Moving On….
Just a god-awful, horrific loss that we have had many of in Colorado over the years. I hate that place. But now we are on to some actual real baseball in LA tonight. Very interested to see how we do against these guys. They have a lot of injuries, they aren’t the juggernaut they claim to be right now.
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Last night was horrible but you could just see it coming.
starting pitching needs to step up. I suspect Melvin either tried to stretch a few pen guys to save others for LA or he tried to play around pen problems we haven’t heard about. Either way, the Denver park and altitude won. But the bums definitely are beatable.
That game yesterday was not one of the 60 losses u lose.Hoping it doesn’t have a carry over affect .Your rolling with 7 straight wins and this was gut wrenching.Baseball day to day is so unpredictable,one day Schmitt getting high praise with that terrific play at 3rd to save game 2, the next day one of the goats along with Randy not getting the job done..
At some point I think Melvin has to consider late game D replacement for Ramos.
Johnson yes. Gawd save us from meckler or wisely.
How long will it take to get meaningful reinforcements?
Our Brebbia aisle is fully stocked with Villars, Mecklers, and Wiselys.
Ramos sure can be a head scratcher in LF think he’s better coming in on a ball then going back imo.For all his weird play he’s only been credited with 1 error.992 fielding pct ( which seems generous some how in scoring)and you can’t take his bat ever out of the LU, to much pop and OPS for a team desperate for offense..
Agree AK . . . Surprised too about what you said regarding errors. Didn’t see game last night, but saw highlights this morning. No bueno.
Well, when you misplay shit so badly that you can’t even get close enough to commit the error, that’s just not called one. I’d have a perfect fielding percentage by just letting everything fall around me.
Good point Unc. Errors and fielding pct only tell part of D story, very subjective too.
Kinda funny but Dogs fans done with Conforto as well and LA has defensive issues as to who plays RF (generally more demanding spot) as T Hernandez who is bad anywhere hates LF and prefers RF. As Baggs said, maybe Posey grabs OF for Gs. In short term as xoot said Johnson could cover for Ramos. He’s made plays everywhere else.
Contorto sure was the dud that kept on dudding.
Well I’m not seeing Johnson’s bat producing much 3-16 .188 avg yeah maybe he can play all outfield positions but so could and I know this guy isn’t are favorite player but Wade Meckler is hitting good at Sac .307 avg good OPS just thinking better bat and actually faster then McCray&Fitz just a thought if Johnson continues to struggle..
Johnson as 9th inning D replacement for Ramos, til Posey gets better hitting OF than Yaz.
More drag on the ball this season (although many other batting stats remain pretty flat).
“Across 28 of 30 MLB stadiums this year — removing the two minor-league parks that are being temporarily used in Sacramento, Calif., and Tampa, Fla. — home runs as a percentage of fly balls hit in March, April and May are at an eight-year low.”
MLB’s baseball is behaving differently again, but no one seems to know why
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6422877/2025/06/13/mlb-baseball-fly-ball-distance-drag/?source=user_shared_article
Going to the game tonight! Hoping Webb pitches well!
Bring home a winner, dude.
yeah dude, bring us a big W, please.
This team feels like it is running on smoke and mirrors.
Baling wire and duct tape.
Spit and glue.
Shit and shinola.
checks standings…hmmnn. why does everyone act like Giants are 29-40 instead of opposite?
File under “what is everybody mad about Melvin today”: Buddy of mine who had 2 boys that pitched wondered why Melvin takes his set up relievers out after 1 inning all the time. If they are going well, why not leave them in was what he asked over lunch. If they struggle, then get someone else up.
I can’t imagine how well the bullpen would be doing if Melvin wasn’t incompetent!
Can you imagine reaction here if tyler rogers was asked to pitch 2 innings?
At the mile high hell hole, stretching Bivens and using Doval in the (initially) nonsave ninth were strategic decisions I didn’t understand. Still don’t. But Melvin knew what he was doing. Or trying to do.
I think Dovall was up throwing while it was still a save situation, unless I’m misremembering. As WillieD pointed out, the warm up tosses are treated as live pitches now in assessing how much work a reliever has put in. Once he’d thrown a number of those, he might have been a less happy option for Melvin on Thursday. So Melvin used him. The alternative at the time was Hjelle . . . . That’s how I read it, anyway. As for Rodriguez’s layoff (which I know Chuck brought up), he’s had several stretches with 3-4 days off. If you want to limit him to a reasonable number of total appearances for the year, some longer stretches off are inevitable.
the Giants scored three in the top of the ninth while Doval was warming up. But he’d closed the night before. He could’ve used some nonsave rest. Maybe Melvin saw a four run lead as a coors field save situation. Maybe something else factored in.
James, he was up when it was 7-6 Giants and of course I have no problem with that he’s the closer but once they stretched the lead to 10-6 it should of been shutdown time for him and let Hjelle who was warmed up go and use him if he starts to get lit up Doval is still warmed up to use.Just think Melvin screwed the pooch in that situation..
Forgive me, WillieA!
Adames gets it started!
Webb in the stretch for the first time tonight Bad results so far.
Muncy’s an easy guy to “hate.”
If Estrada and Conforto help sink the Giants back to back ….
Muncy is the definition of a guy you just want to punch in the face, every pitch he whines about yes easily the most hated Dogshit Dodger right now..
We are going to struggle with both the catchers we have right now, neither can hit( well Bailey makes 3) but Bailey easily holds on to that ball thrown for Yaz..
oh my. Schmitt might have just made bones.
SCHMITT!
Holy Schmitt!!!
when Chapman returns and that may not be as far off as we feared Schmitt has to take over second base.
Agree 100%
Yep
Fitzgerald agrees…
c’mon Schmitt, make ‘‘em pay! And HE DOES !
Oh yeah Casey!
Yeah nothing like a Grandslam to quiet the asshole Dogpile fans””
Schmitt unloads after 3 walks , I’ve seen another stinking Walks Let’s touch 4 bases instead!
lol, wow goddamn
Yamamoto has nanimonai…
you never cease amaze Loo … fluent in Japanese !?! Wow!
I had a little help, bb…
Agree about Schmitt to 2nd; I like Fitz but maybe better as utility. Schmitt has turned the corner at last.
Yaz, I got it.
Each equation has 3 stages. Always wait for Stage 3. On Freeman at bat: Stage 1 – I thought of the bat home run to right and lead cut to 5-3. Stage 2 – I thought Yaz had lost ball which would drop in right-center and lead cut to 5-2. Stage 3 – Yaz pockets ball in glove and 5-1 lead preserved.
After horrific loss in Sherpa land yesterday, important for Giants to win first game of series vs Dodgers to erase yesterday’s collapse but also to show Dodgers Giants are for real.
Fitz has more value as an outfielder with his speed..
Edman was really good acquisition by Dogs from Cards in 3 way deal that involved White Sox.
Late night for those of us on east coast. May Giants make loss of sleep worthwhile.
Oh gee that’s right that’s a Fucking DP ball you just hit into Munch Face!!!! Eat shit!!
The Giants run the bases about as well as Jagger ran Altamont…
Gift out for Yamamoto but surprised Roberts hasn’t yanked him. They were off yesterday so pen is rested
There’s the hook. 102 pitches 6 hits 6 BBs still not out of 5th
Ramos another brainfart base running experience! My god never looked at a pissed off Williams who clearly had his hands up half way downs the base line..
Another gem by Dom. What a find.
this umpire’s ability to confuse the hitters and pitchers is fascinating.
Nice shut down inning from Webb.
what an inning from Webb. K pop out K vs. Ohtani Betts and Freeman.
They were talking about this on the radio yesterday and I think they said that the TV K-zone box was not adjusted for it. I had trouble comprehending it and dozed off…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6328105/2025/05/01/mlb-umpire-strike-zone-buffer-zone-change/
Dominator!
I still can’t adjust my TV to watch “Outer Limits”
Late Night 0-4, 4K, LF for Angels 2-0 loss to Orioles
Well he’ll always have 2021. Like Jim Hickman will always have 1970…
Holy shit! Knizner has an average now!
Kniz it goodbye!
KINZER 1ST Giants Hit is a HR!!!
Who said are Catchers can’t hit? Uhh I think I did..
Now he can say he has something in common with Mays…
Another hit for Dom off Lefty. I got your platoon right here.
Ok Rodgers just threw only 7 pitches , the Giants are up 6-2 will Melvin give him the 9th to close this shit out? Of course not it will be Walker , Gawd Melvin just can’t help himself with fate?
yeah wrap it up
ad on the wall behind the plate for an upcoming Blake snell bobblehead giveaway. Arm in a sling?
Walker gets it done. Yes! First place.
Victory!
this is hands down my favorite win gif ever.
Your 1st place Giants! Well atleast tied at 41-29 amazing story to say the least!
“They aren’t the juggernaut they claim to be right now” …. 2-hitter, nice.
Walker rocky to start off, then found his slider. Very nice starting game of the set.
Again, no scoring without an HR, but hey, 3 HRs at the Latrine — I’ll take it.
BTW, Melvin needs a kick ass session with the team and coaches about baserunning. WTF was that Ramos debacle around third? Are the coaches not yelling AND signalling to stop? Horrible run of baserunning the last week or three, yet it hasn’t hurt much, uh, except caused Chapman to go onto the IL…
Williams did everything but tackle Ramos. It’s 100 percent his fault end of story. Same with Chapman, a 9 year veteran who knows better than to stay too far off 1b. He only has himself in blame for that and for getting hurt.
Knizner wears Kent’s #21…
Teo Hernandez 2-3 with a walk. Rest of lineup: 0-24. Giants pitchers walked 4 K’d 5 11 ground balls including DP.
One of the best games of the year.