Post by sfgdood on Aug 13, 2013 0:25:26 GMT -5
As depressing as this season has been it's been very encouraging to see how the team is playing of late. They still arent closing out wins like they should but at least the starting pitching has been more what we've been used to in recent years.
Seeing Brandon Belt start to put things together like we all wanted to see him do has been quite a breath of fresh air. Whether you say it was a sharpened focus due to Pill's taking some of his starts or some tinkering with his grip or a combination of these things and others...whatever it is, keep it going!
Clearly the bullpen will need some adjustment in the offseason because we just can't afford to lose the close games. We wont be blowing teams out very much so we need to make hay in the Torture games. Perhaps if we pick up another starter and put Gaudin back in the pen, that will help.
Great to have Vogelsong back and looking sharp. If all continues to go well with rehab we might even be seeing Pagan back in September. Having the wounded return this year rather than next Spring will make a huge difference.
Looking forward to seeing some more of the youngins in September also. I know most feel he hasn't "earned" a callup but I still want to see Gary Brown after the rosters expand...I want to see his skills put on display. Show off his speed and defense, that way other teams could be willing to trade something good for him even if the Giants aren't capable of developing his talent. I'm certain a competent development staff will be able to.
I also want to see more of Hembree, Surkamp and Joe Panik. Same reasons. The Giants are clearly not able to develop these guys so let them show off what they can do for potential trade partners.
~Dood
Seeing Brandon Belt start to put things together like we all wanted to see him do has been quite a breath of fresh air. Whether you say it was a sharpened focus due to Pill's taking some of his starts or some tinkering with his grip or a combination of these things and others...whatever it is, keep it going!
Clearly the bullpen will need some adjustment in the offseason because we just can't afford to lose the close games. We wont be blowing teams out very much so we need to make hay in the Torture games. Perhaps if we pick up another starter and put Gaudin back in the pen, that will help.
Great to have Vogelsong back and looking sharp. If all continues to go well with rehab we might even be seeing Pagan back in September. Having the wounded return this year rather than next Spring will make a huge difference.
Looking forward to seeing some more of the youngins in September also. I know most feel he hasn't "earned" a callup but I still want to see Gary Brown after the rosters expand...I want to see his skills put on display. Show off his speed and defense, that way other teams could be willing to trade something good for him even if the Giants aren't capable of developing his talent. I'm certain a competent development staff will be able to.
I also want to see more of Hembree, Surkamp and Joe Panik. Same reasons. The Giants are clearly not able to develop these guys so let them show off what they can do for potential trade partners.
~Dood