8/13 - 8/26 Game Discussion Thread

[thaima1shu]

Quote: Originally Posted by thaima1shu

Cano batting 2nd and playing first base today. Should be interesting.

Update: Cano indeed back. James Paxton gets drilled in the throwing arm from a line drive right at him and immediately leaves the game. Sigh.

[TheMatrix31]

If Ronald Acuna keeps this up, he'll be the first person to be referred to as "Ronaldo" that isn't a complete and utter insufferable piece of ****.

[WaitTilNextYear]

HOLY ****. PUNCHES THROWN IN LA! (EDIT: eh, more of a slap than a punch, lol)

Hashtag Giants-Dodgers.

[TheMatrix31]

Nick Hundley gets thrown out for some reason even though Puig shoved/slapped/hit him.


Ya that makes sense.

[Chip Douglass]

Puig initiated the contact and then threw a slap punch at Hundley. Hundley initiated the encounter though by arguing with Puig at the plate. Dunno why; Puig was just upset that he fouled off a hanging breaking ball.

[Chip Douglass]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

Nick Hundley gets thrown out for some reason even though Puig shoved/slapped/hit him. Ya that makes sense.

Hundley must have said something. Home plate umpire was right there.

[Speedy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chip Douglass

Hundley must have said something. Home plate umpire was right there.

That ump made me laugh. Dude was like,"Wait, c'mon and calm dow-...nope, I'm out."

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[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by BleacherBum2310

on the offense I'm not in Panic mode. But with Javy cooling off someone needs to step up. I like Len or JD's idea to move Rizzo back to 3rd hole and place one of the slumping hitters at the top to get some guys going.

The problem with the offense is almost every hitter we have is either nuclear hot or ice cold. The only exceptions I can really think of are Ben Zobrist, David Bote (too early to tell though), Tommy La Stella, and Kyle Schwarber.

The other guys vacillate from being able to hit Kershaw and Scherzer to not being able to hit high school pitching. Russell, Almora, Contreras, Happ, and Baez come to mind immediately. Sometimes it seems these guys have no approach whatsoever. Contreras and Russell especially give me a feeling of "empty calories" with their ABs--I can't really explain the feeling, but they'll do a bunch of damage in a very small amount of games and go long stretches of doing absolutely nothing. Same with Rizzo actually. Rizzo will hit .450 for 2 weeks then .180 for a month and it averages out to look consistent at the end of the season.

It couldn't hurt putting Almora back in the leadoff spot and seeing if it gets him going again. As good as Bote has been, I think the lengthy absence of Kris Bryant is starting to catch up with this offense in a big way.