Even Year Bullshit: The 2016 San Francisco Giants

fight, fight, fight

well maybe not

few things i like more than a low pitch flare by Pence

Cueto is up tonight. i love watching that guy pitch. one of the most entertaining things in baseball in 2016.

so happy the Giants got to sign him.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/files/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-05-18-at-1.47.49-PM-400x388.png

yes, that is brand new. probably Sea World in San Diego.

Pence has been on fire

my observations of Cueto is, you can get to him in the first inning. if you give him the lead, i don't care how good the other team is, vs won't score on him.

wow

complete game win for the Giants

2 in a row! after good starts by Cain and PV!

an hour earlier tonight.

going for the sweep

Samardzija vs Shields.

sweep

8th win a in row

Arrietta vs Peavy tonight

like the Giants have a chance

Peavy got out of that mess

Hayward made a great catch but might be hurt

out of the game

it looked bad but not that bad.

fuck this

when the pitcher gets RBI's you know you will probably be in big trouble.

god are the Cubs tv broadcasters terrible

can't get the Giants feed on DirecTV tonight.

well now i don't even need to watch it

"my observations of Cueto is, you can get to him in the first inning. if you give him the lead, i don't care how good the other team is, vs won't score on him."

Cueto is definitely a groove starter. I hate this style of baseball, but slowing things down and trying to make him wait is not a bad strategy as he likes to work quick. I've also seen him get so much movement, he gets a bit wild.

One thing about Cueto is that he is wicked on his pickoff move, especially for a righty. He's got a few different tricks there too.

How much do the Giants and Posey use pickoff moves from behind the plate?

had Arrieta in trouble in 3rd (27 pitches); Posey almost hit the last one out

that has to feel good to Cain

Posey has not been good this year with the bat

that is so needed

he is safe

this team does seem to get up for the good teams

BS

knocked Lester out

after less than thee innings

wow

that was hairy

How much do the Giants and Posey use pickoff moves from behind the plate?

not very often. he has done it more these days but not something Posey does.

i guess no-one wants to talk about the Giants taking two out of three from the (everyone in the media is picking them to win it all) Cubs.

was at the Cure show, so i only heard about it afterwards. Madbum is the man however.

Giants are a witch in a short series with the top of their rotation, that is for sure. Bumbgarner, Cueto and Shark would be a tough 1-3.

One thing I see in this Cubs club in a short series that I think could haunt in the playoffs is how much they strike out. I always thought that was a flaw in Torre's later clubs with the Yanks in the playoffs, they would run into a club with 1-2 top starters who would shut them down with swings and misses.

the Giants are so hot right now.

Through 10 starts …

Bumgarner: 6-2, 2.17 ERA, 66 1/3 innings
Cueto: 7-1, 2.38 ERA, 75 2/3 innings
Samardzija: 7-2, 2.54 ERA, 71 innings

Giants are a witch in a short series with the top of their rotation, that is for sure. Bumbgarner, Cueto and Shark would be a tough 1-3.

One thing I see in this Cubs club in a short series that I think could haunt in the playoffs is how much they strike out. I always thought that was a flaw in Torre's later clubs with the Yanks in the playoffs, they would run into a club with 1-2 top starters who would shut them down with swings and misses.

― earlnash, Monday, May 23, 2016 11:08 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So last year the Giants were really really good at working counts and tiring pitchers, this has been a bit lost this season but it's one these things I could see popping back again because of player superstition and their mystical system of belief (even year, being hot, 'everything goes your way'. etc).

Speaking of which, I'm still 100% certain the Dodgers are winning this division.