Even Year Bullshit: The 2016 San Francisco Giants

gigantes have kinda been cards 2.0 since 2012 - although unlike the cards, "awful and obsessed with the corniest play-the-right-way aspects and pastoral aesthetics of baseball" is not the baseline attitude of /most/ giants fans I've interacted with

which is to say, the only reasonable cards fans I've interacted with are ilxors, whereas I've met pleasant giants fans irl and online, so that's an advantage imo

wait, were you asking if there's an actual baseball similarity in that case I got nothin

everything going the Giant's way + ability to produce good talent seemingly out of nowhere was the equation i was basing myself on.

that's def true the past month and a half - not sure how sustainable all of it is, but then again #evenyear

MadBum is DH for the Giants tonight. first time a pitcher has done that in 40 years.

He is not even listed as a DH :D

Win two in Oakland.

he is not the DH. He is the pitcher who is hitting.

lol, i read it wrong.

but then the Giants don't have a DH in an American League park.

Belt/Posey

oh wait, we already lost in Oakland.

yeah, they haven't been playing very well.

some really tough loses.

bee we were doing so good til you said we were doing good again

maybe Bee is Bochy

you can get to Cueto in the first inning. after that game over!

i know Spottie

such shame

never brag, it very unbecoming

Cueto is learning, he hasn't been on team quite like this.

only Championships matter, everything else if fluff.

and again, that is what i get for saying something

gives up a homer

you don't have a chance

Cueto is one of most fascinating players in all of MLB

agreed, i love to imagine Cueto in other sports situation. Cueto playing tennis, Cueto surfing, Cueto long distance swimming, Cueto playing hockey.

was gonna go to the game tonight but will have to settle for tomorrow.

The Giants have designated righty Mike Broadway for assignment. His 40-man spot was needed to activate veteran reliever Sergio Romo, with righty Albert Suarez being demoted to free up an active roster spot.

Suarez has been very good but i guess Cain is on his way back.

Giants now have more wins than anyone else in MLB.

@mccoveychron
Bumgarner has now walked more this season than Shawon Dunston did with the Giants in '98, '01, and '02 combined (401 PA).

@jay_jaffe
while you were reading this, Dunston swung at it and missed

i know it is hard to complain about a first place team. this team is so messed up right now, the bullpen has been blowing games left and right. the Giants need a arm and it has nothing to do with starting pitching this time.

we expect nothing less from you, Bee

the Giants are 16-2 in Johnny Cueto’s starts this year, wow.

i know Bumgarner is the ace but Cueto is right there. i had no idea he was this good. i was lukewarm on the signing but really they could not have done better.

the D-backs head hunting Posey

still can't believe this teams record and no one in the national media is talking about them. that's fine, underdog role seems to fit this team.

oh and happy #VoteBelt worked out. i voted about 20 times but Brandon Crawford is much more deserving...

another win and a league high 56 wins. hope to have 57, after tomorrow nights ESPN showcase game, before the all-star break.

Bumgarner dealing, 12 up 12 down and 8 strikeouts.

who are the Cubs?

this might be happening. he is as good as ever. where are you Bee?

such good fortune for ESPN here

and myself, i needed this after the finale de l'euro, even if it doesn't end up being a no-hitter just seeing that performance is picking me up.

what a time to miss a game, wow.

a 1-hitter, so damn close.

isn't that his 3rd?

that sounds right.

"Cueto and Bumgarner have combined for seven complete games this season; no other NL team has more than three."

misuse of resources! arms gon' fall off