San Francisco Giants 2019 Off-season Thread

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by Garce:
I'm all for the DH, all the sudden buster doesn't have to catch nearly as much, if at all and probably will extend his career

I think Posey has 2 years left in his career regardless. He will play out the final 2 seasons of his contract, and his team option will be declined in 2022. Maybe he signs a cheap one year deal with SF that season if they think hes got a little left, but when the Giants don't have a spot for him anymore, he's going to retire. The comments he made a few months back have me convinced that he's going the Matt Cain route.

Fine with me.

Originally posted by Rubberneck36:

Originally posted by Garce:

I'm all for the DH, all the sudden buster doesn't have to catch nearly as much, if at all and probably will extend his career

i cant think of a rule change I would hate more in baseball than adding the DH.

I hate the DH also....but the proposed ending games in ties and starting extras with a runner on 2nd are rules I hate more.

And with rule changes, I couldnt care less if it helped our team and one of our players. If its bad for the league, it's bad for the league. Potentially getting a year or two more of Posey does not trump it being a negative for the rest of time.

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Shouldn't be a blow honestly, mad bum isn't here anymore and this team needs the pop BADLY. I never been the type to hold a grudge against a former rival unless he flat out disrespected the franchise, city and fans like John Rocker calling out New Yorkers when he pitched for the Braves

That rocket arm is a perfect fit in rf though. I have no faith in slater, I think his time is up

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Rubberneck36:

Originally posted by Garce:
I'm all for the DH, all the sudden buster doesn't have to catch nearly as much, if at all and probably will extend his career

i cant think of a rule change I would hate more in baseball than adding the DH.

I hate the DH also....but the proposed ending games in ties and starting extras with a runner on 2nd are rules I hate more.

And with rule changes, I couldnt care less if it helped our team and one of our players. If its bad for the league, it's bad for the league. Potentially getting a year or two more of Posey does not trump it being a negative for the rest of time.

this. I posted this before and it would need to be updated but

Scoring
AL 4.5 runs
NL 4.4 runs Average

HRs.
AL 1.1
NL 0.9

But here is a perfect example of how the game is played differently.

National League 811 Sacrifice Hits (Bunts) 517 Sacrifice Flies 496 Intentional Walks

American League 364 Sacrifice Hits (Bunts) 479 Sacrifice Flies 326 Intentional Walks

A vote for the DH to increase by .1 runs a game but sacrificing all those bunts, sac flies and intentional walks is a travesty. Only a potato fan would support.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I hate the DH also....but the proposed ending games in ties and starting extras with a runner on 2nd are rules I hate more.

And with rule changes, I couldnt care less if it helped our team and one of our players. If its bad for the league, it's bad for the league. Potentially getting a year or two more of Posey does not trump it being a negative for the rest of time.

Wait, have those two things been approved for this 60 game season??

60-0 here we come!

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Wait, have those two things been approved for this 60 game season??

Yes.

Billy Hamilton just made the team. He's gonna be used exclusively as the extra innings runner

Originally posted by Garce:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:
Wait, have those two things been approved for this 60 game season??

Yes.

Wow ending a game in a tie is so dumb.

Originally posted by FaTaL:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Shouldn't be a blow honestly, mad bum isn't here anymore and this team needs the pop BADLY. I never been the type to hold a grudge against a former rival unless he flat out disrespected the franchise, city and fans like John Rocker calling out New Yorkers when he pitched for the Braves

That rocket arm is a perfect fit in rf though. I have no faith in slater, I think his time is up

Slater has a better arm than some who have played in RF before. Like Pence.

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by Garce:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Wait, have those two things been approved for this 60 game season??

Yes.

Wow ending a game in a tie is so dumb.

Right, this ain't damn soccer

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Slater has a better arm than some who have played in RF before. Like Pence.

Pence was decent when he first came over, I'm not sure what happened

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by Garce:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Wait, have those two things been approved for this 60 game season??

Yes.

Wow ending a game in a tie is so dumb.

Right, this ain't damn soccer

Id rather have a gimmick mini HR derby to settle games than leave it as a tie.

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by Garce:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:
Wait, have those two things been approved for this 60 game season??

Yes.

Wow ending a game in a tie is so dumb.

Right, this ain't damn soccer

Id rather have a gimmick mini HR derby to settle games than leave it as a tie.

You just described soccer. Penalty kicks = homerun derby