5-17-18 Giants vs Arenados

[LHG]

Why does Boch think dirty situations are Gearin’s sweet spot?






Hint: THEY ARENT!!!

You'd think Bochy would be smarter than that. It's glaringly obvious that its NEVER a good idea to bring Gearrin in with runners on.

 

[calsnowskier]

Pop quiz...

Bottom of the 12th on the road. 2 on (1st and 2nd), 2 outs. You have Cory Gearin and Tyler Walker ready in the pen.

Who do you bring in?

 

[LHG]

I do think Bochy made a couple of questionable moves this game with the bullpen. He wasted Will Smith in the 7th inning. I really do think he should have stuck with Samardzija or at least let Smith hit in the bottom of the 7th and come back out for the 8th. You have to start thinking about getting the most out of the bullpen when the game is tied late.
Then he decided not to stretch out any of Dyson, Strickland or Watson for more than one inning. I think Bud Black was smart to do that with a couple of his guys who normally just throw one inning.
Bochy's decision to not use any of his best guys for multiple innings forced him to use Johnson for two innings. Johnson was good for one and got in trouble in the second. That, in turn, forced Bochy to use either Moronta, Valdez or Gearrin with runners on.

 

[LHG]

Pop quiz...

Bottom of the 12th on the road. 2 on (1st and 2nd), 2 outs. You have Cory Gearin and Tyler Walker ready in the pen.

Who do you bring in?

Can we just forfeit the game instead? Same outcome.

 

[calsnowskier]

Even when Belt is not at the plate, he is causing guys to get rung up looking. His mojo is that strong.

 

[calsnowskier]

That whole exchange seems to have rattled Davis.

 

[calsnowskier]

Fly out to semi-deep right?

 

[calsnowskier]

Ok, right-center...

I am not a fan of slugger-Blanco.

 

[SFGRTB]

Can we just forfeit the game instead? Same outcome.

Saves a little bit of suffering

 

[LHG]

I do think Bochy made a couple of questionable moves this game with the bullpen. He wasted Will Smith in the 7th inning. I really do think he should have stuck with Samardzija or at least let Smith hit in the bottom of the 7th and come back out for the 8th. You have to start thinking about getting the most out of the bullpen when the game is tied late.
Then he decided not to stretch out any of Dyson, Strickland or Watson for more than one inning. I think Bud Black was smart to do that with a couple of his guys who normally just throw one inning.
Bochy's decision to not use any of his best guys for multiple innings forced him to use Johnson for two innings. Johnson was good for one and got in trouble in the second. That, in turn, forced Bochy to use either Moronta, Valdez or Gearrin with runners on.

Another thing that I thought about today. Why was Pierce Johnson used before Reyes Moronta? Moronta has been pitching better, especially of late, than Johnson and hadn't been used since the 13th of May. Is he hurt?

 

[LHG]

Another thing that I thought about today. Why was Pierce Johnson used before Reyes Moronta? Moronta has been pitching better, especially of late, than Johnson and hadn't been used since the 13th of May. Is he hurt?

Now I know my answer, Moronta was dealing with a minor injury and was not available for this game. It was down to Johnson, Gearrin and Valdez at the top of the 12th inning. I probably think that Gearrin would have been a better decision because he would have started the inning clean, which would have a better motivator for him to do well.
Giants reliever Moronta overcomes minor left-side injury