In Zaidi we trust - The Giants

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

Steven Duggar saved a homer with an incredible effort, but Jorge Soler gets a double out of it pic.twitter.com/BjeNRVAL1r

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 19, 2021

2 out of 3 against an Atlanta team that is fighting for their playoff lives, unfortunately the Dodger did the same. still up and in the end of the week and that is all you can hope for at this time of the season.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has now beat the entire NL West in the 9th inning.

7/22 vs Dodgers (tie-breaking two-run single in 5-3 win)

8/5 vs D'backs (game-tying two-run single in 5-4 win)

9/8 vs Rockies (go-ahead two-run single in 7-4 win)

9/21 vs Padres (go-ahead single in 6-5 win)

— Kerry Crowley (@KO_Crowley) September 22, 2021

nice piece on the Giants: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32249806/the-san-francisco-giants-just-keep-surprising-us

not sure of the last time the Giants actually gained ground on the Dodgers, might be when the Giants beat Walker Buehler.

Kazmir, of all people, gave the Giants four shut out innings to start this game, turns out it was enough

sorry, he actually gave up on earned run

The Rockies' win over the Dodgers last night drastically changed @stevekornacki's model in the Giants' favor pic.twitter.com/PLe9C5i4zc

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 23, 2021

that was short lived, i don't think i can take nine more games of this

What are you going to do if you decide you can't take it?

well, i have HBO for free this weekend so i can watch movies instead. better for my blood pressure

First team to 50 wins
First team to 60 wins
First team to 70 wins
First team to 80 wins
First team to 90 wins
First team to 100 wins

what a year. please, please, please baseball gods let us win the NL West in 2021

8th year in Giants history with 100 wins

1904, 1905, 1912, 1913, 1962, 1993 & 2003

Dodgers lose

Move over, Barry Bonds.

Brandon Belt's two homers tonight allowed the 2021 Giants to surpass the 2001 team for the most homers in franchise history with 236 (via @PavlovicNBCS) https://t.co/SLWuGGXSku pic.twitter.com/hdyuL8y8Oq

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 26, 2021

Padres officially eliminated from post-season play, wow

Magic Number 6

second three game sweep at Coors this month, with a team that doesn't lose at home. 5-1 road trip, will take it

Magic Number = 5

devastating news:

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/giants-brandon-belt-has-fractured-left-thumb-timetable-unknown

Can't believe they're replacing Renel Brooks-Moon. So weird. She's been their announcer as long as I've lived here.

Yeah woke up to that news and it's been bugging me all day. Her voice is pure joy and a major texture that contributes to the great experience of going to the park. This feels either petty or cheap - I can't really be convinced of any other motive here. It also shows how completely out of with the fans the org is at this stage which isn't going to help put buts in seats.

That fucking sucks. She was also pretty amazing as a morning show DJ back in the 00s.

https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/dave-tobener-renel-brooks-moon-giants-departure-19206161.php

Sounds like this is about money. This organization is going down hill fast.

I was just reading Brisbee’s piece about this in The Athletic. Total nonsense.

Snell to the Giants. At least some good news to distract from the bad yesterday. Rotation is legitimately one of the best in the league now. Could make some noise in the post season if they make it that far.

2 year deal with an opt out though. Win now situation, which is weird to say about this team. Would have probably preferred a 2-3 year deal to at least have some stability there, but with Ray coming back in the 2nd half and Harrison hopefully improving, perhaps Snell leaving in the off season won't be a huge concern.

Joey Bart made the team, Luciano and Matos were sent down and they cut the Panda today.

Saw that. Hope Luciano can work it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVzs0UZYfgI

Ok, I need to talk about this first series, as the fat tomorrow is just playing on house money.

Game 1: Webb and Darvish were dealing. Our bullpen guy was pitching batting practice, game was 59/50.

Game 2: Harrison can pitch, what a debut for 2024. Chapman can make a difference.

Game 3: Hicks experiment could work out and this team also has Snell?

Jung Hoo Lee is already my favorite Giant.

He’s so fucking good. Maybe not the best in the field but he’s got charisma and he hits!

And yeah Kyle Harrison did really well in his start, love to see it

I can see them winning 90 games

It’s such a shock to see them hitting well. They were dead at the plate last year. I loved Tom Murphy when he was a Mariner and if he stays healthy he’s *always* a problem in the lineup.

I love him

OH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/qqWcsfW1lf

— jacob (@mikeyastrzemski) March 31, 2024

The Giants DFA'd Joey Bart. Daulton Jefferies gets the roster spot and will start today.

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) March 31, 2024

Jordan Hicks had a great start: 7 innings, 1 ER, 90 pitches. Really think he could go 8 against a worse lineup. I assume he’s not coming out for the 8th.

Now can they win? I'm not happy about this hole they've found themselves in. Tired of getting swept by the damn Dodgers

Home opener walk off will do very nicely! Hbp + a double isn’t the prettiest but who fucking cares

Just watched the walk off, was working so I put it on pause a few times

The games against the Dodgers weren't even fun to watch.

That's tough 😬 pic.twitter.com/8HfkrVRP0X

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 5, 2024

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Timestamp 😎

Kevin Gausman to Tyler Rogers after the game, on how much his rising slider moves: "You're going to hit a lefty in the face one day, and the guy's probably going to swing at it. Which is crazy to think about."

— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) April 14, 2021

Snell is going to drive me nuts, had something like 55 pitches in the first two innings. Only lasted three and the lost, with all those walks, is on him.

This all happened against, let me check my notes, the Nationals.

Snell barely had any ramp up time, ofc he’s going to be dogshit his first time out. That said, running the bases loaded constantly is exactly the pitcher he is and always has been.

I'm having a hard time with this years team. They still can't hit, witch makes no sense. They spent all that money and it feels like they are running in mud.