Game Thread: 3/29/18 Opening Day Giants @ Dodgers

[SFGRTB]

Ty Blach with the DP ball!

 

[SFGRTB]

PANIK! First run of 2018!!

 

[SFGRTB]

Solid five innings from Blach. I'd turn it over to the Pen from here.

 

[msgkings322]

Solid five innings from Blach. I'd turn it over to the Pen from here.

Seriously, why? 80 pitches, it's not like we have a lockdown pen right now. And Blach owns Dodger Stadium.

 

[SFGRTB]

Gorkys to hit for Blach. Heck of a start for the kid

 

[msgkings322]

Looks like Bochy agrees with @SFGRTB

 

[SFGRTB]

Seriously, why? 80 pitches, it's not like we have a lockdown pen right now. And Blach owns Dodger Stadium.

Because you're playing with fire. Baseball is shifting

 

[SFGRTB]

Looks like Bochy agrees with @SFGRTB

I think as the years continue to go by, the lines between starters and relievers will continue to get more and more blurry.

 

[msgkings322]

Umpjacked

 

[SFGRTB]

0.00sich

 

[Stokes1931]

Because you're playing with fire. Baseball is shifting

I looked at this last year, and I am sure minds smarter than me have done so as well. Last year, I think the Giants were near top of baseball with allowing runners to score (allowing too many, not too few). The Dodgers allowed among the fewest inherited runners to score.

When I looked more closely, I remember seeing that the Dodgers also had among the fewest inherited runners, and the Giants had the most. The Dodger manager was pulling his starters after 5-6 innings, and then brought in the bullpen, not giving the starter a chance to get in trouble. With the Giants' problems last year in the bullpen, Noggin was loathe to bring the bullpen in with a clean setting. And got torched for it. A lot. I seem to recall Gearrin allowing over 50% of his inherited runners to score at one point, but when starting an inning clean, he was lights out.

So yeah, Blach owns the Dogs (SSS), but give this one to the bullpen. Nice work, kid!

(Forgot to add the #NOJINX hashtag.)

 

[Stokes1931]

I think as the years continue to go by, the lines between starters and relievers will continue to get more and more blurry.

 

[Stokes1931]

Whew! Nice work by Gearrin to get out of it.

 

[SFGRTB]

Whew! Nice work by Gearrin to get out of it.

That sinking, anxiety filled stomach feeling is back


(in a good way)

 

[calsnowskier]

Gearrin with an uncanny Romo impersonation there...

 

[tzill]

Five and dive, followed by Osack and Gearsack.

Me likey. Now, NOBODY jinx it with, ya know, those four letters.

 

[tzill]

Did I mention that I approve of this game EXCEPT for weak ass ABs by Cutch, Craw, and BB9?

 

[calsnowskier]

He may be a shell of his former self, but I do LOVE his hustle.

We fell in love with him for a reason.

 

[SFGRTB]

Holy shit, Tony Watson

 

[tzill]

Strick is going to torture us, right?