Disco Must Stop
The Giants seem to have the opener thing clicking. Twice a week. Webb is reliable as a starter. After that? Winn is next most reliable? That cannot stand. It’s another day that ends in Y which means we have another pic of Flap HOFers to post. Flap Nation spans the globe. Looks like Mac’s hat has seen some shit.
And beyond…..
A Place To Talk About Giants Baseball 
I’d love to know what the rest of that sign says behind them. I’m assuming it says “Know You Foe” with a story about the Giants. Mac or Loo did you notice it?
Yes. Flemms on radio post game Friday night talked about late game Gillaspie HR. Miller interviewed Flores.
Great pic!
I’m sure that’s what it said, with some info on the Giants. That’s the humongous scoreboard/video screen at Citi Field, making the one on the right tiny in comparison. Loo and I agreed we miss the scoreboard at Shea.
Cobb has been pretty reliable overall and Descla and the piano bench has been not kind…
Cool photo!
Even with all the openers and some struggles from SPs, Giants are 3rd NL for ERA and 5th NL for runs against. Wins above average NL for SPs, 2nd.
7th OPS, 5th for runs scored. Marlins dead last. How do they have record they do?
“On the ESPN Sunday night game, I look forward to all the in-game interviews,” said no baseball fan ever.
Never know what can make your life some version of hell:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shattered-nerves-sleepless-nights-pickleball-184058290.html
wow! Pickleball is something i’ve only driven by, I’ve never played it or watched it being played or even heard it
I don’t know what it is either but it looks like something old people can play.
I’m terrible at all racket sports, so I ain’t interested, but they’re putting courts all over the place back here:
Be cool if Giants could get Conforto an AB today, even just PH.
Night game today then night game at home vs. Seattle tomorrow. rough road trip.
Hopefully Yaz at least back by then.
Mac&Loo rockin that sold picture!
As good as the BP has been the Giants Starting Pitching I heard was ranked 28th with an ERA of 4.66 that’s not gonna cut it! For me right now it’s the W boys Webb&Winn then we’re sin ..
Cobb Salad is decent but DeScaloppini ,Stripass,Maenea are scrap heaps..
They need another good starter that gives them length in the rotation either a trade (Stroman,Bieber,Gialotti,MrSprtdude guy Lynch? are someone else on Z’s radar)
are promote within with Harrison,Wishenhut,they sure can use lefty’s in the rotation which they don’t have but when will they be ready?Harrison for sure is close as he’s getting stretched out ( up to 83 pitches now)I always liked when the Giants had lefty Bum&Sanchez it was a good balance in the rotation.
Stroman’s a good SP but sounds like a pain in the ass as a person…
Hmm he likes Webb’s ass are something their butt buddies.Stroman really liked the Giants and Webb really impressed him during his visit but decided to go for the money with the loser Cubs, not sure about his personality in the clubhouse? But he’s a solid pitcher they could use in this rotation..Give them Bart,Ramos,Villar and add on from there..
MCC site had twitter post from @OptaSTATs “Recapping Patrick Bailey’s night for SF Giants
hit a go ahead HR with his team trailing on the road (8th)
threw out the potential tying run on a SB attempt (9th)
The last MLB catcher to accomplish both feats in the 8th inning or later was Carlton Fisk June 15 1976.”
What I thought was amazing was that someone researched that stat.
July 2 1963 the night of epic Spahn-Marichal match up at the Stick that Mays finally ended with1 out in 16th. Spahn took the L to go to 11-4…at what, age 43? Marichal 13-3 with W.
Mays only hit of the night, 1-6 with intentional walk. Also threw out Norm Larker at plate to preserve Juan’s shutout.
Royals up 6-1 on Dogs in 5th. Knocked Gonsolin out in 4th and lit up reliever for 4 hits walk and 2 more in 5th.
Pickleball continues to grow exponentially in popularity around the nation. I’ve never played it, but it looks like a fun way to get some exercise. Fun is the key. It’s a social activity, too. Physical exercise with emotional uplift.
I can see how the paddles could make a lot of noise in neighborhoods, though.
1. Austin Slater (R) LF
2. Wilmer Flores (R) 1B
3. Thairo Estrada (R) 2B
4. J.D. Davis (R) DH
5. Patrick Bailey (S) C
6. Luis Matos (R) RF
7. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
8. Casey Schmitt (R) 3B
9. Bryce Johnson (S) CF
P: Ross Stripling (R)
Cardinals LHP Jordan Montgomery held Yanks to 2 hit/1 unearned run in 6.2 today. coming in with ERA of 3.50 and similar FIP. 2 years with Cards (after coming over from Yanks) ERA is even better at 3.35 124 starts in career/658 innings, 30 yrs old FA after this season making $10 mil. what would Cards want for rental?
What do we got that anyone would want?
Bart? Heli-not?
Is there still a chance the strippers start will get rained out?
Bart would be useful as a backup or backup backup to a contender with a C injury problem at the deadline. Can’t imagine who would want Ramos or Villar.
There’s thunderstorms around but it sounds like they’ll get through it…
Yeah agreed on all counts–with sheer number of teams after pitching Ramos and Villar as add ins won’t cut it. Giants have some pitching and OF prospects at AA/High A iirc that might be throw ins.
Vaun Brown and Grant McCray are guys I’d like to see them keep. Lot of promise there. The big number of pitchers in the system must create some trade possibilities, but not for a rental I’d hope.
Texas just rented Aroldis Chapman for half of his $3.25 M 2023 salary. Texas has four starters in the AS field and a SP and a reserve OF. Bochy hasn’t had it so good since 2012.
drew blank on notable Giants who wore #29 so looked it up:
Tito Fuentes 1969-70
Willie Kirkland 1960
Jason Schmidt 2002-06
Estrada has been a DP rally killer lately is that 3Straight for him??
Yes, he might be one shy of tying a major league record.
Poor Thairo just misses making history.
A break!
Well it’s about time they got a challenge replay right!
Oooh Estrada just escaped his 4th straight DP!
But he decides to get thrown out at 2nd to makeup for it..
I do like running against this catcher though.He’s not a good blocker of balls either.
Which brings my question why wasn’t Matos at 2nd on a pitch that ended up a third of line towards 1st that Bailey took 3rd on earlier?
why is wood still in this game?
Or on the team?
great throw. Craw just biscuited it
I know the walks are on him, but Wood has said he hates coming in relief. mangers job is to put players in position to succeed. He has been a decent starter in the past. If your going to let him pitch just start him…
He needs to go elsewhere. He has beatched about one thing or another all season even after that last outing when he did well in relief. Manaea Stripling Beck and the all the guys that have been openers have all bought in to the plan. Away!
What a clusterfuck for Wood. Wood should have earned the start based on his last outing, but Kapler has to kapler and try to get stripfuck 2 innings.
He hasn’t been good enough to have earned anything.
Except ticket to Royals.
Thanks Kappy for pulling an effective Stripling after 2 innings and only 24 pitches for a wild Wood who threw a lot more than that in 1 inning(3 walks one with the bases loaded and a Hit batter just because he can.
! Stop going off your stupid anal analysis!
I thought Matos was fast. He should have been at 2nd on the hit and scored on that play. Or is the grass just slowing shit down.
that’s solid gold there from Baggs. When did Roberts pull him? like the 7th?
7.1
“I thought Matos was fast”
He’s not a real fast runner.
Dead Wood
Matos is far to cautious as a base runner, he should of been at 2nd on his hit so he scores easily on Craw’s double.But even then 2 outs and a ball in the right corner u have to send him..
Can’t stand ESPN and these clown 🤡 broadcasters!
And now a bomb Fuck you Wood and Kapler for the quick hook on Stripling..
i agree with WillieD. Fuck Wood. He is coming in to start and inning, that’s the same in relief as it is a starter. Fucking be better or get the fuck out.
Jesus Matos come on Dawg
Finally a game I get to watch and it’s terrible so far. Craw catch (I think runner would have been safe) and save a run. Matos hustling and it would have been 2-2 vs 3-1. Grr
At least we didn’t have a true June swoon.
Matos looking scared out there. 2 outs you go after that pop up.
Weird game…
i’m surprised Beck can throw 95. He’s got the weakest looking arms I’ve ever seen. They’re like 7th grade boy arms
Is Matos insane? He obviously called off Estrada and just sat there and watched it fall to the ground.
Embarrassing display…
Maria with the late break and the whiff. Again
WTF is going on there ? …
Did someone fall out do the stands?
Seemed that way…
Matos and Schmitt stock plummeting like Anheuser Busch…
Bingo. And awesome pics.
Matos wonderlic score couldn’t of been high. He’s been terrible tonight on the bases and the outfield..
His selectivity at the plate and ability to track deep drives in the OF look bright enough.
Matos is weirdly cautious about plays in front of him–in the field and on the bases. He’s still hitting LDs and otherwise getting on base; he covers deep ground in CF. He actually runs well, when he’s not being overly cautious. He’s stolen 2 in 2 attempts (although iirc one of those started with a weak jump). He’s certainly not tense. Maybe he’ll cut loose more as he setttles in.
Sabol’s a helluva backup C/utility guy.
Matos has two hits and a walk. He’s not the biggest issue tonight.
Sabol! this game ain’t effing over if Giants start playing baseball like they have been.
Give Pederson credit for the walk before Sabol’s bomb. His OB is .378. bryce johnson walked to get on base and scored their first run.
Buck about to have Maalox moment.
I can’t find Maalox anywhere for years.
I think it was taken off the market.
Had to switch to Mylanta which ain’t as good…
Huh. worked in chain of pharmacies (good gig union $$ time and half Sundays) while going to college in 70s. Used to sell tons of it, and Mylanta and Gelusil. Valium era for scripts.
thought I saw some Maalox in Kaiser pharmacy last year.
I still love Valium…
On mlb site J D gave lot of credit to Chili Davis for helping as hitting coach on Mets.
Back in this game! They are relentless!
Sabol bomb 💣 has them fired up, now Davis double that Estrada can score on but not Matos? To make it 5-4,Whatever..Time to keep bombing on ex Giant Spaghetti Leone..
Crawford was heavily going oppo in BP on Friday night…
Go Giants!! SABOL!!
that goofy looking kid celebrating that Davis K was alright man, he was allllllright.
Fuck Otto shit oh he probably just broke Estrada’s hand after just about drilling Mr.Ed in the head! Gets out of it but he’s still a “MAJOR DICK”
RH hitter up (Pham) and they got Schmitt playing a million miles off the line (and Sabol out in LF too).
Was thinking same. WTF???
Vogelbach is the dumbest looking guy of all time, right? Not just baseball player but all time dumbest looking human
He looks like a float in the Thanksgiving Day parade…
Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffft
And that’s a wrap..Thanks for coming..
I was thinking the same thing on why Schmitt is not guarding the line in a late game instead of playing SS WTF??
Lost a series to a team that hadn’t won a series in more than month. We play down to the competition.
In fairness, going on a road trip to Canada and then New York, where the smoke has been bad at both areas; coupled with jet lag (it’s ALWAYS harder on your body going West to East versus the other way around) is not easy. I think they were spent after the series with the Blue Jays.
On that Matos would-be deke, no replay angle convinces me that he could’ve caught the pop up. He certainly didn’t think so. But he pretended that he could and then expected the ball to bounce tamely toward him. Naive. Spin on the thing surprised him as it jumped away. Half a vet play. The failure in the IF to nail Pham after that really made the Giants look bad.
Yeah Crawfish was caught looking around and not covering 2nd.
ESPN coverage in this game was pathetic, no wonder why their making a shit load of cuts recently.
Not to break down Matos complete brain fart evening, but 2 points need to be said about ESPN shitshow of coverage..
1) Screwup early 3rd inning.. Bailey on 2nd base Matos on 1st a ball in the dirt heads up atleast a 3rd of the way towards first, Bailey sees it right away advances to 3rd but no camera was showing why Matos was still at 1st with his head in his ass.
2) Later on Matos hits one past the 3rd basemen and it’s rolling towards the stands, I’m thinking double but all they showed was I believe McNeil going over to get it and again not one camera showing what Matos did running to help clarify that! Just terrible work all night long to go with an oblivious Network Crew that was all in for the Mets to prevail..imo