Comments on: …. The end http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/ Covering the SF Giants since 2002 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Only Baseball Matters » Blog Archive » …. Call me teased, (again) http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33959 Only Baseball Matters » Blog Archive » …. Call me teased, (again) Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:43:16 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33959 [...] it looks like I might’ve been wrong about the Rockies, (or, at the least, I was a bit hasty) and maybe, just maybe, they’ve hit the wall. If they [...] [...] it looks like I might’ve been wrong about the Rockies, (or, at the least, I was a bit hasty) and maybe, just maybe, they’ve hit the wall. If they [...]

]]> By: +mia http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33936 +mia Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:19:07 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33936 Just watched a brief interview that Greg Papa did with Bill Neukom. The usual yada, horseshit for public consumption blather smirk act appropriately appreciative towards ticket buyers. Etc. Understood. I would do the same. Here is where it got a little interesting. After posing the question concerning exercising the Giants' club option on Sabean's contract and/or offering Bochy a new contract, Neukom again emphasized that he was going to wait until after the season was completely over. Pressed harder by Papa for an inclination Neukom refused to budge saying that it would be the ENTIRE SEASON that would be reviewed. Than they go on and on about how the pitching has been great and they throw up this graphic of team ranking in pitching Strike outs -- 1st Shutouts -- 1st ERA -- 2nd Complete Games -- 1st Batting Average Against. 2nd What was not shown, discussed nor alluded to were the following batting stats Runs Scored 26th OPS 29th OBP 30th BA 24th RBI 28th HR 29th Would have been nice to have a balanced picture of the team, instead of the same old shit. He doesn't strike me as stupid. I just don't know if he is prepared to battle hammer and tong against the Yankees, Angels, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Cardinals for the impact players needed to compete for now and the future. My gut instinct tells me that he has his eye more on staying on budget and competing and not striving for a championship. He remarked that the although the Braves were criticized for not winning championships he maintained that their run of 14 consecutive division titles was the single greatest accomplishments in professional sports. Well, fuck that. I will take 5 Niner Superbowl victories over 14 NFC West titles anyday. He is going to be who I thought he was going to be. A guy more concerned with asses in the seat and using a "competitive" team to accomplish it and thump his chest for playing countless meaningful games every September. Oh well. Look for Sabean and Bochy to be back, or somebody else in that vein. The suits continue to rule all. Blah. Just watched a brief interview that Greg Papa did with Bill Neukom. The usual yada, horseshit for public consumption blather smirk act appropriately appreciative towards ticket buyers. Etc. Understood. I would do the same. Here is where it got a little interesting.

After posing the question concerning exercising the Giants’ club option on Sabean’s contract and/or offering Bochy a new contract, Neukom again emphasized that he was going to wait until after the season was completely over. Pressed harder by Papa for an inclination Neukom refused to budge saying that it would be the ENTIRE SEASON that would be reviewed.

Than they go on and on about how the pitching has been great and they throw up this graphic of team ranking in pitching

Strike outs — 1st
Shutouts — 1st
ERA — 2nd
Complete Games — 1st
Batting Average Against. 2nd

What was not shown, discussed nor alluded to were the following batting stats

Runs Scored 26th
OPS 29th
OBP 30th
BA 24th
RBI 28th
HR 29th

Would have been nice to have a balanced picture of the team, instead of the same old shit. He doesn’t strike me as stupid. I just don’t know if he is prepared to battle hammer and tong against the Yankees, Angels, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Cardinals for the impact players needed to compete for now and the future.

My gut instinct tells me that he has his eye more on staying on budget and competing and not striving for a championship. He remarked that the although the Braves were criticized for not winning championships he maintained that their run of 14 consecutive division titles was the single greatest accomplishments in professional sports.

Well, fuck that. I will take 5 Niner Superbowl victories over 14 NFC West titles anyday. He is going to be who I thought he was going to be. A guy more concerned with asses in the seat and using a “competitive” team to accomplish it and thump his chest for playing countless meaningful games every September.

Oh well. Look for Sabean and Bochy to be back, or somebody else in that vein. The suits continue to rule all. Blah.

]]> By: JoJo http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33935 JoJo Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:19:53 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33935 You are completely wrong. Wow. The Giants have a legitimate chance of pulling off the wild card. And as for Lincecum's chances for winning the Cy Young award? What are you talking about? You really think his chances are gone? I would say he is still clearly the favorite. Number one in Ks, ERA, complete games, etc...Yeah, he doesn't lead in wins, but he didn't lead in wins last year either. There is no way they are going to deny Lincecum the Cy Young because he is four wins off from the leader. No way. Wins is the most worthless stat for a pitcher. He is clearly the most dominant pitcher in the NL. Giants can take the wild card. Lincecum will definitely win the Cy Young. You are completely wrong. Wow. The Giants have a legitimate chance of pulling off the wild card. And as for Lincecum’s chances for winning the Cy Young award? What are you talking about? You really think his chances are gone? I would say he is still clearly the favorite. Number one in Ks, ERA, complete games, etc…Yeah, he doesn’t lead in wins, but he didn’t lead in wins last year either. There is no way they are going to deny Lincecum the Cy Young because he is four wins off from the leader. No way. Wins is the most worthless stat for a pitcher. He is clearly the most dominant pitcher in the NL.

Giants can take the wild card.
Lincecum will definitely win the Cy Young.

]]> By: El http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33932 El Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:03:52 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33932 And every one of those guys went from the AL to the NL. Can't think of one player having similar impact going the other way. On a completely unrelated note, I want to see lots more Dan Runzler. And every one of those guys went from the AL to the NL. Can’t think of one player having similar impact going the other way.

On a completely unrelated note, I want to see lots more Dan Runzler.

]]> By: +mia http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33931 +mia Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:56:11 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33931 No that was me. He still sucks ass. Just not since he got here. Yet. Hopefully not while he's here either. No that was me. He still sucks ass. Just not since he got here. Yet. Hopefully not while he’s here either.

]]> By: +mia http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33930 +mia Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:27:35 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33930 Yeah. Trying to wipe the look of his smug mug from my hard drive. Yeah. Trying to wipe the look of his smug mug from my hard drive.

]]> By: The Other Robert http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33929 The Other Robert Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:29:48 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33929 Padilla in LAX, even more so than Garland. Padilla in LAX, even more so than Garland.

]]> By: +mia http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33928 +mia Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:16:32 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33928 He's been freekin dominant. Like Matt Holliday dominant after he went to St. Louis. Change of scenery does make a difference. Amazing all these guys who were shitting themselves earlier are having big success at their new locations Pedro Martinez in Philadelphia Cliff Lee in Philly Matt Holliday in St. Louis John Smoltz in St. Louis Brad Penny in SFO Garland in LAX Giambi in Colorado Thome in LAX Off the top of my head, the ones that have not been change-makers are Peavy in Chicago, and Sanchez and Garko in SFO He’s been freekin dominant. Like Matt Holliday dominant after he went to St. Louis.

Change of scenery does make a difference. Amazing all these guys who were shitting themselves earlier are having big success at their new locations

Pedro Martinez in Philadelphia
Cliff Lee in Philly
Matt Holliday in St. Louis
John Smoltz in St. Louis
Brad Penny in SFO
Garland in LAX
Giambi in Colorado
Thome in LAX

Off the top of my head, the ones that have not been change-makers are Peavy in Chicago, and Sanchez and Garko in SFO

]]> By: Aaron B. http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33927 Aaron B. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:58:10 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33927 I thought he still had the stuff to be good, just probably not as good as he's been so far. I thought he still had the stuff to be good, just probably not as good as he’s been so far.

]]> By: +mia http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2009/09/12/the-end-3/comment-page-1/#comment-33926 +mia Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:37:35 +0000 http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/?p=1408#comment-33926 Well, I did predict he would sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night Well, I did predict he would sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night

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