Moronic Decisions
Look, I’m not an idiot. I don’t believe in fairy tales or angels or any of that stuff. Although I have seen some recent videos over the years that have me on board with UFO’s. So I know our offense is one of the worst in the league and when you score 2 runs you probably aren’t going to win. But it enrages me that the Giants would have a payroll of 197 million dollars AND legitimate pitching prospects in triple A and yet they still insist on trotting out this abject loser Daulton Jefferies to the mound for a game that counts.
AND THEY HAVE DONE IT FUCKING TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zaidi sucks and if Melvin supported this idiotic plan then he sucks too.
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I’d say that about sums it up, Flav. Very frustrating to follow this team right now.
Getaway day early start for Harrison. Mason Black should be in line for start Monday, 4th game of series vs. 21-11 Phils. They have won 7 of 10 (12 of last 15) and are off today after road W vs. Angels.
Paul raised interesting ? as did Flav today, as in who’s idea was it to bring Jeffries into bulk role. Interesting that Melvin used word “they” in quote about Black, who did pitch yesterday, going 4 scoreless innings vs. Tacoma.
Melvin said before game (per Baggs) Black was “considered” and “I think right now they like what he’s doing.”
Still, getting 9 hits and 3 BBs over 2 games was awful. Sox outdid that by themselves yesterday with 10 hits 4 BBs in only 8 innings.
Baggs did raise one positive note: despite how bad Giants have been in snell (and snell less) spot in rotation at 0-6, rest of turns equal 14-11.
Jeffries is Melvin’s pet puppet project since his A’s days like Stripass was with Kapler.I will never get it when a washed players is still given more opportunities to fail are some idiot think one day they will put it together lol 😂 ( when the earth is destroyed by meteors are aliens?
Pitchers like White,Jeffries,Hjelle we all cringe when they come in and as Boch would say grab a beer time (Giants should know he’s garbage and was just a circus act cause he’s the tallest player in baseball doesn’t mean your any good)to start with have no business taking up 26 man spots, let alone 40 man.And the joke right now is Mason Black ( dominated AAA 1.09 in PCL is unheard of) is not even on the 40 man roster!Lots of deck chairs need to be moved are tossed overboard going forward with roster moves..
Even Estes said postgame the numbers Black is putting up right now “You want to Strike while the iron’s hot” not wait till he might struggle some!
Stripling got his first W as SP in long time yesterday, shutting out Pirates through 6. A’s swept them, w closer Miller getting 2 more saves.
Bart had 0-3 day (batting .219) Tuesday as A’s got 5 shutout innings from pen after Wood start.
If they did that to hold off on starting the Free Agency/Arbitration clocks as long as possible on these guys, then I support that. I feel like that is the game you have to play to get the most production out of your top prospects before you lose control of them.
I’m frustrated the team isn’t hitting better, but it is still a roster full of second level players. Zaidi did the best he could to upgrade the talent, but they still have very little star power.
Giants option out Daulton Jeffries( geez 2 appearances 2 many)back to Sac recall RHP reliever Randy Rodriguez ( one of their active 40 man roster moves pitcher that was eligible) he’s pitched well in Sac ERA 1.69 over 10 innings welcome to the show! If only temporary with options to burn..
good info. They’re scrambling. I’ll still be pissed off as long as Hjelle and Slater are here.
Gravedigger is available.
Yeah can’t bode well for Slater who has a track record until this year against Lefty’s and the Giants start an all lefty outfield..
Lurch Hjelle &White both need to be jettisoned as well I can’t stand watching either one pitch!
Oops never mind I thought Winkosky (sp?) was a LHP ….
Their abject fear of moving draft picks to the 40-man roster while black holes dot the lineup is infuriating.
Yaha that will fire up family!
Yaz bomb makes mom happy strutting her booty!
And the lead evaporates. How much we’ll see. And the walks rear their heads.
Nice recovery by dirty harry
Sure seems like the shutdown inning is a rarity this season.
The Snell spot is currently a black hole, but the other four spots in the rotation are legit.
Talking about Ahmed and (S)Later.
Our obligatory run followed by a 5-pitch offensive shut down inning.
Well that was Leebarrsing..
Another nice grab by the grandson
Hoo Lee Catch! Quick redemption for JHLee
Lee’s a very proud, hard driving guy. Nice play. Determined doesn’t come close to describing it.
AAA uses a gopher in its commercial…..I’m very much not a fan of gophers.
If the Giants hitters recorded an album it would be called Meet the Feebles.
Pitch count (95)and 5walks will end Dirty Harry’s day but he’s still impressive and I bet Redsox fans are saying who is this guy?
Man, those pitches are hittable.
Watching paint dry has a leg up on this offense.
Whaddaya think? Is this HP ump as close to a robo-ump in human form we’ll ever see? He’s pretty consistent with that tight strike zone.
He’s missed a few too many that were actual strikes per the box.
Yes, probably so, yet still seems quite consistent relative to rest of the blue horde I’ve seen so far this season.
Wow incredible a RBI hit for Estrada!
Bailey&Chapman set it up nicely with hits, and Bailey’s hustle to 3rd was great to see!
Please I’m begging for more runs!!!
So on cue Slater strikes out WTF he’s toast!
Nice job Ahmed picking up a useless Slater and getting that Sac Fly!!!
It was entirely Melvin’s decision. He’s the alpha dog the Giants bitterati demanded be brought in.
Yeah, too bad Leo Durocher wasn’t available.
(S)Later keeps changing his appearance so people don’t recognize how shitty he is.
Huh. Ahmed at least proving some worthwith the sac and the flash.
fuck yeah!
Nice win. They needed that, badly. Doval, Rogers and Miller were dominant. Now they get a red-hot Phillies team.
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Sweep avoided!
A Win on getaway day always great 👍
Giants did a great job putting the ball in play today only 2K’s!!
Giants get some national coverage this weekend; they’re on the Sunday night ESPN game.
That totally sucks. If it was a day game, I would’ve gone with my daughter, but she can’t make a night game.
Yeah, if you are gonna win one, it might as well be the last one.
Will this offense ever get going? This is getting ridiculous.
9 years ago today . . .
that’s gotta be longer than 9 years ago.
great pic!
Zum ewisco snarkk blade chi?
Correctamundo!
Nope. May 1, 2015. 9 years and 1 day. Can’t read which championship sweatshirt Blade is wearing, but this is 2015.
i thought ewisco bailed from the flap in like 2012
One thing I never thought of.
They play baseball indoors in Korea, right? There aren’t any outdoor stadiums there I don’;’t think.
That’s something Lee needs to get used to.
Yeah all games are indoors in Korea so know sun,wind conditions etc to mess with..
Lee playing now in all these stadiums and learning them all is going to be a major adjustment , Sun,Wind,Start times sun/twilight and each ballparks quirks( every park is different)all come into play including Oracle for sure.But he will get even better in the next few years out there, I’m not worried he’s a gamer and a true CF talent..
He’ll (Lee’ll) be fine. It’s mainly playing the sun that is the issue.
fwiw saw something on twitter from Ben Kaspick on another site.
league averages slash line 2024:
.239/.313/.383
Any way to find those numbers for 1968 (the year of the pitcher) that led to lowering the mound?
oh! That’s a great question Loo!
1968:
.237/.299/.340
Yes, Willie, you have the names correct in the photo!
It’s great to see Haliburton doing so well in Indy. The trade helped both teams; the Kings got Sabonis in the trade. Indy has the advantage of playing in the East, the easier conference.
Fun fact: 7 of the last 10 NBA champions have come from the Western Conference. (4 of them the Warriors.)
One positive thru 5 weeks is starting pitching except for Snell/Jefferies/Opener spot in rotation. Hicks 2-0/1.59 ERA. Webb 3-2/2.98. Harrison 2-1/3.79. Winn 3-3/3.18 (deserves better record). Back end strong with Doval 2-0 and 6 saves. Middle relief still spotty but some improvement.
But offensive woes devastating. Bailey only starter in lineup today with average above .250 (granted Wade had day off).How much longer before Luciano and Matos join big club?
Willie Mac 1968 year of the pitcher before they lowered mound:
.293/.378/.545 .923 OPS
36 HRs 105 rbis more BBs than Ks 72/71 in 608 PAs
And did even better in 1969 45 bombs .320/.453/.656 1.108 OPS 121 BBs 66 Ks
Well. I’ll bet the pitchers were terrified in 69.
I’ve never looked at his season by season numbers. Those two years alone made him a HOF worthy.
Tough day for Boston teams.
And then they’re is Tigers Denny McLain 1968-69
31-6 Cy Young 1969 24-9 Cy Young 55-15 not a bad 2 year stretch then again he had a nice stretch later in life for racketeering/embezzlement charges..
That 31-6 season was amazing like Bob Gibson’s 1.12 era dominance as they matched up in the W/S.
But it was Tigers Mickey Lolich that stole the show winning 3 games and hitting a HR to a shock to everyone who never hit one in the regular season..