One More To Go
Now THAT was a throwback game. Timely defense, excellent pitching and one had-to-have-it hit—and some luck, too. When Turner hit that ball that was foul by an inch I thought “maybe the ball is bouncing our way tonight.” And sure enough, for the rest of the night it did. When you look back on a game it’s amazing how the signs of a win or a loss are sprinkled throughout the game in subtle moments. Think about it….
Still, this is no time to celebrate, gents. Nothing’s happened yet.
But I can see the sun rising and it might be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Imagine if we pull this off…..
A Place To Talk About Giants Baseball 
Well that was a cakewalk wasn’t it. I wanted to join the party last night, but I had to work. To borrow a Krukism, Lux got AT&T’d at his own park and it was lovely. Craw’s D, Longo finally doing something at the plate, and Doval stone cold killer. Reminds me of the shape shifting Terminator from Terminator 2. Focused on his mission, unbothered and undeterred. What a game! Why not close this thing out tonight and dance on their field. That would be so sweet.
Agree whole-heartedly, Sarge. Close this bitch out tonight. In their yard.
Yes sir, that truly was a thing of beauty.
One of the most intense, and beautiful ball games I have seen in a long time. This game had it all, including the wind at the perfect moments, complements of the baseball gods. Let’s close this out, tonight.
Yeah, beauty, good word, especially if you like watching great defense, on both sides: it was just a beautiful game… Helps that the Giants won…
That is bad ass. Love it! As Sarge alluded…Doval is a Stone Cold Killer.
Absolutely no pressure on us tonight. Nothing and I mean nothing is more dangerous than a confident vet team with nothing to lose and no pressure.
Was cool to listen to the last out in the car on way home from the airport. And now for the first time this m this series can watch the entire game from first pitch to the last.
Way too tense. I want a laugher tonight. 6-2. Good night. Sayonara. Vamoose. Adios motherfuckers.
disco tonight. Couple bad outings/1 good one vs. LA last time out. saw some numbers crunched that if you took out LA starts his ERA was pretty damn good, way under 3.00. Love his Vogs like game face on mound—Roberts going with Gonsolin or not?
It would be fun to beat em at their house. Never liked Dodger fans and it always makes me happy to see em suffer.
WilleD – I heard on the postgame that Roberts was planning to bring Beuhler back on short rest tonight. If there is a game 5, they would throw Urias.
mm thanks I saw that mentioned elsewhere as possibility.
Wood start after an L results in W once again. Lot of credit to guy not listed as one of many aces in this Series.
Top 6 Dodger hitters in order—Betts T. Turner Seager J. Turner Taylor and Pollock—1-22 last night with 2 BBs.
Nicely done by all. 5 pitches thrown by McGee 22 by Doval.
LaStella did leave game due to problems with Achilles again. Barrels sure made nice snag and throw. Hope he starts tonight and they use better OB guy at top of lineup, especially against Buehler
minor quibble but LaStella doesn’t seem like good option at leadoff. Sure sees a lot of pitches, but doesn’t really do much with it. OB of .308 one of worst on team. OPS .713 worse than Dickerson.
LaStella was 2-2 with a BB and a run scored in Game 1.
mm right, Mac. One of those hits iirc was line drive to LF too and he usually pulls everything.
LA complaining about wind stopping Lux’ ball — there were a couple of Giants balls that could have been out and they were stopped with catches right near the wall. Conditions applied to both teams, Longo happened to muscle up more than the rest. Great D all around by the Giants. Craw’s stab of the Mookie liner was epic given the situation — give the coaches some credit for the positioning…
That one Yaz hit early in the game seemed destined for the seats. No sympathy for the Dodgers. That park has always played tougher at night.
I think Shorto’s HR was actually hit above the wind, if that’s possible…
Get this crybaby crap
It was huge,” Roberts told reporters after the game. “Both Gavin Lux’s ball and Chris Taylor’s ball would have been out on any other night… Those two balls right there, it would have been a different outcome.”
But Dave, Dave, Dave, Yaz and Brandon’s would also have gone out if not the wind conditions.
Could it be a little fatigue creeping in with his boys? After all, they were more familiar with a post season that followed a shortened season…
Tonight is the night. The weakest of the Dodger starters going, which means squat, of course, in the tense context of the playoffs, but this thing is teed up for the Giants to close it out. I do not want a game 5, Logan Webb or not. Buehler is a tough pitcher and fully capable of shutting any team out at any time. I’d fully expect him to, because beating a guy like that three times in a row seems unlikely. Just my two bits.
And that putz Lux raising his arm like he’d it it out only to have the rug jerked out from underneath him was an instant classic. Fuck him.
Or as my old buddy from Grenada would say: “Fuck he”
Bums still showing TBD for starter tonight. I will be very surprised if they do not bring back Beuhler tonight on short rest. Sounded like that was Robert’s plan when he was asked last night on the postgame.
Whatever, bring on whoever. Let’s close this bad boy out tonight!
I know T-Bone has struggled against the dog pile this year ERA over 7.00 but so did Wood ERA close to 6.00 and yet he pitched great to best Mad Max.I think T-Bone will get his Steely Eyes Voglesong bad ass attitude face on,and give the Giants a great chance to wrap it up,and rub it in to all of LA on their putrid swamp of a field,and that fake ring from a Cracker Jack box they think is from a real championship 🤣🤣
Get it Done tonight Giants!! Let’s move on to the next round!
Loved the look on the guys face when his fly didn’t go out, he was shocked. Also is two innings to much to bring in Duval tonight.
Doval is a big dude, yoked.
Barring injury, he should be penciled in as the odds on closer starting into next Spring Training. Maybe they can teach him a cutter in the offseason, I don’t think he’s got one developed. Then he’d have the heat, the cutter and a slider. That slider is nasty, and has to be tough on the elbow. That 100 mph heat won’t last forever. Rivera lived by the cutter, I don’t think he ever had any serious arm issues…
I have said similar. Maybe he can develop a change-up. Another pitch in his arsenal would be great.
Memo for Nicole Voglesong fire up a batch of enchiladas and feed T-Bone pregame it did wonders for Ryan in the playoffs!
I was having the same thoughts the other day re: Nicole and her Chicken enchiladas….
Gonsolin seems to think he’s pitching tonight. And Will Smith said the same thing. It won’t be Urias so there’s that.
Didn’t hear that LaStella has ‘left achilles tightness.’ He’s questionable tonight. Then again, he’s been questionable all season.
He’s got 2 years left on his deal, I think.
Farhan must have had a rare soft spot for a former A’s player.
I really want to see what Estrada can do next Spring. He’ll have an off season to improve…
Yeah, 2 years. At some point in game one, Darling noted that LaStella, somewhat derisively, was our ‘big free agent signing’ as we proceeded to kick the Dodgers ass.
Or more Semien idea…
Beuhler vs Disco it is, per the preview on the MLB app.
Buehler to start on short rest. Feeling good about this.
that’s a total panic move.
Bingo.He hasn’t been very good on 5 days rest. This will be the first time he’s pitched on short rest.
Crush the fuck!!!
I watched the MLB consolidated game summary vid of last nights game. About 7 min.
What a great game. Full of drama and cool plays, not many hits, but that adds to the cool. It’s worth your time.
On Wade — LA may have his number, Scherzer did and I suppose any other of their RHPs will pound him with sliders/cutters low and inside and he can’t lay off. He’s so up on the plate in the box that he can’t shorten up to hit ’em, so he better lay off ’em.
Scherzer K’d Longo with a belt+ high fastball early on. So, on Longo’s next AB he went back with that pitch 0-2, but Longo was ready for it that time. One vet went for the kill pitch, not a teaser, and got outfoxed by another vet. Scherzer is a smart pitcher, not a thrower. He’s damn good.
It’s cool to see how a game flows and fits together when you watch these consolidated vids…
Everyone (except Longo) was missing/fouling off very hittable fastballs down the middle. Wade and Yaz especially.
Trey Lance out 3 weeks with a sprained knee. Shanahan has really turned into a fucking horrible coach. His play calling these last 3 games has been iffy with Jimmy to flat awful with Lance starting. Lance should get his yards on scrambles, not designed runs. Starting Benjamin over Aiyuk is just a bullshit bully stance. Now he sacrifices his very costly QB for one win. It’s like he didn’t want Lance, so now he is going to run him and ruin him so he can get Jimmy back in there.
Much like daddy with RG III and Kurt Cousins.
Well, supposedly, Shanny really wanted Lance. But agree on the play calling. Sucks that Lance is out. The season is close to spiraling out of control.
Supposedly. Maybe all the wonks were right and Shanny had to be talked into Lance instead of Jack Moans.
I know we are all thinking about one more win, but I’m betting inside the Giants are thinking that they just gotta win nine more games.
That’s the magic number.
One game at a time.
Dodgers have the bats to score big and fast.
Kap has to do a balancing act tonight with the Pen if the game is close. He’s got an off day of rest to work with, but still probably doesn’t want to burn his best arms unless the game is damn close. If Disco gets hit hard early, he better get pulled ASAP before a big lead, because you don’t want to waste those arms for a lost cause with a game 5 available…
That is why we need to score early. And often. Put the onus on them to fight back.
Shea said Miller was at game, and I guess Flemms too. Anyone listening to radio?
They are in the booth at the Latrine, yes.
Kruk and Kuip are sitting out these LA games in the Bay Area.
My guess is Kuiper doesn’t want to risk travel because he’s been on chemo, and Kruk doesn’t do roadies anyway due to his muscle disease.
Miller just turned 70 yesterday.
It may not be long that 3 out of this 4 group are going to retire. Miller dropped a ton of weight right before the pandemic, so I’m guessing he had some health come to Jesus discussion with his medicos a couple of years ago. About a decade or so ago, I happened to see him at SFO in a gate seating area ready to board a flight to NYC. He was still doing ESPN games, and I could hear he was talking to some kind of producer about the upcoming game broadcast. He was quite rotund at the time…
Was listening to Miller and Fleming as I landed on the Sirius Xm app
Yeah K&K are only doing home games that’s it, medical issues/covid keep them grounded. Only Miller and Flemm doing the travel calls as well at home,and not always a lock in with Flem with his BS commitment to calling lousy PAC 12 games, like gm2 when he had to travel to Tempe for the Arizona/UCLA game..
Let’s Roll!
1. Tommy La Stella (L) 2B
2. Darin Ruf (R) 1B
3. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
4. Buster Posey (R) C
5. Kris Bryant (R) RF
6. LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) LF
7. Evan Longoria (R) 3B
8. Mike Yastrzemski (L) CF
9. Anthony DeSclafani (R) P
I like Ruf, hope he gets a couple of knocks.
With Disco starting, this to me sets up just as if it is a Pen game. Disco is going to get pulled ASAP if he looks shaky and ready to give up a bunch of runs, like he’s done before vs LA. His last start v them, he did well, but I don’t have any visions of him going 6 full and 1 or 2 runs. If he does, that would be gravy…
I really don’t want to see Spaghetti Leone are Littell.Maybe Kappy uses more magic and gets Fidel Castro in there first..
Man, games like this, Belt is missed. We will crush them anyways. Just like game 162 when we stomped the Padres.
Adam Duvall is turning into the worst base runner and dumbest in the history of baseball!
Not only did he screwup big time the other day by tagging up at 1st base and gets thrown out for a inning ending DP before the runner from third crossed homeplate, just now on 2nd base one out he takes off for home on a basic routine fly ball to Yelich in LF who just flipped it into 2B for an easy DP!!
I’ve never understood major base running gaffes.
It’s a simple matter to decide whether to run or not run, if you’re prepared in your mind what to do under various game condition scenarios existing at the time, and you pay attention to the 1st or 3rd base coaches. If they blow it and you’re out following their direction, it’s not your fault. Really galling is getting doubled up, except in the most rare conditions such as you’re leading off first and the batter smokes a liner directly to the 1bman, who then just beats you back to the bag. Any time a runner is doubled off by a throw from an OFer, it is most likely an error of awareness and concentration…
Agreed complete panic move to go with Buehler…exxxxccccelllent.
Ooops. Error 404. Shit not found
That’s a copy of Kap’s game prep on his iPad…
This was the key decipher piece needed to break the Zodiac code I believe are Kapler’s analytical staff coaches going off the charts to a new level..
Wtf??? Ahhh Flav you may want to delete that attempt to cut and paste a gif…
Done
That game should go down as the quintessential Anti-Analytics Game. Everything pointed to a Scherzer win. As I said to denniszucchino, who cares how many strikeouts Scherzz has? Doesn’t matter. WE SCORE WE WIN.
wow Stros ending things on high note as Altuve blasts 3 run bomb in top 9th, now 10-1 Houston.
Houston-Boston should be series full of fireworks.
Kind of funny if Kike Hernandez got last laugh and his new team was moving on and his old buddies weren’t.
‘I got it, papi. I’m ready.’ PRINT THE FUCKN SHIRTS. We got it, Flavor. We’re ready.
It could be done.
I’ll bet there are a few T-shirt vendors that already have this one in process and ready to print if there is a game 5 at Oracle…
I’d go farther: I bet they’re already selling like the proverbial hotcakes.
Um, no more pitches like that last one, pls. Doval has to have command of what he’s throwing or it will no longer be effective. Leaving fastballs up and out over the plate where guys like Lux can extend arms and blast away, is not a path to success, high velo or not.
Good thing Craw climbed the ladder to save McGoo’s ass from giving up that rocket to Mookie that would have plated the tying run, or even the go-ahead if it had gotten out to the wall…
Lux was flummoxed. Mad at fate, agape at the gods. That’s the Lux of the draw. Grab some pine.
Regarding your lead, Magnus, a friend of mine, a Yanks fan, said when Turner’s ball went foul, That’s the game right there. And in a sense he was right.
So, LaRussa is done. Good for Dusty.
The day is already looking up; hope the night goes even better…
What do you mean by ‘done’? He’s not sacked, is he? (Should be.)
Done as in out of the playoffs.
He’s a boor in a suede suit, a snobby know-it-all, a slavish adherent to stupid unwritten rules, and an aider/abetter of ‘roids on two teams where he was either deliberately clueless about it for laughably plausbile deniability or in on it and lied — to keep himself clean for the HOF. Other than that, he’s just fine…
Fuck he…
I think the Dodgers are planning this one as a pen game also. I bet they are just hoping for 4/5 good innings and have their pen take over.
And to think how far Cody Bellinger has fallen from MVP in 2019 to have Gavin Lux?? get the nod with 2 outs in the 9th🤣
On this Gruden thing.
Emails have a receiver, not just a sender.
What’s going to happen with all of the people in NFL and media circles to whom he sent this corrosive crap ?
Some of them, maybe lots or all of them, responded in kind and continued the conversation and maybe took some actions based on those ideas. I assume you send out a bunch of emails over a long period of time full of racist and sexist crap to people you think/know share your views.
Gruden shouldn’t be the only guy singled out for this. I’m wondering why he was all of a sudden a target for a Big Reveal. Also, you have to think the Raiduhs organization and bowl-cut Davis were aware of his toxic views at some point, maybe long before they knew about these particular emails. I wonder if Al Davis knew about Gruden’s views a long time ago and that was part of the reason why Darth Al traded/fired him to the Bucs…
Excellent points. It could be hundreds of people. But the fallout will be contained, at any cost, for some fellow travellers.
Well, you don’t know how or if people responded. Maybe people just trashed them.
Twitter is BRUTAL to LaRussa. BRUTAL. Mercilessly funny.
Lux btw starts in CF tonight, with Taylor in LF and Bellinger at 1b.
Collectively guys in Dogs starting lineup batting .179 so far over 3 games.
For Giants listed above Wade and Yaz combined 0-15.
That Yaz/Wade combo is killing the LU …
Longoria is light, loose. Five-thousand-pound albatross lifted. Beware.
If you were following the once great sport of harness racing 50 years ago, the name “Albatross” would bring back some thrilling memories. I think I’m all alone here on this one…
Freddie Freeman just took Hader deep in the bottom of the 8th 5-4 Tommahawkers..
What does TBS do with the Giants if this game isn’t over in 4 minutes?
The answer is it’ll start on TNT…
This is our game!!!
i’ve got it on at bilasport.net
I wanted Duggar in there and sit Yaz or Wade…let’s hope they both shine.
That didn’t take long, Disco not shining early, what a shock…
t-bone has missed the target badly, even when he hasn’t hung his sliders. not exactly prime cut. but only one run. buehler looks like he intends to throw his arm out in this game.
While not preferred, it’s not like we haven’t played from behind before.
Let’s Go!
Get some pitches out of Buehler he will fade..
Bryant says I’ll grab a hit here..
LaMonte getting off the snide!
That a boy Wade! 1st and 3rd come on Longo take him deep!
Longo just can’t get the contact. Criminy…
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I will not bash Longo, I will not bash Longo…
Pffffffffft
FUCK
Wade should of Betsy 2nd on that ball in the dirt, but it wouldn’t of mattered anyway..
Hey Disco.
They’re going after the first pitch.
So don’t throw a meatball on the first pitch…
Betsy?
Been Betsy?
Just been at 2nd
DeScaffolding is shakey as fuck. Get the pen going.
Wade was asleep,
Get him the fuck out. We’re going to 5 games. Fuck this.
This is looking like a pending early disaster. They hit Disco like a drum.
Get the Pen up, stat…
The jizzing over the Dodgers is really fucking annoying by this crew.
Guess T-Bone didn’t get my memo to eat Nicole V’s chicken enchiladas? Unless he wanted to eat her instead?
I’d play in DP position, give up a run this early for 2 outs…