Episode #149: Playoff Chances are on Life Support
TortureCast (SF Giants Podcast)
English - August 09, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsSports san francisco giants baseball major Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Two weeks ago we talked about the Giants' dwindling playoff chances and how they needed to reel off a streak of near-historic proportions to get back in the race. It hasn't happened in the last two weeks. Going 5-7 in those two weeks with some late heart-breakers against the Astros has all but put a nail in the coffin for the Giants playoff hopes. MLB rates them at a 2.2% chance of getting into the dance.
When you look at their current deficit at 6.5 games behind Arizona, you can point to just one game a month that they shouldn't have blown. If they just had one game a month back, they'd be sitting just 1.5 games out. This is the difference between a good team and a mediocre team.
Chad and Eric review the last two weeks, talking about the devastating blow of Cueto getting Tommy John surgery, Pablo is out for the rest of the year with a hamstring tear that required surgery, and Brandon Belt is still out. Although rocked by injuries, the Giants have had bright spots in Dereck Rodriguez, Duggar, Moronta and others. We also talk about why the Giants didn't buy or sell, and if they're rebuilding. And...should they trade Bumgarner?
Enjoy Episode #149 of the TortureCast!
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