Gross…..
Another disgusting, horrific loss. Two 10 point 4th quarter leads blown in 3 weeks. Kyle’s penchant for losing leads in the 4th quarter is well documented. I like him but at some point you have to ask, is he trying to win the game or just do enough so he doesn’t lose it?
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Maybe all the 1st round pick failures over the last 5 years is catching up.
and the 3 we burned for lance?
If the Giants had retained Kapler’s services to manage the 8th and 9th innings this year, they would have won 90 games.
If the 49ers had a 4th quarter coach take over for Shanahan , they’d have seven SB trophies in the display case.
Losing their kicker hurt, but still you need to score at least one TD in the second half.
the only issue with that is that Kyle didn’t fumble that ball and that prayer Kyler threw up for grabs was absurd, game should have been over on that play.
Right. In fact, if the Falcons had a “4th Quarter Coach” in the Super Bowl against the Patriots, the 49ers would likely have four fewer NFC championship appearances.
Well, that play is a designed play make for a blitz from the left side based on the formation. The play to Kittle that was picked was very similar. They just defended it better. Our safeties pre proving to be lousy at coverage. All of them. And Hufanga can’t stay on the field.
Purdy who was great in the 1st half was just the opposite in the 2nd half.Off throws , tipped picked throws twice that should only happen to midget Murray were killers along with Masons fumble you could see it all steamrolling from there.And Kittle on the last pick deflection that was in the air forever should of been able to knock that away and theirs no penalty even if he mugged the guy cause it was deflected at the line.. Really the ST had the highlight reel for once with Elliot breaking thru and blocking the FG attempt and Lenior scooped it up for a TD.
And once Moody got hurt they were screwed on any long FG attempt forcing plays they might have settled for 3 on..Short week playing on Thursday doesn’t help bringing in kickers like McManus,Bullock,Patterson but fuck those losers give a call to Robbie Gould he was always Gold just not sure if he still in game shape anymore so this week probably not so one of the other scrubs just for this week.
It’s frustrating watching the other team run so well against the Niner defense at the end of the game. Running plays straight up the middle were getting good gains. That’s going to be an eye-opener for other teams. Fortunately, as has been said, the NFC West looks to be a weak division this season, so there’s time for the Niners to get some things fixed.
Shanny is making a living out of getting out-adjusted in games.
James Connor – 1st half – 9 yards rushing
James Connor 2nd half – 75 yards rushing
Brandon Aiyuk – 1st half – 123 yards receiving
Brandon Aiyuk – 2nd half – 24 yards receiving
AZ adjusted their offense and defense to outscore the 49ers 14-0 in the 2nd half. Sure, we added our own stupid mistakes, and I called the Mason fumble right before it happened, but there you go. AZ ran the ball 6 times in a row with Connor and the vaunted defense couldn’t do anything about it.
Given our 7 trips to the red zone resulted in 1 TD, 3 FGs, a turnover on downs, a pick, and a fumble, well, there you go.
And fucking Moody led to his own demise with that shitty kickoff that resulted in a goddamn fullback getting a 40 yard return, and Moody’s high ankle sprain.
Shanahan’s insistence on throwing on 3rd and goal from the 1 is utter insanity as it rarely works. Mason can get the yard. Or do the Juice push with Purdy.
Purdy doesn’t come out of this one looking very good, but the picks were bad luck. He held the ball WAY too long looking for big plays downfield instead o checking down, and his sack late in the 3rd took us out of Wishnowski FG range.
It ain’t rocket science, but Shanny seems to think he can still come up with pass plays down close that don’t involve Purdy running for his life and chucking it OB or batted down by D linemen.
Has there ever been an MLB team with as many hot dogs as the Padres? They’re a very good team, and it was fun watching them demolish the Dodgers yesterday, but the Padre hot-doggery gets tiresome. And I know that’s where sports has headed over the last several years, but I don’t need the hot-doggery. It adds nothing to the sport, in my opinion. I’m guessing younger fans like it, and sports are chasing the elusive younger fans, but I don’t need a bunch of professional wrestling posturing in sports. It just makes me want to flip the channel-changer sometimes.
Like ducking baseballs thrown at outfielders from the crowd?
The crowd behavior was inexcusable, and there should always be zero tolerance for that; but outfielders shouldn’t be doing on-going smack-talking to the opposing crowd. That’s just not professional, in my opinion. How about just focus on winning the game, and call that good.
The New York Liberty eliminated the Las Vegas Aces, so no three-peat for the Aces. The Liberty’s Stewart is obviously one of the all-time great women basketball players, but she’s not someone who really grows the sport a huge amount. She kind of reminds me of Tim Duncan, in that way; they are both all-time greats, and championship-winners, and so fundamentally solid, each of them clinics on how to play the sport well; but not very charismatic personality-wise, and not very sought-out by the media. Whereas rookie Angel Reese went to a Chicago Bears game yesterday, and the camera loved her. That rookie class in the WNBA of Clark, Reese, and Brink have brought some Taylor Swift-ness to the WNBA. Brink posted photos of her staged marriage-proposal in Paris, in front of the Eiffel Tower, and that made for good media-filler. Hey, they know how the self-promotion game is played nowadays.
Taurasi just finished a very successful 20 years in the WNBA and there was the sound of crickets. I don’t know if it makes a difference that Stewart and Taurasi are lesbians, as is about half the league, as estimated by one of the basketball pundits. I would hope that’s not a difference-maker, but I wouldn’t know. Clark, Reese, and Brink are all heterosexuals, apparently, and maybe that helps with some men basketball-viewers.
Many years ago, I was sitting with a friend in those good ol’ bleacher seats the Oakland stadium used to have. We were in the left-field bleachers, near the outfield fence, and the A’s were playing the Royals. Willie Wilson was playing left-field for the Royals that day, and he was having a bad series. When he was in the outfield, our section just mercilessly dogged him all game about his performance that weekend. He stoically didn’t react. Until the very end of the game. The Royals won the game, and as the last out was recorded, he turned to face us, and using his glove to shield his right hand from the infield and dugouts, he very elegantly flipped us a bird, and jogged off. We were all like “Yeah, we had that coming.”
Many years ago, me and some friends were at a Giants game, sitting in those weird seats in right-field in Candlestick that were part of that section that was pulled out for Niner games. We were sitting in the second row, I think, and at one point in the game I dropped a big water bottle I had with me, and the thing rolled right down an aisle and, much to my horror, it somehow went right onto the field, on the warning track. My friends and I were stunned speechless. Would anyone notice? Yes, they noticed. And ump halted the game, and a security guy, or whoever, got the bottle, and here’s a really cool thing: handed the bottle back to me. Such a different era in those days.
Also many years ago, as I continue down memory lane, I was in Anaheim with some friends to watch the Niners play the Rams. It was so much easier getting Ram home-game tickets at that time than getting Niner tickets, so we would buy the Niner/Ram tickets for Anaheim. We did that twice. The first time, we did it as an insane down-and-back, 24 hour trip, but that was too crazy, and the next year we rented a couple of motel rooms for the night. The second game was the one where Eric Dickerson was traded away from the Rams that week, and the Rams were pretty helpless vs. the Niners that day. The Niners blew them out, with Montana throwing a beautiful long touchdown pass to Rice down the right sideline. The year before, the Rams had won a close game, kicking the winning fieldgoal as time ran out.
All that to say, before one of the games, maybe the second one, as they allowed people to come down during the pregame and get close to watch the warm-ups, we took advantage of that chance. I was behind a goal post, and the Niner kicker was practicing fieldgoals, I can’t remember who. Maybe Cofer? The big net was catching the balls, but one got over the net. I ran over and snagged the ball. I had a genuine NFL football in my hands. A ball boy ran over to the edge of field and asked me to toss the ball to him. And much to my friends’ shock, I tossed the ball to him. It just didn’t feel right to keep it, for some reason. Plus, there was a security guard kind of looking at me, and I didn’t want to create a scene. I guess I could have run off with the ball and taken my chances. But I was having a great time being at the game. I literally just didn’t need the ball to make my afternoon better. I was watching the Montana/Rice Niners in person, on a beautiful afternoon. I knew the memory of that game was all I needed. I didn’t need a deflated NFL ball sitting on a shelf somewhere. I did take some photos of the Niners warming up, just using one of those disposable cameras, and the photos came out pretty well.
I single-handedly lost a game for the Giants by dogging Darrell Porter during one of the few times I was successful in sneaking up to the good seats at the Stick. He came up in the top of the 3rd, 2 on, 2 out. He had just come back from alcohol rehab. I yelled “Don’t snort the 3rd base line, Darrell!” Got some laughs among the crowd, and a stink eyed look from Darrell and he proceeded to crack a 3 run homer. 6th inning, I yelled “sorry bout that, let’s grab a beer after the game.” More laughs, another stink eye and a run-scoring double. 8th inning, I said “I’m good, Darrell.” He grounded out. The Giants lost 8-3 or some shit.
wow great stories. I will admit to sitting on 1b side for day game at Stick Giants were winning in 9th and yelling “2 outs Jack” at Clark, who had earlier in season run into nearby tunnel door prematurely.
I just don’t get Flaherty mouthing off at Machado. Looked like he said “sit down and shut the F up, M-F” after striking him out before Roberts took him out. One batter later his team was down 4-1 after pen guy who replaced him gave up rbi hit, all runs charged to Flaherty including couple bombs.
If anybody needed to stfu, it was him. Dogs got Buehler as next SP and ended game minus Freeman. This could easily not end well for Roberts once again.
@Zum–Stewart one of my favorite players in WNBA. Charisma or not, she’s just really good. Can hit 3s, midrange and score going to hoop and get out in transition. Plus wild hair. I enjoy good basketball, and she’s fantastic.
Hah! Yeah we used to sit down the RF line and yell, “how many outs, Jack?” He turned and laughed one time. And yeah, we were winning.
7 strong for Cy Skubal. Unfortunately Tigers still haven’t figured out how to score run off Guards.
What an incredible catch by Steven Kwan to save Guardians bacon..
Great game both sides giving it their all.
Skubal was fantastic hands down the CY Young Winner!
Holy shit now Meadows at the wall brings one back for Tigers keeping it scoreless..
Wow Kerry Carpenter a majestic 3 Run Homer off of a Clase who’s so dominant but not this time says Carpenter 3-0 Tigers as Barstool Chris probably losing it right now..
Friend of mine, SF native, has funny stories about Jack Clark at the Stick after games. They were HS girls, attending games day and night,LF bleachers. Apparently, they also were lovely. One of their classmates, a charming Filipina, married Dusty Baker.
https://x.com/Castellani2014/status/1843421714732167539
Dude looks like he’s trying to fly. Crazy stuff.
that’s Dusty on the KC NY pregame? Man. His suit looks like it’s been stretched carefully across an extra wide scarecrow skeleton. Change tailors. Curve the shoulder pads a bit.
WHOA! Go get ’em Will!
https://x.com/McCoveyChron/status/1843440621073379590
he’s asking for donations to the veterans’ drug and alcohol society. Hell forget by morning.
He’s embarrassing. How teams evaluate players at all levels has progressed quite a bit from his day and every organization has moved on with times.
Ha, Saleh is available. Saw comments about this ever since Sunday, that he might be an option soon lol. Now it’s reality.
he wore a Lebanese flag patch on Sunday.
or was that part of the nfl heritage shtick as it were and thus only a regrettable coincidence ?
Yep. Said that a couple weeks ago. I’d do it in a heartbeat. I sure liked his defense much better than this one.
Oh shoot Luis Tiant dead at age 83.
hof worthy
100%.
Anyone seen the “Son of Havana” documentary on Tiant? sounds fascinating.
Loo or Mac might remember TV commercials Tiant did for a hot dog. Ballpark franks? Not sure. Funny stuff, saying something like “it’s a winner!” that of course in his voice sounded like “it’s a weiner”….
Loved watching Luis Tiant pitch as a kid with all his pitching gyrations on the mound he not only was unique but a very effective pitcher!The original man before Cueto with all the shake&bakes moves..RIP Luis you were very entertaining and a HotDog 🌭 as well 🙏
Paul..I vaguely remember Tiant doing a hotdog 🌭 commercial, it makes sense and really they could of added Gates Brown when Manager Mayo Smith used him late as a pinch hitter in a game was actually eating some hotdogs in the dugout, shoves the dogs in his back pocket then proceeded to rip a double but had to slide at 2nd and the hotdogs exploded everywhere to the laughing players on both sides and dugouts.I’m sure Smith wasn’t thrilled but the end result was good..”
I guess with Cleveland, before an injury derailed him, he was a more traditional flamethrower. Cleveland didn’t hit the tv broadcasts much in those days. NYT obit quoted him on his father, a Cuban League and Negro League star, who threw so hard, according to Luis, “he would knock the catchers down. . . . So sometimes they had to put a steak inside the glove on the hands. And when the game was over, the steak would be cooked.”
Mets up 4-0 on the Phils.
Another solid outing from Manaea, having best season of his career (post season included) at age 32.
I loved Manaea and will always hate Kapler for screwing him up.
pretty much what I was just thinking. He did a helluva job today.
Very likeable guy. Happy he’s in better place as full time SP and doing well.
Manaea was 1-5 as a starter with a 7.91 ERA before they moved him to a bulk inning role, where both he and the Giants improved considerably.
He signed another one and one w/ a player option with the Mets, which he’ll parlay into a $60 million dollar contract.
In mailbag column in TA, Baggs says he likes Kim Ng as most qualified to do certain things for Posey–scouting background, ability to evaluate talent, experience with agents and rival executives in trades, confidence to take charge of meetings, etc. He’s not sure if she’d want to be a subordinate, but ringing endorsement.
Is Will Clark blowing smoke out his ass? Was Farhan really making lineup decisions?
The fucking GM who can’t make trades or sign guys is setting the lineup cards? Telling the pitching coach to yank Manaea out of the rotation?
Who works like this? Especially a guy like Farhan, who hasn’t done shit for 6 years pulling strings like this? Baffling. If the front office doesn’t understand things like the basic structure of how to delegate authority in a ball club, well they are lost.
Fucking Profar almost did it again to Mookie.
all of that is from Will? He’s due for a tune up in rehab.
Well, he’s inside the building. I hadbn;’t heard anything util has latest diatribe.
this Padre pitcher was done after the second inning.
Will Clark’s always been a country ignorant hick going back to his “SCREECHING “Fuck Yeah” raging rants to Giants sports announcer Gary Parks live in the clubhouse after a playoff clinching win.Nothing surprises me what comes out of his gutter mouth..
Top 8, top of lineup for Dogs who still trail 6-5.
1-4 have 4 hits 2 bombs 4 runs scored all 5 rbis.
bottom 5 1-15.
Down goes LA!
yeah Suarez finished them off.