In Zaidi we trust - The Giants

Because they are the best team in MLB and no one saw this coming this year

lol, that was supposed to be 2021 Giants but i'm drunk as i met up with old friends tonight

anyways, the Giants lost to Bumgarner tonight because of course they did

the Dodgers also lost, so today was just another day but they are running out. nothing gained but also nothing lost

but they are running out *of time

this team is magic this year.

they were down four going into the 9th inning. D-backs removed their starting pitcher who was dominating and the Giants came back to win. oh yeah, someone named Kris Bryant starting the came back and scored the extra run in the 10th to win it.

I don’t understand how this team is doing it.

They were already halfway there last year, with a lineup hitting the snot out of the ball in the shortened season but lacked pitching/bullpen depth and Buster Posey.

Also, plate discipline. So much plate discipline.

there is something special going on this year

the Giants are playing the Brewers and they have faced some of the best pitchers i have seen this year: Burnes, Woodruff and their bullpen. Giants were down by one in the ninth and somehow tied the score (it was unbelievable). in the 10th they scored three runs but the Brewers came back and scored three runs to tie the score, it was a gut punch but this is 2021. in the 11th the Giants scored four runs to finally end the game.

Kris Bryant 3-4

Yeah they are like perma locked in. The defensive flexibility and depth make them like a mesh network team. It's incredibly fun to watch, and it's reminiscent of the EYBS teams postseason play but all year.

wild win tonight vs the diamondbacks

i know the dbacks are the cellar dwellers of the division but they play the Giants well. the Giants have had to come back way too many times this year against them this year. i'm actually glad the Giants don't have to play them too many more times this year.

Narrator: "SF is 13-2 vs. AZ this season."

Giants win and the Dodgers lose, Giants are now five games up in the NL West

Brandon Crawford will stay in the Bay pic.twitter.com/9u0oYC1EOC

— SFGiants (@SFGiants) August 13, 2021

So Crawford's 2/$32M extension is officially the biggest deal Farhan Zaidi has handed out as #SFGiants president of baseball operations.

— Ben Kaspick (@BenKaspick) August 13, 2021

games are getting more and more intense. not sure why the Mets manager took out Walker but this was not a good game by the Giants. the Giants needs five outs to get out of a bases loaded ninth but they did. i might say this was one of their flatter games but somehow still won.

there is something about this team this year

Kapler is a Greta Van Fleet fan

the Giants probably put the nail in the coffin by sweeping the Mets. tonight they should not have lost but the first pitch got them, they are flat right now.

in other words the season is starting to catch up to them to the naked eye

Webb pitched a gem tonight, the Giants finally played their brand of baseball and had a win over the ATL

every game is becoming bigger and bigger

one of the worst days in my life

after having the best record in baseball and being on top after more than 100 days it all come crashing down tonight

i feel the Giants need to win the division this year and that is more important than winning another World Series. in 2014, the Giants Won the World Series despite not winning the division, the Dodgers reign in the West needs to end and this year felt right

also this Texas, supreme court thing really bothers me

why go on...

There’s still time, you’ve got a month of games and fangraphs puts your playoff odds at 100% (lol)

if only bee ok had known that the giants would be back in first 15 hours later

rip

Pour one out

Y'all know it's only his stress level that's keeping the plane in the air, right

he died as he lived; only paying attention when his team was good, then somehow making it all about himself

fly high, frontrunner

Press F to pay respects

i was a bit too emotional the other night, i get to invested in this shit. sorry everyone.

and no mookie, i pay attention on the down years too and buy Extra Innings every single year, i just took a long break from ILB is all, as see above (too invested).

Imagine if you were a Padres fan right now, oy vey

Sure, our extremely expensive, all-in season is falling apart, but at least we've never won a title

The only thing that would bring me down this year is if the Giants lose to the Dodgers in the postseason and/or the Bums win it all again.

This season is already found money (I mean they sit at 85 wins right now... a total that I would have considered amazing progress if they ended that way). They have a top 10 farm now. Tons of money coming off the books. Possibility of signing Bryant. Proven elite hitting can happen at 24 Willie Mays Plaza without the roids. I can go on. They should be competitive for some time now and the best Faidi years are still ahead. I don't see them pulling off a WS win this year since the starting pitching is completely unreliable outside of Webb, but they could get close.

Padres have had a classic case of "celebrating at half time" a la the Falcons in the Super Bowl and a ton of injuries. They can still sneak in and grab a Wild Card spot though. They remind me a bit of the 2nd half 2016 Giants but with 1000% more hubris. Until they win something that hubris will only hinder them. Perhaps they need to lose more before they truly can pull one out, a la the Dodgers.

Speaking of - Dodgers are expected to win 100+, expected to win the division, expected to go deep and/or win it all.

Anything short of that is a satisfying dose of schadenfreude.

what a game tonight, thou the Giants never scored an insurance run as they had to have around 12 chances with running in scoring position. to lose this game would have been heartbreaking.

2 out of three and take the series season versus the Dodgers. that will work.

first team to 90 wins and 40 games over .500

first team to sweep the Rockies this year at their park

a sweep on the road and go 6 - 0, will take it

Wilmer Flores had a big game. Fun nail biter of a game

clinched a playoff birth tonight for 2021

incredible year (so far)

bullpen game bit them on the ass tonight

San Diego had to win a game, just wish it came against the Dodgers instead of losing six

.@stevekornacki's model gives the Giants a 76.4% chance of winning the NL West 👀 pic.twitter.com/xQuP4AiOBJ

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 16, 2021

1 is better than 2

What a game

haha! what an ending

I screwed that up

2 up on the Dodgers is better than 1

you can't make this stuff up. Giants cruising and put their closer on the IL today. up comes Rogers and gives up three in the bottom of the ninth. Giants tie it in the bottom of the ninth on their last strike. and then...

KEVIN GAUSMAN WALK-OFF SAC FLY!
REPEAT: KEVIN GAUSMAN WALK-OFF SAC FLY! pic.twitter.com/M0tART2yUP

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 18, 2021

Dominic Leone has been something this year. has been the opener when the Giants are throwing way too many bullpen games. tonight he closed the game.

what a year

Nice to see you around and don't remember you being a Giants fan? That was quite the ending, jealous you got to see it live.

Need to beat mediocre teams like this at home. Silver lining is they can still take the series but they laid an egg tonight. Still just 5-5 in their last 10, not good enough.

Not happy at the moment

Oh God, Gausman revenge game tomorrow. Have no chance.

good lord, Sergio Romo <3 incredible interview on KNBR this morning, what a real one. So emotional. Pisces energy!!!

Snell looking ok now

Worst loss of the year

Brett Wisely had a hit taken away after the ball hit the first-base umpire 😬 pic.twitter.com/HUqeq5DAh2

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) July 20, 2024

One for every year of his life
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I'm blacked out for these next four games because I live in the Los Angeles TV market. It's like the all-star break all over again.

Teo tormenting omg

I’m not big on the intentional walk, and hindsight is 20/20 but……. You gotta walk him for Pages there

Because I can't see, it looks like the Giants blew a double play there?

Nah, it was a tough one

they did well to get one out on a ball up the middle. Nice diving catch for it

Thanks, they have blown so many double plays this year so I was assuming.

Might VPN tomorrow's game.

Keen to watch Hicks. Caught his first start, haven’t followed since. Definitely VPN the Glasgow return start. Could probably pencil in a Giants win. Dodger pitchers returning from the IL tend to blow their first start back

Lol, Glasgow will go up against Robbie Ray, who is coming off of Tommy John and hasn't pitched for over a year. Unless they push him to Thursday.

Lol sorry, didn’t know. Whatever that game ends up being, it will be entertaining!

I'm wrong, it's Ray v Kershaw on Thursday.

Which means Harrison tomorrow which is about as good as the Giants have. I'm alright with that.

tomorrow Wednesday

Robbie Ray will make his Giants debut Wednesday. Logan Webb will start Thursday. Bob Melvin said there’s “an excellent chance” that Hayden Birdsong returns for the doubleheader Saturday.

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) July 23, 2024

Who the hell is Tyler Fitzgerald and can he not?

Christian Walker in disguise. Good Giant. Seems to hate the Dodgers

Who the hell is Tyler Fitzgerald and can he not?

― H.P, Wednesday, 24 July 2024

Just looked it up, he hit another home run?

Wow

Yup.

Unflattering scoreline for Hicks. Some nasty pitches, sadly didn't have the control to back it up. Flashes of a great starter in him though. Giants fans still rate him as a worthy project?

This umpire has been so trash the whole game. Scorecard is going to be abysmal

Hicks has been great this year, totally worth the gamble of considering him back into a starter. He needs a breather tho

Converting not considering

Good to hear. Yeah, the stuff was there, but 5 walks in 3.2 with a very generous zone was a bit 😬

The Giants spent $400MM this off season, second only to the Dodgers. Now only the Marlins, Nationals and Rockies have a worst record in the NL.

32 pitch first inning. No hits. Seven batters. One run.

Big control woes. That slider still a thing of beauty though. Fooled Vargas on a 4th ball. Top of the order a bit more disciplined about it though

Thanks for the update, I never did the VPN thing

Robbie absolutely locked in after the 1st inning

no hitter broken up

What?

La scored their run, in the first, without a hit?

Yep. hbp,hbp,bb,bb. Weird game, thought LA was going to shell Robbie after the 1st but he locked it down, they kept it a no-hitter to the 7th and now it's 8-1 to the Giants

Since the All-Star break:

1 - 2 @ Colorado
1 - 3 @ LA

They need to sell, sell, sell.

Nick Ahmed hits the game winning HR (2) in his second game as a Dodger.

You can't make this stuff up.

Dude hates SF

And loves homophobia, let’s not forget.

Farhan must surely be gone after this season, right? Between how clapped out the entire roster looks at this point, plus the lack of quality in the farm (I just looked at Keith Law’s top 60 prospect and not a single SF minor leaguer among them), they are fucked from both sides. But then again, the last time they were this bad they were able to draft high & get some franchise legends, so perhaps Bee Ok’s suggestion of selling and hard resetting is the one that makes most sense.

Ray and Snell can both opt out after this season, btw, and it’s entirely reasonable to suspect that both will, especially with Snell being good in his last few starts.

I don’t exactly know where Farhan can go from here. it’s bizarre that they signed him to a 3 year extension after last season, made the firing of Gabe even weirder

by “where Farhan can go from here” I mean good luck trading conforto for example

Like Kuip said during the broadcast, Nick Ahmed beat the Giants yesterday but there is no doubt that Tyler Fitzgerald is the right choice moving forward. Another two home runs tonight.