Game Thread: 4/17 Wood at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Easter Sunday

[tzill]

BELTED!!!

 

[LHG]

Best hitter on the team goes yard. Will cal remind us the best of poop is still poop?

 

[calsnowskier]

After 9 games last year? It was mid year when we all started wondering if the winning was real or a mirage, turned out to be real.

107 again isn't happening, that was pretty flukey. But I had them at low 90s like 92-94 wins but now maybe 100 is in play?

100 is still an insane number. Even for a “powerhouse” team. If the Giants get 98+ or so, you can’t really say there was any drop off. When you get into that stratosphere, 100 - 107 is basically the same thing.

 

[calsnowskier]

Careful. Bart has 22 ABs, and 13 Ks. That doesn't project well. 260 Ks?

In today’s game? That means nothing.

 

[calsnowskier]

Nice bomb by Belt. He is the best hitter on this team, but he would also be the best hitter on my nephew’s little league team. Neither says much.

Spoiler

good enough?

 

[msgkings322]

In today’s game? That means nothing.

I wouldn't say nothing but Ks just don't matter like they used to.

 

[calsnowskier]

I wouldn't say nothing but Ks just don't matter like they used to.

It would be interesting to see how Kingman or Deer would be treated in today’s age.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Nice bomb by Belt. He is the best hitter on this team, but he would also be the best hitter on my nephew’s little league team. Neither says much.

Spoiler

good enough?

As William F Buckley would say, that's like being the tallest building in Wichita.

 

[calsnowskier]

Will 9 and/or 35 be retired by the Giants eventually?

 

[Mays-Fan]

I wouldn't say nothing but Ks just don't matter like they used to.

At least when you K, you're not hitting into a DP. And you're making the pitcher throw at least three pitches. So maybe there's some Billy Ball wisdom there.

 

[calsnowskier]

At least when you K, you're not hitting into a DP. And you're making the pitcher throw at least three pitches. So maybe there's some Billy Ball wisdom there.

I am not certain that squeezing a few pitches out of a pitcher means what it used to mean. It seems like the deciding factor for pulling a pitcher today is times through the lineup more so than pitches thrown.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Will 9 and/or 35 be retired by the Giants eventually?

 

[msgkings322]

At least when you K, you're not hitting into a DP. And you're making the pitcher throw at least three pitches. So maybe there's some Billy Ball wisdom there.

Yep, in the new game Ks are just outs. Only with a guy on third less than 2 outs do they matter, and like you said they reduce DPs.

 

[msgkings322]

It would be interesting to see how Kingman or Deer would be treated in today’s age.

Ks are ok if you're getting walks too. I don't remember them being OBP guys but I could look it up.

 

[calsnowskier]

The Giants should market something like this.

 

[Mays-Fan]

And we score some runs. Maybe we can sneak Beede in there?

You're welcome, btw.

 

[tzill]

Might be the Beede swan song...

 

[calsnowskier]

Might be the Beede swan song...

If he weren’t already on the wrong edge of the bubble, I would say that was an acceptable outing. But he needs to string together some clean innings to change his status, imho.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Dang! It's 38 degrees in CLE now.

Where's that global warming when you need it?

 

[Mays-Fan]

If he weren’t already on the wrong edge of the bubble, I would say that was an acceptable outing. But he needs to string together some clean innings to change his status, imho.

OTOH, you can't expect him to throw zeroes up EVERY outing. So far, 2 G, 3 IP, 1 ER, 3.00 ERA. S'OK. Maybe he can keep this up until the trade deadline, and be a PTBNL.

FB hitting 94mph consistently. So the velocity is there.

The fly ball by Ramirez was a 96mph FB.

Clean 8th. 4 IP, 1 ER, 2.25 ERA. Signs of life.