A king among men
Whenever I part with Brandon Belt for the final time, my lasting memory will be something that he said in the clubhouse tonight after the game. He looked at Homeroom, Baggs and I and said unsolicited, “Do yourselves a favor guys. Go to the Ritz-Carlton and get the chicken strips.— Henry Schulman BLUE CHECK MARK (@hankschulman) April 24, 2019
― bit high, bitch (gyac), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 23:42 (one year ago) link
There's a little write-up on Matt Cain in here a couple of you might like:
https://open.substack.com/pub/joeposnanski/p/a-carlos-correa-redux-and-more-baseball?r=1jtu0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
― clemenza, Thursday, 12 January 2023 19:02 (one year ago) link
I enjoyed that. I’ve kind of gone off him a bit since I found out the terrible story that was posted about him in the 2010 NLDS thread though (I won’t repeat it) but he was great.
― bit high, bitch (gyac), Thursday, 12 January 2023 21:14 (one year ago) link
Didn't realize when I posted that, but Jay Jaffe had something much longer on Matt Cain today:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jaws-and-the-2023-hall-of-fame-ballot-matt-cain/
― clemenza, Thursday, 12 January 2023 21:17 (one year ago) link
I’ve read a lot of the stuff together but he’s really been such a huge part of that decade. I loved that video they posted recently about the perfect game.
Amazing clip of Bruce Bochy telling Brandon Belt he made the team in 2012 🥲"If you need a beer, grab a beer." pic.twitter.com/HuqL4tTlkN— KNBR (@KNBR) January 11, 2023
― bit high, bitch (gyac), Thursday, 12 January 2023 21:57 (one year ago) link
https://fansided.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2021/09/1341724398.jpeg
― not too strange just bad audio (brimstead), Friday, 13 January 2023 01:15 (one year ago) link
There is no crying in baseball, that was a touching moment with Belt. Going to miss him and he ended up winning the Belt Wars.
― Bee OK, Friday, 13 January 2023 02:37 (one year ago) link
Cain was at 103 pitches as he strolled back to the dugout, where baseball's superstitions had long since taken over for his teammates. Well, for most of them.You don't talk to a pitcher who is working on a no-hitter, and you certainly don't sit close to him in the dugout. But when Cain returned after the stressful seventh, he found Belt, in his second big league season, in his spot. Cain was amused, and a day later Belt admitted that it wasn't his first faux pas in that type of situation. In the minors, he once walked back into the dugout in the middle of a no-hitter and pointed out to teammates that there were a lot of zeros on the scoreboard.CAIN: "I mean, it's kind of obvious. There's a towel. (Pitching coach Dave Righetti) would always lay out a towel. It was always there ... (Ryan Vogelsong) was like, 'What are you doing!' Belt was just completely oblivious, which now we know Belt and its standard for him. It was awesome."BELT: "It wasn't funny at the time. I got the death stare from Cain and Vogey, but looking back on it, he might have gotten the perfect game because I sat there. I look at it as I think I'm good luck. But yeah, that was a scary moment for me, for sure. I thought Vogey was going to kill me."
― bit high, bitch (gyac), Friday, 13 January 2023 09:22 (one year ago) link
2022-23 Hot Stove thread
― Bee OK, Saturday, 14 January 2023 22:02 (one year ago) link
Staring to get excited about baseball again, these discussions are helping. Not sure how good the Giants will be this year but will never give up on my team.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 14 January 2023 22:05 (one year ago) link
Sergio Romo is coming home.The three-time World Series champion agreed to a contract with the Giants that will include an invitation to camp."I’m not coming here to make a team."So what is Romo preparing for? @extrabaggs explains:https://t.co/9fe8vWh5Yt— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) March 16, 2023
― giant bat fucker (gyac), Thursday, 16 March 2023 17:55 (one year ago) link
I was able to watch the Romo thing as they played the game on MLB Network, it was fun.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 22:08 (one year ago) link
https://www.knbr.com/2023/03/23/giants-raked-in-booming-profit-despite-mediocre-2022-season-forbes-valuations-show/
The Yankees top the list at $7.1 billion, with the Dodgers ($4.8 billion), Red Sox ($4.5 billion), and Cubs ($4.1 billion) rounding out the top-five with San Francisco ($3.7 billion).
The Mariners brought in $83.8 million in operating income — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Giants earned $75 million in profit.
The Giants spent $179 million on player expenses, per Forbes, and took in $130 million in gate receipts. The organization’s television rights deal is also a substantial revenue driver.
The franchise’s $75 million profit mark is a major increase over the $32 million a year prior, per Forbes. The Giants saw $64 million loss for the pandemic-interrupted 2020 season.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 22:10 (one year ago) link
Opening Day lineup: Wade 1B, Conforto RF, Flores 3B, Pederson DH, Yaz CF, Estrada 2B, Crawford SS, Sabol LF, Perez C. Webb RHP.— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) March 30, 2023
Buster Posey discusses expectations for Joey Bart in 2023https://t.co/hUELHZrHPT pic.twitter.com/IcIoDzlhuS— KNBR (@KNBR) March 29, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:13 (one year ago) link
Bart not starting opening day really is telling, wow. I did read that Webb loved pitching to Perez but still.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:58 (one year ago) link
Flores is in the lineup rather than Villar today but the plan is still to give Villar the bulk of starts at third. Flores’ calm demeanor makes him a good choice for opener in NY.— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) March 30, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 16:12 (one year ago) link
Brett Wisely’s parents were going to be here today but he was told last night he was headed to AAA. Giants then acquired Matt Beaty and changed some things around, so Wisely made team but his parents probably won’t make it here for his debut. Not ideal.— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) March 30, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 16:23 (one year ago) link
xp add calm demeanour to the list of intangibles
― francisF, Thursday, 30 March 2023 16:38 (one year ago) link
Here we go, just looking for 3 - 3 record on a six game road trip.
Go Giants!
― Bee OK, Thursday, 30 March 2023 17:00 (one year ago) link
Kuip: "I always thought, you cheer for the one you sleep with." #SensualBaseball— LOLKNBR (@LOLKNBR) March 30, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 17:40 (one year ago) link
lol, for reference, Brandon Crawford's sister is married to Gerrit Cole.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 30 March 2023 18:04 (one year ago) link
I know!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 18:05 (one year ago) link
Webb allowed 11 hrs total last year btw.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 18:21 (one year ago) link
Webb had 12 stakeouts compared to Cole's 11. Webb ended up giving up four earn runs. Giants have no bats, going to be a long ass year.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:38 (one year ago) link
Yeah he was fine except when he wasn’t.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 21:43 (one year ago) link
Baggarly’s got impeccable Giants sources so when he writes this in the Athletic:
Giants president Farhan Zaidi shook up several assumptions held both inside and outside their clubhouse. Speedy outfielder Bryce Johnson did not make the opening-day roster following a strong spring in which he stole 12 bases in 12 attempts. Neither did right-hander Sean Hjelle, who opened eyes with his velocity bump and earned consistent praise. Instead, the club backed away from every public pronouncement in order to acquire first baseman/outfielder Matt Beaty from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations.
NEW YORK — Rewarding young players from the system who have tremendous springs isn’t always possible on Opening Day, but the San Francisco Giants had sent signals the past week or two that Bryce Johnson and Sean Hjelle would be with them at Yankee Stadium.Instead, the Giants picked up onetime Dodgers outfielder Matt Beaty, who didn’t make the Royals roster, and sent Johnson, who has elite speed and led the majors with 12 steals this spring, to Triple-A Sacramento. Hjelle also was optioned after a magnificent spring that drew raves; the team already has seven starters on the roster and two days off the first week, which meant innings were likely to be scarce.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Friday, 31 March 2023 17:07 (one year ago) link
Thanks for those post as I don't have access, going to maybe sign up for the Athletic as they have Baggs and Grant Brisbane.
― Bee OK, Friday, 31 March 2023 19:54 (one year ago) link
No game today but I do have this:
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/03/offseason-in-review-san-francisco-giants-13.html
― Bee OK, Friday, 31 March 2023 19:55 (one year ago) link
xp you should, the Baggs piece springboard off an interview with Farhan last week where he said they’d be picking players from the internal organisation
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Friday, 31 March 2023 19:59 (one year ago) link
Yeah, Grant is one of my favorite writers and miss reading him.
― Bee OK, Friday, 31 March 2023 20:17 (one year ago) link
Yaz has looked lost, not only after two years, but this spring training as well. I know it's only the second game of 2023 but at least he looked Major League today.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 1 April 2023 23:33 (one year ago) link
Yeah a bit messy but a much needed W. Still not validating the front office shit imo!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Saturday, 1 April 2023 23:44 (one year ago) link
For the first time since 2011, the San Francisco Giants hit four home runs in one inning.Here are all four of Jon Miller's incredible calls 📻⬇️ pic.twitter.com/23AWx33nLk— KNBR (@KNBR) April 3, 2023
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 04:40 (one year ago) link
Is the ball different this year? It is flying out all around the league
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 12:14 (one year ago) link
I think it is too early to tell but the White Sox park is a bandbox. They were saying on the telecast that only the Cincinnati park has more home runs on a given day.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:21 (one year ago) link
i think what you all are forgetting to take into account is that michael kopech sucks and is a bad pitcher
― na (NA), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:24 (one year ago) link
Excuse me, I’ve been a Man United fan since my early teens, I have zero problem with hating on a team I support! I’m happy for Bryce Johnson.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:34 (one year ago) link
Yeah, Grant is one of my favorite writers and miss reading him.― Bee OK, Friday, 31 March 2023 20:17 (four days ago)
― Bee OK, Friday, 31 March 2023 20:17 (four days ago)
In the very early days of ILB, I got him to post here at least a few times before he left for greener pastures.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:47 (one year ago) link
Best Blogs?
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:48 (one year ago) link
SS is back is the news here, glad to hear from you again. It funny that you got Grant Brisbee to post here twice and then that was it for him.
The balls are juiced, its ridiculous.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 5 April 2023 23:10 (one year ago) link
Here we go, just looking for 3 - 3 record on a six game road trip.Go Giants!― Bee OK, Thursday, March 30, 2023
― Bee OK, Thursday, March 30, 2023
Coming off a .500 season, the Giants went 3-3. They had 15 homers in the three wins and 11 hits in the three losses.
I guess I'm happy but this team needs to strike out less.
― Bee OK, Friday, 7 April 2023 17:11 (one year ago) link
Horrible lose today after seemingly cursing to a win. Reminded me of Game 6, 2016, obviously stakes were quite different.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 9 April 2023 00:42 (one year ago) link
Darin Ruf is back and hits a double off Kershaw in his first at bat. You can't make this stuff up.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 13 April 2023 03:18 (one year ago) link
This muncy shit is out of control lol l can you believe this guy
Max Muncy on playing in San Francisco: "I don't like this place. It's cold and windy all the time. I do hit well here. I don't understand why, but I'm not going to complain about it." I think he dropped this 👑 pic.twitter.com/WxB15BFpsx— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) April 11, 2023
― brimstead, Thursday, 13 April 2023 20:00 (one year ago) link
classic heel
― brimstead, Thursday, 13 April 2023 20:01 (one year ago) link
respect lol
― Spottie, Thursday, 13 April 2023 20:05 (one year ago) link
Honestly his Bumgarner chirp is still incredible
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 13 April 2023 20:05 (one year ago) link
Kinda funny Muncy mentions the cold because there was a heat wave for this past series (65F! I'm sunburnt!), quite unseasonably warm for early spring but yes windy... tho not nearly as windy as Candlestick was. That said, if you can hit the ball a couple hundred feet in the air into the 40mph gusts the last few nights and see just see where it goes. Mookie definitely looked lost a few times and couldn't tell where the ball would land, I think Kershaw needed close to 30 pitches to get out of the 1st.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 13 April 2023 20:54 (one year ago) link
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/logan-webb-giants-agree-five-year-90m-contract-extension
Webb will make $8 million next year, $12 million in 2025 and $23 million in what would have been his first year of free agency. He will make $23 million in 2027 and $23 million in 2028. In addition, Webb will make yearly donations to the Giants Community Fund totaling nearly half a million dollars.
― Bee OK, Friday, 14 April 2023 20:35 (one year ago) link
SERIOUSLY?
― Everybody's gonna get what they got coming (gyac), Saturday, 15 April 2023 20:19 (one year ago) link