Game Thread: 09.12.24 Contender @ Pretender

[LHG]

Fitzgerald - ss
Yastrzemski - rf
Ramos - lf
Chapman - 3b
Wade - 1b
Encarnacion - dh
McCray - cf
Casali - c
Wisely - 2b
Birdsong - p

Why do the Giants continue to sit Matos and Luciano on the bench?
And how insulting is it to Wisely to hit behind Casali? After all Wisely’s numbers are about equal to Bailey’s and he is the superior hitter to Casali

 

[Stokes1931]

Fitzgerald - ss
Yastrzemski - rf
Ramos - lf
Chapman - 3b
Wade - 1b
Encarnacion - dh
McCray - cf
Casali - c
Wisely - 2b
Birdsong - p

Why do the Giants continue to sit Matos and Luciano on the bench?
And how insulting is it to Wisely to hit behind Casali? After all Wisely’s numbers are about equal to Bailey’s and he is the superior hitter to Casali

Agreed on Wisely, but BoMel has been doing this pretty much all year. Where has McCray batted in most games? #9

Perhaps this is the thinking about getting two leadoff hitters back to back when the lineup turns over?

 

[tzill]

Luci hitting first...not sure when that changed.

 

[tzill]

Fitz out, Wise to SS, Luci at 2b. checking for status on Fitz.

 

[tzill]

Nothing on the twitter machine about Fitz. He came out of the game between the second and third innings.

 

[tzill]

Bird with four clean.

No score B4

 

[tzill]

Five and done for Bird. Very nice clean outing.
Miller with a clean sixth.
No score B6

 

[msgkings322]

Five and done for Bird. Very nice clean outing.
Miller with a clean sixth.
No score B6

Your kind of game

 

[sf1giantfan]

We should have saved some of those runs from yesterday for tonight.

 

[calsnowskier]

Grumble grumble grumble

 

[Stokes1931]

Nice work by Birdie and Miller

Doval......

Walk
WIld pitch
K
Wild Pitch
Wild Pitch (run)

So far 17 pitches, only 7 strikes

Always an adventure.

Doval's ERA now over 5.00

 

[calsnowskier]

Is Benitez available to fill this roster spot?

 

[msgkings322]

Man Doval has fallen so far...I legit felt he was the best closer the Giants have ever had, but one year like that isn't enough to say that. His stuff is so good but like so many relievers he may not be able to stay consistent

 

[Stokes1931]

Doval's ERA in September is 12.47

 

[Stokes1931]

Man Doval has fallen so far...I legit felt he was the best closer the Giants have ever had, but one year like that isn't enough to say that. His stuff is so good but like so many relievers he may not be able to stay consistent

Million dollar arm, 10-cent head. Nuke Laloosh-like.

 

[calsnowskier]

Doval is nothing more than a garbage time pitcher at this point.

 

[Stokes1931]

Brewers get a only a walk and are able to score a run.

Giants need at least 4 singles to get a run in (usually).

 

[calsnowskier]

Brewers get a only a walk and are able to score a run.

Giants need at least 4 singles to get a run in (usually).

Brewers had NOTHING to do with that run.

 

[Stokes1931]

Doval is nothing more than a garbage time pitcher at this point.

Has this season exposed the "real" Doval?

Or is he battling some sort of injury or personal issue?

Or is this just "one of those years"?

 

[Stokes1931]

Brewers had NOTHING to do with that run.

Their runner DID have to move up a base, so there's that.