BondsCast

Oakland has been very average in hitting and starting pitching, but absolutely lock down in relief pitching, which we saw when we played them because we got to their starters, but ended up blowing games late In this episode, I discuss our dominance in the brief Mariners’ series; Pablo Sandoval’s Giants legacy (I forgot Javy Lopez as part of the 3 World Series teams); the Padres’ dominance over us; USA Today’s terrible reporting of the Alex Dickerson false positive COVID-19 test; the franchise’s direction going forward from here and our prospects for the playoffs; the upcoming series and against the Mariners and A’s

In this episode, I give an overview of the Rockies series in which we had an epic 23-run blowout and gave up a classic Coors Field inning to avoid getting the sweep; our 3-1 series victory over the Diamondbacks; the emergence of Mauricio Dubon as a leader; Brandon Belt’s acceptance as a platoon player; Sam Coonrod’s questionable use in high leverage situations; revisit my predictions for the season; look ahead at the potential playoffs; and finally preview the upcoming series against the Mariners and Padres.

In this podcast, I am depressed about the status of life right now. After the police brutality events of last week, I basically try to explain them and squeeze in a little about how the Giants have been doing. Later this week, we face the Rockies, I guess.

In this episode, I review the Giants’ 3-game sweep of the division rival Diamondbacks; I go over some of the impressive performers, including Yaz’s hot streak at the plate, Dickerson’s game-changing 3-run homer, and all the impressive starting pitching performances, including Tyler Anderson’s complete game. As of now, the Giants are in a good position to make the playoffs, but what does this say about the direction of the franchise? And lastly, a brief preview of the Dodgers series ahead.

In this podcast, Tyler and I discuss his initial reactions to this 30-game check-in; the national disrespect for the Giants’ lineup, despite their reliance on the offense this season to carry the team; the issues with the Giants’ pitching being either the talent or management utilizing it properly; who really calls the shots in a game for the franchise; parting thoughts on Hunter Pence’s Giants’ tenure, where I reference his 2014 World Series batting average, found here: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=pencehu01&t=b&year=0&post=1#32-38-sum:batting_gamelogs_post; the roster construction leading to the Giants having multiple DH-type players; Tyler’s notion that management wanted a renewed focus on acquiring offensive-minded talent, which is a problem we’ve had for the last decade;  Austin Slater’s surprise impact on this year’s squad and how that could parlay into more homegrown talent getting a chance; Joey Bart’s call-up; the future of the Giants’ prospects; the roster construction surrounding veteran contracts ending and ability to find older hidden gems; some questions about which players have earned the sentimental stamp of staying; the transition of the regime to acquire interesting young talent; should the Giants attempt to buy or sell at the trade deadline; the trend toward trusting the regime; views on the A’s; closing thoughts on the remaining 30 games.

In this episode, I discuss the Giants finally winning a series, 3 games to 1 vs. the Angels. Our offense has been well above average recently, and this is an overall positive direction for the franchise, demonstrating that maybe our overpaid veterans do have something left in the tank, specifically Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Evan Longoria, and Pablo Sandoval. However, we still managed to blow a 9th inning lead in the first game of this series by placing trevor Gott in a position where he is not performing well, and our pitching overall has been awful this year. By most metrics, we are 29th in the league in terms of overall pitching performance, which is a product of our talent and it’s mishandling by the coaching staff. Joey Bart finally got a chance to debut, and I look forward to seeing how we do against divisional rivals Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend.

In this podcast, I review the tragic series that we had with the A’s, where we go from here as a franchise, and a preview of the Angels series

In this episode, I discuss the brittle spirit of the Giants’ team, but give credit for their Game2 comeback vs. a good Astros team; discuss how much we missed an injured Donovan Solano; question some of the catching techniques and ask why Joey Bart has not been called up; a review of the Astros series and a preview of the A’s series.

In this episode, I review the three game series versus the Dodgers; questioning the futures of Jeff Samardzija, Wandy Peralta, and Hunter Pence on the Giants. Looking forward to 2 big transactions for the franchise’s future and the ominous match-up versus the Astros.

In this episode, I discuss why I haven’t recorded in the last 10 days; an overview of the Giants’ record over their last 3 series; trying to explain what the Marlins’ positive tests say about baseball and the country as a whole; revisiting my projection for the Giants’ record thus far; reviewing the 10 games, including storylines and any plays that changed the winning percentage by more than 15%; the storylines of this patch of games, specifically balancing starting pitchers and relief pitcher matchups, plus winning the home run battle; a preview of the upcoming Dodgers series; the two bright spots for the team this year thus far: Mike Yaztremski and Donovan Solano