Game Thread: 10.8.16 Giants vs. Cubs Game 2

[SFGRTB]

C'mon, Joe

 

[SFGRTB]

I liked that sequence from Strick. I'm not really one who condones pitchers who intentionally bean guys, but he brushed Baez off the plate then struck him out on 4 pitches and he was left frozen.

 

[LHG]

Mad props to our relief corp to keep the Cubs to only 1 run in 6 innings of work. Too bad the offense is continuing to play like it has since July.

 

[GNG]

Did you know the Cubs haven't won the World Series in a long time?

They won in 1907 & 1908. Over a century ago.

 

[SFGRTB]

They won in 1907 & 1908. Over a century ago.

You know, I hadn't heard these last 100 years

 

[LHG]

Welp, time to go back to SF.

 

[msgkings322]

Welp, time to go back to SF.

Not much time left for EYIAT and the Billy Goat Curse to work.

We need a real badass bat added to this team, but not sure where to put him or who's out there.

 

[LHG]

Mad props to our relief corp to keep the Cubs to only 1 run in 6 innings of work. Too bad the offense is continuing to play like it has since July.

Their combined box score line is: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR. That is a quality appearance by a much maligned group of pitchers.

 

[LHG]

Not much time left for EYIAT and the Billy Goat Curse to work.

We need a real badass bat added to this team, but not sure where to put him or who's out there.

Not much out there. I know that Cespedes could be available (I would assume he exercises his opt out clause). After him the list is short - Edwin Encarnacion, Mike Napoli, Justin Turner, Jonathan Lucroy (if he doesn't exercise his option), Wilson Ramos, Jose Bautista, Carlos Beltran, Ian Desmond, Josh Reddick, Michael Saunders and Mark Trumbo.

 

[GNG]

Not much time left for EYIAT and the Billy Goat Curse to work.

We need a real badass bat added to this team, but not sure where to put him or who's out there.

Ryan Braun would be a good acquisition for next season.

 

[msgkings322]

Not much out there. I know that Cespedes could be available (I would assume he exercises his opt out clause). After him the list is short - Edwin Encarnacion, Mike Napoli, Justin Turner, Jonathan Lucroy (if he doesn't exercise his option), Wilson Ramos, Jose Bautista, Carlos Beltran, Ian Desmond, Josh Reddick, Michael Saunders and Mark Trumbo.

That list isn't short but when you remove the guys who don't really qualify as badass bats (Reddick, Beltran's corpse who's already been here, Napoli, etc) it does get short

 

[LHG]

That list isn't short but when you remove the guys who don't really qualify as badass bats (Reddick, Beltran's corpse who's already been here, Napoli, etc) it does get short

That is somewhere between 10 to 12 bats (depending on what happens with Cespedes and Lucroy). When these are considered the cream of the crop and the next group of batters on the market include Cameron Maybin, Jay Bruce, Chase Utley and Luis Valbuena, I consider that a short list.

 

[calsnowskier]

Sucks that we are down 0-2, but holding serve dictates that is what the series should be at this point. If the Giants hold serve over the next 2 games (we got Bum and Moore going), I like our chances with Cueto on the bump against a cursed franchise.

That said, I doubt even any of us REALLY expected to come out of this series, so I am not fully invested in a victory here. This Cubs team is solid, top to bottom. It just isn't fair.

 

[1phlapdown]

Mad props to our relief corp to keep the Cubs to only 1 run in 6 innings of work. Too bad the offense is continuing to play like it has since July.

Too bad Sammy imploded I wonder if Boch would consider inserting Blach, if by some miracle of miracles Sammy's turn comes around again?

 

[calsnowskier]

Too bad Sammy imploded I wonder if Boch would consider inserting Blach, if by some miracle of miracles Sammy's turn comes around again?

Doesn't Sammy have a history of collapsing in big games? There has been lots of chatter (radio, blogs) about using Sammy in the pen in the playoffs. Maybe that is a decent idea.

But I doubt this is a discussion that needs to be had.

 

[SFGRTB]

Doesn't Sammy have a history of collapsing in big games? There has been lots of chatter (radio, blogs) about using Sammy in the pen in the playoffs. Maybe that is a decent idea.

But I doubt this is a discussion that needs to be had.

This was his first postseason start, he had 1 prior relief appearance. IDK jack about his other big games and maybe that's because there haven't been many of them. He's been our hottest pitcher since August, I had no problem with him taking the ball yesterday.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Not much out there. I know that Cespedes could be available (I would assume he exercises his opt out clause). After him the list is short - Edwin Encarnacion, Mike Napoli, Justin Turner, Jonathan Lucroy (if he doesn't exercise his option), Wilson Ramos, Jose Bautista, Carlos Beltran, Ian Desmond, Josh Reddick, Michael Saunders and Mark Trumbo.

If we got Lucroy, where would we put our current catcher?

 

[tzill]

Their combined box score line is: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR. That is a quality appearance by a much maligned group of pitchers.

True, but -- #weaklink.

PoopTurdzijas gotta poopturd

 

[calsnowskier]

True, but -- #weaklink.

PoopTurdzijas gotta poopturd

After 19 IPs, the starting pitchers have given up 5 runs. Conversely, in 27 IPs, the offense have scored a grand total of 5 runs.

Would you like to stand behind your #weaklink stance? Personally, I apply the #weaklink elsewhere.

 

[tzill]

After 19 IPs, the starting pitchers have given up 5 runs. Conversely, in 27 IPs, the offense have scored a grand total of 5 runs.

Would you like to stand behind your #weaklink stance? Personally, I apply the #weaklink elsewhere.

Poopturd lost the game. He was weak.

That is all.