Game Thread: 5.9 Stratomatic @ Philth

[1phlapdown]

We show signs of life...

 

[SFGRTB]

I feel like we say this most of the time, but Belt looks okay out there. IDK why the Giants area always so averse to playing him out there.

The defense gets significantly worse with Belt in LF, Posey at 1st and Hundley catching as opposed to Blanco/Hernandez in LF, Belt at 1st and Posey catching, but I don't see why this can't be a once a week or so thing?

 

[calsnowskier]

I feel like we say this most of the time, but Belt looks okay out there. IDK why the Giants area always so averse to playing him out there.

The defense gets significantly worse with Belt in LF, Posey at 1st and Hundley catching as opposed to Blanco/Hernandez in LF, Belt at 1st and Posey catching, but I don't see why this can't be a once a week or so thing?

???

I just sat down to see that fly ball/double and was going to post the exact opposite opinion. A good defender would have caught that ball without much effort.

Not that Belt can really be blamed there, though. He doesn’t have his outfield eyes yet.

 

[LHG]

Suddenly, everything about this Giants' team screams mediocre.

 

[SFGRTB]

???

I just sat down to see that fly ball/double and was going to post the exact opposite opinion. A good defender would have caught that ball without much effort.

Not that Belt can really be blamed there, though. He doesn’t have his outfield eyes yet.

I don't think most guys get that ball. I think a number of them play that off the wall like Belt did. Sure the good ones get there.

But that last part is kinda part of my point. The fewer the Giants play him out there, the rougher it is when they do. If they did it more consistently, he could pass. As it is, he doesn't look like a guy who is playing left for the first time this year.

 

[calsnowskier]

I don't think most guys get that ball. I think a number of them play that off the wall like Belt did. Sure the good ones get there.

But that last part is kinda part of my point. The fewer the Giants play him out there, the rougher it is when they do. If they did it more consistently, he could pass. As it is, he doesn't look like a guy who is playing left for the first time this year.

But he is an elite defensive 1B. And they have 4 OFers who are MLB-ready in Sacto. Why get him used to it when we are basically in an OF crunch already?

 

[calsnowskier]

Suddenly, everything about this Giants' team screams mediocre.

THIS team strives for mediocre.

 

[calsnowskier]

Can we cut Law, please? Let’s see what Black can do.

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Bright Side: Maybe they’re getting the “ugly” series out of the way early

 

[calsnowskier]

Remember when every other team wanted Law in trade talks??


TINSTAAPT

 

[SFGRTB]

But he is an elite defensive 1B. And they have 4 OFers who are MLB-ready in Sacto. Why get him used to it when we are basically in an OF crunch already?

I'd be playing Slater everyday right now (as mentioned in another thread), but Slater isn't around right now so I'm exploring other options with what we have

 

[calsnowskier]

Bright Side: Maybe they’re getting the “ugly” series out of the way early

And this series hit every branch on the way down when it fell out of the ugly tree.

 

[calsnowskier]

I'd be playing Slater everyday right now (as mentioned in another thread), but Slater isn't around right now so I'm exploring other options with what we have

I don’t argue against that point. Why we have Jax, Blanco AND Gorkys on the team at the same time is beyond me. Department of Redundancy Department.

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Can we cut Law, please? Let’s see what Black can do.

One might say you need to lay down the law and send him away

 

[SFGRTB]

I don’t argue against that point. Why we have Jax, Blanco AND Gorkys on the team at the same time is beyond me. Department of Redundancy Department.

It was weird to open the season and it's still weird right now. Gorkys has like 3 good games total. IDK

 

[calsnowskier]

One might say you need to lay down the law and send him away

One might...

But I won’t.

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

It was weird to open the season and it's still weird right now. Gorkys has like 3 good games total. IDK

Austin Jackson is only a “couple good games away from turning things around” per Bochy

In other news, I’m only a couple classes away from getting a degree in Economics.

Narrator: He was not close to any such Economics degree. He sucked at Econ. Sure he took a class once and might only need “a couple more”. But a couple can be 5-6 and just because you could doesn’t mean you actually could succeed at it

 

[calsnowskier]

Austin Jackson is only a “couple good games away from turning things around” per Bochy

In other news, I’m only a couple classes away from getting a degree in Economics.

Narrator: He was not close to any such Economics degree. He sucked at Econ. Sure he took a class once and might only need “a couple more”. But a couple can be 5-6 and just because you could doesn’t mean you actually could succeed at it

Someone watches WAY too much Arrested Development.

Not you. Not me. And I can’t imagine what the limit could be. But SOMEONE watches too much...

 

[calsnowskier]

And between the 3 of them, I would much rather see Jax kicked to the curb.

 

[shrksfn9192]

One might say you need to lay down the law and send him away

Send both Law and Osich away. Sandoval is a better option out of the bullpen than either of those two tired, worn out acts.