Finally, We Slay Our White Whale
Everyone got a hit in the line up. When was the last time that’s happened? How do you even look that up? I’d love to know the answer.
I know this is crazy to say but I am not giving up on the season. When you have 2 aces (Webby and Ray-ey) and a HOF #3 is has been pitching like a legit #3 lately you really aren’t ever done.
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They need to figure out the pen to have any chance. Seymour Perdidas isn’t cutting it.
Would be nice to get Birdy back in some type of form so he could take a role in the BP
Read somewhere Giants were this far back of 2010 WC (only 1 then) late August. Miller and Roupp about to throw rehabs this week or next. Think chuck is right about sorting pen out and yes maybe Birds could help there as well.
2010 still memorable because I was in NYC September during late season run for mgmt. conference and had great time. Stayed up late in hotel at bar etc. to watch SF catching Padres.
compare 2010 SP and pen. Different time though. The sudden surge of the bench with a few more young guys raking at sac makes this team great to watch right now. Who knows what can happen? If things somehow join propitiously down the stretch ala 2010, it’d be a miracle and it’d be fun. But….
oh yeah this is definitely long shot. Given strength of NL East and Central teams at top of Divisions, likely only 1 WC spot available.
Wilson drove me crazy; hopefully R Rod can get sorted and get his share of saves. Different times with 3 batter rule, pitch clock, throws to 1b et al.
I think I’d have to add Bochy and his staff to the list of major differences.
Portola Valley lost Monday 4-3 to Hawaii. Play elimination game today vs. SoCal for chance at rematch vs. Hawaii for trip to LLWS.
The Taylor Rogers trade has a chance to be historically good for SF…
Last night, yet another dildo was tossed onto the court during a WNBA game. Kelsey Plum stepped forward and kicked it off the court like Ray Wersching making the winning kick.
as an anti patriarchal project, the W.N.B.A. deserves plaudits. IMO. Sort of like the movie Barbie. They’re both dull, though.
This guy Heaney is a stiff, hammered by the rest of MLB. Giants crickets so far, the usual LHP flailing. They need to get it together and pound this guy…
442 ft 💣
Yeah was just gonna post that if Ray is settling in giants can come back and boom.
When he hits it, he hits it 442.
adios pelota motherfucker! Now let’s see if he can patrol RF.
huh. Not bad.
I want a 442 🚀wow that was a bomb 💣 2 Big bombs in this series the other one just a measly 417 ft lol 😂 Jerar it’s nice to have you back healthy!!
oh no.
adios Jerar.
So fuckin frustrating…
Encarnacion. That hammy looks like the “done for rest of year” kind.
The best ability is availability. Sad to say, but since this guy can’t stay healthy, he can’t be depended on in any long term plans…
So much for staying healthy for Jerar… Damm that’s a DL hamstring for sure! I feel for him it’s been a tough year battling injuries and he worked so hard getting back.Id bring up Drew Gilbert now can’t be any worse then Matos are McCray..
Chapman needs to get it done here. He popped out with a guy at third and one out in the first.
Nice, Gets it done, ties thing up.
Walker came up big w/SO
Grandson gets into scoring position.
Dom comes through again.
the dominator! Yes.
Dom gets Lee in.
Koss for the lead!
Ooops, Dom!
Big hit by the DOMinator.
Rest of the Giants need to pay attention to Smith when he hits with men on. He doesn’t swing for the fences. Shocking he is not a Giants farmhand with bad habits — he was trained in the Yankee system. Schmitt and Chapman really need to pay attention to his approach. Not too late for Schmitt, probably is for Chapman…
Agree . . . I commented on this a few days ago – he “stays within himself.” Doesn’t try to go for the fences on every pitch. Reminiscent of 60s, 70s, 80s, early 90s ball player imo.
Dom has been money with clutch hits!
Now Bailey clutch hit as well knocking in Dom,with 2 hits off the bench! 4-2 oh yeah.
Smith with the great D — he is player of the game…
Smith with the big play to end it.
Love watching him play 1b.
They get to party on the plane.
Outstanding (revenge) road trip, getting back at both the Mets and Pirates.
Dom strikes again. Great finish for RRod. Threw mostly fastball too. Give em the heat!
Dom is very good at everything he does. What a pick up.
Down to earth and self-effacing too, as the interview with Estes shows clearly. Really like this guy.
Series win! Much better from Randy after it looked like he was about to walk leadoff batter.
Wow Dom does it all brilliant dive and throw to RR who made a great play on the move to get the final out at 1st!! So much easier to watch RR pitch over Braindead Doval!!
Take the series and heading home with hopefully extra momentum..Giants Baseball Maddening but WTF it’s are weird team,So Go Giants!!
With Devers apparently learning to play 1B a “thing”, and Smith very capable there, and Wilmer certainly gone next season — whither Eldridge? He’s learning 1B at Sac and has virtually no history at any other position except pitcher.
Are they really going to put their #1 farmhand, a 21 year old — next year in a permanent DH position? Are they setting him up for failure to find a position like they’ve done with Luciano ?
No idea what happens at 1st base next season, but I am certain Posey loves the fact that despite the “traffic jam” at first with Devers, Smith, Eldridge, and ??? – he has a lot of options: including, perhaps a trade of one or more of these guys. Me? I would like to see a trade, where we can get a left fielder and insert Ramos as DH or use him as a trade chip. I really appreciate his hitting, but he sucks as a left fielder. Anyway, Posey has a lot of potential options with all of these guys.
Maybe Eldridge needs to dust off his OF mitt.
Eldridge played some OF coming up.
26 games in RF for single A San Jose. They moved him out of that spot real quick.
Eldridge is another very big guy who keeps getting hurt. He recently made it back into the sac LU and immediately began mashing HRs again. He might be born to play DH.
the Kent Sandberg comparisons that popped up last week highlighted the importance of good career D. That’s what explains the difference in WAR between them. (I still think Kent’s a hofer, though.). Dom plays an excellent 1B. And he can hit a lick. Devers will never have such range and grace in the field. Nor I bet you will Eldridge.
Dom came up in the Mets system. So did Alonso, Nimmo, and Viento, big K hitters who presumably don’t possess a noteworthy “two-strike approach.”
Dom Smith’s lifetime batting averages with two strikes:
0-2: .143
1-2: .139
2-2: .188
3-2: .200
Right this is his best season since juiced ball era 2019-20. He hasn’t had OPS above .706 since…as 1b/OF without much power.
I hope he keeps going, he can be our new Wilmer. But there is absolutely nothing special about his “two-strike approach.”
ha. Compared to whom ??
Take your pick! The MLB BA w/ 2 strikes is 170 this year, a little better than Dom’s lifetime number. Presumably those cumulative MLB stats don’t vary too much from year to year.
I instinctively had visions of Matos over swinging at strike three. Sure enough. .098.
When you factor in his D, DOM is our best first baseman. I wouldn’t count on him next year but if you did, what about Devers back to 3rd, Eldy at DH and move Chappy to SS or 2nd base and let Adames play whichever spot Chappy doesn’t take. I know that’s a lot of moving around but that might give us our most productive LU and best defense
As I have stated all along, agree with what you said above . . . James’s take is “wet” until it isn’t. Right now, Dom is playing outstanding baseball for the Giants, both offensively and defensively. I could give 2 shits what he did previously.
I just don’t see the Giants ever moving a perennial GG 3rd baseman in Chapman.Same goes with chatting clown Adames at SS they both are playing their natural positions throughout their careers and seem to be bonding well together ( communication wise) .The left side of the infield is set for years..
Devers would be terrible at 3rd with little range, and forget any bunt play, it’s not happening like Chapman can still pull off.Devers at 1st not ideal, but still better then 3rd.So yeah a dilemma for next year cause Eldridge needs a ton of work at 1st like Devers also,and both LH DH isn’t great either but no way Eldridge will be playing OF at 6’8 risking more of a chance for injuries,he’s only a 1B/DH like Devers imo..
I’d trade Eldridge. We don’t develop hitters…
No problem with that if they can get a haul for him. IMO, 6’7″ baseball players are not the best bets for long term success…
Devers is finally starting to hit. A little. Still swinging for the fences every swing… Watch Dom!!