Game Thread: 9/25/18 Return of the Stratton

[LHG]

Avelino lives! Slater does get to start from time to time and welcome back our new leadoff hitter - Hunter Pence.

I'll take the loss today. My record is shot anyway.

 

[jeep99tj]

It might be movie night.

 

[stanford the manford]

best we can do is a 10 game losing streak to close out the season.....

damn team can't even beat the recent 11 game skid

 

[LHG]

best we can do is a 10 game losing streak to close out the season.....

damn team can't even beat the recent 11 game skid

Losing 22 of 26 games in one month, and ending a season, is no small feat. However, I really do hope they end it with a 3 game winning streak. Just hope other teams they are competing with do the same.

 

[stanford the manford]

Losing 22 of 26 games in one month, and ending a season, is no small feat. However, I really do hope they end it with a 3 game winning streak. Just hope other teams they are competing with do the same.

least they can do is win friday since i'm attending

 

[LHG]

least they can do is win friday since i'm attending

You might as well ask for the moon.

 

[LHG]

I'm trying to figure out why the 2nd & 3rd runs in the top of the 3rd inning are scored as earned runs. There were runners at the corners with one out and the ball is hit to Avelino, who botches the play, allowing both runners to score and the batter to stand safely at first. It wasn't scored a hit and error so there could have been at least, maybe two outs on the play. The next batter strikes out, which would have ended the inning. Maybe the 2nd run should count at earned, but at least the 3rd run should be unearned.

 

[Stokes1931]

Losing soundly to the 94 loss Padres does not make me happy, no matter how it improves our draft position. Giving up a leadoff single to the opposing pitcher is egregious. And the two errors don't help. And the hitters, per usual, can't hit spit.

 

[LHG]

Losing soundly to the 94 loss Padres does not make me happy, no matter how it improves our draft position. Giving up a leadoff single to the opposing pitcher is egregious. And the two errors don't help. And the hitters, per usual, can't hit spit.

While some of us may root for a losing streak to improve draft position, watching them lose is not fun. I'd much rather watch them get ready for a playoff appearance. Post season is not very fun without the Giants in it.

 

[LHG]

The Giants are getting into dangerous territory. They have a runner in scoring position with no outs. This could get ugly . . . for the Giants.

 

[LHG]

By the way, does anyone else feel like the Giants are playing with fire by only carrying two catchers and one of them is starting at 1st base every day?

 

[LHG]

Well, that inning could have been worse - the Giants could have loaded the bases with no outs or somehow go 0 for 4 with RISP that inning.

 

[stanford the manford]

By the way, does anyone else feel like the Giants are playing with fire by only carrying two catchers and one of them is starting at 1st base every day?

in the past they've had panda available as a band aid - don't know if there are any current roster players with any catching experience

 

[stanford the manford]

Well, that inning could have been worse - the Giants could have loaded the bases with no outs or somehow go 0 for 4 with RISP that inning.

this whole RISP thing has been kinda lost on this club

 

[calsnowskier]

Unless you are at the VERY top of the draft, there is no point to tanking. I would prefer to see the G’s play well.

 

[calsnowskier]

in the past they've had panda available as a band aid - don't know if there are any current roster players with any catching experience

I would guess Slater is the emergency catcher.

 

[calsnowskier]

this whole RISP thing has been kinda lost on this club

How so. They have been VERY consistent with RISP this year.

 

[stanford the manford]

I would guess Slater is the emergency catcher.

stanford guy... i hear they can do anything

 

[calsnowskier]

stanford guy... i hear they can do anything

Except have successful MLB careers, apparently.


Sorry, McCarty was a stud...

 

[stanford the manford]

How so. They have been VERY consistent with RISP this year.

seriously.... even with bases loaded with no outs and the top of the giants order, one would be hard pressed to believe any of them are actually in 'scoring position'