Giants at Brewers; Friday, August 22 @ 7:10 p.m.: Jose Quintana (3.32 ERA, 4.59 FIP) vs. Carson Whisenhunt (5.02 ERA, 7.44 FIP)

[yourout]

1 minute ago, nate82 said:

It bounced off his chest protector.  Not much Contreras could have done with that one.  It hit in front of home plate and bounced off of him before he could even react.  

He turned his chest and that's why it went ricocheting to the side. He tried to pick it on the bounce

[nate82]

Just now, BruisedCrew said:

That was one of those homers that was “too high”. 

It looked like it would die at the warning track but just enough exit velocity to leave the yard.  

[yourout]

Just now, BruisedCrew said:

That was one of those homers that was “too high”. 

That was a Cory Hart level space shot 

[hoosier]

Well that was a nice finish 

[HarryDoyle]

Where was Adames to give the Gatorade shower?

[wibadgers23]

One of the weirdest games of the year.  Man, it feels good to win that one!

[Nola Beery]

Woooooooooot!!

[82brewcrew82]

Not playing great but finding ways to win is a good sign.

[Bulldogboy]

Great game to win all things considered. Keep stacking wins.

[HarryDoyle]

16 minutes ago, AKCheesehead said:

Impressed Lee managed to hit that fair.  

Ugh now a risp.  Rock Ridge looked not great on that play. 

Perhaps they should run a railroad through Rock Ridge.

[DonBarclay]

4 minutes ago, yourout said:

He turned his chest and that's why it went ricocheting to the side. He tried to pick it on the bounce

I don’t think some appreciate how difficult it is to block a 100 mph fastball that bounces in front of the plate. You don’t even have enough time to drop down as a catcher. It’s luck based on those, and he unfortunately didn’t get lucky. 

[folly412]

Losing season record predictors in shambles 😃

[HarryDoyle]

So has Megill won every game that he has blown a save in?

[ToolShed55]

2 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

Perhaps they should run a railroad through Rock Ridge.

Rock Ridge. Splendid. Splendid!

[Nola Beery]

Great win!!  

Still don't like city connect uniforms. 😉😜

[yourout]

Just now, DonBarclay said:

I don’t think some appreciate how difficult it is to block a 100 mph fastball that bounces in front of the plate. You don’t even have enough time to drop down as a catcher. It’s luck based on those, and he unfortunately didn’t get lucky. 

I agree it's not easy. And for whatever reason they don't teach blocking anymore at the big league level. Almost every catcher is picking balls that catchers used to always block.

[adambr2]

3 minutes ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

Not playing great but finding ways to win is a good sign.

Just for the sake of discussion.

the Phillies lost tonight to the lowly Nats.

the Dodgers just split a 4 game series with the far and away worst team in baseball, Colorado Rockies.

Its just so damn hard to be consistent in this sport, even for the best teams.

[edfunderburk]

nice comeback after giving up the lead

[DonBarclay]

Just now, yourout said:

I agree it's not easy. And for whatever reason they don't teach blocking anymore at the big league level. Almost every catcher is picking balls that catchers used to always block.

They do teach blocking, for breaking balls. Blocking fastballs, which you never expect to be in the dirt, and are faster than ever is and always has been extremely difficult. Sometimes picking is the only option .

[OldHeidelberg]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

So has Megill won every game that he has blown a save in?

I can remember an ugly loss in Zona, not all on him though…

[yourout]

Wonder what our record is since Vaughn joined the squad?

[HarryDoyle]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

Just for the sake of discussion.

the Phillies lost tonight to the lowly Nats.

the Dodgers just split a 4 game series with the far and away worst team in baseball, Colorado Rockies.

Its just so damn hard to be consistent in this sport, even for the best teams.

I saw somewhere that the Dodgers have a worse record than both the Rockies and White Sox over the past month or so.

[HarryDoyle]

1 minute ago, OldHeidelberg said:

I can remember an ugly loss in Zona, not all on him though…

How about the home games?

[OldHeidelberg]

81 wins and 31 to go. Just don’t make losing a habit and tonight is what you like to see after 2-4 stretch. 

[yourout]

3 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

I saw somewhere that the Dodgers have a worse record than both the Rockies and White Sox over the past month or so.

Breaks my heart. 😁