That got interesting at the end but Walker settled down with 3 straight Ks to leave bases loaded.
Those championship teams had veteran champion DNA. This has a bunch of players trying to establish themselves and then vets who are ok. Also, this bullpen pales to the championship years.I don't know, just something weird about this team.
Like, you see the potential upside and how we easily can be a 90+ win squad. We just...dont play up to that talent on a consistent basis.
A big part of our 2010-2014 run was the "vibes" and being an immaculate locker room with team chemistry. I think that's sorely missing here.
Those championship teams had veteran champion DNA. This has a bunch of players trying to establish themselves and then vets who are ok. Also, this bullpen pales to the championship years.
But the lineup just struggles to score at times. Bailey is in a massive extended slump. 2 ways to look at Wade. Good OB guy or a massive lack of power at a power position. I think SF is really hurting here at 1b. Fitz has been a revelation and Wisely and Schmitt are below average. Really missing a healthy Thairo. Yaz and Conforto are ok at best now. Heliot is good. McCray looks good. Chappy has been solid.
Melvin is not Bochy….but offensively, missing a big middle of the order bat or 2
Decoy fetched the first pitch tonight for Shohei Ohtani! 🥹🐶 pic.twitter.com/zD7QsbX5SI
— MLB (@MLB) August 29, 2024
Decoy fetched the first pitch tonight for Shohei Ohtani! 🥹🐶 pic.twitter.com/zD7QsbX5SI
— MLB (@MLB) August 29, 2024
Ohtani signed one of the weirdest contracts in sports history, got robbed of millions of dollars by his best friend (or had his friend take the fall for his gambling addiction depending on who you ask), got married, and is still putting up MVP numbers while still trying to recover full use of his pitching arm.
Dude’s greatness is so consistent that people only talk about him when his dog is around.
If he ever gets to pitch again, he's on the fast track to being the GOAT. Even as a hitter, he's well on his way to HOF.
Crazy
He’s a Dodger, I don’t love itI don't love that Ohtani is on the Dodgers now, but I'm rooting for him to get to 50-50. Considering the way the SB all but disappeared from baseball during the latter stages of the steroid era, I didn't think I would ever see anyone reach that achievement in my lifetime. And for a guy who has an argument for being the best pitcher in baseball (when healthy) to be the one to do it is just beyond belief. How can you not love that?
Congrats Matt Chapman on the new contract. And congrats to the Giants for ultimately finding a player who is twice as good as Carlos Correa and signing him for half the price. Sometimes these stories do have a good ending.
Our young Starting Pitchers have hit a wall. Our pen has been overworked all year.
Zaidi and Melvin probably shouldn’t survive this year. Maybe give Melvin another shot but Zaidi has been at this for awhile. The Giants hitters seem to underperform Or maybe that’s just who they are.
Can they live with Fitzgerald defensively at SS? Luciano defensively needs to show more. Giants have all but given up on Estrada who was solid on both sides of the ball…..weird.
JH Lee is back next year. But will Snell be back?
This team is floundering down the stretch
i did read one tidbit that Zaidi was expected to be let go but it could be speculation. He has had enough time for sure.I think they both get one more year. And then the new gm gets to hire his coach.
Or at least I hope we don't follow the Kings ineptitude where a gm has to inherit a lame duck coach
It’s confirmed that Buster Posey took the wheel in the Matt Chapman extension negotiations.
Farhan’s days may be numbered
I'm VERY skeptical of a former player with no FO experience jumping to the top of the ship after our Vlade debacle, but even me, as a noted Farhan stan, recognizes it's time to move on.
There's just no juice with this team. We have the most talent on this roster that we've had in probably a decade and it's still just a lifeless as most of those teams over the past decade. Haven't been impressed at all with Melvin.
Chapman with a NTC is a bit scary, but he's just such a good player and a guy you def want if we want to have a good team. Start over with him, Webb, and the youth with a new FO and see what happens.
Mike Grier is doing great things with the Sharks. Hey, it could happen!I'm VERY skeptical of a former player with no FO experience jumping to the top of the ship after our Vlade debacle, but even me, as a noted Farhan stan, recognizes it's time to move on.
There's just no juice with this team. We have the most talent on this roster that we've had in probably a decade and it's still just a lifeless as most of those teams over the past decade. Haven't been impressed at all with Melvin.
Chapman with a NTC is a bit scary, but he's just such a good player and a guy you def want if we want to have a good team. Start over with him, Webb, and the youth with a new FO and see what happens.
FINAL: the other team scored more runs than us
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 18, 2024
One of the greatest single game performances in MLB history
— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) September 19, 2024
5 hits
7 RBI
13 total bases
2 stolen bases
Joined the 50/50 club
Shohei Ohtani is the best player we'll see in our lifetime
pic.twitter.com/ixzed22xoH
Little did Blake Harris know when he published this tweet...One of the greatest single game performances in MLB history
— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) September 19, 2024
5 hits
7 RBI
13 total bases
2 stolen bases
Joined the 50/50 club
Shohei Ohtani is the best player we'll see in our lifetime
pic.twitter.com/ixzed22xoH
people like to use the term “video game numbers” but even by video game number standards, this is ridiculous lol
6-FOR-6
— MLB (@MLB) September 19, 2024
THREE HOME RUNS
10 RUNS BATTED IN
SHOHEI OHTANI HAVE MERCY 🤯 pic.twitter.com/VMJp9OqgjZ
"Triple for the cycle, homer for history. On a 1-2, Ohtani... SENDS ONE IN THE AIR, THE OTHER WAY, BACK IT GOES, GOOOOOONNNEEE! ONE OF A KIND PLAYER! ONE OF A KIND SEASON! SHOHEI OHTANI STARTS THE 50/50 CLUB!" - Joe Davis on the historic call⚾️🎙️🦄 pic.twitter.com/JxDyNUfzTD
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 19, 2024