In Zaidi we trust - The Giants

Bad Sisters and Severance my personal faves but yeah you’ll definitely get use out of it

Also the Todd Haynes VU doc!

It looks like now all they're offering is a 7 day free trial but loked around. I moved recently and dropped DirecTV but my new provider is offering me a three month trial. Nice, they also gave me a free year of Peacock!

VU doc, nice

And thanks for the other recs gyac

Looks like I scored, checked MLB app one more time and there was a box that said two months for free so I signed up there. I have until November for my TV promo. I will take two months now and then three months later.

I'm so excited baseball is back. I actually had a whole breakdown of every position that I was going to post but decided against it. I was just geeking out.

I hit submit too soon. What I wanted to say is Hunter Pence was on the Apple broadcast last year but it looks like they didn't ask him back this year. I know there was an apple Giants game earlier this year but I ended up parting and missed it.

So Apple will let you tune in to the local radio broadcast and lo and behold, there is Hunter Pence with Dave Flemming.

Whatever happens, I'm just thankful the Giants got Patrick Bailey. Single handley won this game today.

Sweep to start this 11 game road trip. Never do well in Pittsburgh but are doing what needs to be done.

What a strange day, after a suspended game from last night the game went something like this. Tie score. The Giants had a runner on second and third with one out and they resume. They don't score. Bottom of the 9th with the game still tied they walk Elly De La Cruz. He steals second after a correct overturned call but then got picked off for the first out. Game goes into extras, Joc Pederson doubled to lead off the 10th inning, driving in the go-ahead run, and the Giants beat the Reds 4-2.

Then the scheduled game goes into a rain delay and then fireworks from both sides.

This team is pretty wild right now. They are relentless and sometimes feels like these performances aren't sustainable but yet here they are.

How often does a closer close out two games in one day btw?

There was no way the Giants were going to win tonight. The Giants won seven straight and the Reds lost about the same amount in a row. The baseball gods always corrects things. 😉

Gaylord Perry talks about how in 1964, #SFGiants manager Alvin Dark said that there'd be a man on the Moon before he hits a home run. On July 20, 1969, just a half an hour after #Apollo11 landed on the Moon, Perry hit his first HR! #MLB #Legend #Baseball #History pic.twitter.com/cH0UdknYM9

— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) July 20, 2023

The Giants came out of the All Star beak winning five straight and now they lost five straight.

Team peaked a year too early but watch out next year.

They just have a way of playing down to their competition, the thing that drive me crazy the most.

The Nats are shit and to get swept, even on the road, is an embarrassment.

Don’t think there’s a single Giants pitcher I care less about getting lit up than Ross Stripling. But that’s what happens when you host Trevor Bauer on your podcast about pitching and spend time asking Bauer what two time Cy Young Award winner and actual person Tim Lincecum could have done better 🤫

Marco Luciano debut

I have had a very hard week in regards to baseball.

Time for some brightness

Yeah. Webb did really well against that Sox lineup but it was a wasted outing - he seemed angry about being taken out when he was. Seriously he made three of the terrors of the AL - Yoshida, Devers, Turner - look stupid.

I was impressed that Bailey’s arm was fast enough to throw out super speedy Duran!

I know you're a Sox fan too so it must be hard to watch a game with two teams that you love/follow.

I have pretty much come to my peace with my team this year. They just don't have enough on the offense side of the ball. The Giants are too reliant on rookies this year. It would be fine if it was only Bailey and Matos but they also have Wisely, Villar, Sabol, Schmidt and Luciano. And I'm probably missing a few. I hope Zaidi doesn't go overboard because we really need to see what can happen next year with what he has built up.

I’m not really a Sox fan (am I? Am I in denial?) but I will admit I kind of wanted to see if Triston Casas could get a splash hit. That oppo bomb though, phew.

Villar’s been optioned right? Feel like Schmitt will be too soon. I remember he was hitting pretty well when he came up, it’s not that unusual for rookies to have issues adjusting but it’s unusual that all the Giants rookies haven’t so far been able to adjust back yet. That’s a question for the development.

It was great to see Luciano get his first hit after hearing about him for years.

They had that great exciting streak when they first called all the kids up but they look a lot like they did in April rn.

What a frustrating game, left 12 on base and should have blown them out. Doval brew it, which usually never happens but felt it happening and ultimately did.

They still walked it off!

Lol, this team. They still don't have an offense. I think they were 4 - 28 with runners in scoring position.

Still manage to take two out of three against a team that had a very similar record.

Yeah I watched the end of this after the Mariners game. Knew the bullpen matchup would keep the Giants in it, think the Red Sox lineup is unusually lefty-dominant and a good chunk of the bp has great splits against lefties. I think Stripling does? Anyway, they held their nerve great and the Dodgers got slaughtered. Justin Turner does not like being booed at Oracle lmaoooooo

Did Turner act up or something? We were at the game and enjoyed booing him

No he did nothing wrong, just joking that he had those big two clutch hits out of sheer spite for the booing

I'm so glad July is over

I don’t understand that AJ Pollock pick-up at all

It's only because Yaz is out, when he comes back they will probably cut AJ. Just needed a warm body for now.

True but I’m still like, her??? Teoscar is right there!

I'm hoping Bart gets moved, it's a seller's market

PATRICK BAILEY PICK-OFF FOR THE WIN 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/NdA7eBrCFM

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) August 2, 2023

Glad it's August, I think I saw Patrick Bailey has 20 caught stealing since he's been called up, next closes was like 12.

1.39 seconds pop time! Rocket arm.

I’m kind of surprised the Giants didn’t try to move Bart off, there’s usually plenty of teams either looking for a cheap backup catcher they can either try to develop or just a body to fill for injuries. I know we live in the Bailey era now but I still feel sorry for Bart a bit, the hype seems to have affected him a lot.

craw’s two run game tying homer from yesterday. nice to see him stare it down a bit lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQr2m-vhHXs

Taking three out of four from a team you need to keep down while it's in your hands. Remarkable actually, as they are still having trouble scoring runs.

The new patches suck. So much for buying a new jersey

I am not trying to be rude, but can someone tell me if the giants are actually a good team or not this year? Like the run differential says the Padres should be 4 games above them, but due to the new scheduling I haven't been able to have the eye test to figure out who's who in the NL West

The Giants are a 500 team this year, maybe a few games better, I think, finally, Zaidi vision is starting to bear fruit. The timeline is more next year than this year. But they should make the playoffs and anything can happen.

The pitching, the Giants only have two starters and this whole opener thing has gone on to new levels. The problem is everyone needs to be on their game and causes issues when it doesn't work as planned.

The defense, last year was so bad that I didn't see a one year fix but they are catching the ball.

The offense, they just can't hit. They have too many rookies who don't know what they are doing. The rookies are learning on the job instead of being seasoned in the minor leagues.

Has been a fun team to watch because of the rookies but frustrating nonetheless. August is a brutal schedule and will see if they survive it.

The Giants can't even beat the A's right after the Dodgers embarrass them the series before. The worst the team, the harder time they have. I have never seen so many sub par pitches made to look like Cy Young.

It really does suck watching them play to their competition. They'll win against really good teams and then get swept by the Nats or A's it's so frustrating. Def not catching the Dodgers at this rate, but I'll be mad if they don't find themselves in the post season. Ultimately I think you're right - they are a .500 team playing a bit above their level.

Giants score six runs, in the nineth, against the Angels. They are an absolute mess right now.

I was supposed to be at tonight's game. Now trying for Wednesday when Ohtani is on the mound

And now, can't even beat the Angels

Identical twins Taylor and Tyler Rogers are putting up almost identical numbers! 😱 pic.twitter.com/W7OpLD0RE4

— MLB (@MLB) August 9, 2023

They just can't score runs, I have never seen anything like this. The pitching can't be the only thing.