Put Up Or Shut Up Time
Ok, I am still in on this season. LOL. Don’t ask me why. But the next 10 games are completely winnable. I know 7 of them are on the road, but the Reds, the Nats and the Tigers are very beatable. And according to Farhan we have the best starting pitching staff in the league (insert eye roll here). I don’t know, go 8-2 or better and we still got a shot at possibly having something to root for in September. It starts tonight with Snell.
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Baggs says with Canha and call up Encarnacion now on board, Sabol Villar and Hill are not, with Hill likely to be DFA’d. Wonder if he passes through waivers and Giants can keep him in Sac.
Also says, “…his (Encarnacion) presence could mean that 22 year old rookie Marco Luciano gets more starts in the middle IF and fewer at DH.” Melvin said something about Luciano getting time at SS.
yikes
Yay! The Mexican beer league guy will save us!! One of our strong offseason moves.
Villar and Hill aren’t major leaguers yet here they are and there they go.
They better have a team ERA of 1.20 to get anywhere these next 10 games.
Willie, you really don’t think players don’t notice when the front office sits on their hands and doesn’t improve the team at the deadline?
did you hear what Chapman said? He felt best ball is ahead of them, especially given how intact pitching is. None of us from couch have any clue about what goes on in clubhouse. Losing Soler and Jackson is addition by subtraction imo. And Canha is solid vet to cover for Flores.
Btw, check out Brisbee today in TA. good column
It is beyond me to figure out how team could have been improved, or how giants could have been “buyers” without mortgaging future and selling off young controllable pitching I am loathe for them to do. Especially Harrison, as close to untouchable as anyone. Best position player moved at deadline was probably 3b I Paredes, from Rays to Cubs, and someone who would have been useless to Giants. Amed Rosario? yawn
Paeres, Chisolm, or Bell all could have helped. And they have plenty of mid-level guys they could have traded. Fuck, I’d have traded Dirty Harry. Along with Taylor Rogers, Conforto, Doval, or even Tyler Rogers and a couple mid-level guys for a hitter.
The Pirates got De la Cruz. The PIRATES. THEY made moves that made sense.
It is baffling how the Giants get away with shit like this year after year.
If this was NY, the reporters would be ripping them 14 new assholes.
Willie, yes none of us have any clue personally about the clubhouse, or what bullshit or great offers Farhan got for trading Snell. But, we can observe the games, players and read media reports on such goings on. If inside knowledge of Giants management were the gatekeeper to us blogging our bullshit here on the Flap, we wouldn’t have been doing it here the last decade+…
The pirates got IKF who would have blocked any young guys in middle IF and a 27 year old OF with below average stats over 4 years who does have some power in De La Cruz. Canha is better more versatile player. Neither of these guys would have moved needle on helping Giants lol.
Snarkk, I haven’t seen anything from anyone in local media to back up idea Giants players are bummed about deadline moves, or lack of same. That’s all I’m saying. We’re all just guessing here.
Come on. The Dodgers made 7 moves. The Pads get a couple relievers.
The Giants see their home run threat get traded for dirt.
Giants have a ton of roster moves they still need to make including Birdsong whom I assume will be added PERMANENTLY for whenever his that start is( mon-Tuesday?) then you have Hjelle( bereavement) and still Estrada &Flores to figure out..
Nice start for the kid they got in the Soler/Jackson trade.
Sabin Ceballos 19 year old 3B started yesterday at High A Portland Emeralds hit 2doubles and a 3 run HR to dead center
Funny thing about clubhouse too…Conforto prior to deadline said he hoped he wouldn’t be traded and that he liked it here.
end of last year Webb went public with his displeasure about focus etc.. Crawford in off season said he thought everything in clubhouse was fine.
OF COURSE he likes it here. He can play in obscurity and not be held to ANY kind of standard.
Chappie loves it? I’m sure he’ll stay when Cleveland offers him 4/$100 or some shit and he leaves. Like all the other opt-out guys.
How many teams in MLB are TAKING guys out of the Mexican league to fill out a MLB roster? Is that a thing?
I thought that’s where MLB has beens, cast offs. (Panda) or dudes with radioactivity (Trevor Bauer) GO to play out the string, or try to keep in shape for a rare call back to MLB. This latest move just tells me that Farhan is grasping at straws, and there is nothing in the minors to help this offense…
My “couch” is NOT the secret sauce to having an informed opinion about the Giants? Gotcha . . .
Add on to what Unca said about Conforto, as I DO have experience in moving (so does snarkk recently) . . . No one, absolutely no one likes to move, unless it is planned in advance and carefully thought out. More than likely it follows that Conforto doesn’t want to move either (unless he is living like a rookie in a studio apartment or living with a family). To the best of my knowledge, he didn’t sign one of these opt out deals either.
giants clubhouse is what I said. Haven’t heard any public hand wringing from any Giants players or coaches yet. So we’re all just guessing in our opinions how any of them feel, right?
There’s less shift turnover on a summer Saturday at the Hayward In N’ Out than any week of the 26 man roster for the Giants…
I’m fascinated by Bauer’s inability to land an MLB job. He’s weird. He’s likely a jerk. But the women he had the issue with went back to his house again after the 1st altercation so she is weird too. Courts say he did nothing wrong. Other players have hit wives out of anger (worse imo) and been given another chance. Michael Vick anyone? I’m not saying we should do it, but find it weird no one has.
Good points (damn, I didn’t know about that woman going back to him . . . not only stupid on her part, but doubly stupid on Bauer’s part).
Barry could have played more.
MLB owners blackballed him. By then, the steroids thing was bad PR, and Barry was their scapegoat. Seems same for Bauer, different reason. Anything to do with sex, especially kinky sex or alternative lifestyles is not good PR for MLB.
Gary Plummer gave some interview years ago about some kinky stuff as well as player escapades, and I think that’s why he got dropped from the Niner color announcer role. Unca likely knows details on that situation more than I …
I don’t think anything can be described as an “alternative lifestyle” anymore. A person could marry a transgender antelope with rainbow braids and no one would say a word…
lol (to Tom’s 11:29 comment).
Yeah Farhan makes more transactions / cash deals then border patrol guards with illegal immigrates..
nbc sports bay area has Ramos story shared with Laura Britt. He and friends were walking around The City for half hour and found place Napizza he really likes, Chestnut and Scott in SF. That’s in Marina, I think. anyway he’s big fan of lattes too…reminds me of when coffee for players was leaded and unleaded back in the day.
Germany knocked off France and Wemby. Led by 21 at half and won by 14. They have 4 NBA players–2 Wagners (Franz and Mo) Dennis Schroeder and big man Daniel Theis. They gave USA good game in Exhibition, as guard Obst I think hit 4-5 3s. Both teams will advance to upcoming round of 8.
Ron Howard pitching for Cincy in their beer league unis.
The real Opie ?
Snell dialed in Strikes out the side on only 11 pitches!
Just been on fire his last 4 starts.
hey now
Hit the Schmitt out of that one.
Luciano could help me get over losing Soler.
The Kids are all right?
I do like the curly bacon logo on the Cincy helmets.
Casey hit that up Schmitt Creek 2nd decker and Luciano &Fitz combined for the second run, yeah good to see the kids come thru they will all be needed in 2nd half..
Crazy Giants stat. Webb K’d 121 walked 36 ratio 3.5 to1
Snell has K’d 61 and walked 21 . He has the 3rd best K:BB ratio at 3:1.
Guess who is 1st by a mile at 7:1?
Hjelle 52 ks: 7 walks. Crazy!
Go Giants
No one wants to hear this but Tyler Rogers has 35 Ks and 3 BBs one intentional. Rate is 11.67 per B/R
Is Encarcion the Mexican Leaguer? 2 ABs in and no muy bueno.
Yes Viva Jerar played in the Mexican Burrito 🌯 league in Oaxaca you know Z he scourges under every cock roach hole to find his next scrub.
Sit down, Elly. Keeping him off bases definitely a key.
Missed that Wile. I’m a fan of his. 90% of his hits are weak ones where hitters get lucky!
Yes, but no one wants to hear that either. Man unlucky break there, Giants had bags stolen and scored, then Ramos strikes out
so how is Ramos supposed to not interfere with the throw when the catcher stumbles into him?
Ramos is in the box. Where is he supposed to go?
Ramos back swing hit the catchers arm it was pretty clear.Which affected the throw to 3rd.
My apologies to Encarnacion since everyone but Schmitt has at least 1 K.
This is just how Snell rolls, never giving in and walking guys but…
Reds are dead last NL for BA, hitting .230 as a team.
Cincy LU only two at bats each through 6 . . . Giants 3 times through the order. Snell dealing.
that’s why we didn’t trade Snell.
I Can’t Stand Fleming with trying always to predict what’s going to happen and it never comes to fruition..Like when he speculates if Encarcion (3-1 count) reaches base I think the Giants will PR with Yaz.Well he grounds out and another theory goes bye bye u clown 🤡 Wonder how often he was bullied as a kid?
So glad Flemming wasn’t on the radio broadcast. Ritzo never dashes my hopes, if he calls a long fly ball, it stays fair and clears the fence.
Fits hits it outta here.
Fitz bomb!
Fitzmagic again! HR #10 3-0
There is no way Snell is coming out of this game unless..
Who says they let Snell pitch the entire game, insofar as you know what?
Snell for sure gonna opt out …
And it’s over!
Effin incredible performance.
No hitter, son of a bitch, that was awesome.
No-No That Snell!
lol glad we didn’t trade that dude.
WOW!
I hope we win all the marbles, because I agree with snarkk, he’s going to opt out. Too fucking good, for a $64 million 2 year contract.
Better make the playoffs, your’re right. No hitter in his pocket jacks up the price — looks like he’s finally in form.
NO HITTER FOR SNELL!!!! AWESOME 👏
Damm that was sweet! Fuck glad they didn’t trade him, he’s been the best pitcher in baseball the last month!!
Quite entertaining!
Flemming and Javy wouldn’t really say what was happening. Nowadays a lot of broadcasters disdain the fear of jinxing, and just say what’s happening. Miller said “perfect game” many times during Cain’s game.
Freaking Papa was the guy trying to jinx things coming on early for the postgame show in the after 7th inning saying can Snell get this no hitter..WTF??
It’s a new era in broadcasting.
That’s his job.
Mac, he’s a nut. He does Niner games on radio and has wildest call when they score TD.
First heard him doing Warrior games and he was flat awful, going on with some story of his while game was going on and you never knew what happened.
even if he leaves next year he is going to make the last couple of months fun to watch. That’s why we watch right? For entertainment?
I’ll give that an F yeah
Meanwhile over in Oaktown, A’s knock out Dogs young SP Gavin Stone after double and triple top 5 to take 4-2 lead with no one out. Roberts yanks him for Joe Kelly, and first guy up Rooker blasts 2 run HR to CF. 6-2 A’s.
Pirates lost tonight too (albeit, against our other division rival, the Snakes). Still, we gained a game in the WC and are only 1 back of the Pirates now.
A’s showing 1974 WS highlights vs. LA lol. Gotta love it. Those were cool teams they had.
I admire Mark Kotsay who seems like great manager.
The 2-man Chinese synchronized diving team is listed as Long/Wang, I kid you not. Social media is going to have fun with that.
Long/Wang get the gold medal.
I walk by this place pretty often, Zum…
It shows my ignorance, I don’t even know what would be in a Chinese bakery.
Moon cookies.
Adorable Chinese girls…
That was special. Happy for the whole organization.
Why, Winder?
Mickey Mantle Bronxtale – YouTube
Because it is a very positive note when things weren’t looking so good.
In order to discourage mass copulation in the athletes’ Olympic village, the beds are made to collapse if too much strain is put on them. Instead of a box-springs the beds have a cardboard under-structure. The athletes hate the beds.
Regardless, the IOC still passed out a few hundred thousand condoms.
As I’ve said 10,000 times, I’m just not big on no-hitters which I think are basically flukes…
I finished the book about Captain Cook.
Spoiler alert: it doesn’t end well for him.
Bludgeoned and stabbed to death by angry Hawaiian natives.
Spoiler alert: It doesn’t end well for anyone…
Mary Lincoln said to Abe: “Would it kill you to take me to the theater sometime?”
Sha’carri Richardson is super fast, and she has fingernails the size of bear claws. Careful shaking hands with her.
If she picks her nose, she has to be careful, else a sudden jerk of her arm and she could give herself a lobotomy…
The A’s hang on to defeat the Dodgers 6-5.
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the Oakland way…
excellent
Timmy was a shadow of himself when he pitched his no hitters. Doc Gooden was a washed up junkie when he got his.
Doesn’t that tell you something about no hitters?
Very true. I’m old enough to remember Bo Belinsky who threw no hitter in his 4th ML start, in career of 51-88 with 4.10 ERA (and 1.70 WHIP) per SABR. A’s Mike Warren threw no hitter at end of 1983, and 2 years later he was out of baseball.
Hey Loo, check out the SABR page for Harvey Haddix, who threw one of the greatest games ever with 12 inning perfecto he wound up losing to Braves in 13th inning in 1958. Didn’t know he was first ML pitching coach for Seaver Koosman McGraw and Ryan with Mets, and later Frank Robby hired him in Cleveland. Man what a great story this guy was
Yeah, who was the last guy on the G’s to throw a no-hitter?
I’d have never guessed.