Oakland Takes Game 1
Shut down by JP Sears. The indignity of it all. I was on a plane and missed most of the game. What if we had Soler and he’d hit 4 solo home runs? lqtm. Well, another underwhelming day for Farhan at the deadline. The curtain has been pulled back and there’s nothing there. It’s so disappointing that a franchise with this type of history has been reduced to being run by a used car salesman.
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As I predicted, at yesterday’s post deadline presser, Farhan said he didn’t get an offer overwhelming enough to trade Snell. He wasn’t willing to trade him for talent not available until 2026 or 2027. Who said that was all he should negotiate for? BF is right. This guy just can’t do it. And, he said they needed to go on a significant run to get into the race. Duh. That’s what he’s relying on? Now, they lose the first one to the magnificent A’s. The media reviews of Giants deadline moves are objectively bad and quizzical, and rightly so. Baggs just said on KNBR that Snell obviously will opt out and likely be elsewhere next season. Where is this organization headed, as it prepares to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2014 champ team? At least it’s good at celebrations and ceremonies…
Z made off-season moves that looked really good on paper. (I still read paper newspapers.)
I never use the word “luck,” because I don’t believe it’s a real thing, but Z had bad breaks with those off-season moves. But, of course, he’s ultimately the one who has to take the blame. I used to think that he’d get another season, but now it doesn’t seem sure.
Raise your hand if you knew there was a country called South Sudan, which recently got its independence from regular Sudan. And one of their rewards for independence? They get to play the US men’s basketball team in the Olympics.
(raises hand)
Wasn’t Manute Bol born in South Sudan 🇸🇸
Farhan has earned that LA bonus check for sure.
The thing is, when a team is close and the FO goes for it, it does seem to fire the players up. Size up what’s missing on the roster to make a run and do whatever you can to get that missing piece. People always bring up the Betran trade, I loved it, the FO was taking a shot at it. We missed that year but won the WS the next without Zack Wheeler. The teams that wave the white flag seem to go into a rebuilding loop that goes on for years and years.
Last season, and this season, if teams were asking for Harry or Birdy, I’m glad the Giants didn’t trade them.
Kinda depends on what we would have gotten for one of them don’t ya think? If it was a package with Harry for Vlad Jr. are you saying no to that? I’d do it today.,
Agreed.
Harrison is proving to be a 3-4 and nothing too special. I had Harry going yesterday for Vlad. Id do that deal in a second.
Stripling goes for the A’s tonight.
If the Giants don’t shell his ass, the Giants FO has nowhere to hide…
I mean, shit, AZ last year rebuilt their whole starting rotation at the deadline. And they got AJ Puk and Josh Bell yesterday. The Dodgers got 12 guys or some shit these past few days. SD got pitching help. Arozarena, Chisolm, Paeres etc could have helped us. Only lowlt Colorado shit the bed harder than us.
Even keeping Soler would have been a better move. Canha? Fuck me sideways.
Conforto? Fuck him. He coulda gone like Slater and no one would miss him. Teams needed pen help. We have a ton of guys to deal.
Like Gertrude said, there’s no there there when it comes to Farhan.
Giants don’t have players to move for lineup help. No to trading young controllable pitching me Brisbee in TA said per Baseball America 0 prospects in Top 100 were moved at deadline. Josh Bell gets moved every deadline bc he sucks. Time for kids and SPs to show what they got.
I don’t understand keeping Conforto. Below average glove, streaky bat, adds nothing for the future. Maybe they could not have gotten a lot for him, but he’s worth a decent minor league prospect back. The only reason I can see is visuals — it would add to a look like the white flag went up on the season…
salary relief, that it
There weren’t any decent prospects traded in top 100 for anyone during the entire deadline, let alone for underperforming rental like Conforto. Giants did add his platoon replacement, Canha, a RH ML vet who can also back up 1b and play LF or RF when Hill or Yaz aren’t in there. Giants can call up RH Encarnacion from Sac once they add him to 40 man.
Our old friend Donny Barrels with walk off base hit to beat dogs last at Petco. Doesn’t help Giants any but anyone beating LA always good to see. Godson padres fan tells me Padres fans love him too.
KC has 3 guys over 70 RBI’s this year. We have 1 guy over 50 (Ramos at 53). Astounding.
Just a joke the BA media keeps giving Farhan and Melvin a pass!
Bobby Evans had the same amount of playoffs appearances as Farhan in less years even!
Year 6 and ONE playoff with 5 years under .500 records is pathetic.
The offense is what they needed to go after and yet again Z failed to address the problem as Dogpile&Padres made solid trades, while Z sat on his ass just saying are pitching will keep us in it..We’ll where the offense going to come from? Cause the pitchers will continue to get “ Cained”
Then clueless Melvin besides letting Ray get extra hammered in only his second start back decides to extend his pitch count to try to get him thru 5?when he clearly was struggling and he gives up his 3rd HR blast to Rooker along with PH for Luciano after he doubled his previous AB I’m sure goes along way building up his confidence!Pollock last year deadline,Canhi( sp) this year along with a Giant who was not even on the roster Derek Hill to start the year is the best they can do? Fuck salary relief this organization is loaded but I guess it is Greggy and PÓS Baer need to break even mentality instead of winning baseball will always come first…
If you can’t get to .500 and above your done the last time the Giants were at.500 was May 29 at 29-29
Shit for brains news conference . . . https://youtu.be/jm4qycFYvzM?si=UsFTNgKDIWSFXDic
Thanks Blade it just confirms how clueless this clown 🤡 really is..
I can’t listen to much of him anymore.
It’s just blah blah blah. Like the school teacher in the old Charley Brown cartoon specials. He and Larry Baer make a good pair, lots of words, nothing much of substance. He talks about the team’s results like somebody else is the GM. I was totally down with this guy the first 3-4 years, but I was wrong. The organization is adrift now…
The Giants are now ready to make their playoff run now that they landed Mark Canha…
The clock has run on Farhan. His system that he is entrenched with based on a Moneyball mindset that won nothing in Oakland won nothing in SmelLA that I had grown tired off couple seasons ago has run its course. I don’t know if AJ Preller is the solution but would be the right start…any others that would make sense???
I like Kim Ng. See AK . . . both of us have wanted her since Giants were searching for GM 6 years ago, although I was totally fine with Zaidi for 4.5 years, until last season, particularly his “stab in the back” move against Kapler. I can’t find my posts from way back then, but I strongly recommended her here on the Flap.
The ‘mindset’ is coming from Greggie and Co above him.
The directive is to flail around with these short-term deals to make it look like they are really trying while only paying lip service in the end to trying to win even a Goddamn wild card spot.
Every year we hear how aggressive Farhan will be in the offseason/deadline and how he will do more to improve the team.
ALL our new guys are on opt-outs. All except for Soler. Oooops! Traded! Can’t have THAT deal on the books. Let’s get an older slower guy to replace him!
Exactly Unca. Read that article I posted yesterday from 2023. Johnson Jr. is running the show and pulling the puppet strings of Zaidi. You’ve said as much all season, e.g., Johnson being fine with a .500 type performance.
I need to buy a jersey that says All About the $$$$s
Or Fuck Farhan.
His presser sounds like he’s running for president of the school board.
Trumpo going off the rails.
Applying a little Jeff Foxworthy logic to Z:
If the biggest move you make at the trade deadline is to simply dump the biggest offensive free agent that you yourself just signed a few months ago… then you might just be a f-ing horrible general manager / baseball genius / whatever the fuck your title is….
not being able to hit A’s pitching is just so embarrassing
Yeah, this is pretty sad. Looks like Farhan let the air out of the team by getting rid of their biggest power threat.
This game may be over in 1:45 should someone score.
Fuck off, Kuiper. That being said, I thought it was fair.
Hey now. Lucky was lucky. Don’t really want him taking that chance.
I like Lucky doing that it’s fundamental baseball that more players should be able to do!
A rare run with 1st and 3rd one out Yaz 1st to 3rd on Luciano hit to right Wisely sac fly deep enough to advance Luciano this needs to happen more with faster players..
The Belts are thin now.
No surprise.
Giants can’t hit the great Tom Sea, uh, Stripling…
Go Giants. Webb pitched well. maybe back for the 8th. We will win!!
As much as I hate the Dodgers I’ve always thought Kershaw was a good guy.Even Idolized Will Clark and insisted on wearing #22.
But Opie has hit the finish line in his HOF career he’s washed 3.2 innings tonight 6 hits 7 runs ( granted only 3 earned on errors 2 Lux and Opie 1)1 walk and for the 1st time ever ZERO Strikeouts..
Bummer day yesterday for sure. All 8 teams in the NL WC race won except SF. We start a 5 game streak today!
Agreed Alley! Great guy who represents his team and MLB with class.
Fitzerror.
Oh boy.
Webb 95 pitches. keep him in?
Ramos (needs to be said again) has to be a lot more vocal out in Center.
Agree Blade this is getting ridiculous 3 times now twice with Yaz this has to be fixed pronto! CF ball in most cases just yell and take charge earlier!
Another run would be nice:)
Let’s go Webb!
Hey now!!
Complete game shutout!
YES!!!!!
Yeah, Webby shutout!
WTG Webb. Old time complete game.
Great game to win, and great to have Webb pitch well too. Stud performance considering how much we needed a win today!
Well done. Pitching and D rules.
Not a great night for offense, but…pick a stat, runs per game (4.39) team OPS (.711) or park adjusted OPS+(105) per B/R. There are 14 teams across all of baseball worse than Giants.
So, 15 teams better, and a handful ahead of them for the WC…
Great pitching job by Webb! CG shutout 6K’s on 5 hits!
Glad he got that last out on certainly his last batter but I sure didn’t want to see Doval coming in..
A very efficient 1:55 minute game!
By the time I turned it on it was over. People who go to games must feel robbed…
It takes me 90+ minutes to get to a Giants game, and 90+ minutes to get home. All that to see a 2 hour game would be kind of weird.
Exactly, Zum. I think most people who go to the games, travel for hours and spend a ton would like to be at the park for a few hours.
I’ve heard that between the big crowds, bag searches and metal detectors a lot of people aren’t getting into Yankee Stadium till the 3rd inning.
Good points. checked schedules for trains to game, and it’s gotten worse in last 5 years. Fewer bullet trains, fewer local stops to pick one up at, further drive to get back and forth to one. sigh
Nice shutout by Webb. That doesn’t happen much anymore.
It would be also nice if the squad could score more than one run.
On Thursday, the US women’s basketball team plays that hot-bed of basketball: Belgium.
From what I’ve read Belge team better than Japan. Surprising how good Euro teams and players are these days in men’s game. Looking forward to seeing Wemby and France.
Sacrifice fly one run game winner. Nice, but if this team wants to make the playoffs, they better start hitting, particularly against teams as bad as the A’s.
The A’s had the best record in the A.L. in July.
Big deal, i.e., 9 of those wins came against the Angels that are carrying a .435 win %
zzz . . .