Somehow Still Winning
There’s really nothing left to say about the bullpen except:
- If this is there worst problem to have that’s a good thing considering how many holes I thought this team had to start the season
- if you think about it the law of averages suggests they should get better. These are major league pitchers, however bad they are, no major leaguer comes out failing and sucking every single appearance.
Kevin Pillar is ok. He is the ultimate gamer who got lucky, too. Easy 1.0 for him dealing with that near tragic event last night.
Interesting pitching match up today of 2 guys who probably have revenge on their mind.
Haven’t checked the weather yet….
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Another W, baby. I agree Craig, you would not expect guys to regress at this point (just past the 1/4 point of the season).
Looks like possibility of rain early in Cincy, but clearing by game time (this looking at two different weather apps).
Bart got 2 more hits including double for Sac yesterday, now hitting .382. solano got 4 ABs, Wade Jr. homered in 7-6 L. SP Banda got hammered, and has given up 10 runs in 11 innings over 3 starts. Leone took L in 9th.
Roster move coming once Solano is activated, maybe by time Dogs get here for weekend series.
Maybe the hitting lightbulb for Bart is going off. Give him a half season at AAA with consistent game appearances to improve his defense and pitcher handle, and seeing good breaking balls. It’s way early to give up on this guy and trade him, IMO. He’s got power to burn, just a question whether he can harness it…
Nice story in Athletic on Beede, working through rehab pitch limit starts in Sac. Still has black shoes, great look. gotta admit, not fan of white shoes by Rogers and others, though pitching is fine. MCC guy had column talking about normal routine of Giants games, ho hum through 6 with good outing by SP, some runs by offense( though not as good as last year) and then things get more exciting by 7th. like last night.
I fucking hate white shoes…think the A’s would look so much better with black…
“Multiple nasal fractures” is the official injury, but yeah, good to see that’s the worst of it for Pillar. Mets announcer said Pillar got hit in the chin playing with the Giants vs. Pads two years ago, but I don’t remember that one.
Well, some guys just suck and hoping for a rebound that may or may not happen can be futile. But there’s little to be done but rotate through some of the AAA guys. Unless we trae one of our starters for pen help. Hey maybe we can get Yusmeiro back.
And apropos of nothing, this cracked me up.
Yeah I heard Beede was hitting 96-97 with his fastball, that’s a good sign with his new we can rebuild him arm.He’s hoping for a June return, he’ll even out of the BP that would be a helpful bonus.
The other guy besides Wood being a complete steal by Z is now turning out to be SS/3B/2B super utility player Will Wilson formerly a 1st rd pick by the Angels. He is raking the ball for High A Emerald Nuts 🥜 batting .415, 3 HR’s 8 RBI’s with OPS at a blistering.1329. Z thinks he will be with the club sooner then later, and with all the injuries in the infield sooner is fine with me..
Glad to hear Pillar wasn’t hurt worse, that was horrific to watch ..
These horrific beanings always bring back memory of Conigliaro…
Yep. I remember getting that SI when i was a kid.
Moronta moved to the 60 day DL. Damn.
That’s not good news for Moronta ever coming back this year.
Z moving him to the 60 day DL opened up a spot to sign Hunter Bishop’s brother Jaden? to join the organization after being released by the Mariners.
Yeah I was thinking of adding in Conigliaro the worse beaning of all time that basically ended his promising superstar career with his eye injury ( partial blindness?) then later went on to be a below average tv sports guy in the Bay Area for KPIX I believe?
Another beaning to the eye was to Dicky Thon playing for the Astros,another promising career cut short due to blurred vision after his beaning..
Ray Chapman dying after getting beaned on the head in 1920 might be considered the worst all-time.
HBPs at highest rate ever per Athletic. Maybe it’s time to flatten the strike zone and make those phantom corner strikes legit. Harper got hit in the face earlier this year. 2 players getting hit like that in 40 games is a warning.
And intentionally throwing at someone should finally be eliminated from the game, if there isn’t already a mandate that’s been circulated by MLB.
Peralta has given up a bomb in 7 appearances for the Yankees, but is otherwise pitching like 2020 for them so far.
Lots of bad beanings over the years. The one I remember that had some long term effects was the Jim Ray Hart beaning. It took a promising kid, put him on the self and If IIRC he never really came back.
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-ray-hart/
Thanks for that loo- he had a much more stellar career than I remembered. And, it looked like the drinking affected him more than the HBP’s. I can remember sitting and watching the games with my dad talking about him and saying he could have been so much more. Just another reason to hate Drysdale and Osteen.
Yep, that 1970 team was the first Giants team when I really started following all the players. Jim Ray Hart was a fave. Chris Speier’s rookie year as well. He had Tito Fuentes were such a cool double play duo.
Would have hoped best case scenario for this road trip would have been 3 wins in Pitt and splitting the series in Cincy…so 5-3 was a good outcome and still easily within reach…then take two against the F’n Flodgers….
Rennie Stennett 71 has passed away after battling cancer.
Most of his career with the Pirates winning 2W/S titles,71 and 79 last 2 years with the Giants watching him play 2nd base on crummy teams. He set a MLB record by going 7-7 in a nine inning game once..
RIP Rennie
That sucks!
Flavor:
Lowlife Linda Rice suspended for 3 years.
What a week for racing.
I’ve probably told you, that when she sees me at the track, she literally runs the other way, and I’ve never said anything but “Hi Linda” to her…
good. Fuck that ho.
What an incredibly sneaky and stupid thing to do.
Can only imagine the things that go on and never come to light – and I don’t just mean in horse racing…
I’ve read that Hart’s drinking was at least partly to relieve the shoulder pain.
He was such a favorite of mine and I remain bitter that the Giants did not see fit to commemorate his passing with one of those patches as they did for Davenport who was deserving, but couldn’t carry Hart’s I.W. Harper bottle.
Anyone remember if Beck got a lousy patch?
Doubt it…
Damn, Rennie Stennett AND CHarles Grodin both dying. Those 2 hurt.
Grodin was magnificent in the original Heartbreak Kid & Heaven Can Wait among others that I probably haven’t seen…
Grodin was a master scammer teaming up with DeNiro in Midnight Run.
Such a big loss!
1. Mike Tauchman (L) CF
2. Darin Ruf (R) 1B
3. Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF
4. Evan Longoria (R) 3B
5. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
6. Wilmer Flores (R) 2B
7. Alex Dickerson (L) LF
8. Curt Casali (R) C
9. Anthony DeSclafani (R) P
Giants claim side arm reliever RHP Trevor Hildenberger from the Mets ( Loo scouting report? other then his stats suck lol) local kid who played high school ball at Archbishop Mitty, then at Cal Berkeley,Snarkk’s stomping grounds..
and optioned him to AAA.. Also moving Tommy LaStella to the 60 day DL meaning he won’t be available till the first week in July..
Criminy, I thought LaStella had a minor injury. He’s been pretty much a bust so far…
He got hurt running from one base to another, I think. Maybe the players should have stationary bikes in the dugout and try to stay loose. They sit or stand in the dugout, and then a few minutes later sometimes they have to sprint on the basepaths and they pull something. I think basketball or football would have figured out something by now on that. Baseball just kind of accepts those types of injuries.
Wilmet just did exactly that, Zum…
Never heard of him, Kat…
Weather’s fine in Cincy as all 3 Giants K in the 1st…
I remember this guy.
How many pitchers are holding a bat in their baseball card?
Not the type of gamer face I’m sure Kevin Pillar was looking for..
Geez I remember him, he was terrible.
I guess no matter what if u make it to the show, u get a baseball card.Seems like a lot of wasted cards u can end up with just for your stale bubble gum..
Giants continue to drop like flies as Flores pulls up lame, not good, time to roll out the Barrel pronto..
Midnight Run is an awesome movie. Dennis Farina and Yaphet Kotto steal that flick.
Rennie Stennett? Bad Giant, decent Pirate.
it’s not his fault he was overpaid. He was part of my childhood.
Yeah, no disrespect, but Stennett was a terrible acquisition…
Blows my mind that movie was made 33 years ago.
They need to get Solano on a plane train or automobile.
Cats are in OKC playing Dogs AAA team, or were last night.
Big strike zone today apparently.
8 out of 9 Giant outs via K…
12 ks in 2.5 innings. Wow.
look at this fucking guy. This is one way to win a Willie Mac award. Total stud teammate.
“He made a bad pitch with a slider” will the the epitaph of this team.
Dick Dick Dick!!!
yeah nice shot. that’s why he’s in there .
Oh Dicky boy!!
Bombs away line drive 3run bomb 💣
Might be time to try the Grave Duggar in the leadoff slot vs, RH.
Sockman 3 Ks…
WTF?
Wow. Get a 2 run lead and walk the first guy you face.
nice rebound.
What’s with all the muscle pulls. Now Flores with a hammy? He’s 29, it’s not like he’s ancient.
Temp in Cincy is high 60s, not cold.
What’s the training staff doing / not doing to get and keep these guys loose and limber ? …
I think game time temp was like 80, Snarkk..
Flores is just worn out, granted no excuses but without LaStella and Barrels he just wasn’t getting a blow.It’s amazing how even Crawford is holding out.Belt and Longo breaking down as well, it’s a MASH unit in there every night with these old farts..There lucky Dubon is healthy.,
Screw the BP we know that’s a constant problem, but they need a bench right now,if Barrels is even dicey, bring up Vosler are Will Wilson right now..
Shit,
Sincwe covid i’ say injuries are up 40% across baseball, football, and basketball.
Castillo is Mr. Jovial, smiling and chatting away with everybody.
Casali down to .098, can’t even date Agent 99 now..
2 automatic outs at the bottom of the order shouldn’t be something you get away with.
.098, that’s pretty hard to do.
Kat, yeah, I’d call El Presidente back for some catcher duty, even he should be able to do better than that…
Number 10 for Crawford!!!
How about this guy!
I’m digging it.
This BP is consistent!
Consistently BAD!!
It’s almost on cue once the starter leaves the flood gates open.
Littell – where’d he come from?
His 84 mph slider there had a huge “Crush me” sign on it heading into the kill zone.
Looks like the ZZ Top member #4 that got cut before they made the big time…
Giants with 17Ks out of their 27 outs.
That’s astounding.
It should be really hard to win that way.
At least it used to be…
Doolittle excepted, they faced nothing but 97+ all night, with no script to follow for the breaking pitches. That’s also the new reality.
This game is a poster child for the new brand of boring MLB baseball.
A game full of strikeouts punctuated by the occasional walk and HR…
I dozed off several times, but I’m pretty tired in general…
As I’ve said before, I have no use for watching weakly hit grounders and flyballs by the team I’m rooting for. As boring as any strikeout. Plus that kind of contact doesn’t drive up the pitch count, which is essential for beating pitchers like Castillo. And I love watching SF pitchers get their Ks. It’s exciting.
17Ks for one team in a game is not my kind of game. Not to mention the other team’s Ks (Reds had 8, total both teams = 25)
Why have great athletes that can catch, field, throw and run on defense, if they just stand out there for 1/2 to 2/3 of the ABs? That is total boring ass baseball, and robs fans of entertainment from defensive plays. No wonder younger people don’t want to watch, it’s like watching paint dry. If a called 3rd strike or a whiffed 3rd strike is now the result in half the ABs of games, not in a pitcher’s duel of starters, but by no name relievers fire-balling 97 mph every inning from 5-9, then count me out of being a fan of that kind of game. If that were the game in the ’60s, we’d have Mays and Clemente standing around in the outfield instead of making spectacular, legacy-building plays…
Between Mays and Clemente, the only defensive play I know is the one we’ve all had pounded into our brains.
Did you ever see Mays play, James?
A routine fly ball was entertaining…
And here we go with Mr.McGoo, I’m guessing Fastball???
Nice win.
Giants clubbing HRs right along with the Reds in their own ballpark.
WTHell has gotten into Craw?
Dick getting some consistent wood on the ball will be a real plus to this LU.
And, nice pitching by the Disco man in 7 strong…
Panda looks about 290 to me…
Barrels showing up tomorrow in Cincinnati!
Just at the Nick of time.Sure he will be starting as Flores who knows? 10 day DL?
Longoria the first of the oldsters to settle back to what you’d expect from him. A good time for Yaz, Dickerson, Solano to pick it up.
Disco easily leads all players in the league in umm interviews. But umm if your rolling like him 4-1 umm you can say umm 🤔 all the time, like Wood 5-0 ,Umm Gausman 3-1 really umm all the Starting pitching is umm unbelievable and right now should be recognized as umm the best in baseball right now! Continue being the underdogs umm I love it!!
Unless the SP is giving Casali tons of credit he’s really gotta go….
True, but minors have only been playing for 2 weeks. At some point Kapler has to bite bullet and get better hitter in there when he rests Posey.
.096 is hard to impress anyone.I don’t think Z/Harris gives a shit right now as long as there winning.But any extended skid and they u would think they go with Bart/Tromp.There just giving both more extended AB’s for now to be ready for a code red situation..
What a cool story
https://www.mlb.com/news/the-man-who-struck-out-27-batters
More K’s because pitchers throwing every ball as hard as they can. Bound to some that got away. neither of the 2 guys hit in the face were in a situation where they were hit on purpose..
Go Giants!!