(09-02-2021, 09:19 PM)lex24 Wrote: (09-02-2021, 12:37 PM)teejers1 Wrote: (09-02-2021, 08:10 AM)lex24 Wrote: This tough stretch was quite foreseeable. Toughest part of schedule. Add the injuries and…. Last night they lost for two main reasons: 1. Brewers hit mistakes. Giants didn’t. 2. Giants played lousy defense.
Not much margin against the best teams. And right now, Brewers are as good a team as there is in baseball. Unfortunately Dodgers get them last weekend of season. Brewers will simply be gettin* healthy, rested, etc. for playoffs. Maybe Dodgers get Burnes and,or Woodruff. Series is Oct 1-3. NLDS starts Oct 7. If they want them to pitch on normal rotation. They could go Oct 1-2. But I suspect if either does, they will only go a few innings. Just to stay sharp.
Course, it may not matter anyway….
Giants have 10 vs Pads. Who will be fighting for WC. And don’t look know, but Snell is getting it together. The worst possibility is the Giants in WC facing Snell.
0, 1, 2, and 2 runs the last 4 games. All Ls.
The pitching has been good enough to win.
The hitting has not.
Buster is really a liability at the plate right now. His swing balance is off, he has no power, and he looks confused/overmatched at times. I mean, even his hit last night was on a very ugly, defensive, reach swing that bounded down the line and bounced past the 1B. Oh yeah, he grounded into a DP in inning 1. I fear Buster is reverting to the "slap hitting" DP machine from yesteryear. I'd give him a couple games off and hope the lower body starts to recuperate.
And speaking of swings, I thing the Giants' "approach" of coming out of their shoes on every swing is not helping them. You say Brewers hit Giant "mistakes" while the Giants did not reciprocate. I generally agree with the latter (most notably Slater's and Estrada's last ABs), but I doubt the former. I saw the early 2 RBI hit to LF as the lefty batter not trying to do too much with the pitch and just directing it into left field. More generally, the Brewers go with pitches more and don't try to hit everything out of the yard (especially with two strikes). But that's not The Giants' Way. And when the G's don't get the 2 or 3 run dong, the O is impotent.
Your worst case scenario is probably a 40/60 proposition. I mean, does anyone here think the Giants will win the division? Mick? Phogge? Bob?
And right now, I'd be pretty happy if Giants finished the Dodgers series with the predicted 2-5 record in last 7 - it means they would be within a game of the Dodgers, worst case. I know there are still a bunch of games left, but it sure seems like September 1 = midnight for the Cinderella Giants (at least as pertains to NL Division).
Maybe they bounce back and recapture the mojo, but the lineup and the pitching don't look all that great right now.
Buster is in a slump. Happens to essentially all hitters. Question is whether he’s healthy. Knee was a problem. If healthy, he will snap out of this. If not, he won’t.
Giants approach has helped them all year. You can’t trash it when things turn south. I mean did you expect the Giants to be tied with the Dodgers on September 3. I don’t freaking think so. And one of the main reasons they are is because of their approach at the plate. It’s worked all year. They are one of the best offenses is in the National League.
Man, you are the boards Eyore.
Agree. It is silly to critique a baseball team for their play over a period of four games and ignore the results of the previous 130 games. The hitting approach employed by SF has proven to be successful. In terms of the technical aspects of hitting, the Giants are at the forefront of today’s game. Credit must be given to ownership and Zaidi for putting SF in a position take advantage of all the data available to interested parties.
I could not be happier about how this season has unfolded. All you can ask is for the team you follow to be in contention. Whether they win the World Series depends on a number of factors, many of which are not in their control (see McGriff to Atlanta in 1993). Besides, the Giants are really a year or two ahead of schedule. This year has been found money…..
