[teejers1]

I went to the game last night, late Father's Day gift, went with my two sons.  Giants put up a 5 spot in the first inning, two home runs and a triple. Four home runs overall (Belt, Longoria, La Stella, Yastrzemski), Wade hit the triple, Crawford his 27th double.  Six pitchers combined for seven hits and two walks.  

BTW, I really like the bullpen games.  Kept the Padre hitters off balance.  Six pitchers, six different skill sets, no one went more than two innings.

Belt's dinger was a BOMB!  [I still think the Giants should keep him].

Any concern re: post-season-qualification celebration derailing the Giants in tonight's game?  The freaking Dodgers are not letting up much.  I'd really appreciate about a 4-game losing streak for the Boys in Blue . . . who just got Kershaw back, btw.  Hard to envision that, unfortunately.  So the Giants will need to keep on winning at outrageous clip to keep the Dodgers at bay.

I mean, the Giants have won eight in a row and gained 2.5 games since you posted your concern about the Dodgers tying the Giants, so, I think your concern trolling is doing its job?

Giants have 18 games left; they are three ahead in the loss column.  Dodgers can certainly catch up, but it is going to take the Dodgers remaining very hot, and a moderate stumble by the Giants.  Like, if the Giants went 9-9, the Dodgers would have to win at a .650 clip to win the division.

538, which has been slow to update their priors on the Giants, gives SF a 2 in 3 chance of winning the division, which sounds about right.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...edictions/

BC

Well, since it's only trolling, I'm sure you'd be "in" for a fair wager:  Giants win division, you get a nice bottle of red;  Dodgers win the division, I get 2 nice bottles of red.  ("Nice" being defined as moderately priced, say below $30/bottle - winner's choice).  What say you?

[teejers1]

I went to the game last night, late Father's Day gift, went with my two sons.  Giants put up a 5 spot in the first inning, two home runs and a triple. Four home runs overall (Belt, Longoria, La Stella, Yastrzemski), Wade hit the triple, Crawford his 27th double.  Six pitchers combined for seven hits and two walks.  

BTW, I really like the bullpen games.  Kept the Padre hitters off balance.  Six pitchers, six different skill sets, no one went more than two innings.

Belt's dinger was a BOMB!  [I still think the Giants should keep him].

Any concern re: post-season-qualification celebration derailing the Giants in tonight's game?  The freaking Dodgers are not letting up much.  I'd really appreciate about a 4-game losing streak for the Boys in Blue . . . who just got Kershaw back, btw.  Hard to envision that, unfortunately.  So the Giants will need to keep on winning at outrageous clip to keep the Dodgers at bay.

I mean, the Giants have won eight in a row and gained 2.5 games since you posted your concern about the Dodgers tying the Giants, so, I think your concern trolling is doing its job?

Giants have 18 games left; they are three ahead in the loss column.  Dodgers can certainly catch up, but it is going to take the Dodgers remaining very hot, and a moderate stumble by the Giants.  Like, if the Giants went 9-9, the Dodgers would have to win at a .650 clip to win the division.

538, which has been slow to update their priors on the Giants, gives SF a 2 in 3 chance of winning the division, which sounds about right.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/202...edictions/

BC

Well, since it's only trolling, I'm sure you'd be "in" for a fair wager:  Giants win division, you get a nice bottle of red;  Dodgers win the division, I get 2 nice bottles of red.  ("Nice" being defined as moderately priced, say below $30/bottle - winner's choice).  What say you?