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Hey guys, George’s memorial today so I’ll be out of pocket.
Go Giants.
Time to learn about the June Swoon, kids, and how and where it originated: https://t.co/jMwYWBBwVI via @sfchronicle
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) June 8, 2024
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Heaney is one of the 2 LHPs on Rangers staff, so expect RHs Fitz Schmitt Slater in starting lineup along with usual suspects. Fun fact: Last year 15 of 23 HRs hit by Flores came after AS break per Baggs in TA today.
Condolences to you and yours, Craig.
Manaea getting lit up in London. The stadium turf is as bouncy as a sprung ballet floor.
George’s story parallels my own father’s. Another friend just got her Austrian citizenship through her mother, who also fled the Anschluss in 1938. That story is one of Finzi-Contini like tragedy.
RIP.
thanks guys. It’s gonna be a tough afternoon but also really great too as we get to celebrate what a great man he was.
Yes, celebrate life and man as best as possible.
Yes BF it will be both emotional but also celebrating a great long and Distinguished life of George he will be shining down on all of you today!
Red-hot Heliot!
beats the shit outta famous Amos.
Or Heliot the Hellion.
Heliot goodbye!
Ramos definitely En Fuego…
no tiene miedo de nada Ramos!
Hot as a firecracker 🧨 Heliot Ramos 2 run HR!!! #6
He’s turning into one of the best outfielders and sluggers in the game!
Good to see Slater getting on twice a walk& single and scoring 2 runs I like those 2 at the top of the order especially against a Lefty.
Slater’s speed contributed to the first run. It’s not as if he’s a liability when used sparingly.
I saw Ramos hard charging in the OF back in 22. I knew he could take command in CF. Now let’s be sure he really can patrol the space. Looks great so far. Running back speed, good judgment.
Judging by their interactions in the field, it seems like Ramos is pissed at Slater for taking Matos’ roster spot.
Despite what most fans think, they had to give Slater a chance. They can change their mind on Matos.
Matos had 2 hits and rbi last night for RCs. Opportunity to play every day and show them what he can do.
Kuiper mentioned Fitz as young SS…Schmitt hasn’t played since error Tuesday vs. AZ when he got only 1 AB and Wisely took his place.
this new rule gives the runner license to block the throw to first. Attempts to avoid the runner go wide. And the 1Bman has to evade the charge or get decked.
The new Yusmiero Petit?
Love “Balanced” Bob taking him out at 4 2/3s to tweak caveman Bruce Jenkins.
Waterman Bruce Jenkins to you, landlubber.
Can’t complain about that side of him.
Didn’t Stix refer to him as “Use More of Petit”?
“Yuse more”?
Ground ball up middle turns into another out on nice play by Estrada.
Manfred will juice the baseball if hitting doesn’t pick up.
Using Thairo as an example:
2022 OPS .722 OPS+ 105, slightly above league average
2023 OPS .731 OPS+ 102
2024 OPS .695 OPS + 102 still slightly above league average. What’s dropped is OB down to .282 as he’s taking fewer BBs.
“Slater being called back.” Kuiper couldn’t hide his approval. Good AB Yaz.
Ha, Ramos scared Texas into mound visit. Can only imagine what Boch told coach.
Our AS contender set up man warming in the pen.
hombre de ferro
Nice grab by Ramos. Looks great out there.
nobody fucks with the Ramos.
CF is all his.
We are going to need another closer if he can’t stop walking everyone…
Doval is his own worst enemy.
Threw 4 sliders. All balls
only Doval raises my blood pressure every appearance..
Jesus. This is a Rogers inning
hooooooooooooooo baby
wow. Wilmer and Doval were both great on that play. More terrible luck avoided.
game of inches. Ballgame!
Three in a row!
13/21 pitches sliders. WHY?
Nice win!
Had it all the way. W in the book.
Just in time for Belmont
Luis Saez!
Heliot in the postgame interview went through the pitches he faced and the decisions he made before blasting his HR more clearly and more intelligently than any postgame interviewee I can remember.
God Damm Doval just when his usual dogshit moments are about to implode he gets the lucky line drive that was just foul and would of tied it up,to make tough pitches and help lower back my blood pressure lol.
Huge win and I’m predicting a Sweep 🧹 why not ? Ramos will carry this team he is one bad ass Gringo.He knocked in all the runs today and is totally locked in
Camilo suffered some bad luck and fought through it. And if there’s one thing nobody fucks with the Ramos is not it’s a gringo. wtaf? Doesn’t muster demand more than that?
Kontos dogging BoFence for taking Howard out.
now Estes dogging him.
didn’t see it. Did Howard struggle?
And Kontos getting his digs I on Carlos Rodriguez
Add that to the win column and move on to the next win. Sweep in Texas would be sweet.
Jayson Werth does have a ring, but Giants got him 2010 w Phils and 2014 NLDS w Nats. Last one he was 1-17. Phils were so annoying.
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Going through Baggs “A Band of Misfits” found first time Kuiper ever mentioned torture. 2010 April 20 vs. Padres at Petco J Sanchez gave up only 1 hit but Giants lost 1-0 to Matt Latos, squandering multiple late inning chances to score.
Leadoff triple in 8th from Nate, runners at corners w 1 out in 9th. Pads scored on single and steal by Chase Headley who eventually came around on sac fly by Scott Hairston.
“… the loss remained in broadcaster Duane Kuiper’s mind. And when he opened the next day’s telecast with a quick recap of the one-hit loss, he stared into the camera and spoke from his gut.
“Giants baseball,” he said.
long pause.
“Torture.”
Good win, good series win. Pitching making it happen, definitely need more than 3 runs going forward.
Sweep would be nice. Ramos is da’ Man right now. Why was Slater getting in Ramos’ way out there taking those fly balls — Ramos was right to take them…
“Why was Slater getting in Ramos’ way out there taking those fly balls — Ramos was right to take them…”
Not really. Slater was closer. If there’s a runner on base, you need the RF to catch those.
game day shows that none of Ramos’s catches occurred with a runner on base.
I understand that. Hopefully Ramos does too.
Slater should have called him off on both of those. If they play together again at home, they might want to switch positions. probably have Yaz play RF though.
Yeah I hope bad ass Ramos is as knowledgeable as an old man blogger. Slater needs to heed the CF’s call.
You think maybe he should Ramos should heed the call of a veteran who’s played both positions longer, was closer to the ball on the first one, had a better line on the second?
Don’t know if Slater called first, if at all. After the first play, he talked to Ramos. On the second, he was forced to awkwardly cut in front because he was coming in.
The corner OFs DO defer to the CF when he calls for it, but he may have needed to call sooner on these two plays.
No. I think they should both defer to an old man blogger blinking at his various screens, determined to be right from thousands of miles away.
That might be hard for them to do on this plane of existence. As he’ll be a starting Giants outfielder for the foreseeable future, it would probably be better if Ramos learns the art of communication from his teammates and coaches.
Good article by Grant Brisbee about why sending down Matos was absolutely the right call. With his speed and ability to take pitches, Slater is better suited for the job at hand until LMWJr returns.
Yeah the art of communications can be a tough son of a bitch. lol.
This one made me laugh
Unc, Melvin took Howard out in 5th for lefty Miller to face LH with 1 on 2 outs. He’d thrown 74 pitches by then 3 hits 3 BBs. Miller finished that inning and then got 2 more outs in 6th, Walker came in etc. Kontos upset about pitcher win? yikes
Irrelevant concern. Dumb. Howard’s relevant stats were fine. Got the job done.
His wide eyed visage was striking. He looked like Candide encountering the real world. (Yeah, I got around to reading Jim. Great book. As usual.)
irrelevant to you or to Howard?
Howard needed a good start. He needed to be more than an opener. He got it. He did his job beautifully. No one gives a shit about W/L now. At arb time, that stat doesn’t even get discussed.
sure looked like Candide wanted it.
should I listen to the old blogger or the old ex-pitchers?
You’re projecting onto a momentary tv camera glimpse? He looked wide eyed, like Candide. Superficially. It’s a joke. Who the fuck knows what he was thinking or feeling? Oh, Old Man Blogger know!
Again ascending Mt. Everest to get back to .500. The air is thin and the challenge is intense.
I don’t follow horse-racing, but the winning jockey on his horse being interviewed by a sideline reporter on a horse is amusing.
You have to be an experienced equestrian for that job, Zum. They ain’t just sending out someone from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting…
I have to admit I’m afraid of horses.
Clark is being left off the Olympic team so that 42 year old Tarausi can go to her 6th (!) Olympics. Clark has done a lot more to grow the popularity of women’s basketball than Tarausi did in 20+ years, but whatever. Clark will appreciate the rest. Rookies in the WNBA have to start the season only a few weeks after their college season ends.
Players like Tarausi and Griner had to play in Russian leagues during the off season to make ends meet. We all well know the risks there. Clark has it made. She can rest and meet with her ad agents and brokers while the older generally darker skinned players who kept the league alive while the public mocked it get just a bit more of what they’ve earned.
But whatever is a tell.
Why can’t they both go?
They’re only taking 12 players, and they’re going to win the gold medal, no suspense there. Having Clark on the team would have brought more media and fan interest. IMO, they could have thanked Tarausi for the memories and taken Clark instead.
And it’s not a race thing. Stewart is white and she’s had a great career, but she barely moves the needle in fan interest. It’s about style of play. Clark is fun to watch. She’s a creative passer and shooter. I think fans really miss great passing. It’s one of the joys of basketball that’s gotten kind of lost.
It is a race thing in part. But you know whatever.
Sabrina Ionescu is another white player that made the Olympic team. She’s a terrific player, but she doesn’t move the needle in viewer interest. The 12 that made the team are all great players. They certainly don’t need Clark to win. The team will win the gold, and lots of people won’t be watching, as usual.
Whatevs.
Bottom line coaches don’t care one iota about fan interest. They are putting the 12 best players on the team and 5 best on the floor. No way Clark belongs…not to mention that would mean if she were there another very deserving more experienced player that is better defensively and more athletic would not get the chance to be Olympian.
Sorry, imo this is 100% best move.
The Americans have such a wealth of talent that if they could send 2 teams of 12 they would likely wind up playing each other for gold. The others seleccted are all vets with overseas and Olympic experience. Taurasi is annoying person but she can still shoot and understands Intl game–she had league game where she made 7 3s very recently. Clark’s time will come.
Bottom line it’s the Centerfielders(always has been that way, if they can get to ball it’s they’re job to take charge in running the defense out there on lots of balls to RF are LF.With Ramos u have the superior arm as well over Slater,Conforto,Yaz are anyone else out there. I have no issues for a guy like Ramos really stepping up both offensively&especially defensively it was really lacking.Ramos is the CF in my book.Slater&Yaz,and Conforto can alternate the other 2 positions ..
Yes. It’s true in some situations, runner on second eg, the RF may have the better angle and momentum for a throw to prevent a tag advance. The good CF will know.
I dislike the Celtics and the Mavs, both. But I guess I’d rather the Celtics win the series. But the Celtics generally put all 5 guys out on the perimeter and it’s just a lot of one on one stuff. It’s not great basketball, and it’s kind of boring. It’s what a lot of NBA teams do these days.
Chet (The Jet) Walker gone at 84…
Oh shoot, I loved that guy. Wrote a neat auto bio too about growing up in Benton Harbor, MI. smooth player with great 1 on 1 moves for Sixers and Bulls. Him and The Hawk only 2 guys I ever saw fake Nate Thurmond off his feet.
Jeez, Giants on Roku today.
Well the Mets are on from London now on ESPN. They’re usually good for a chuckle…