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Auggie

(33,311 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 11:52 PM Oct 2016

Nothing sucks like the 2016 Giants bullpen

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Nothing sucks like the 2016 Giants bullpen (Original Post) Auggie Oct 2016 OP

BeliEVEN my ass Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #1

Except maybe the supergenius who didn't put any starters in KamaAina Oct 2016 #2

He only had Samardzija avaliable ... Auggie Oct 2016 #3

Should have gotten Papelbon. Kingofalldems Oct 2016 #4

A whole bunch of warm bodies, none of which can do the job. Sounds like the Browns QB situation. nt hughee99 Oct 2016 #5

Wait a minute. Isn't that Buster guy supposed to be really, really good at handling pitchers? KamaAina Oct 2016 #6

Some of those "hits" were through holes where the defense would normally be playing ... Auggie Oct 2016 #7

Brother Buzz

(40,405 posts)

1. BeliEVEN my ass

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 12:13 AM

Oct 2016

Beautiful game until the top of of the ninth....

Moore had some good stuff for the first eight....

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. Except maybe the supergenius who didn't put any starters in

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 12:39 AM

Oct 2016

like he said he might do last night. Is there a way to option him to Sac?

Auggie

(33,311 posts)

3. He only had Samardzija avaliable ...

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 10:56 AM

Oct 2016

and Samardzija would have faced the 2, 3, and 4 hitters. Maybe Blach, but he threw 28 pitches the night before. Where was Kontos?

You could see this coming as far back as June. Romo, Casilla and Lopez weren't the same. I've been wondering if Matt Cain or Jake Peavy had been able to fill a starting role that the resources needed to get Moore could have gotten someone like Andrew Miller or Aroldis Chapman. The Yankees wanted Joe Panik for Miller, but Evans and Sabean couldn't let go. Since Panik was much of a non-entity for the second half of the year you have to wonder if Tomlinson could have covered for him. I like Panik, but keeping him might have cost us another trip to the World Series.

So I guess Romo, Casilla and Lopez could be let go as free agents. Pagan? Great player, but those injuries -- missed two playoff games with back spasms! With Peavy leaving the collected payroll savings for those five is about $47,000,000. Add in Blanco and it's about $51M. They could go after Chapman, who will be a free agent in 2017, and have plenty left over.

Kingofalldems

(40,366 posts)

4. Should have gotten Papelbon.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:51 PM

Oct 2016

hughee99

(16,113 posts)

5. A whole bunch of warm bodies, none of which can do the job. Sounds like the Browns QB situation. nt

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 09:52 PM

Oct 2016

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

6. Wait a minute. Isn't that Buster guy supposed to be really, really good at handling pitchers?

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 10:52 PM

Oct 2016

So how come they all looked like they got cut from AAA Sac and got on the wrong bus going to AT&T instead of single-A San Jose?!

Auggie

(33,311 posts)

7. Some of those "hits" were through holes where the defense would normally be playing ...

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 01:52 PM

Oct 2016

Giants over-thought the shift.

And Buster doesn't throw the pitch.

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