Game Thread: 6/17 Champs @ Semen

[Band of Brothers]

No carry tonight in Seattle...they have this Marine layer there that knocks the ball down at night.


BUM

 

[Band of Brothers]

He showed in 2011, '12 and 13 (no team wanted him, went to Japan) he couldn't hit

Like I said he proved last year he could hit. See other reasons above.

 

[Band of Brothers]

Giants need to hit the ball on the ground and line drives tonight to win. NO FLY BALLS

 

[Band of Brothers]

Duff has it down..what a find by the Giants

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Like I said he proved last year he could hit. See other reasons above.

So you cherry pick the year you want

 

[Band of Brothers]

So you cherry pick the year you want

I told you what I thought. I don't know what else to tell you.

 

[Band of Brothers]

Got to send Duff with two outs.

 

[msgkings322]

This is a special team...they all work hard...no complaints at all from me.

You didn't answer the question at all. I'm genuinely curious. Is it possible in your mind for a Giants player to suck? Maybe not even on this team, I mean ever?

 

[Band of Brothers]

An old timers pitching game tonight. Both want it bad.Good stuff.

 

[Band of Brothers]

You didn't answer the question at all. I'm genuinely curious. Is it possible in your mind for a Giants player to suck? Maybe not even on this team, I mean ever?

I told you...this is a special team..I believe in them all.. they have proven themselves in battle. None of them suck...I try and never give up on players. I am a old coach. I believe in the mental side of things. When you can get players to believe ...anything is possible. I have seen it up close for myself in person when I coached.

 

[msgkings322]

I told you...this is a special team..I believe in them all.. they have proven themselves in battle. None of them suck...I try and never give up on players. I am a old coach. I believe in the mental side of things. When you can get players to believe ...anything is possible. I have seen it up close for myself in person when I coached.

Is every player on every Giants team ever also special? No Giant has ever sucked? Again, just trying to see where you are at. It doesn't seem possible that no Giant in history has ever been bad, but maybe that's where your head is at.

And what battle has McGehee proven himself in?

 

[Band of Brothers]

The Giants have had some poor teams don't get me wrong but these are all MLB players. You don't make it here without talent. Like I said ...this is a special team..3 WS Teams...they have my respect.

Maybe if they would of hired me we would of had more rings...hee hee

 

[calsnowskier]

That was a bad ruling, given the situation.

In a vacuum, though, it was the right call.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Is every player on every Giants team ever also special? No Giant has ever sucked? Again, just trying to see where you are at. It doesn't seem possible that no Giant in history has ever been bad, but maybe that's where your head is at.

And what battle has McGehee proven himself in?

Everyone gets a trophy.

 

[msgkings322]

The Giants have had some poor teams don't get me wrong but these are all MLB players. You don't make it here without talent. Like I said ...this is a special team..3 WS Teams...they have my respect.

Maybe if they would of hired me we would of had more rings...hee hee

That's a fair point....a sportswriter I used to like named King Kaufman once used good ol' Neifi Perez to point out that even the very worst MLB player is REALLY REALLY good at baseball, like better at it than 99.999% of the humans on Earth. Still, once you are in the majors, some players can cut it and some can't. I'm genuinely curious if you ever think that a Giants player just isn't good anymore, or at all. I get good vibes and all, but McGehee isn't reading this. You can tell us what you think.

 

[Band of Brothers]

I will give you a example.

I was so frustrated with Blanco for the longest time. He kept hitting all those fly balls for outs like he thought he was the Babe. The most stubborn player I have seen in a long time for the Giants. He finally wised up and started hitting balls on the ground and bunting more. He now has become a solid pro. He gets it now. He learned ..he believed he could turn it around....Blanco tormented me for a long time...he has earned his respect for learning


He also has learned to take more walks...important with his speed.

 

[Band of Brothers]

Mix up in the outfield cost them a run. 1-0 Seattle

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

That was a shit effort at the end by Pagan.

 

[Band of Brothers]

Can not make a mistake like that especially in a ballgame like this

 

[msgkings322]

Well, the way Felix is going, that's probably game. Not definitely, probably.