In Zaidi we trust - The Giants

Because they are the best team in MLB and no one saw this coming this year

lol, that was supposed to be 2021 Giants but i'm drunk as i met up with old friends tonight

anyways, the Giants lost to Bumgarner tonight because of course they did

the Dodgers also lost, so today was just another day but they are running out. nothing gained but also nothing lost

but they are running out *of time

this team is magic this year.

they were down four going into the 9th inning. D-backs removed their starting pitcher who was dominating and the Giants came back to win. oh yeah, someone named Kris Bryant starting the came back and scored the extra run in the 10th to win it.

I don’t understand how this team is doing it.

They were already halfway there last year, with a lineup hitting the snot out of the ball in the shortened season but lacked pitching/bullpen depth and Buster Posey.

Also, plate discipline. So much plate discipline.

there is something special going on this year

the Giants are playing the Brewers and they have faced some of the best pitchers i have seen this year: Burnes, Woodruff and their bullpen. Giants were down by one in the ninth and somehow tied the score (it was unbelievable). in the 10th they scored three runs but the Brewers came back and scored three runs to tie the score, it was a gut punch but this is 2021. in the 11th the Giants scored four runs to finally end the game.

Kris Bryant 3-4

Yeah they are like perma locked in. The defensive flexibility and depth make them like a mesh network team. It's incredibly fun to watch, and it's reminiscent of the EYBS teams postseason play but all year.

wild win tonight vs the diamondbacks

i know the dbacks are the cellar dwellers of the division but they play the Giants well. the Giants have had to come back way too many times this year against them this year. i'm actually glad the Giants don't have to play them too many more times this year.

Narrator: "SF is 13-2 vs. AZ this season."

Giants win and the Dodgers lose, Giants are now five games up in the NL West

Brandon Crawford will stay in the Bay pic.twitter.com/9u0oYC1EOC

— SFGiants (@SFGiants) August 13, 2021

So Crawford's 2/$32M extension is officially the biggest deal Farhan Zaidi has handed out as #SFGiants president of baseball operations.

— Ben Kaspick (@BenKaspick) August 13, 2021

games are getting more and more intense. not sure why the Mets manager took out Walker but this was not a good game by the Giants. the Giants needs five outs to get out of a bases loaded ninth but they did. i might say this was one of their flatter games but somehow still won.

there is something about this team this year

Kapler is a Greta Van Fleet fan

the Giants probably put the nail in the coffin by sweeping the Mets. tonight they should not have lost but the first pitch got them, they are flat right now.

in other words the season is starting to catch up to them to the naked eye

Webb pitched a gem tonight, the Giants finally played their brand of baseball and had a win over the ATL

every game is becoming bigger and bigger

one of the worst days in my life

after having the best record in baseball and being on top after more than 100 days it all come crashing down tonight

i feel the Giants need to win the division this year and that is more important than winning another World Series. in 2014, the Giants Won the World Series despite not winning the division, the Dodgers reign in the West needs to end and this year felt right

also this Texas, supreme court thing really bothers me

why go on...

There’s still time, you’ve got a month of games and fangraphs puts your playoff odds at 100% (lol)

if only bee ok had known that the giants would be back in first 15 hours later

rip

Pour one out

Y'all know it's only his stress level that's keeping the plane in the air, right

he died as he lived; only paying attention when his team was good, then somehow making it all about himself

fly high, frontrunner

Press F to pay respects

i was a bit too emotional the other night, i get to invested in this shit. sorry everyone.

and no mookie, i pay attention on the down years too and buy Extra Innings every single year, i just took a long break from ILB is all, as see above (too invested).

Imagine if you were a Padres fan right now, oy vey

Sure, our extremely expensive, all-in season is falling apart, but at least we've never won a title

The only thing that would bring me down this year is if the Giants lose to the Dodgers in the postseason and/or the Bums win it all again.

This season is already found money (I mean they sit at 85 wins right now... a total that I would have considered amazing progress if they ended that way). They have a top 10 farm now. Tons of money coming off the books. Possibility of signing Bryant. Proven elite hitting can happen at 24 Willie Mays Plaza without the roids. I can go on. They should be competitive for some time now and the best Faidi years are still ahead. I don't see them pulling off a WS win this year since the starting pitching is completely unreliable outside of Webb, but they could get close.

Padres have had a classic case of "celebrating at half time" a la the Falcons in the Super Bowl and a ton of injuries. They can still sneak in and grab a Wild Card spot though. They remind me a bit of the 2nd half 2016 Giants but with 1000% more hubris. Until they win something that hubris will only hinder them. Perhaps they need to lose more before they truly can pull one out, a la the Dodgers.

Speaking of - Dodgers are expected to win 100+, expected to win the division, expected to go deep and/or win it all.

Anything short of that is a satisfying dose of schadenfreude.

what a game tonight, thou the Giants never scored an insurance run as they had to have around 12 chances with running in scoring position. to lose this game would have been heartbreaking.

2 out of three and take the series season versus the Dodgers. that will work.

first team to 90 wins and 40 games over .500

first team to sweep the Rockies this year at their park

a sweep on the road and go 6 - 0, will take it

Wilmer Flores had a big game. Fun nail biter of a game

clinched a playoff birth tonight for 2021

incredible year (so far)

bullpen game bit them on the ass tonight

San Diego had to win a game, just wish it came against the Dodgers instead of losing six

.@stevekornacki's model gives the Giants a 76.4% chance of winning the NL West 👀 pic.twitter.com/xQuP4AiOBJ

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 16, 2021

1 is better than 2

What a game

haha! what an ending

I screwed that up

2 up on the Dodgers is better than 1

you can't make this stuff up. Giants cruising and put their closer on the IL today. up comes Rogers and gives up three in the bottom of the ninth. Giants tie it in the bottom of the ninth on their last strike. and then...

KEVIN GAUSMAN WALK-OFF SAC FLY!
REPEAT: KEVIN GAUSMAN WALK-OFF SAC FLY! pic.twitter.com/M0tART2yUP

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 18, 2021

Dominic Leone has been something this year. has been the opener when the Giants are throwing way too many bullpen games. tonight he closed the game.

what a year

WOW

There is a God.

This weekend is going to be epic, 2014 I didn't think they had a chance.

Game's are too important but he could have stayed on the roster.

I mean, the trade deadline has passed, idk why they didn’t trade doval already

Madison Bumgarner is confirmed but no Pablo Sandoval 😕

The Giants were being no hit for a minute there. Looked about as flat as can be. Detroit scored two and it felt like that would be plenty.

Walk off! From Canha with the bases loaded.

Team is playing well

Pablo is still playing ball so that’s why he’s unable to make the reunion.

Huge win and now can sweep with the Braves coming in for 4 on Monday.

The pregame show started an hour and a half early today. MLB TV only played the normal half hour but it was touching and made me cry.

There is no crying in baseball.

Such a fun experience today. We were part of a group in the outfield pre-game and were able to walk on the warning track to our seats (pre-organized event that just happened to fall on the day of the reunion)

Ceremony was amazing and beautiful, cheered so hard for those dudes. Seeing Ishikawa's hair so gray was a bit rough. Sucks Cain, Lincecum, Crawford, Sandoval, Bochy and others weren't there (though I was happy Strickland wasn't), but some I understand, some are still playing, for instance. Everyone wants to see Timmy again so bad it's insane. Every time his name was mentioned semblance of highlights shown, the energy was palpable. Petit got a lot of much deserved attention, as did Pence, Morse, Peavy, Panik, and Vogey. Absolute silence when Charles Johnson's name was announced. LOL. Deserved.

Bum threw the first pitch to Posey. Game went by quite fast, but they played solid, got the win, and the weather was basically perfect.

Incredible day! Kinda bummed I missed seeing the US Men's Basketball team take the gold on some absolutely ridiculous Curry shit that will go down in history and made America all understand what it's like to be a Dubs fan, but this was special too.

Timmy’s dad just passed away, not sure if that made this thread.

No I didn’t know that! That’s so sad. Whole family gone apart from his mother (who he’s estranged from).

Where did you see that?

Heard it on KNBR Friday afternoon, they broke it during an interview (with Baggerly I think?). Mentioned his lovingly crusty relationship with the press and how much hardship Tim has already been through.

nothing online except this on Sabrina’s asshole husband’s site from someone who was listening the same time I was

https://www.reddit.com/r/SFGiants/s/uLTecdKcSP

Sabrina? Serena. I miss regular sleeping patterns

I found the clip :( poor guy

https://streamable.com/gwbp1f

Bochy’s speech was great

Bruce Bochy shares an emotional message during the Giants' 2014 World Series reunion ceremony 🥹🧡 pic.twitter.com/zUII8CsHyS

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) August 10, 2024

^ thank you

Giants could not win every game, but man what could have been

Snell v Sale tomorrow

Huge series, need three out of four.

A split would be okay but this is kick them when they are down type of thing.

Sale vs Snell has been one fun game to watch.

Sale 12K
Snell 11K

0 - 0 game

Way, way WAY too stressful

They can only lose one, so there it is.

Damn wish I had the time to watch that, sounds amazing

Over 30 Ks in that one wtf

Well, it was the Braves who buried the Giants this year.

What the fuck happened in the ninth

Giants lose 6-2. Even against a team as bad as the White Sox you usually lose one game, but the Giants just .... absolutely could not afford to do that. A pretty inexcusable loss.

— McCovey Chronicles (@McCoveyChron) August 21, 2024

The Best:
https://www.mlb.com/video/will-clark-joins-giants-booth-throws-first-pitch?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share

32 straight innings of being shutout.

You're welcome giants fans.

Thread is dead:

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/farhan-zaidi-fired-2024-season/1787745/

Replaced by a guy named Buster Posey.

Lmao WHAT

We need a new thread title for the Gerald era!

going to be awkward if he isn't competent

Woop

going to be awkward if he isn't competent

Does it matter that he part owns some of the team?

This is actually amazing news holy crap.

I'm on the go, but it seems like every hot stove move he made was a massive L, it's insane their homegrown talent kept them close to .500.

I guess owners felt 4th place isn't worth it in the NL West.

Ok, I checked the Ls:

Robbie Ray = $23M = 0.0 WAR
Jordan Hicks = $11M = 0.5 WAR
Jorge Soler = $14M = 0.9 WAR
Jung Hoo Lee = $19M = 0.2 WAR

vs. the Ws:

Matt Chapman = $20M = 5.5 WAR
Blake Snell = $31M = 3.1 WAR (questionably a W using the "1 WAR = $9M" baseline)

Buster Posey is the first president of baseball operations who is a better hitter than all of the hitters actually on the team

— nugget chef (@jayhaykid) September 30, 2024

Did we discuss Snell scratching himself from his last start and going home, terrible behaviour imo

New thread:

Free Buster Hugs for all new FA acquisitions: San Francisco Giants 2024 onward

I'm not mad at Snell, he explained it well. He said he would have pitched, for the integrity of the game, if either team were playing for something. Neither were so he skipped it. Don't blame him as he is about to be paid.

I did not have "Buster Posey running an MLB front office" on my 2024 season bingo card.