September 11th: Giants slam Colorado for 10 runs
Schulman still believes they have no shot
Henry Schulman has no idea what he is talking about. Yes, I said it.
I know, it's a bit surprising. He has been reporting on Giants baseball for years which makes you think he would have learned something.
In a podcast interview, Schulman said, "The Giants have no chance to make the playoffs...It's hard to point to one game as must win [but the final game against the Padres] was...They will have to go 16-3, 15-4 in order to get a shot which they just can't do".
First and foremost, it is unbelievable to me that nobody has pointed out that the Dodgers are 1-3 against Chicago and 3-11 against San Diego this season. It amazes me that accross baseball, writers and broadcasters are considering San Francisco out of the N.L. West Pennant race. With an ugly loss last night against the Cubs, the Dodgers are playing 4 against a team that has dominated them all season. They can only hope to split the series.
Now what does this mean for San Francisco? According to Schulman, they would need to win at least 15 games to finish the season in the playoffs. If both the Padres and the Dodgers continue to struggle through their current series, it is very likely they trade 4 games, leaving an opportunity for the Giants to creap to the top of the division.
This is where their road trip comes into play. They will fly to St. Louis, Colorado and finish up in Milwaukee. "Although they have been playing better lately on the road, I don't see them winning in St. Louis even though they have been slumping lately". Schulman, looking to sell papers has to say this. Whether the Giants pull off some wins away from home is still to be seen.
Their last road trip, they came home 5-5. While they will without a doubt need to play better than .500 baseball to go for the N.L. West title, I can tell you without a doubt if they finished 16-3 as Schulman suggested, they would take the division with room to spare.
Look at the numbers Henry. It's all there.
Henry Schulman has no idea what he is talking about. Yes, I said it.
I know, it's a bit surprising. He has been reporting on Giants baseball for years which makes you think he would have learned something.
In a podcast interview, Schulman said, "The Giants have no chance to make the playoffs...It's hard to point to one game as must win [but the final game against the Padres] was...They will have to go 16-3, 15-4 in order to get a shot which they just can't do".
First and foremost, it is unbelievable to me that nobody has pointed out that the Dodgers are 1-3 against Chicago and 3-11 against San Diego this season. It amazes me that accross baseball, writers and broadcasters are considering San Francisco out of the N.L. West Pennant race. With an ugly loss last night against the Cubs, the Dodgers are playing 4 against a team that has dominated them all season. They can only hope to split the series.
Now what does this mean for San Francisco? According to Schulman, they would need to win at least 15 games to finish the season in the playoffs. If both the Padres and the Dodgers continue to struggle through their current series, it is very likely they trade 4 games, leaving an opportunity for the Giants to creap to the top of the division.
This is where their road trip comes into play. They will fly to St. Louis, Colorado and finish up in Milwaukee. "Although they have been playing better lately on the road, I don't see them winning in St. Louis even though they have been slumping lately". Schulman, looking to sell papers has to say this. Whether the Giants pull off some wins away from home is still to be seen.
Their last road trip, they came home 5-5. While they will without a doubt need to play better than .500 baseball to go for the N.L. West title, I can tell you without a doubt if they finished 16-3 as Schulman suggested, they would take the division with room to spare.
Look at the numbers Henry. It's all there.
posted by chris.daglow at 7:56 AM
2 Comments:
I love the site cdg. giants are starting to be consistant so things are looking alot brighter. Hope the last 3 with La have some meening to the division title.
keep up the good work, doorman
I remember reading just after the All-star break on espn.com an article that said, "Colorado is a contender. Yes, Colorado!".
Truth is, nobody knows what's going to happen. There is a reason the phrase, "it's a long season" makes its way around baseball. I have to believe though that the Giants have what it takes to make it to the postseason. Shulman said it himself when he pointed out how surprised everyone was that the Giants have gotten better later in the season as opposed to worse given their old age.
They have something to prove. That coupled with the series between L.A. and San Diego (with a season ending 3 game series with L.A.) makes me think that the Giants could come back and take the Western Division title.
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