September Game Thread
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THIS IS OUR TIME
we would have a stranglehold if we won the Gausman game, but I can't be upset with the current standings.
we would have a stranglehold if we won the Gausman game, but I can't be upset with the current standings.
Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 3m3 minutes ago
Sources: Cleveland discussing three-man postseason rotation with Kluber and Bauer on short rest, Tomlin/Clevinger piggyback or alternating.
Sources: Cleveland discussing three-man postseason rotation with Kluber and Bauer on short rest, Tomlin/Clevinger piggyback or alternating.
Strickland missed his spots terribly. Giants even year dominance is over because their bullpen sucks. Blown 8 of 12 save chances this month.
I saw the highlights on MLBN, which shed very little light. Are we to infer that he doesn't want Puig looking at him because of their history? The whole thing doesn't make sense.
One of the guys on MLBN speculated that MadBum hates Puig so much that he was trying to goad him into a fight, which is dumb if true. He didn't come back out to pitch next inning. Don't know if it was because of that incident or another reason.
He was at 97 pitches through 7 and due up in the top of the 8th. Probably could've hit for himself and went one more inning, but Bochy probably didn't want to extend him too much more?
Either way, it was fake-guy-tough stupid of him. Puig's no angel, but didn't look that confrontational until MB started barking and started looking for guys to hold him back.
MadBum is a good hitter and could have potentially gotten an insurance run. He was at 97 and dealing and could have finished the game without too high a pitch count, I would think. The MLBN commentators even said that with the bullpen being crap lately you give him the chance to pitch the whole game. It wasn't like he was at 117 pitches in the 7th.
Puig did nothing wrong. MadBum for some reason just wanted to rile him. I think that is the reason he didn't come back out. I speculate Bochy did not want anymore drama or thought he might not be focused enough to go back out there after his little hissy fit.
Agree with this 100%. Pulling him is probably justifiable, especially if the Giants have to go into panic/short rotation mode for the rest of the season. But yeah, I'd rather have him hit than Williamson and, at worst, only need a shaky pen to get 3 outs instead of 6. Bochy overmanaged that game after the dust up.
It actually probably should have been ANOTHER error on Devon Travis. Man, I'm glad we don't have to watch that guy suck at playing 2nd every day.
Well that went to shit in a hurry. A dropped pop up in foul territory and the next 7 reach with 2 HRs and it's 6-2 Jays. Time for bed I think.
Even with the win tonight, Giants are 23-38 post ASB. That's Oakland A's 2014 level of collapse right there.
SF, STL and NYM are all 80-71 with 11 games to go. We could have some silly tiebreakers in two weeks.
SF, STL and NYM are all 80-71 with 11 games to go. We could have some silly tiebreakers in two weeks.
It's interesting to watch guys like Yordano Ventura get a reputation for being a wild headcase while a dude like Madison Bumgarner is just country ballin' aw shucks boys will be boys.
Great pitchers' duel going on in Seattle. Sanchez vs Felix. 1-0 Seattle heading to bottom of 7th.
Seriously. Just caught up with this. DON'TLOOKATME DON'TLOOKATME DON'TLOOKATME.
Seems like a chill, totally normal dude.
I just posted this at McCovey Chronicles (the SBN Giants blog) in response to the (vanishingly remote) possibility of a 5-way tie for the NL wildcard. There is nothing stipulated in the rules about a five-way tie, because it's, well, very unlikely. Manfred would have to audible.
But this year, it's just barely conceivable. NY, SF, and STL are all tied at 80-71, while MIA and PIT are a few games back — but PIT has a series against STL, and MIA has one against the Mets. If both PIT and MIA sweep while bullpenless SF continues to scuffle, this could happen.
I thought I'd share the idea here, because I find it fascinating.
But this year, it's just barely conceivable. NY, SF, and STL are all tied at 80-71, while MIA and PIT are a few games back — but PIT has a series against STL, and MIA has one against the Mets. If both PIT and MIA sweep while bullpenless SF continues to scuffle, this could happen.
I thought I'd share the idea here, because I find it fascinating.
What do you guys think? Is this crazy? How could it be improved, in the unlikely event this ever had to happen?
Came here to post that. Amazing how much ground he covered to get to, jump over and make the catch.
If you told me at the start of the season that they'd lose Harvey, DeGrom, Wheeler, Matz, Wright, Duda, decent chunks of the year from Cespedes and Cabrera, and Conforto and D'Arnaud would both suck, I would've predicted a last place finish.
If anything, I think it's more impressive that the Mets have joined the 'actually good teams' club - the team that are well-run and well-built enough that they contend for a division title if things go well, but contend for a wild card if they happen to have a bad season of injury luck instead of collapsing.
and while they just got swept by the Braves at home, still facing only weaker divisional opponents (Phillies and Marlins). Giants and Cardinals have to face their respective division leaders still, albeit when they have already clinched. Mets chances of a playoff spot seem pretty good
Old friend Pat Light managed to allow a run with a wild pitch during an intentional walk. It wasn't decisive, as Detroit already had everything they needed before putting up 6 in the ninth, but damned if I'm not happy to have Light and his 12+ ERA miles away from Boston regardless of who we got for him.
Detroit now a half game out of the wild card with a second game left to play this evening. Let's help them out with that.
Detroit now a half game out of the wild card with a second game left to play this evening. Let's help them out with that.