tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post4998554566529667960..comments2024-03-28T23:51:34.251-07:00Comments on When the Giants Come to Town...: Game Wrap 2016 NL Wild Card Game: Giants 3 Mets 0DrBGiantsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574563470247927739noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-55534691552835414282016-10-06T10:43:04.182-07:002016-10-06T10:43:04.182-07:00Questionable is 'close.' Even I could see...Questionable is 'close.' Even I could see he was safe, especially on the replay. And I'm not very good at that and, consequently,I'd make a terrible ump. Yet, like I said, even I could see it.MosesZDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702323080585738748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-44228822824147971582016-10-06T10:40:55.440-07:002016-10-06T10:40:55.440-07:00Edit. Sorry, 4th over-all WAR not 4th offensive W...Edit. Sorry, 4th over-all WAR not 4th offensive WAR. Didn't get the sort right.MosesZDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702323080585738748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-55649957327670709342016-10-06T08:42:19.037-07:002016-10-06T08:42:19.037-07:00Two at bats changed this game. In the 4th Span wa...Two at bats changed this game. In the 4th Span walked on 8 pitches, followed by Belt who drew a 7-pitch walk. That 15 pitch sequence would have been more damaging to Thor had Span not been thrown out (questionable call at 2nd) trying to steal. Bumgarner had only thrown 21 pitches through 3 innings at that point - though he went on to throw 28 pitches in the 4th - and was in good shape to go deep into the game. With today's focus on pitch count, it's tough to overcome 15 pitches to two hitters in back-to-back at bats.Scott Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500587945641307993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-85276143496809062412016-10-06T07:44:07.179-07:002016-10-06T07:44:07.179-07:00last night we saw a classic prize fight. upstart k...last night we saw a classic prize fight. upstart kid vs cagey vet. upstart kid landed tons of body blows, but this thing was going the distance and the cagey vet let the kid punch himself out.<br />maddy pitched a masterful game...pitched to every batter's weakness and hardly missed his spots. mets didnt start working the count till the 5th...and by then, it was too late.<br />dont want to beat a dead horse, but the mlb has to deal with the home plate ump situation. if they dont, then they need to throw out the rule book on what is considered a k...because it doesnt exist now. and if the league actually wants run production and time of games to change....they need to go to robo umps<br />and they also need to fix their joke of instant replay<br />im sorry, but span was safe, it wasnt even close. enough of having some dudes in ny looking at tv's in a sterile environment....put a replay official in every park<br />ballsiest move by the mets last night was pitching around posey to get to pence, who is in a mini slump...guess they looked at the giants stats about hitting with bases juiced this season<br />should be an interesting series vs the cubs...if the sp holds, should be a hell of a chess game between bochy and maddon<br />bacciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-19578340452869141542016-10-06T07:43:36.608-07:002016-10-06T07:43:36.608-07:003 of Giants 8 starters last night were from their ...3 of Giants 8 starters last night were from their 2008 draft, 2 from the 1st round (including supplemental). <br />Less consequental, Gordon Beckham, also 1st round of 2008 (8), drove in the 3rd run off Clayton Kershaw in the very consequential 3-0 win over the Dodgers in the penultimate game contributing in a small way to the Giants being in the WC. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-67583827754308894702016-10-06T06:48:59.454-07:002016-10-06T06:48:59.454-07:00They showed this on ESPN. MadBum is now tied with ...They showed this on ESPN. MadBum is now tied with Tom Glavine with 6 scoreless postseason starts. Glavine took 35 tries to get there. MadBum has done it in 13. Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538789257255927719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-64651015940697160932016-10-06T06:39:26.010-07:002016-10-06T06:39:26.010-07:00Got this from a discussion thread on MCC: Bumgarn...Got this from a discussion thread on MCC: Bumgarner now holds the record for most scoreless starts of at least 7 innings in postseason history with 6. I really think we are getting into best postseason pitcher in MLB history discussion time here. DrBGiantsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699322384438591979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-78680004144578361312016-10-06T05:11:19.228-07:002016-10-06T05:11:19.228-07:00I was listening to the ESPN station here in St. Lo...I was listening to the ESPN station here in St. Louis. They were all like the 'winner' of last night's game would be the real loser as they'd have to face the Cubs. I'm not so sure.<br /><br />If it weren't for the 2016 meltdown of the bullpen and dropping from mid-70% in hold/save to the mid-50% in save/hold, the Giants win another dozen games because they've got a good rotation and they've got a championship defense. Both of which I think are right up there with the Cubs. And it's not like our offense is so far behind them, either.<br /><br />I read somewhere that the Cubs finished #1 in team defense, the Giants #2. Post-All-Star I think their pitching has been (over-all) sharper when it comes to depth of rotation. But Cueto is 3rd and Bumgarner 6th in post-All-Star FIP so it's not like we're scrubs. And Samardzija, who had a mid-season melt-down and had to re-tool his pitches AND fix his tipping-pitches problem (again) has the 6th best FIP this past 30-days (2.20) which is up there with 30-day numbers of Cueto (2.21) and Bumgarner (3.17, 0.00 for the playoffs). And even Matt Moore has been solid, finishing 27th in FIP (last 30 days) at 3.43.<br /><br />So I don't concede we're hopelessly over-matched. I do concede the Cubs do have the advantage - homefield, extremely deep across the board in the skill positions and marginally out-class the Giants on offense (#1 to #4 in Team WAR), and, of course, a far, far, far better bullpen. <br /><br />So I think it'd be a tough fight to over-come the Cubs. And the GIants could get swept. But I don't concede that it's hopeless as I think we're just as strong in pitching and defense and our offense isn't that far behind.MosesZDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702323080585738748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-33101389786946300102016-10-05T23:00:30.941-07:002016-10-05T23:00:30.941-07:00Madison didn't look like he had his best stuff...Madison didn't look like he had his best stuff but the Mets helped him out early on to keep his pitch down and he battled like Madison does. And every year, the Giants seem to find a new unsung guy to step up. Connor has been hitting the ball well as of late but agreed, not expecting him to go yard there. Met's looked lost after that hit and the 9th was a breeze. I do like our match ups against the Cubs, especially our SP's. Here's to our even year magic!<br /><br />Billy BaseballAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com