! ~ ~ ~ PLAYOFFS ! ~ ~ ~ !

Let the Sleeping Dogs Die ! ! !

The Brew Crew so far is obliterating the Dodgers pitching while their pitching has shut down the Dodger attack. Not really watching, but hey seeing that 6-2 score yesterday in the top of the 9th was very nifty. Patrick Bailey is apparently putting his stamp on the Guardicles team as he cranks up the power. Yes, it’l disappear like a mirage soon, but hey, ride it while it lasts.

Brewers and Guardicles would be a cool series.

Go Milwaukee! Fuck the Dodgers.

3,776 Responses to ! ~ ~ ~ PLAYOFFS ! ~ ~ ~ !

  1. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    Aaaaand the magic number is 6 wins to avoid 100+ loses.

    23 games left.

    57-82

    6-18 = 62-100

  2. djloo27's avatar djloo27 says:

    Why is this country so obsessed with round numbers?

    Especially 100 and especially in sports statistics – WHY??? Is 100 RBIs that much better than 99? Is 100 losses that much worse than 99?

    Here’s one for the round number crazies: Dennis Martinez finished his career one out shy of 4,000 innings pitched…

    • willedav's avatar willedav says:

      In his 8 year career (1337 ABs) Mario Mendoza hit .215. In 4 of those years he hit higher than .200. In 1980 .245/.286/.310. 1981 with Texas (last season of more than 50 ABs) .231/.254/.266.

      For each of 3 teams he played with he wound up with career BA over .200.

      and yet Mendoza line remains to this day.

    • James's avatar James says:

      At least they understand 94 RBI is better than 90.

  3. willedav's avatar willedav says:

    Speaking of Mendoza line, going into today B/R had Lee hitting .198 over last 28 games, 17-96 with 1 double (before called 3rd strike he just took, challenged and lost). His splits for season show .800 OPS on road/.677 at home.

  4. willedav's avatar willedav says:

    wow couple nice grabs in OF saved Foley from blowing the game.

  5. willedav's avatar willedav says:

    Camilo still doesn’t trust the heat and Eldridge makes him pay for leaving slider where he can get to it.

  6. Paul Sorensen's avatar Paul Sorensen says:

    Those 1st inning challenges look so stupid (Lee in this game). If I’m V, I’m ordering NO 1st inning challenges. Jeez, save ’em for when you really need ’em…

  7. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    as far as numbers go, the Giants have only lost 100 once so yeah that’s kind of a big deal.

  8. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    A few games ago Lee challenged the first pitch on his first an in the 1st inning.

    right Alfred not being able to challenge a bottom of the 9th pitch that would have at least led to another pitch.

  9. djloo27's avatar djloo27 says:

    A reliever named Clay Hensley appeared in 60 games for the WC 2012 Giants and I have absolutely no recollection of him…

  10. willedav's avatar willedav says:

    Column on mlb.com site notes 10 players traded at deadline who have had positive impact for teams that acquired them. 3 of them are Giants–Mahle (ranked #1 ahead of Skubal on this list) Miller and Ray. In each case new team has adjusted pitch mix etc. and they are thriving. In case of Miller he was actually doing well before he got traded but since then he has only walked 3 and K’d 20 for BoSox.

    Giants had all of above for 4 months. Month with another team’s coaching staff and they’ve figured out stuff to be new and improved. arrgghh

  11. willedav's avatar willedav says:

    Doval lol. Still in love with slider though he can bring 100 heat. Used to shake Bailey off all the time to do this, and it bit him again yesterday. Eldridge drove an outside one to LF for rbi double to give Giants the lead, then skinny contact hitting rook Turner Hill (!) smacked one deep enough to RF for sac fly that scored Devers with all important insurance run.

    Devers stepping up in other ways too, talking to young hitters and praising Eldridge for how tough he’s been hitting behind him in lineup. Good stuff.

  12. xoot's avatar xoot says:

    this is hilarious. Jeff Kent imitating an anti-war trump.
    https://x.com/shegone03/status/2095240341687267365/video/1?s=46

  13. bassbaldy's avatar bassbaldy says:

    Do y’all remember the forgettable Wade Meckler ? I know, I know .. Who the F? & Who cares? This year, in 226 AB with Angles, hitting .296 with a 2.0 WAR.

    Been a lot of talk about us not not being able to draft talent. How about not being able to recognize the talent we have?

    • bassbaldy's avatar bassbaldy says:

      And this guy .. “On February 13, 2024, Otto Lopez was traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations. He was optioned to the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats to begin the 2024 season. Lopez was designated for assignment by San Francisco on April 1.”
      546AB; .304; 5.7WAR

      • snarkk's avatar snarkk says:

        I mentioned this months ago several times. Epic fail, again, to recognize talent. If SF keeps this guy and develops him a bit, instead of giving him away after barely looking at him, likely the disastrous Adomass signing does not happen…

      • James's avatar James says:

        Kapler’s revenge. Zaidi picked up both Peters and Lopez for nothing. Stats at AAA not that great, but both fit the bargain profile he favored, good eye, relatively low K rate. Note that Tampa and Miami involved, teams with similar MOs.

      • bassbaldy's avatar bassbaldy says:

        Yes Snarkk, Absolutely. I couldn’t remember who first mentioned it awhile back. I’m in no way implying I was the first to bring it up … I knew it was one of you smart guys: Blade, James, Unca, WilleD, Loo, Xoot, Mac .. apologies if I omitted.

      • bassbaldy's avatar bassbaldy says:

        Of course, Kat & Paul .. and Mr Sportsdude ! Ha! I think I covered y’all.

    • James's avatar James says:

      Don’t forget Tristan Peters, although SF didn’t draft him.

    • Bob McMurry's avatar Bob McMurry says:

      Baldy let’s not forget James Tibbs who the Giants had and now it’s sickening for me to see he’s with the Dodgers and Absolutely Raking in AAA PCL with a .293 average 27 doubles,29 HR’s in 463 AB’s with OPS of .957!!

    • djloo27's avatar djloo27 says:

      With his glasses and that mustache, he would’ve been a perfect ’80’s Giant…

  14. willedav's avatar willedav says:

    Good for Lee he’d been in awful slump. Giants right back in this.

    Unless Tibbs turns into next Matt Kemp I’m Ok with Devers deal. AAA Coast League does inflate stats quite a bit. ML pitching D and yards quite a bit different.

    • willedav's avatar willedav says:

      Giants have surplus of young OFs, some of whom hopefully make a difference next year or two.

      • Bob McMurry's avatar Bob McMurry says:

        Yeah well the best OF prospect is Bo Davidson who’s tearing it up at Sac , just don’t get why they wouldn’t take a look at him down the stretch? Instead they keep around bust McCray and call up a 3rd freaking catcher Zac Morgan seriously?

        Posey’s saying just keep progressing?For what? They have till Nov 1 to protect him from rule 5 , they plan on screwing that up too.?

      • snarkk's avatar snarkk says:

        I’m wondering the same thing. I don’t know why Davidson can’t be on the roster now until the end of season, then be taken off it so in the case of a ’27 lockout, he can still play and develop in the minors. This assumes, as most people are saying in media, it is likely there will be no Rule 5 draft during a lockout so he would not be at risk of being stolen by some other organization.

      • unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

        Because if there is no season next year and he is on the 40-man, he cannot work out or participate in baseball activities. I guess they could move up up and back but I don’t know if there are any restrictions/caveats around that.

        I mean did they do away with September call-ups? I thought there was still 2 guys they could bring up.

      • willedav's avatar willedav says:

        Chuck they did bring up 2 guys. One was Cesar Perdomo pitcher and the other was extra back up C Zack Morgan.

  15. snarkk's avatar snarkk says:

    Nothing says Giants baseball better than another late inning showing of incompetence from Ryan Walker…

  16. djloo27's avatar djloo27 says:

    I was thinking that if I hadn’t watched an MLB game in say 15 or so years, the freakiest thing might be that almost every pitcher easily throws upper 90’s. Our big 3 from the championship years rarely if ever hit 95 especially once they were a little older.

    It’s my mind and I’ll think what I want
    Show me I’m wrong
    Hurt me sometime
    But some day I’ll treat you real fine

  17. djloo27's avatar djloo27 says:

    Q: Whose daddy/papa died on the 3rd of September? (Be specific)…

  18. djloo27's avatar djloo27 says:

    Saw this in a theatre at age 10. Still not over it…

  19. djloo27's avatar djloo27 says:

    And finally, this week’s shoplifting scorecard (so far):

    Home Depot: Large can WD-40

    Target: 1 can dry shampoo spray – 2 hand towels – 2 birthday cards- small bag of onion crisps

    CVS: 3 pack of Oral Dental floss – small bag sugar free hard caramels – 1 pair sunglasses – Travel size Tresemme hairspray

    StopNShop supermarket: 3 Protein bars – 1/2 pound low sodium baloney – 8 pack of Ball Park hot dog buns- 1 pack of 50 plastic forks

    Walgreen’s: 1 can Lotrimin jock itch spray- small can of root touch up spray

    Don’t tell me how to fight inflation…

  20. djloo27's avatar djloo27 says:

    WTF was so great about sliced bread that I still have to hear about it every day?

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