Logan Webb pitched one of the best games of his excellent career as he matched goose eggs with Hunter Greene for 7 inning. But he ran out of pitches before Greene did and Camilo Doval did not get the job done out of the pen in the 8'th inning. Key Lines(I mean that's pretty much the entire game right there but there are a few things we can highlight):
Jung Hoo Lee CF- 1 for 4. BA= .333. Jung Hoo made two sliding catches in CF to help out Logan Webb and he hit the hardest ball of the night with a drive that was caught in the deepest part of Triples Alley. But what I really want to talk about is the Hoo Lee Gans, his own personal boistrous rooting section wearing fire hats and t-shirts with the fan club name on them. Leave it to Giants fans! Hopefully this has a better ending than the Melk Men.
Logan Webb RHP- 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K's, 8/1 GO/AO. ERA= 1.89. Just a scintillating pitching performance by Webb. Too bad he was locked up against one of the most talented young pitchers in the game who was dealing. Oracle Park's notorious lack of carry definitely robbed the Giants of at least a couple of runs and the home plate ump contributed to the lack of scoring with a ridiculously wide strike zone, the opposite of what the Giants saw over the weekend.
Camilo Doval RHP- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 BB, HBP. ERA= 5.06. Doval couldn't find home plate to save his life forcing Bob Melvin to come get him with the bases loaded and one out. Erik Miller LHP came in and gave up a 2-run double. That was the ballgame. At this point it's hard to see how BoMel can use Doval in close games until he proves he can pitch better. I mean I pretty much knew that was going to happen when he entered the game.
Hunter Greene RHP- 8.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's, 3/13 GO/AO. ERA= 1.31. Some of those flyballs were roasted. I believe if this game was in Great American Ballpark or a day game in Oracle Park, the Giants woulda won, but as we know, woulda, coulda, shoulda doesn't get you very far. In this particular game the home ballpark hurt the Giants.
The Giants try to even the series tomorrow evening with Landen Roupp RHP facing Nick Lodolo LHP. Lodolo's sinker lowered the worm population in Great American Ballpark opening weekend. Hopefully the Giants hitters have a plan to elevate some of those tomorrow night.
Doval has got to go. In yesterday's entry I wrote about Doval's inability to keep runners from stealing due to letting them get big leads and slow delivery time. Then last night he walks and HBPs the bases loaded. To watch the train wreck game after game is unacceptable. Camilo gave us 2 1/2 really good seasons that I am grateful for. Whatever is going on that keeps him from returning to that level be it mechanical or mental, should have been fixed by now. Maybe a change in environment will right his ship. For his sake and the Giants, time to peddle him to a faraway team like the Tampa Bay Rays or the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
ReplyDeleteDoval needs to be sent down to get his issues fixed (if that’s still an option). I’m wondering if he’s fixable. May need a change of scenery. Huge disappointment. I’m certain the team has better options. If he can’t be counted on what’s the point of keeping him on the club.
ReplyDeleteYou thought like everyone perhaps other than Melvin when he brought Doval in to pitch the 8th: "I mean I pretty much knew that was going to happen when he entered the game."
ReplyDeleteDidn't we all, at least those of us old enough, think like Captain Renault famous line in Casablanca: "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on ... here!" Doval was certainly a gamble!
Would the Pirates take Doval for Bart?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what the plan is at this point. He has already been demoted last season and for spring training, they brought in Yesmiro Petit as a special tutor for him.
ReplyDeletedoval needs to be in low leverage situations right now, hopefully that fixes him or they may need to DFA him.
ReplyDeleteDoval is exactly what he was in the minors. He had great talent and struck out a lot of people and generally had good seasons but he was never dominant and he was inconsistent. There were two years in a row in the minor league where he started the season really bad, like horribly bad with ballooned ERA’s, but as the season would progress he would get hot for a very long period of time and his era would get down to a good era by the end of the year. He was never a shut down closer in the minor leagues. He was always just a talented yet inconsistent reliever who threw hard and struck out a lot of people with good ERAs and Giants only threw him in the closer role because he had good stuff. His minor league numbers don’t support him being a long term closer in the majors. Giants shouldnt get rid of him but they just need to keep him away from the closer role. Give him lower leverage situations
ReplyDeleteNot sure how that's relevant since the last time he pitched in the minors as a prospect was 2021. He had 66 saves over two seasons with ERA's under 3 in the majors since then. Lack of adaptation to the pitch clock seems like a more rational explanation
DeleteBack in the old days, there was a phrase for pitchers like Doval: "Million dollar arm and a 10 cent head".
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