I think we can all agree we’re Brewers fans for now. Anybody who batters the Dodgers like this is our friend.

It’s so obvious what a seismic void there is not having any of the awesome NPB guys that have posted,choosing our ball club over literally any other ones in recent years.

We have a proud history of Japanese ball players, from Masanori Murakami in the 60’s, to guys like Shinjo, and Aoki in the aughts years. The issue is that though lovable, those guys weren’t among the best and most talented.

With a huge Japanese community in the bay, and being the storied ballclub that we are, it’s such a sincere failure we’ve not been able to entice any of the recent NPB imports to sign with us. I know Farhan made concerted efforts to sign Yoshinobu and Ohtani, juries still out if he ever made more than a tepid run at Senga, but I guess that contracts been a bit of a disappointment for the Mets.

I was heartened to read that Buster was scouting at least two potential Japanese players heading into this offseason, and know he was heavily after Roki before he signed with the fraudsters down south. I just really need it to happen. I know we have a logjam at first and love Devers and Eldridge, but let myself daydream about Munetaka hitting bombs into McCovey cove last offseason. Not asking for much here, but having some Japanese ballers would make this team so much more fun to root for. Please Buster; make it happen.

MLB executives will be furious at the decrease in TV ratings that comes with a Milwaukee vs Tampa or Cleveland WS (even though those are great teams with superstar players). Milwaukee and Cleveland would be PACKED attendance wise, Tampa is the only one of the three you'd be worried about from that standpoint.

It also illustrates the struggles some of the other big markets have had (including us)

Yankees- Made World Series in 2024 after Soto trade, but they haven't been nearly up to the Yankee standard in recent times. They notoriously passed on signing/pursuing Bryce Harper and Manny Machado and have wound up settling for a lot of B tier talent (Hicks, aging Donaldson, Grisham, McMahon, etc.) in addition to aging stars (Goldschmidt).

Mets- surprise NLCS appearance in 2024 and a lot of internal struggles and locker room issues these last couple of years. Lots of veteran high-priced players view this as a vacation spot

Phillies- Aging top-heavy roster, missed chances in 2022 WS and blew 2023 NLCS to Arizona.

Red Sox- Haven't been quite themselves in recent years, trading Betts/Devers/Sale, losing Xander B. Power struggle between Breslow/front office and coaches/players

Cubs- Have a megastar in PCA, but a lot of B range talent otherwise. Good enough to make playoffs, not much beyond that. Meh farm system too

Blue Jays- made world series last year and took Dodgers to the brink but came back and missed playoffs this year. Vlad Jr. had a poor season, Bichette left in free agency

Angels- Moreno drama, been a really poorly run franchise for a long time now

Braves- eliminated by Dodgers in NLDS after missing playoffs in 2025. Won WS 2021

Tigers-traded Skubal and Mize, missed playoffs this year after making it back-to-back years before that

Rangers- 2023 WS win and then mediocrity since

Nationals- have been REALLY bad since 2019 title

Giants- no need to regurgitate what this forum has talked about ad-nauseum

So basically, every big market not named LAD has performed below the expectations of their respective fanbases.

Sure it would be great if the Dodgers lose in 4 but wouldn't it be even better if Snell replaces Kershaw as the designated post season choke artist?

Today was supposed to be an off-day in the desert, but weather had other plans, as these teams made up the games from Monday that were rained out.  But, our beloved Scottsdale Scorpions were not in need, so the Giants prospects got their Wednesday off.  But here’s today’s games for anyone that wants to read about them.

Scottsdale: No Game Scheduled

This was originally an off-day for the league, but the AFL has used it to get a couple of the recent rained out games in.  Scottsdale hasn’t been rained out, so they kept the offday, and will be back against Peoria (who spanked them on Tuesday) tomorrow.

Other Games

Surprise Saguaros 9, Peoria Javelinas 8

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Peoria Notable Prospect Lines:

• RF Ike Irish (MLB #97; BAL #5): 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (3), 1 HBP, 2-2 ABS
• LF Carter Graham (CIN #22): 1-2, 3 R, 1 2B (1), 1 SB (2), 1-1 ABS
• DH Ty Harvey (SD #4): 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1-1 ABS
• SP Winyer Chourio (SD #15): 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 2 K, 3 WP

Surprise Notable Prospect Lines:

• SS Sebastian Walcott (MLB #9; TEX #1): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 SB (2), 1 E (3)
• 3B Aidan Miller (MLB #58; PHI #2): 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K
• 2B Aroon Escobar (PHI #6): 1-2, 1 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 3B (1), 1 SF, 1 E (1)
• DH Luke Hill (CLE #16): 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 SB (2)
• RF Angeibel Gomez (MLB #81; KC #2): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 3B (1)
• SP Steven Zobac (KC #14): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

Mesa Solar Sox 7, Salt River Rapids 3

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Salt River Notable Prospect Lines:

• SS Dax Kilby (MLB #83; NYY #1): 0-3, 1 BB
• 2B Demetrio Crisantes (MLB #72, AZ #1): 0-4, 1 E (2)
• LF Jared Thomas (COL #10): 2-3, 2 R, 1 K, 1 2B (1), 1 SB (4), 1 HBP

Mesa Notable Prospect Lines:

• DH Jake Cook (TOR #22): 1-5, 1 R, 2 K, 2 SB (7)
• SS Arjun Nimmala (MLB #35; LAA #1): 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 2B (1), 1 SB (1), 1-1 ABS
• C Davis Diaz (SAC #19): 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB (1), 1-1 ABS
• 2B Mason White (BOS #26): 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K
• RF Breyson Guedez (SAC #9): 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
• CF Jake Casey (TOR #25): 0-4, 1 K
• SP Jake Bloss (TOR #12): 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• RP Kenya Huggins (SAC #23): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

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I know our team isn’t doing so well but I’ll always be a Giant. Made this custom N64 and wanted to show it off!

I can't describe how much I enjoy watching blake snell struggle as a dodger. The lack of integrity he showed throughout his brief stint with SF, makes him so easy to root against

EDIT: sold out!! Thank you so much and pins will be shipped on Thurs/Fri.

Hi everyone! A month ago I posted about some pins I designed in honor of Mike Krukow: https://www.reddit.com/r/SFGiants/s/Mu6zYpIIK5

Hopefully this is ok to repost (please delete if not). Some people reached and asked to buy some. I’ve reached out to those folks and if anyone else is interested, I have 10 left. Link is here: https://ko-fi.com/s/3bc6597770

Please ignore any bots that post other links with AI renditions of my work. I saw that in the previous thread and don’t want anyone to get scammed.