Game Thread: 8/7 Bum @ gnats

[tzill]

The pitching was great, of course, but the lack of situational hitting again cost them the game.

sure, but most of that was Roarke pitching really, really well. And a phenomenal catch in CF

 

[calsnowskier]

sure, but most of that was Roarke pitching really, really well. And a phenomenal catch in CF

When the team is hitting like a 6 year old t-ball team for a month straight, I REFUSE to tip the cap to the other guy. That is just an excuse at this point. They have not earned the right to acknowledge a job well done by the opponent.

 

[tzill]

When the team is hitting like a 6 year old t-ball team for a month straight, I REFUSE to tip the cap to the other guy. That is just an excuse at this point. They have not earned the right to acknowledge a job well done by the opponent.

See it how you will. Roarke was dealing.

 

[calsnowskier]

See it how you will. Roarke was dealing.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

This team is in such a funk, how could we know? The evidence points the Giants hitters doing AT LEAST half the work for him.

 

[tzill]

Maybe.

Maybe not.

This team is in such a funk, how could we know? The evidence points the Giants hitters doing AT LEAST half the work for him.

The eyeball test?

 

[calsnowskier]

The eyeball test?

My eyeball tells me the Giants have sucked for the better part of a month.

 

[tzill]

My eyeball tells me the Giants have sucked for the better part of a month.

sure, but what do your eyes tell you about how Roarke pitched, or didn't you watch?

 

[calsnowskier]

sure, but what do your eyes tell you about how Roarke pitched, or didn't you watch?

Again, I can look great if I am facing a team that can't get out of their own way.

Roarke may have caused it. But the Giants don't deserve that benefit of the doubt. Not when they have looked like that against everyone for 4 weeks now.

 

[msgkings322]

One of the toughest things to figure in baseball...when a shutout happens, how much is the pitcher crushing it and how much is the other team sucking it?

 

[calsnowskier]

One of the toughest things to figure in baseball...when a shutout happens, how much is the pitcher crushing it and how much is the other team sucking it?

Bad Timmeh threw two no-nos against the Padres.

 

[LHG]

@tzill & @calsnowskier - is this really something worth arguing over?

 

[calsnowskier]

@tzill & @calsnowskier - is this really something worth arguing over?

Nope.

But it is worth discussing.

 

[msgkings322]

Bad Timmeh threw two no-nos against the Padres.

LOL but not sure how this applies....those are good examples of not being sure which is which.

I guess if you throw a perfecto it's almost all the pitcher, that's just a day no one was gonna hit him.

 

[calsnowskier]

LOL but not sure how this applies....those are good examples of not being sure which is which.

I guess if you throw a perfecto it's almost all the pitcher, that's just a day no one was gonna hit him.

It was a perfect example of what we are talking about. Timmeh looked good in the second one, but the first one he was all over the place. Heston's is in the same boat. He was effectively wild, but the Mets certainly helped him out.

 

[tzill]

Again, I can look great if I am facing a team that can't get out of their own way.

Roarke may have caused it. But the Giants don't deserve that benefit of the doubt. Not when they have looked like that against everyone for 4 weeks now.

I dunno...I've watched baseball for decades, and I'd like to think I can tell when a pitcher is dealing. His location was almost perfect and he changed speeds masterfully. We can see it differently.

 

[tzill]

It was a perfect example of what we are talking about. Timmeh looked good in the second one, but the first one he was all over the place. Heston's is in the same boat. He was effectively wild, but the Mets certainly helped him out.

Great example. Hesto wasn't dealing that day like Roarke was Sunday.

 

[filosofy29]

I think it tastes great AND it's less filling.....