We are a week into the AFL.
The Scorpions won their first three, and have lost their last four.
Pitchers
Will Bednar, RHP, 0-0, 10.80 ERA (A) (23) He has been wild.
Jack Choate, LHP, 0-1, 5.79 ERA (A, A+) (22) He's 6' 6"
Marques Johnson, RHP, 0-0, 4.50 ERA (A) (23) Grew up in San Jose, traded...
This almost seems unfair.
Through 1, Giants already 0-3 with RISP (can we please FIX this in the off-season?!?)
Fitz homers in the 3rd, 1-0 Giants. But yeah, while Fitz toiled for the RiverKittens, we had a month plus of DeJong. Nice job, FZ. Nice job.
Top 4
Joc with a leadoff double for the Giants' first hit against the LA pitcher whose ERA was 9.00+ at the beginning of the game. Lucky we got that one hit, eh?
Thairo pops to the catcher
Flowers pops to 2nd
Manaea doing well through 3 innings
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/09/22/sf-giants-arizona-fall-league-participants-headlined-by-2-first-round-picks/
Crawford (R-1, 2022)
Bednar (R-1, 2021)
They will be joined by 22-year-old LHP Jack Choate, a ninth-round pick from 2022; 23-year-old RHP Marques Johnson, acquired from the Red...
Interesting read from the WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/mini-bombs-pitching-elbow-injuries-ohtani-degrom-4aa32bfa?st=tis491v3izqfh0r&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
And the mighty Giants have no hits off a guy who came into the game with an ERA of 7.20
Just a joy to watch this team go through the motions of hitting. "Swing looks good. Can't teach that. And his girlfriend is at least an 8."
1-0 in the first thanks to Joc's laser HR
Then Giants get bases loaded and only one out, with Nola looking shaky, and Camargo GIDP.
Update, now 1-1
Dang Alexander.
Phillies' ballpark was one that I visited. All the Philly stadiums (Phils, Phlyers, Pheagles) are all next door to one another...
Kap suspended for the game. Bench coach will manage, so we have a chance, right?
Strider pitches for the tomahawk choppers, what will the over/under being on strikeouts? 20.5? Since this club has been so contact averse for the last seven weeks.
Wade 1b
Meckler cf
Flowers dh
Pedo lf
Conforto rf...
Through 6.5 innings, Giants with 2 hits and no walks, and losing 2-0 because Strip couldn't keep the ball in the yard.
What will it take for these Giants' hitters to, you know, HIT?!?
Already 6-2 in the 5th, but the Giants are ahead! :faint: :faint: :faint:
BCraw with the EWS in the 1st.
Charlotte still giving up gopher balls, but only one today so far.
I have been granted a sabbatical at work, most of July and August.
For the sabbatical I am planning on a week in the Rocky Mountains, a family reunion in Nebraska over the July 4 weekend, and then a 30 day tour of baseball stadiums (with games) that I have not visited. And visiting friends...