with installing the new hitting approach. Kap is really pushing this hard, eh?
Sorta like “something in the water”—the hitting coaches are the only logical explanation for that amazing uptick at the plate. If the crick don’t rise and the dam doesn’t fail, Posey returns next season. If its a full year run, a decision will need to be made regarding Bart. Would he gain more for a half-year or so starting out at Sactown, or would hand’s on tutelage by Buster, with each of them sharing the catching and vs, LHPs at first base be the better option?
The unspoken notion likely in Buster’s mind is whether he could have made the difference between working with the pitchers, particularly young guys like Webb, and in the batter’s box, to have brought in the two or three extra wins which would have made SF a playoff entity. He has a lot of incentives for a return in ’21. Give that leader of the team an ace and a pair of solid right-handed relievers to work with and the Giants could be a 90 game winner next season.
I wonder if Buster regrets sitting out? I bet he does. I thought he made a great choice, as I expected us to be awful and I also thought the season would get cancelled early on. It had to hurt for him to see us miss the playoffs by one spot and for catching to be such a weak position for us.
The Indians were the number 1 team I was rooting for, so I am bummed they are out. I’m impressed the Marlins got in and have already won a game. I’ve said it before, but I think Jeter knows what he is doing over there. Padres I have mixed feelings. I kind of want to root for them as a local and I so dig the brown the uniforms, but man I catch a lot of crap from their fans and that makes it hard.
And yes, that Twins streak is mind boggling. I feel for their fans.
Buster has to regret sitting out. Two things can be true tho. He probably doesn’t regret the decision at all. Just not being able to be part of the run.
Agree. I suspects that he is bummed that he missed out on being a part of the team.
But I doubt that he regrets the decision. He is a family man, has two kids with his wife, and adopted young twins. All of his logic and reasoning on why he would not play made absolute sense to me, so I doubt there are any regrets on not playing.
Fernando Tatis is my favorite non-Giant player so part of me is rooting a little for the Pads But grizzled revitalized Waino will be tough. That dude lives for shit like today….
I’m anti-Yanks all the way. Indians failed, Tampa’s next. Go Rays!
Agree, Mac. Go Rays! Fuck the Yankmees!
Reds, Cubs, and A’s. Fuck the Cards, and double-fuck the Dogs.
Hey Charlie – that’s my childhood team (the Cards). LMOA…All good brother. We all pick our poisons.
The hard double fucks for me are bums and yanks.
Make it a triple for me. What “moneyball” really means is that the YankMes and the LaBumbos have so many shekels behind them that they can buy up all the best talent and reign supreme. That is a true definition of moneyball, not baseball.
My blues buddy sent me something from FB re: Kid Andersen and Greaseland All Stars will have another Can’t Stop the Blues streaming show tomorrow night 7 PM PDT. should be good music
5 more scoreless innings for Reds. Ian Anderson Living in the Past ala glories of Braves dynasty hurlers Maddux Smoltz Glavine
Ha, good one! Braves strike first.
and Ian Anderson shuts down Reds again, makes one run lead Stand Up.
Braves are bursting out all over. The reds are skating away on the thin ice of a new day. Man, they put on fantastic shows back in the day.
ha chuck’s in. never saw them but some great LPs
Sandoval sighting #18 in Braves dugout. Smith pitched shut down 7th
Reds are toast! Haven’t scored a run in 21 innings now down 3-0 after Ozuna launches 🚀 one into orbit , they are a beaten down squad..
Ouch. Reds getting pounded in the bottom, of the 8th. Panda’s on the Bravos?
Effin duvie makes his mark. Braves are stacked though.
Somewhere in Bisbee Arizona Baldy is gloating!
His main man Adam Duvall continues to pound HR’s!
5-zip time to get the golf clubs out of the closet Reds players!
Melatonin trying to close it for the bravos…
Classic playoff for the Braves, few fan cutouts showed up for the first round.
Were the cutouts doing the chop?
Oh man, the Braves really blew it by not adding battery operated arms.
Buh-Bye, Reds…thanks for playing…
Wow. Didn’t know the Braves hadn’t won a playoff series since 2001!
When these announcers were hashing over ozuna’s HR celebration they talked about resulting grudges and the only two hotheaded pitcher hitter disputes they could think of were Strickland/Harper and MadBum/Muncy.
I think I heard that HR here thirty seconds after Robert hit it.
Seriously not a good name for anyone but when it’s a professional athlete and your last name is Bummer?it’s not working for me..
Shoulda changed it to bitchin years ago
Sox whacking Yuse More of Petit around 3 straight hits 3-0 top 3.
Flemming and Mendoza peppering lureano with questions as he chases the LDs around and misses the cutoff man. Jeezus. Lureano seems like a good guy and all but still it’s an elimination game can we have some focus?
If he’d hit the cutoff man Robert wouldn’t have gone to 2B on his single or scored thereafter. Iirc.
yes Xoot you’re right, Olson couldn’t grab the throw cleanly even with a leap. Cost A’s a run
If olson can’t grab it no one can
Gott a third cousin name of Matt Olson. Last time I saw him was when he was 18 or so. At that time he was topping out at 6’7 to 6’8 and weighing in at maybe 265. Don’t know whether he’s grown more since ’99. Must be something in the name.
As many of you recall I had been promoting pursuing Ozuna for the last 4 years. His stats for this year over a full 162 gane season would have had in the ballpark of 45 homers and 140 rbis…tremendous year. Given Atlanta is definitely more hitter friendly maybe the way the park played this year will shake up some thinking among free agent hitters.
He is a free agent again. I was hoping they would have at least approached him this past off-season. Now Atlanta only has Freeman Freemans r one more year and he is the heart of their team and fan fav so they will dedicate money to extend him and will need a big contract to eventually keep Acuna but Atl has only $60 mill committed to payroll next year so will they spend on Ozuna???
Check out Ozuna and Jim Ray Hart’s career stats below.
Make sure you’re sitting down…
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartji01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ozunama01.shtml
I’m reminded that I haven’t missed hearing Dave Flemming at all this year.
Killing me Bozo! I heard Flem was doing the game, so I went ahead and recorded it for that reason!
In a related matter, Smashmouth going after me on Twitter today for criticizing Kuiper. And I went EASY on Kuip compared to my usual rant about how much he sux.
You need to locate an audio clip of kuip repeatedly touting the Peanuts bobble head during the game a few years back. Even beat writers were imploring him on twitter, during the game, to realize that he could not enunciate the t in that word. Just send audio of that incompetent performance to any of his defenders.
you liking Flemm is one of the great mysteries about you.
I always thought Flemming would be great calling tennis matches, I don’t watch tennis, so I know he’d be perfect doing it.
The a’s haven’t won a PS elimination game since Nixon was in the WH. Maybe it’s time again?
what a heimlich by Sox pen guys. 4 walks in same inning, A’s take 4-3 lead. After a double to put runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs they intentionally walk a guy then walk 2 more to force in 2 runs. ridiculous. Pitcher only threw 2 strikes 8 balls to 2 hitters.
thx Loo. J R did most of his damage in that 5 yr stretch btw 64-68 140 HRs ton of rbis high BA. Ozuna hasn’t hit as many HRs even over 6yr stretch, only 1 season of higher BA. And not much of OF either.
Hart was a breath of fresh air when he took over 3rd. I liked Davenport but he could hit worth a shit.
couldn’t
Hitting worth a shit mights be worth a tiddle more than not being able to do so.
The A’s are going to try and close it out with Hendrix after he threw 49 pitches yesterday?
Wow that takes a set of elephant balls by Melvin!! We shall see..
WOW HENDRIX STRIKES OUT 3 as the A’s advance hitting 100 mph!!!
Yay Jimi!
A’s win! Got some bummed out cousins. Southsiders all.
I’m fine with the A’s winning. Bay Area, why not. They really did show some resiliency in this series too, I like that. Does Matt Olsen strike out every time he’s up? LQTM
Just watched 3 complete idiots go 0 for 5 on Jeopardy in the category titled “Yankee Stadium”.
The answers could not have been easier. (Mantle, Berra, Ruth, Judge, and the NY football Giants).
They should be ashamed of themselves…
That was pathetic.
Did you see it, Mac?
Was the football question,What team in NY will win a football game this year?
Who are the Bills?
Yes, saw it. Didn’t someone get the Ruth question, the easiest one?
Yeah, I think so.
I may have been having a stroke by then…
A: This switch-hitting superstar center fielder whose #7 was retired, replaced Joe DiMaggio and hit over 500 home runs, including some of the longest ever recorded.
Q. Who is Ron Swoboda?
Bye Bye San Diego..Cards have opened it up to 4-0 still only one out in the second.Davies needs to be pulled in an elimination game all arms on deck!
i wouldn’t just *bye bye* them just yet. These fuckers aren’t quiting. You’re too conditioned as a Giants fan to think a 4 run deficit is the end of the game, lol. 2016–2019 you would be right….
wow Davies throwing BP to Cards, up 4-0 in 2nd.
At least there will still be playoff baseball in San Diego next week.
Fuck Jeopardy. Lol. I never liked that game. Just ask me the fucking question and I’ll answer it we don’t need to juice it up with all this technical tricky bullshit.
I happen to despise it as well.
Just passing by and heard that category.
The answers are either moron-easy or utterly impossible.
And Alex Trebec is no Art Fleming…
Just passing by?
LIke Trump accidentally watching Bill Maher every Sunday.
Yeah the biggest winner in recent times millions btw is a professional sports gambler. Alex the supercilious always introduced him as such. That is his profession. Not a hobby. Well, that and a jeopardy legend.
Rare footage of early instructional hitting video:
Pads can get right back in it now, knockiing out Waino in 4th with sacks loaded.
Wow another reliever that can’t throw a strike. Had the guy 1-2 with sacks loaded and walks him. Giants pen guys that did this drove me crazy.
All those LOBs ESPN just posted for Tats so far this series isn’t good sign. Your the best player, this is the playoffs and your team is counting on you. idk I just haven’t seen MVP in him at all. I realize he wasn’t only guy that struck out there, but him picking up Grisham and getting a run or two in would have been a big deal. Long way to go still hope he picks it up.
Possible broken collarbone for Darnold…
Never mind, he’s back in…
Rypien out of Boise St of Mtn West conference and their blue field. Long time store mgr of company ran a store there, nice lady around my age. She said the former coach, Chris Petersen who went to UW and then retired, used to come in all the time. Lot of community support for them.
there you go! 6-5. Pads should be fired up now.
and Machado follows right behind him. Bout time!
I’m enjoying this PS. But I really believe mlb needs to acknowledge its oddity. The ultimate winner should not be the WS champion but the 2020 champion. And the trophy should be truncated too. You know how an executive chef’s toque stands up like the WS trophy, a tall cylinder cut at the top at an angle, on the bias? Well, this year’s trophy can be similar but shorter. Like a lower, an assistant’s or a sous chef’s toque. About two thirds shorter.
i go either way on this. I’d still lean towards giving whoever wins the trophy. Let history judge them.
Well not to get political, but I think we make history now.
your use of the word *political* shook me to my core but now that I’ve weathered that storm I think I’m ready for more. Some grass roots shit. Oh man I’ve never felt so alive!!!!!!!!
I’m more mellow I guess. Will and flow. But when the light turns green, put your foot on the gasoline.
Pads aren’t some 2018 Giants team. These fuckers can hit. Game on
Good for you Flavor, I will eat some humble pie 🥧
I never expected the Maxi Pads to come back! Still not over but nice comeback!
How’s this. Today after the bs espn hot mic with a’s CF Lureano possibly contributed to him overthrowing the cutoff man and enabling a run to score later that inning, Dave Flemming had to make a statement of apology on air– surely because the various lines were blowing up. The great thing about grass roots is that they rely on a billion individual seeds. If a tweet or two shits a seed or two, wtf?
Nice rip Tatis! We got a game.
I got your LOB right here! Way to comeback, bat flip and all.
Wish we could get some of that rain Jersey is getting at Jets field. Air quality here is at 160.
Dirt, loved your 5:11 with the video of Ruth “calling his shot”. Just found this on MLB, a recorded radio interview with Lou Gehrig, confirming that Ruth called his shot. Love hearing his NY accent. As a kid, I read a couple books about Gehrig. Don’t know why, but he became my favorite old-timer. Fun to hear this. Sorry, don’t know how to do the tiny url thing.
https://www.mlb.com/news/babe-ruth-called-shot-confirmed-lou-gehrig-audio-clip
5 bombs in 3 innings. Big insurance run there courtesy of Myers.
holy S Jets snatching defeat from jaws of victory.
0-4 with next 5–Cardinals Chargers Bills Chiefs Patriots.
Broncos get W behind 3rd stringer QB Brettt Rypien.
Anyone here rooting for pads to lose? I am. I like Tatis ( love the bat flips. piss off old timers!) but machado is a shit, and we don’t want pads being good.
PS tatis dad has an unbreakable MLB record. No cheating. Any guesses?
Is it the grand slams?
Jim Druckenmiller reference just now near end of Jets-Broncos.
Yes! 2 grand slams in the same inning, incredibly, both against the same pitcher. For sure giving up 2 grand slams in the same inning will live forever. Guess who?
Ha, I saw it shown during Braves-Reds game today, it was against the Dodgers, now I can’t remember the pitcher.
Announcers are jizzing all over Kershaw for shutting out a sub-.500 team in an expanded playoff.
Kershaw coming through tonight.
But post season not over yet. his time will come
For the east coast guys, what your take on Adam Gase?
He seems like an imbecile who has totally lost this team 6 personal fouls tonight granted probably cause he has a bounty hunter DC in ass hole Gregg Williams, but Gase is done in NY imo as should be Williams.Starting out 0-4 2 years in a row 1-11 at the start 3 years in a row just ain’t gonna cut it especially in NY I would think?
I can’t imagine he’ll make it through the season.
This half ass season is perfect for Kershaw. He’s strong now, the usual wear hasn’t taken its toll. His WS mvp trophy will be well deserved but it should be two thirds smaller than the std trophy.
I think Trump won the std trophy in the 70s.
Derp! Urias picked off. Dumbfuck.
Brew’s Urias picked off first down 3-0 in the 8th.
Gase was the next hot coach that the 49ers nearly signed, but when Gase was told Fangio had to stay as his DC, he bailed, and we went with Jim (the fartiste) Tomsula. He did nothing in Miami, and isn’t doing much with the Jets. Granted, both those teams are flaming trainwrecks heading toward each other, but Gase looks lost.
Funny thing is, Fangio just beat him tonight. Not that he’s doing shit in Denver.
Meanwhile Tomsula is D line coach for the Cowboys and has revived the career of Aldon Smith, who now leads the league in sacks.
Voglebach must own stock in Milwaukee’s Brewery’s..