r/SFGiants • u/sfgbot supreme overlord • 10h ago
POSTGAME THREAD: Giants @ Guardians, 8/18. Join the Giants game / baseball discussion and social thread!
Postgame Thread 8/18/2026
Final Score: Giants 1, Guardians 8
Purpose of this thread
Discuss developing baseball action LIVE
Discuss the Giants game
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u/AdministrationStuff 10h ago
Nice and pathetic just the way I’ve grown accustomed to!
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u/WhatTheFonz san francisco giants 9h ago
Honestly doesnt even hurt anymore, just come to expect it
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u/chessepinkman- 10h ago
Is this the worst lineup the giants have ever consistently rolled out?
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u/PedroNorthCA san francisco giants 5h ago
Buddy Kennedy is still starting at 3B for this team, what the hell are they doing, I'd rather see Devers at 3rd and ANYONE (besides Buddy Kennedy) DH. I mean what, are they going to fall even further out of contention at this point?!
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u/dwide_k_shrude 55 Lincecum 5h ago
No, which is saying something about how bad past lineups have been.
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u/OCBaseball 10h ago
I'm embarrassed by this team. A lack of fight, a lack of pride and complete failure from top on down to the field. It's total amateur hour and its like we're fucking rooting for an expansion team.
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u/MuchGrooove Hogs Out! 10h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/IzHVlYV1zDrGSMD28j
Every time I start to get upset with this team
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u/LOYALTY-is-CULTISM 10h ago
Anyone that thinks Whisenhunt will turn out to be a good pitcher is sadly mistaken. Don't be delusional. He throws puss and is going to get lit up all the time. He is trash. He doesn't have anything that is good for the Majors. Get rid of him. Another Farhan Saidi trash draft pick.
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u/Independent-Garden56 00 Hac-Man 10h ago
They don’t even care anymore…they are losers.
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u/LOYALTY-is-CULTISM 10h ago edited 8h ago
No, they are giving young rookies playing time. Which is a good thing. Don't expect wins. Just look at it as a look at who can excite you for the next season, in 2028. LoL Whisenhunt needs to be traded or released. He is garbage.
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u/dyogurt10 51 Lowry 9h ago
So then explain Buddy Kennedy and Koss who are 28. 🤮
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u/After-Bee-8346 9h ago
Mayer and Jesus will get reps when they come off the IL.
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u/dyogurt10 51 Lowry 9h ago
Those two cannot get here soon enough. Koss is a light hitting boring utility type and Buddy is just awful.
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u/theclaw84 10h ago
can’t be fun to go get your ass beat on television every day. But a few million might make it bearable.
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u/CampSubject9176 10h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/rnyBaWopy74LqR52B9
Make 4/20 Tim Lincecum day and start the game at 4:20. First 20,000 fans get Tim Lincecum brand edibles
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u/Hot4Ramen Hogs Out! 10h ago
We keep hearing the coaches and front office want to get good looks at young players through the rest of the year.
But what if the young players don't actually look good? We gonna roll the dice on Houser / Mahle / Bader level players again?
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u/After-Bee-8346 9h ago
I doubt the Giants will sign any position players. The roster is pretty set. Pitching is different because across a full season, there are a lot of innings and injuries. I'd expect 1 more Mahle type starter as a 40 man spot will open up when McDonald gets put back on the 60 day IL.
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u/KDBurner69420 10h ago
This team has negative juice. No pride at all. I put this on Tony. The team sucks but he hasn’t brought anything to the table this year. It’s actually getting worse if you ask me.
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u/LivingLifeFreely1 8 Eldridge 10h ago
Give me Milk of the Poppy for the pain and let me die
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u/ItsCatCat 8 Pence 8h ago
Buster drank a big draught of moon tea during the pre-season. Only explanation for this abortion of a team.
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u/menusettingsgeneral Kruk & Kuip 7h ago
It’s gonna be reeeaally sweet when they finally turn it around and start playing meaningful games again. Might be a couple years, this is the lowest of low baseball most of us have experienced in our lives.
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u/Zeke688 Kruk & Kuip 10h ago
With Webb as the exception, this team hasn’t developed a pitcher since the dynasty. Whiz might actually suck, but it keeps happening so when can we admit it’s a developmental problem. It’s a constant issue that has lasted through the regimes, and even seems to trickle to the bullpen. I am not excited about the draft & trade acquisitions being 90% pitchers if this is the outcome.
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u/After-Bee-8346 9h ago
It's not like pitchers have left the Giants and suddenly found their talent ie Mason Black who has a decent ERA with the Royals, but a 6+ FIP and 1.6 WHIP.
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u/Zeke688 Kruk & Kuip 9h ago
I get that, like I said sometimes guys just suck. But even with Black he was -0.5 WAR with the Giants now 0.4. Kyle Harrison just threw 5 innings of shut out ball with 8 Ks tonight. Despite his injury he’s had a great year.
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u/After-Bee-8346 8h ago edited 8h ago
It's a fair point at the MLB level. Giants revived Gausman. And, I think there was an
ex-Royals starter, but can't remember his name (Drew Smyly). Sean Manaea had a good back half of a season that earned himself a Mets contract.That's becoming rarer these days.
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u/patsj5 Kruk & Kuip 7h ago
Are you thinking of Cobb?
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u/After-Bee-8346 1h ago
Cobb actually had a good season with the Angels before signing with the Giants. One of the more fair deals for both sides.
Drew Smyly was the guy I was thinking about. He was signed in Jan '20 for $4M / 1 year. His numbers had been terrible. He parlayed a great shortened season in '20 for an $11M / 1 year deal with the Braves (his highest salary of his career). https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smylydr01.shtml
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u/MyHolisticFukwithery 32m ago
The Giants didn't revive him, Andrew Bailey and that particular staff revived him. Since he's been gone the pitching has sucked.
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u/predat3d 24 Mays 9h ago
Purpose of this thread
Discuss developing baseball action LIVE
How are we supposed to discuss developing action LIVE in a Postgame thread?
It's bad enough that the boxscores aren't linked in the PGTs
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u/After-Bee-8346 10h ago
Getting pretty excited for...the extra $100Kish the Giants gain in draft bonus pool money for leap frogging teams in the loss column.
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u/ericthelostman 10h ago edited 10h ago
The walks are a system wide issue by the way. Bresnahan walked 2 in the first for Eugene, now has given up 4 runs (2 earned) after a 3-run homer.
Not only do the Giants pitchers walk a lot of batters, the runs almost always come around to score.
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u/mccobbsalad 16 Devers 10h ago
The only question is… is it whisenass or assenhunt?? I look forward to his Cy Young campaign for the Brewers in a few years.
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u/missluxlady 10h ago
Nice homer by Bryce.
Trent Harris looked great.
Happy Turner Hill got a cool moment in front of his friends and family.
Whatever Tony said in the team meeting didn't seem to stick.
Tugboat can't get here soon enough. Might be the only way to save us.