Game Thread: 5/24 Slytherin @ PomPoms

[LHG]

Lots of empty seats tonight. Wonder what the PTB's are thinking about that.

"We need more veteran presence!"

 

[LHG]

Even our bullpen is starting to look rather mediocre.

 

[calsnowskier]

Even our bullpen is starting to look rather mediocre.

It has to be difficult to find motivation when the team is playing the way it is.

 

[LHG]

It has to be difficult to find motivation when the team is playing the way it is.

I think I agree with tzill on this, at least be motivated to do well for yourself, your own career. Contenders pick up good bullpen arms midseason, at least play for a trade. A player looks poor on a mediocre team, his career is going to go down the crapper really fast.

 

[Stokes1931]

Bully throwing BP to a Snakes lineup that doesn't have a hitter hitting better than .260

Giants' hitters can't hit the ball out of the infield.

And our deficit grows. Now being outscored by 64 runs (252-188) in 50 games.

Grant Brisbee had a good article on this at the Athletic the other day. He wrote (my take) that the Giants are winning close games, but losing big in other games. The (then) 21-26 record should be 18-29 or worse given the stats. So these Giants are outperforming!

Ugh.

 

[Stokes1931]

Mac is done.

He's now K'ed in 7 of his last 9 at bats. And twice tonight with RISP. I was rooting for you, Mac. But if you can't drive in runs in a meaningless blowout, well, stick it.

 

[LHG]

Mac is done.

He's now K'ed in 7 of his last 9 at bats. And twice tonight with RISP. I was rooting for you, Mac. But if you can't drive in runs in a meaningless blowout, well, stick it.

His performance is awfully disappointing. He may still have a few more days to turn it around but it doesn't look likely.

On a somewhat related note, I wonder how many days Bochy wonders to himself if he waited a year or two too long to retire.

 

[Stokes1931]

His performance is awfully disappointing. He may still have a few more days to turn it around but it doesn't look likely.

On a somewhat related note, I wonder how many days Bochy wonders to himself if he waited a year or two too long to retire.

Should have retired in 2014!

 

[Stokes1931]

I guess tzill's favorite, Holland, is not long for the team, either. He has sucked as a starter, and now is even worse in relief. And all four runs scored with no one on and two outs.

18-2 now, in a game we once led 2-1.

 

[1phlapdown]

I guess tzill's favorite, Holland, is not long for the team, either. He has sucked as a starter, and now is even worse in relief. And all four runs scored with no one on and two outs.

18-2 now, in a game we once led 2-1.

¡GAAH!

 

[SFGRTB]

PomPom is terrible.

I'd just as soon see Beede, or Suarez, or Anderson. Give them some experience. They cannot do worse than a 6.50 ERA, can they?

Pom also seems like a pretty sour dude overall. Just cut him

 

[Stokes1931]

Pom also seems like a pretty sour dude overall. Just cut him

He's averaging 4.2 innings per start with a 6.45 ERA. Nothing in those numbers suggests he should stick around.

 

[Stokes1931]

The AZ pitcher had as many RBI's as the whole Giants' team.

 

[tzill]

This is looking like it will be a sloppy game...

Certainly not “approved”...

Yeah, not quite.

 

[tzill]

PomPom is terrible.

I'd just as soon see Beede, or Suarez, or Anderson. Give them some experience. They cannot do worse than a 6.50 ERA, can they?

I seem to have read that before.

 

[tzill]

I guess tzill's favorite, Holland, is not long for the team, either. He has sucked as a starter, and now is even worse in relief. And all four runs scored with no one on and two outs.

18-2 now, in a game we once led 2-1.

We can only hope.