Just Be Happy You Aren’t A White Sox Fan
Huge game today. Yet another chance to get back to .500. And all 7 of the next games are winnable. It’s not gonna be easy. It’s hot as fuck in Washington. No days off. And they’ve got to fly back across the country Thursday night to play in a totally different climate on Friday. But neither Washington nor Detroit should pose much of a problem. I’ve given them 1 loss to play with. This coming Sunday night I want to be able to look back on the last 10 and say “They wen’t 8-2 and we’re still in this.” LFG.
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Shayna Rubin in Chron said Ramos thumb has been bothering him since Tuesday. He’s 3-21.
Also that J Reetz was with Giants yesterday bc Casali due to take paternity leave soon.
Loo was right–that was Wade Jr. first HR since July 2
BTW Willie, the Harvey Hadddix story on SABR was great. Real good guy and underrated pitcher in a very different world. I vaguely remember him as PC for Mets.
A lot of people are surprised to hear that none other than Rogers Hornsby was the hitting coach for the original ’62 Mets. Hornsby died in January ’63…
I especially liked how Haddix seemed to have no grudge against cigarettes for causing his death (he loved them) and how he didn’t report when traded at the very end of his career because he knew he was done and couldn’t help his new team…
Not big guy either, sounds about my size, “generously listed at 5-9.” Still one of best pitched games ever. Cool he got into coaching later
Bailey has 1 HR since June 24.
Ok. Simple math. D-Backs currently hold last NL wild card spot with .536 winning %. Projects to 87 win season. Giants need to go 31-18 to finish with 87 wins. That’s .633 pace last two months.
Seems audacious to me but I’m buying into theory that Giants barring injury have strong and deep starting rotation heading to finish line and everyday lineup showing signs of blossoming with good mix of youth and veterans.
Interesting though not necessarily encouraging stat. According to Tankathon (site I never knew about till 5 mins ago), Giants opponents strength of schedule from today to end of season is .497. However, three teams competing with Giants for NL wild card have easier opponents strength of schedule – Padres .482, Mets .490 and Braves .495.
If Giants going to make serious run, they must capitalize on next 16 games. Excluding 4 game set with Braves, other 4 opponents are Nats, Tigers, A’s and White Sox.
However, starting Aug 23rd Giants face teams with winning percentage in 10 of final 11 series to end season. Hence my skepticism that 31-18 finish plausible. Pray I’m wrong.
IDK, Dean – I would just watch the loss column. It’s easier and things can go either way in a hurry. I find this Giant team inscrutable as ever but there’s nobody all that scary out there so there’s reason to hold out some hope…
Djloo…I agree on both points. No team in NL including Phillies looks unbeatable and 2024 Giants are indeed inscrutable. That’s why neither serious playoff push toward high 80’s win total at end of season nor end of season collapse reminiscent of last year would surprise me.
SF also has 16 games left against the teams currently in the WC position. A somewhat more likely scenario for success is that they help prevent one or more of those teams from reaching 87 wins, and that they themselves go something like 29-20. Still a tall order. But since the best rotation in baseball declaration, they’ve given up 13 runs in 5 games. They need to maintain something close to that pace for the rest of the season.
Giants have the tiebreaker against the Mets anyway…
James…valid point especially considering Giants have 12 games left with D-Backs and Padres combined.
In thoae five games: 2 excellent starts, 1 decent start, 2 bad starts, where 11 of the 13 runs were scored. No chance at all if they don’t minimize the baddies.
Mac, they certainly won’t be pitching shutouts in 40% of the remaining games! But if they don’t trim the team ERA by about a half a run, however they manage that, the long shot WC ain’t happening. The bullpen mainstays have to remain solid, too. Need to see more than a couple 4-3, 3-1 wins.
Dbax are 9-2, and 11-4 in last 15. they aren’t staying that hot and were .500 team like Padres for 100 games. 87 Ws seems little high. I like James scenario where Giants could mess things up for someone else if they can’t get in themselves.
And yes, Loss column very important, as you can’t ever get those back.
There are too many variables to all this. They just have to beat the shitty teams like the Dodgers regularly do.
Brebbia (0-6/6.26) making his contribution to the White Sox historic season…
Oh shoot that’s wild. Brebbia aisle stuff was funny, him too.
Sox are here to play A’s next. What a disaster. I think I read only 3 teams have ever lost more than 20 games in a row, something they could match tonight. yikes 1961 phils lost 23 in row.
The O’s did that to start a season in the 80s didn’t they?
Yes Chuck you’re right, that’s AL record, 21 Ls in row to start 1988 season by O’s.
Btw, DBax next 7 are 3 @Guards, then 4 at home vs. Phils. Phils vs. LA at Latrine for 3 starting tonight.
O’s in ’21 lost 19 straight, just about the entirety of August.
I pray they win a few games before they face the Giants. Eventually, someone’s is going to be embarrassed when the Sox take 2 of three . . . .
I can feel the pressure of having to sweep that series already!
60-57 that will be are record when the Giants get back home! Yeah go bold are go home this team is putting an ass kicking on the Nats..
Chapman on hot streak .390 last 11 games 4HR’s 4Doubles,(17HR’s now) Fitzbomber now with 11 all in over a 17 game span?? Only Ramos they will have to overcome since he first hurt his thumb against Rockies in the DH games, then keeps Re-injuring it and his stats have taken a huge hit ever since.They can’t keep having trouble with this issue for long as he even has said: I don’t feel like even going to the plate..
But have no fear Pancho Via is here!!Are u crazy Sixto?No problem Jerar Encarcion bat will light it up in Washington ( hey u play in Mexico&Sac your use to hot weather) to the tune of 3 HR’s in this series!! Pitching has been tremendous ( Harry’s ball’s the exception) BP fresh and Webb tonight followed by Birdsong to pitch them above .500!!This is their time to make a huge run!
it is steamy steamy hot out here. Giants always play poorly. We do need to take 3 of 4…
Looking at tonight’s starters, what happened to Corbin?
2-11, 5.88 ERA? I mean, he’s always been middling to crappy, but this is a bit beyond the pale.
It seems obviously that Melvin and medical staff is not helping Ramos with the day offs between off days cause it’s not working.Why not a cortisone shot in thumb after he first felt this thumb be jacked up? He could easily being headed to 10 day IL now which would be a huge blow..Out of the LU now and they’re not sure how long. Doubt they want to recall Matos yet since he’s not hitting and want him just to get reps at Sac..I would like to see McCray get a shot first!
Hope it’s not the hamate bone that sidelined Pablo 2X. Joe Namath broke his in a preseason game when his follow through hit the helmet of LB Paul Naumoff…
And I’m wrong. Naumoff actually hurt Namath’s knee. Joe fractured his navicular bone in his wrist in another incident – not his hamate. I miss the days before google when I could just say anything, especially in the bar…
Of all the bones I have broken the navicular was a bitch. 3 months in a full arm cast.
A week after being in that cast I was playing football at lunch in the parking lot at work. I fell and landed on that arm and broke my ulna. another 2 months in a cast.
Majorly shitty summer.
I have a bet with a felloe Giants fan. SF wins 10/ next 16 i win. 9 or less he wins.
Looking at the schedule and we have to take 6/8 from Nats and Chisox or we are finished. I say we do it!
the heat here and potential rains game 3 and 4 good luck with the bet. Of course great start.
Fitz it out of there.
Hot weather doesn’t effect a hot hitter!
Fitzbomber 11HR’s in 17 games every Giant player should be hugging his bat..
Corbin is trash 🗑️ should kill this guy.. 2-11 and it shows he pitches with no confidence anymore..
Shit! Thought we had back-to-back doubles.
Hey, Happie Chappie!
4-0 ..Towering HR down the 409 ft for reshot Chapman number 18!!
Webb looks dialed in. Nats are dead last NL for HRs, 13th for slugging and OPS. Traded away couple decent hitters Jesse Winker and Lane Thomas at deadline
I hexed him. Walks 2 guys/ratchets up pitch count.
Flemm doing that shit I hate, he takes one point and harps on it all inning. This time it was how Webb had *lost it*. Over and over. End result: 0 runs lol
A trip to the Nationals’ ballpark every time has to include the obligatory camera shot of the broadcasting team sitting on the surface of the moon.
Ain’t many people at the game.
No kidding. Seen more people at a beer league game.
Anybody else bothered by the guy in the commercial in his chic apartment saying his previous catfood “smelt so bad”? Smelt? It doesn’t seem like a word he’d use. Was it in the script that way? OK, only I wonder that.
A good old-fashioned hit and run!
Conforto fizzles the rally, though.
Flemm I think he might of been out at 2nd.I might be wrong yes you are stop analyzing you suck at it..
san dawg loves that guy. I don’t get it.
What a punk, bush league move – Young is doing his “dance move” after that double. Back in the day, his next at bat would have required a fast ball at/near his ear.
I don;t get the balk.
Too bad Webb couldn’t have gone longer. The 4th inning cost him 30 plus pitches and the walk after all the fouls this inning did him in. the kid Blankenhorn that got last hit was just called up and hitting .143.
I don’t either Chuck it was a chicken shit balk call that 1B ump was looking for that wasn’t there..
Webb was cruising 2 outs on 3 pitches then that long AB (13pitches then a walk and balk and a hit just bad breaks there..
How long has it been since Doval pitched? Seems forever!
Time for a few more runs!
Achilles, aisle 2.
2nd and 3rd nobody out. Pathetic.
runner on 3rd with no outs. Hard to believe how often we don’t score. GRR
Wow. We’d better not gag this up.
Williams should send EVERY runner on a double with a man on 1st. They would score once in a while.
So frustrating, squandering a chance to take the drama out of this one.
Well as usual ugly lack of productivity.2&3rd no outs and they shit their pants again…pffft
Commence gagging. Taylor is the next Luke Jackson.
0-2 couunts on both guys.
Got the next 2 hitters out that’s something Jackson would not of done…
Nats do the same, onto the 9th.
After the initial mess The Rodgers Boys get out of the inning unscathed..
Oh boy. Let’s hope Doval is rested and ready.
And now it’s Doval time Mrsprtdude let us pray 🙏
Ballgame!!! .500!!!
Drama-free Doval! .500!
whoosh. Doval sets them down.
Another in the win column. Now .500 . . . Nice!
back to .500! Finally! Keep winning…..
Prayers are answered Doval looked SHARP!!!
.500 Baby we’re on are way!! Team is coming together, pitching &Hitting ( well those Damm RISP but still a nice W…
So glad to see Webb pitch much better than last year’s disastrous outing in DC, attended by me with Sandawg and his buddies, had to be the worst start of his career.
.500 is an achievement for this team.
Now they just need to avoid these losing streaks.
Fitz is a revelation…
Modus Operandi tonight on best means for Giants to win in 2024. Strong starting pitching (thanks Webby) and clutch relief pitching (Walker in 6th & Rogers brothers in 8th). Ability to plate RISP remains struggle (see top of 8th inning).
30 of last 33 games versus teams with winning percentage so Giants need to capitalize on next 2 weeks against Nats, Tigers, A’s & White Sox.
By the way, heard Tyler Fitzgerald on KNBR wrap. Articulate and team-oriented message. Impressive.
He’s quite smart . . . Finance degree from Louisville (thus his late arrival to the majors at 26 . . . soon to be 27 next month).
If I heard Dave Flemming correctly on KNBR post-game wrap, Giants reached .500 tonight for first time since early June. Also heard Giants were 2-11 in previous 13 games when they had chance to reach .500.
Most importantly, heard Fitzgerald averaging home run every 12 at bats.
May 31 at 29-29 after losing opener in sweep by Yanks. Had lost last six chances to get to .500 before tonight.
Fitzgerald is just a humble kid and happy for his opportunity, fairly quiet guy but his bat does the talking.As Snarkk noted he’s a revelation and the punch in the arm this team definitely needed.11 Homers in 17 games freaking unreal,and yet not extra moving parts , he gets is foot down with great balance, and he still hasn’t shown you the SB’s he has in him.But it easier to just to touch all 4 for sure..
The high water mark is 2 games over.
Did Ramos hit the IR or is he the fucking proverbial ‘day-to-day’?
Did we fucking sign Aiyuk yet???
Side note. BA is doing this all wrong. He had zero leverage and the Niners control him for 3 more seasons. The Niners will let him look at offers, and sure, teams will pay him $28-30 mill per, but they WON’T give up a one and a 3 on top of that to get him off the Niners.
And if I’m Lynch I’m waiting for a deal that is huge. Like a 1 and 3 and throw in a left tackle.
Otherwise, BA can sit. He can sit till 2028.
Sounds like the end of the line for Wilmer Flores who’s having another procedure done on his right knee from Tendinitis.The talk is September are season over for Mr.Ed who will always be a forever Giant with his clutch hits!
As far as Aiyuk he’s dead to me!
A’s 5 White Sox 1. 21 and counting