GDT 9/16 Titans @ Serpents

[gp956]

Posey's concentration level behind the plate is questionable....more inexplicable passed balls/wild pitches this year than I would have expected.

 

[Stokes1931]

Giants have a successful roadie, going 4-2, and increasing their lead over the Dogs

After this stinker of a game is done, the Giants will be 7-19 making two or more errors.

Pitching and defense.

Vogelsong pitched better than the box score indicated, and was done in by Arias' error, and the @%$@#^%$@ pitcher hitting a dribbler down the right field line for a bases clearing triple. The pitcher that had exactly two major league hits before today. If Belt had not been playing in, it might have been a DP.

Question is, is Vogelsong done? Is he physically sound? Is he mentally worn out? After a season and half of absolute brilliance, have we discovered that the gold is there because of alchemy? I am rooting for him, as it is a compelling story.

I think Cal is right, the starters have started all but one game all season, and are showing the mileage.

 

[Stokes1931]

Panda with another 0-fer.

I thought he had turned the corner with his 3-4 the other night, but he is back to his sukkitude ways at the plate. We can not afford this sort of hackery in the #3 hitter.

 

[Stokes1931]

2-12 with RISP.

2nd and 3rd, no outs, and we can't score.

Panda whiffs

MVP whiffs

Herk with a lazy fly out.

 

[Stokes1931]

Christian does not make an out! (Neither does he get a hit!)

 

[Stokes1931]

Giants 5-28 with RISP for the series, and we won two games!

Travel safely home, fellas, and beat up on the Rox this week.

 

[Stokes1931]

Dogs losing in the 12th, 5-2 to the Cards. Cards look like they will salvage one game of the series and maintain a slight edge over the Dogs in the Wild Card. And we get to keep the 7.5 game lead. Sweet.

When you use 10 pitchers in a game, you are going to be scraping the bottom of the barrel eventually.

 

[iHATEdodgers]

I know we can't win them all ... but I have to admit ... little concerned with Vogs lately ... always see,ed to deliver a quality start .... now we seem to be in 4-5 innings and out ... or atleast it seems that way ...

He's only had 1 decent outing out of the last 7 ... which is the exact opposite of what he's done his previous 50 starts (it's almost comical and definitely unforseeable)... I think they need to skip him a start he's worn out one way or the other... However he may just sit and stew the entire time, maybe skip him a start and get him in from the bullpen in between. I trust Rags and Boch know what to do with him.

I'll really worry if Bum can't get it going again. That leaves us with Cain, Zito, Timmy in the playoffs... I'm not confident that we get to the end with that rotation... At least one of Vog/Bum need to get it together quick.

 

[iHATEdodgers]

Dogs losing in the 12th, 5-2 to the Cards. Cards look like they will salvage one game of the series and maintain a slight edge over the Dogs in the Wild Card. And we get to keep the 7.5 game lead. Sweet.

Heheh. Dodgers SUCK!

 

[SFGRTB]

 

[calsnowskier]

I prefer this one. It has celebrating.

 

[gp956]

Giants have a successful roadie, going 4-2, and increasing their lead over the Dogs

After this stinker of a game is done, the Giants will be 7-19 making two or more errors.

Pitching and defense.

Vogelsong pitched better than the box score indicated, and was done in by Arias' error, and the @%$@#^%$@ pitcher hitting a dribbler down the right field line for a bases clearing triple. The pitcher that had exactly two major league hits before today. If Belt had not been playing in, it might have been a DP.

Question is, is Vogelsong done? Is he physically sound? Is he mentally worn out? After a season and half of absolute brilliance, have we discovered that the gold is there because of alchemy? I am rooting for him, as it is a compelling story.

I think Cal is right, the starters have started all but one game all season, and are showing the mileage.

I don't think so. I looked a few weeks ago, and all the starters were right around, if not under, their pro-rated season pitch counts from the last few years. You could argue, I guess, that the accumulated milage is starting to show, but if that's the case, the Giants would have needed seven competent starters to prevent that from affecting their performance.

 

[gp956]

Dogs losing in the 12th, 5-2 to the Cards. Cards look like they will salvage one game of the series and maintain a slight edge over the Dogs in the Wild Card. And we get to keep the 7.5 game lead. Sweet.

When you use 10 pitchers in a game, you are going to be scraping the bottom of the barrel eventually.

Does Bochy know this?

 

[calsnowskier]

Does Bochy know this?

I would trust Boch to know how to do it.

Donny Baseball? Not so much...

 

[ColinCoby]

Niners better embarrass the Lions tonight, or there may be a suicide or two this evening...

New slogan

Niner Football: WE STOP SUICIDES!

 

[SFAnthem]

New slogan

Niner Football: WE STOP SUICIDES!

Is that a new stat?

So far the Niners have a 0 for lives lost

And if niner fans are as amorous as MSG after wins, their lives created stat should go way way up

 

[Stokes1931]

Is that a new stat?

So far the Niners have a 0 for lives lost

And if niner fans are as amorous as MSG after wins, their lives created stat should go way way up

IIRC the original story was not about MSG's level of amorousness, but his wife's. Still, I'd like to imagine MSG cheering, "Niners win! Niners win!", while Mrs. MSG's sultry voice calls from the bedroom.

Of course, with how the Niners have done in seasons previous to 2011, it is somewhat of a miracle that the MSG family has kids at all.

 

[calsnowskier]

IIRC the original story was not about MSG's level of amorousness, but his wife's. Still, I'd like to imagine MSG cheering, "Niners win! Niners win!", while Mrs. MSG's sultry voice calls from the bedroom.

Of course, with how the Niners have done in seasons previous to 2011, it is somewhat of a miracle that the MSG family has kids at all.

creepy...

You like to phantacize about msg's "home" life?

 

[ColinCoby]

IIRC the original story was not about MSG's level of amorousness, but his wife's. Still, I'd like to imagine MSG cheering, "Niners win! Niners win!", while Mrs. MSG's sultry voice calls from the bedroom.

Of course, with how the Niners have done in seasons previous to 2011, it is somewhat of a miracle that the MSG family has kids at all.

That's exactly how I imagined it during lonely nights at sea.

 

[Stokes1931]

creepy...

You like to phantacize about msg's "home" life?

Imagination. Better than the real thing.