Game Thread: 4.16 New Ace @ Fish

[tzill]

1. A Slater (R) RF
2. W Flores (R) 1B
3. J Lee (L) CF
4. J Soler (R) DH
5. T Murphy (R) C
6. M Chapman (R) 3B
7. M Conforto (L) LF
8. N Ahmed (R) SS
9. T Fitzgerald (R) 2B

Jordan Hicks
RHP
2-0, 1.00 ERA, 13 SO

Chappy and Forto being correctly moved down in the order. Yaz to the bench. Bales, Tyro get a day off.

 

[LHG]

I get the Chapman demotion but Conforto? Yeah, he's had bad games but not as much as the rest of the lineup (except Wade, who is sitting). And if we are measuring by production to date, why in the world is Lee in the number 3 spot? Oh right, because the rest of this lineup is even worse (except Fitzgerald, Conforto and Soler) than his OPS of .644.

 

[Brightboat]

Hicks has been a pleasant surprise. Melvin put him out there with the Sunday getaway day lineup though. Lets see how he does.

 

[sf1giantfan]

We need more RBI’s!!!!

 

[tzill]

I get the Chapman demotion but Conforto? Yeah, he's had bad games but not as much as the rest of the lineup (except Wade, who is sitting). And if we are measuring by production to date, why in the world is Lee in the number 3 spot? Oh right, because the rest of this lineup is even worse (except Fitzgerald, Conforto and Soler) than his OPS of .644.

Forto has been crappy for over a week now.
Bad situational hitting, lots of Ks.

 

[tzill]

Hicks has been a pleasant surprise. Melvin put him out there with the Sunday getaway day lineup though. Lets see how he does.

not today. He was just meh.

 

[tzill]

Walker shat the bed and our bullpen imploded.

I'm out. Get 'em tomorrow.

 

[sf1giantfan]

I think once we have a 2 game win streak we will be alright. Just waiting for that to happen.

 

[Brightboat]

I think once we have a 2 game win streak we will be alright. Just waiting for that to happen.

When they get Snell going they'll be better. They are being a little careful with Hicks still but if you told me he'd be undefeated and have a 1.57 ERA so far I'd certainly have taken it, If Ray comes back he's another one who can give you quality starts with a sub 4 ERA. That rotation will give you five starters who are capable of winning each time they go out there. The problem, it seems to me, is the team doesn't hit. They have good hitters but they don't produce. Its very strange

























and

 

[calsnowskier]

not today. He was just meh.

We were facing the behemoth that is the Miami Marlins. Given that, he survived 5 innings. More than acceptable, given how the Marlins have just feasted on their opponents all season long.

 

[calsnowskier]

When they get Snell going they'll be better. They are being a little careful with Hicks still but if you told me he'd be undefeated and have a 1.57 ERA so far I'd certainly have taken it, If Ray comes back he's another one who can give you quality starts with a sub 4 ERA. That rotation will give you five starters who are capable of winning each time they go out there. The problem, it seems to me, is the team doesn't hit. They have good hitters but they don't produce. Its very strange

























and

Pitching is not this teams problem. The offense is beyond worthless.

 

[LHG]

Pitching is not this teams problem. The offense is beyond worthless.

The bullpen has been shaky but the hitting has been a lot worse.
And now that Conforto has started hitting, tzill has decided he is worthless.

 

[LHG]

When they get Snell going they'll be better. They are being a little careful with Hicks still but if you told me he'd be undefeated and have a 1.57 ERA so far I'd certainly have taken it, If Ray comes back he's another one who can give you quality starts with a sub 4 ERA. That rotation will give you five starters who are capable of winning each time they go out there. The problem, it seems to me, is the team doesn't hit. They have good hitters but they don't produce. Its very strange

























and

It seems we will make a Giants’ fan out of you yet. After all, we’ve won a World Series more recently than 2002.

 

[sf1giantfan]

When they get Snell going they'll be better. They are being a little careful with Hicks still but if you told me he'd be undefeated and have a 1.57 ERA so far I'd certainly have taken it, If Ray comes back he's another one who can give you quality starts with a sub 4 ERA. That rotation will give you five starters who are capable of winning each time they go out there. The problem, it seems to me, is the team doesn't hit. They have good hitters but they don't produce. Its very strange

























and

They are hitting but not in the same inning

 

[LHG]

They are hitting but not in the same inning

Wait, that is how teams win? weird

 

[Stokes1931]

1) Why hit Murphy #5?!? He has only 2 hits all season and was one K short of the sombrero de oro. (3 AB, 3 K)

2) Tay Rog has been awful with inherited runners. He is MUCH better with starting a clean inning.

3) Giants relievers have allowed 45% (9 of 20) inherited runners to score. (Last year it was 31%)

4) The situational hitting has been bad.

5) Overall, the Giants are between 13-17 in most hitting categories as a team. Mediocre average, mediocre power, mediocre strikeout rate, mediocre walk rate, mediocre AVG/SLG/OBP. Several guys are simply not hitting. And Conforto seems to have been hot for a week, and has now been falling fast.

 

[LHG]

When they get Snell going they'll be better. They are being a little careful with Hicks still but if you told me he'd be undefeated and have a 1.57 ERA so far I'd certainly have taken it, If Ray comes back he's another one who can give you quality starts with a sub 4 ERA. That rotation will give you five starters who are capable of winning each time they go out there. The problem, it seems to me, is the team doesn't hit. They have good hitters but they don't produce. Its very strange

























and

Hey @Brightboat , as I was welcoming a new member to this board, I realized that you haven't shared anything in our Introduce Yourself thread (that, and you still list yourself as an Angels' fan, which I'll probably give you a hard time about for awhile or until you change it, whichever comes first ). Please read what we've shared there and tell us how you become a fan, favorite player, favorite memory, etc.

 

[Brightboat]

Pitching is not this teams problem. The offense is beyond worthless.

Yeah, they should be better; much better. But if/when their pitching staff becomes whole it should help quite a bit. Knowing you have a "quality" starter out there every day can do wonders for the offense's confidence

 

[Brightboat]

Hey @Brightboat , as I was welcoming a new member to this board, I realized that you haven't shared anything in our Introduce Yourself thread (that, and you still list yourself as an Angels' fan, which I'll probably give you a hard time about for awhile or until you change it, whichever comes first ). Please read what we've shared there and tell us how you become a fan, favorite player, favorite memory, etc.

I think they were the top three alphabetically maybe and I selected them erroneously? Not sure. As for the second part of your question, I never cared for sharing a bunch of info about myself on the internet. Just a personal preference.

 

[Hangman]

I love seeing Catchers stealing second