Disco is Back!
And it couldn’t have come at a better time. Our momentum had begun to spin sideways and now it’s back up again.
After deGrom left the game I popped off to my A’s fan buddy that Gausman is now the favorite to start the all star game. He replied back “no chance.” I said “none?” He said NONE.
So, I had to make a bet. It was tough to quantify odds seeing as how he was giving this 0% chance of happening. I risked $50 and took 10-1 though that in itself is bullshit after his “no chance” claim.
Obviously I’ll need deGrom to sit out the all star game but I could see that happening even if he’s not critically injured right now. What would be the point in risking him for a meaningless game?
For now I just need GasMan to keep dominating and that starts with the game today….
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Chances are they’ll be real cautious with deGrom even if it’s just a minor thing.
The other thing about starting the ASG is when you last pitched, which could eliminate you altogether…
Shit I forgot about that
And don’t forget that Dodgers Dave Roberts is the manager, he’ll he could stick to the Giants by starting Bauer are Urias..
Fuck me
I think only pitchers who started the Sunday before are eliminated.
Happened to Bum in 2016, I believe.
Otherwise, they’re good to go.
Roberts seems like a fair guy, far as I can tell…
At 10 to1 I think it’s a great bet.
I watched Disco’s start a second time and he really was dominant. The Nats looked overmatched most of the night. This guy has some serious stuff. Gausman posted on IG that it looked like he was throwing a Wiffle ball and that’s a perfect description. Filthy, darting slider and his two-seam fastball was running into the hands of righties all night and with overpowering velo.
One hell of a start. Before this year, I had no idea this guy had this kind of talent. Not to mention a great nickname. lulz
Tauchman’s two great catches alone damn near make up for his dearth of offensive production (almost). Most guys don’t make one catch like that in their entire careers, let alone twice in the same season. And both were critical to the Giants winning each of those games.
That ESPN article on the Giants that Flavor noted yesterday is a pretty good read, especially for it’s discussion of Gausman and Disco, although Belt gets some review, too. The Giants FO and coaching staffers know wtf they’re doing. (Obviously, I guess.)
I noticed something this morning that surprised me. The team’s at 62 games. (Nice milestone — go only .500 from here on and it’d still be 89 wins.) But here’s the thing: Dubious Dubie has appeared in more games (55) than anyone else on the team. Crawford, 54; Slater, 53; Wilmer, 52; Dick, 51; Longo 50. The fluidity of the LUs and defensive arrays has been quietly miraculous.
Yaz returns.
Sock Man starting over the K crazy Grave Duggar.
Wilmet really needs to get rolling…
1. LaMonte Wade Jr (L) LF
2. Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF
3. Buster Posey (R) C
4. Brandon Belt (L) 1B
5. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
6. Wilmer Flores (R) 2B
7. Mike Tauchman (L) CF
8. Jason Vosler (L) 3B
9. Kevin Gausman (L) P
ZZ Top Menez gets the ball in Game 2…
I bet Kazmir’s keeping his bags packed and his fingers crossed in Sactown.
Yup, Yaz and Baragar both back with the team. Good news. And Menez has been good in his latest stint with the team. Maybe he’s getting it figured out.
Not being able to rough up this Fedde Fuck is irritating me
After reading the aged POTD again I am worried more and more about Yaz
Making this bum Feede look like Cy Young!
Their swinging at garbage pitches, I don’t get it?
Yaz looked lost in space out there…
Robot..Danger Carl Yastrzemski Danger!
A 9 inning game is 28.6% longer than a 7 inning game.
A 7 inning game is 22.2% shorter than a 9 inning game.
This is why a lot of people hate numbers.
They fuck with you…
I agree with you 100 per cent and disagree 50.
I don’t understand why nowadays they are bringing guys directly off the IL (Yaz) into a starting gig. Used to be not that way at all. Particularly if coming back on the road, where you don’t have home ballpark training amenities.
Not taking 2 rehab starts or some such at AA or AAA to see real pitching and game action to get timing back and kinks out seems counter productive to me. Belt came straight back, and had a very good first game ABs, then phtttt pretty much since.
Seems that Covid now should have nothing to do with this approach…
Might depend on how long they been out or just team policy.
I know the Mets are sending injured McNeill & Conforto to Brooklyn affiliate to re-hab.
Those guys have been out awhile…
Giants hitters recently have looked like they got a memo to take time off.
Pitching is good enough to keep winning these games…
Most uninspired game they have played all year..
If that was the first major league game I ever attended, I’d probably never go back…
I haven’t been to the Nats stadium in awhile, every time I’ve been to see the Giants play, we’ve lost. All and all, it’s not a bad yard but going 0-9 (or is that 10?) makes ya think twice about a joint. Gotta say though, that Ben’s Chili Bowl half smoked sausage (half beef and half pork) with chili and onion, is some awesome ballpark food.
i can’t even imagine what happens in your toilet every day Bozo. It’s gotta be like watching hot liquid magma explode.
To use the common vernacular of the South, Son, dats some good eatin right dere.
But Yeah, I have been known to peel some paint from time to time.
They handed it right back to us.
I think Yaz has been injured pretty much since the last day of ST with multiple, consecutive issues, and isn’t physically right. The guy is striking out at a scary high rate. Will Giants say that? No.
Meanwhile, beloved catcher Scrubini is due back onto the 27 for game 2 today. Ugh.
All of a sudden he had a disclosed bad wrist, which he supposedly had for a while before they revealed it (as usual, or this was just an excuse to get his .100 BA outta there for a while) and put him on the IL. OK, so now he’s back, I want to see him actually hit a few balls.
If he doesn’t start hitting, I want Tromp as backup until something better comes along, or they decide Bart can handle pitchers — when he’s 29 years old, apparently and no longer raking AAA pitching.
Did anybody see a massive decline in pitching quality with Tromp in there vs. Scrubini ?
I must have missed that….
BTW, here’s Tromp’s performance so far:
3 games: 1-2
Lost 8-1 to Angels. That was the game Wood lost control and couldn’t find the plate.
Won 4-3 vs. Cubs
Lost 4-3 vs. Rangers, in that xtra innings game
9 ABs
4 hits
.444 BA
1 HR
2 RBIs
I listened to Kap”s argument for bringing back Casali and jettisoning tromp and he literally said “he’s our guy”. Absurd.
Yep, I think I did hear that or some S like it on the “Kap” pre-game show.
If I’m Tromp, I think I want out and go to another organization.
I really want to know what specifically it is that Scrubini does so well with pitchers that he is allowed to stay the backup C though as a hitter he is statistically near useless…
Of course he would, the vet presence always out rules a rook even if it’s obviously wrong with Casali.
This outfield is really getting shaky with the bats.Way unbalanced with all the lefties, then u add the RH bat are lack of with Slater and his 51K’s in 152 AB’s it’s time they need fresh blood with Ramos now!
That was an ugly game to see live….what nade little sense was very few of the Giants took BP and it looked like it during the game. Posey did not hit. Crawford did not and never saw Wade in there and never saw Belt. Even Cueto went into the cage and took a couple swings. I would have expected a split in this double header so let’s make it happen tonight. It was getting very muggy and hot at the game…
lol oh no you were there? That was the worst game we’ve played all year.
Did ya get a Ben’s Chili Bowl half smoke?
1. LaMonte Wade Jr (L) RF
2. Brandon Belt (L) 1B
3. Wilmer Flores (R) 3B
4. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
5. Donovan Solano (R) 2B
6. Mike Tauchman (L) LF
7. Steven Duggar (L) CF
8. Curt Casali (R) C
9. Conner Menez (L) P
Dubon can’t be too happy on the bench all day…
the 6,8, and 9 holes won’t hit for shit. That is a problem…
“he literally said “he’s our guy”.
To me, I read that as “The GM signed him and is not ready to call it a mistake.”
They’re not ready to “Wisler” him yet.
The game coming up is a local Fox game of the week.
Dubon now in for Crawford…
The Fox network is not going to be pleased.
Kapler mentioned there was boxes of cereal in the clubhouse,Trix,Fruit Loops, Lucky Charms lots of high energy sugar.Guess he’s figuring the Giants need to eat it, since they’re bats magically disappeared in gm1
Game 1? When was the last time they raked?
Tauchman’s only batting highlight his Salami in Texas I suppose..
So far, today is not a day I would argue with people who say baseball is boring…
Highlight so far is just knowing Conor Mendez use “Vanilla Rum Beard Conditioner”
Now all we need to know is Littell’s secret sauce for his..
The Grave Duggar is slip slidin’ away…
That was a kind-of, sort-of, almost rally.
Until Flores&Sockless said enough is enough let’s end this rally..
Giants have mastered the force out…
Casali back to an even .100
As Tromp shakes his head on the flight back to Sacramento..
Giants just got another Hand Job again..
I misremember the rule. Does Posey have to take second in the tenth if he only pinch hit?
Sorry. The eighth.
So if kap had made a double switch, putting Posey in to hit and catch with someone else maybe the next pitcher into Casali’s spot Buster would’ve been the runner on 2B? I hate this rule.
I think so. But they could pinch run a pitcher for him.
No, I was wrong.
Pitcher’s spot gets skipped.
My response above. I’m so irate I can’t post coherently.
Time for extra stupid innings…
A run!!
Wade jr!! Yes that’s a run scoring single!!
And a guy that never sees 2nd base scores the run!
Great jump by Wade to beat the play at 3rd!!
Yes they are the fucking force play kings!
Jesus baseloaded no outs and 2 straight shit balls for forces at the plate..
A bunch of rally-killers in the second half of the batting order.
Verducci has done a good job as analyst, IMO.
And here goes the pen implosion again..
Good grief.
Whew!
Wow. That was winning ugly.
maybe we will get lucky and have 2 in a row hit weak choppers that do nothing!!
What!
Wow how stupid of that play by Robles 🤪🤪
A gift win!!
Wow!!
It feels like a gift win. But we’ll take it. 🙂 🙂
Just WOW!! They were as lame as us! Winner winner chicken dinner (I was behind watching on computer:)
Huge win imo.. to lose 3 in a row with no runs in both ends of today would be miserable.
A chance to win the series tomorrow.
Rangers running the bases like little leaguers, but manage to get 2 runs in the inning.
More examples of how terrible baserunning is these days.
Rangers 4-0 lead now vs. Swordman.
Muncy to the IL with an oblique injury.
Rangers 5-0, Swordman exits.
Good bet Craig. 10-1. I’ll take that. 2 more good starts from our guy and and Degrom misses one and he is in! Worth the chance!
Dodgers lost 12-1.
Saw the highlights for inning 8, game 2 where Robles tags from first on the fly ball and makes out. That is the dumbass play of the month so far. For the opposition. There are a few others in the running for the Giants. What a semi-gift win. That was a comedy of horrible Giants ABs in the top of the eighth to leave it getting only two runs. Sheesh; we’ll take it, though…