Game Thread: Game #162 - Affeldt Ceremony

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Is that his "what am I doing here?" face?

 

[calsnowskier]

That's too bad.

Listening to Affeldt a couple of days ago, I was reminded how easily it is as a fan to take out the human component with the players and focus solely on their production. I had been thinking about how the Giants needed to part ways with Affeldt earlier in the year, not thinking much about what he has done for the time. And its difficult because we want to see the best on the team and being too sentimental can hurt the club but being soul-less is just as bad.

That is the tight-rope that needs to be navigated.

One of the things I love about the Giants is the alumni organization, and how the roster stays somewhat stable with very few mercenaries. However, I also love that (including the NY years) is one of the most decorated franchises in the sport (along with the Spanks, Cards, Sox, dogs and A's). In order to continue that, you have to sometimes make the hard decision (trading Williams, trading Cepeda, letting Clark walk, cutting ties with Bonds and Schmidt)

 

[LHG]

Who's left now:
Bullpen
Casilla
Hall
Kontos
Lopez
Petit
Strickland
Vogelsong

Bench
Brown
Frandsen
Byrd
Bumgarner
Leake
Peavy

 

[SFGRTB]

Is that his "what am I doing here?" face?

According to gameday, he throws a 87 mph 4-seam, 87 mph cutter, 77 mph slider, and a 78 mph curveball

 

[calsnowskier]

Has Ichiro announced his retirement?

I hope he gets to play for the Mariners again before he officially hangs them up.

 

[calsnowskier]

Parker is ready. He has nothing left to show in AAA.

 

[calsnowskier]

Mac, on the other hand...

 

[SFGRTB]

The umpire is looking right at the bag, how can you not see that?

 

[LHG]

Has Ichiro announced his retirement?

I hope he gets to play for the Mariners again before he officially hangs them up.

I'd like to see him come back and collect 65 more hits before he retires.

 

[LHG]

The umpire is looking right at the bag, how can you not see that?

That is a very generous neighborhood there.

 

[SFGRTB]

What in the world could they be discussing?

 

[SFGRTB]

Stupid umpire pride. "In our opinion, he was out, so if we don't HAVE to look at it, we're not going to because we're right."

 

[LHG]

"I got this guy with a really large head yelling at me. What should we do?" Priceless.

 

[LHG]

Stupid umpire pride. "In our opinion, he was out, so if we don't HAVE to look at it, we're not going to because we're right."

I think that umpire meant to put up his middle finger when he looked over at Bochy and signaled out.

 

[calsnowskier]

Neighborhood play is a judgement call. Sucks, but it can't be reversed.

I understand the point of the neighborhood play, but it is a bastardization of the game.

 

[LHG]

So they review first but not second? Lame!

 

[LHG]

Neighborhood play is a judgement call. Sucks, but it can't be reversed.

I understand the point of the neighborhood play, but it is a bastardization of the game.

That play was not intent of the neighborhood play. They better boo those umps when the call is reversed.

 

[SFGRTB]

Neighborhood play is a judgement call. Sucks, but it can't be reversed.

I understand the point of the neighborhood play, but it is a bastardization of the game.

It CAN be reversed, but it's up to the umpires to discuss it. And when have you EVER seen umpires reverse a call without replay? So I guess you are right...

 

[calsnowskier]

So they review first but not second? Lame!

By the rules, it was handled correctly.

So let's change the rules.

 

[LHG]

It CAN be reversed, but it's up to the umpires to discuss it. And when have you EVER seen umpires reverse a call without replay? So I guess you are right...

That feels like a summarization of the season for the Giants.