General Playoff Run Discussion

[calsnowskier]

 

[calsnowskier]

We do not hold our destiny in our own hands, but we do not need a LOT of help.

 

[Mays-Fan]

The bullpen has been our relative weakness. Strickland gave up another key bomb last night - the third so far this month. If we can lock down our bullpen, we'll be fine. If not, we don't deserve to be there. Simple as that.

 

[msgkings322]

Disagree with both of these comments, mildly.

Giants do have their destiny in their hands because they are 2 back of the Dogs in the loss column with 7 still to play head to head.

Lately the pen has been a bit shaky, but only because the starters have been shaky first so they are overworked. And the pen was nails until very recently. The starters were shaky until very recently. So IMO it's not the pen that's the relative weakness. I wish there was a clever hashtag to express this, maybe someone here can come up with one.

 

[msgkings322]

The bullpen has been our relative weakness. Strickland gave up another key bomb last night - the third so far this month. If we can lock down our bullpen, we'll be fine. If not, we don't deserve to be there. Simple as that.

Remember, this month was supposed to be a house of horrors, and it's been not that bad actually. Let's also not forget the weak offense recently due to missing 2 of our best hitters.

 

[calsnowskier]

Disagree with both of these comments, mildly.

Giants do have their destiny in their hands because they are 2 back of the Dogs in the loss column with 7 still to play head to head.

Lately the pen has been a bit shaky, but only because the starters have been shaky first so they are overworked. And the pen was nails until very recently. The starters were shaky until very recently. So IMO it's not the pen that's the relative weakness. I wish there was a clever hashtag to express this, maybe someone here can come up with one.

Good point

 

[tzill]

We do not hold our destiny in our own hands, but we do not need a LOT of help.

untrue by definition. We absolutely hold our destiny in our own hands. If we sweep both doyer series, and win 28 of our other 32 games -- the doyers could win all of their other 33 games and we'd still win the division.

It is completely in our hands.

 

[tzill]

The bullpen has been our relative weakness. Strickland gave up another key bomb last night - the third so far this month. If we can lock down our bullpen, we'll be fine. If not, we don't deserve to be there. Simple as that.

We can "lock down our bullpen" and still not sniff the playoffs if #weaklink implodes.

 

[tzill]

Disagree with both of these comments, mildly.

Giants do have their destiny in their hands because they are 2 back of the Dogs in the loss column with 7 still to play head to head.

Lately the pen has been a bit shaky, but only because the starters have been shaky first so they are overworked. And the pen was nails until very recently. The starters were shaky until very recently. So IMO it's not the pen that's the relative weakness. I wish there was a clever hashtag to express this, maybe someone here can come up with one.

If only...

 

[Davis_Mike]

The Giants are within striking distance of the Dodger$. They absolutely hold their own destiny in their own hands.

 

[calsnowskier]

 

[SFGRTB]

We're looking at the division, as we should, but something to think about with the wild card is that the Cubs have to play the Cardinals and Pirates 12 times down the stretch, and the Pirates have to play the Cardinals and Cubs 12 times.

 

[msgkings322]

We're looking at the division, as we should, but something to think about with the wild card is that the Cubs have to play the Cardinals and Pirates 12 times down the stretch, and the Pirates have to play the Cardinals and Cubs 12 times.

I don't think this is really the case. They are so much farther behind in the WC race, and they don't have many (any?) head to head games with those teams left, so to pass them they have to play out of their minds and win a shit-ton of games. And if they do that, they're gonna win the West first

It's NL West or bust!

 

[LHG]

I don't think this is really the case. They are so much farther behind in the WC race, and they don't have many (any?) head to head games with those teams left, so to pass them they have to play out of their minds and win a shit-ton of games. And if they do that, they're gonna win the West first

It's NL West or bust!

The Dodgers look very beatable right now. Their offense is struggling just as badly as ours. We just need to put together a couple more wins then they do.

 

[calsnowskier]

I don't think this is really the case. They are so much farther behind in the WC race, and they don't have many (any?) head to head games with those teams left, so to pass them they have to play out of their minds and win a shit-ton of games. And if they do that, they're gonna win the West first

It's NL West or bust!

Our VERY next series is against the Chubs...

 

[calsnowskier]

The Dodgers look very beatable right now. Their offense is struggling just as badly as ours. We just need to put together a couple more wins then they do.

Difference is that ours has been struggling against some of the best pitching in the NL.

The dogs have just been struggling.

 

[LHG]

Difference is that ours has been struggling against some of the best pitching in the NL.

The dogs have just been struggling.

But isn't it the best pitching we tend to tee off against?

 

[calsnowskier]

But isn't it the best pitching we tend to tee off against?

Only when we notice it.

Duh...

 

[LHG]

Only when we notice it.

Duh...

So did the Giants overestimate or underestimate the opposing pitching?

 

[SFGRTB]

I don't think this is really the case. They are so much farther behind in the WC race, and they don't have many (any?) head to head games with those teams left, so to pass them they have to play out of their minds and win a shit-ton of games. And if they do that, they're gonna win the West first

It's NL West or bust!

My point is that the 2 teams in front of us in the wildcard will be beating up on each other, which is about all we can hope for since our head-to-heads with them are done in 4 days.

No doubt though it's all about the division right now.