Game Thread: 5/31 PV @Chop

[LHG]

Jake lowers his era from 7.26-6.34. BooYaa.

Baby steps.

 

[Stokes1931]

Yeah, poor Coonrod might get a loss today, even though he hasn't pitched.

It's going to be strange. Shaw, who has 11 homers, just hit his first. What?!?

The makeup game was game #2 of the season. San Jose is a perfect 1-0 entering the game.

 

[1phlapdown]

Baby steps.

 

[calsnowskier]

Jake lowers his era from 7.26-6.34. BooYaa.


Kazmir standing toe to toe with other Jake 0-0 in 5th

And Chicago's d is letting Jake down. No runs given up, but lots of pitches...

 

[tzill]

 

[SFGRTB]

It's going to be strange. Shaw, who has 11 homers, just hit his first. What?!?

The makeup game was game #2 of the season. San Jose is a perfect 1-0 entering the game.

That happened here in 2014 right? With Susac. Didn't he get his first hit or homer when he debuted in July, but later participated in a Suspended game from May in Coors then got a hit/homer, which actually counted as his first hit, even though he was in the minors at the time? Weird.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Jake lowers his era from 7.26-6.34. BooYaa.

"Jake is getting serious now!"

 

[calsnowskier]

 

[msgkings322]

Baby steps.

Just the kind of team he needed to face right now, confidence builder etc. He did what he was supposed to do.

 

[msgkings322]

And yes thanks tzill give it up for the pen. Notice the Mets have a shit pen, way worse than ours, wasting that awesome starting pitching.

 

[msgkings322]

1/3 of the way through the schedule officially. On pace to win 99. Could not ask for anything more at season's start.

 

[calsnowskier]

1/3 of the way through the schedule officially. On pace to win 99. Could not ask for anything more at season's start.

No way we keep up this pace, but I have no complaints about the results.

I am concerned with the offense, though. That was a given strength of the team coming in, and it has been just north of atrocious so far.

Posey - Good for a catcher, but bad for Posey. He needs to pick it up.
Panik - WTF? He is batting .250. I was not expecting this.
Duffy - BABIP is killing him. Maybe the shift is what it is, that explanation seems as good as any other.
Belt / Pence - Both doing fine, but neither doing well enough to carry a contending lineup.

The rotation has been amazing. Sure, there are two question marks, but we expected that coming in and both are improving. I am not sold on PV, but I trust we can find 1 option in the minors by the end of the season.

The bully has been rocky, but that too should solidify with time. Too many new faces to not have growing pains.

 

[tzill]

SP stats, 5/6 - 5/24

Average IP: 6.8
Average H: 5.4
Average BB: 1.5
Average K: 5.7
Average HR: 0.3
Average PQS: 4.2

This is pretty, pretty good.

 

[Mays-Fan]

No way we keep up this pace, but I have no complaints about the results.

I am concerned with the offense, though. That was a given strength of the team coming in, and it has been just north of atrocious so far.

Posey - Good for a catcher, but bad for Posey. He needs to pick it up.
Panik - WTF? He is batting .250. I was not expecting this.
Duffy - BABIP is killing him. Maybe the shift is what it is, that explanation seems as good as any other.
Belt / Pence - Both doing fine, but neither doing well enough to carry a contending lineup.

The rotation has been amazing. Sure, there are two question marks, but we expected that coming in and both are improving. I am not sold on PV, but I trust we can find 1 option in the minors by the end of the season.

The bully has been rocky, but that too should solidify with time. Too many new faces to not have growing pains.

RE the hitters, pretty much agreed. Suggestion: take advantage of Belt and his fine OBP and bat him second at least till Panik picks it up.
Pence is fine with 36 rbi at this point, that rates to 108.

The strength of the lineup was not supposed to be one or two guys. It was supposed to be a 1-8 effort. As you say, Panik and Duffy and to a degree Posey have been sub-par.

But we are four games up and who can really complain. Sept Oct is the time to peak. If we make the playoffs our chances improve because of the SP. And yes, we need some more reliable RP in innings 7 and 8.