Wow! Yaz just hit a home run!

[madinmaryland]

Carl’s grandson.

[mahina]

1. Who does he play for?

Super cool. Good luck baby Yaz.

[madinmaryland]

2. The Giants. You can definitely see the resemblance to his grandfather.

[Kurt V.]

3. did he do the *get outta here* recd

[redstateblues]

4. Pretty cool!

[Brother Buzz]

5. He's dinged eight homers since being called-up in May

Plus eight doubles and two triples, with 26 RBI's to boot. He's batting a respectable .259

[Auggie]

6. Since when did madinmaryland become a Gigantes fan?

[bluedigger]

12. Not long after he started following Red Sox spawn, I guess.

Life is weird.

[Brother Buzz]

7. BAM! Number nine was a walk-off homer in the bottom of the twelfth

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-giants/2019/07/21/566520#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=566520

[Auggie]

8. Awesome. Just awesome.

Yaz had some tough at-bats leading up to that walk-off too. Not easy to keep one’s poise.

[Brother Buzz]

9. Keep an eye on that new kid, Zach Green

He's, like, the fourth call-up that has been performing above and beyond expectations.

I was disappointed when Bochie pulled him and put in Sandavol, but Bochie has his game plan. And never mind that plan, what with a depleted bench, was going to blow up in his face if Mike Yastrzemski didn't deliver.

[Auggie]

10. It's starting to feel a little bit like 2008/2009 to me ...

you know?

[Brother Buzz]

11. Our Giants are presently tied with Arizona for second place....

and my Magic 8-Ball says the Dodgers are going to implode real soon.

I love it when a plan comes together.

[Auggie]

13. Apologies for bursting your Magic 8-Ball bubble ...

but I don't see the Dodgers faltering real soon. They're too deep and too good.

And the Giants' are not going to challenge L.A. anytime soon either. Belt, Crawford and Longoria are serious underachievers at the plate compared to Muncy, Seager and Turner. They're signed for a few more years.

Belt is under contract through 2021 and can control trades to ten teams -- but who would want him at $16M a year? Crawford? Signed through 2021 at $15M, full no-trade protection. Longoria? Signed through 2022 at $18.5 to $19.5. Maybe they seemed like necessary deals at the time, especially since the Farm was so thin, but now they look like big blunders. Great guys, great defensive players -- but they're not driving in runs.

I agree a plan is coming togther, but it's still a few years away from threatening L.A. IMHO.

https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/nl-west/san-francisco-giants/

[Brother Buzz]

14. Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?

Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?



Do Voodoo dolls work? Asking for a friend.

[Auggie]

15. Yeah, okay ...

here's something righteous and positive:

The U.S.A. will elect a new president in 2020.

Yes, it will happen!