“I imagine they’re having a shared experience around it.
“It’s unusual to have two rookies come up and have the type of sustained success that these two players are having,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. Schmitt arrived on May 9 and played in his 20th big league game Monday.
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John Shea is The San Francisco Chronicle’s national baseball writer.Bailey and Casey Schmitt, who have formed a dynamic duo of rookies since their promotions from Triple-A, each had three of the Giants’ 18 hits, as did Slater, Brandon Crawford and Mitch Haniger.īailey and Schmitt have provided an unexpected boost for an organization that has struggled to develop middle-order position players since Crawford, Brandon Belt and Buster Posey led the Giants to three World Series titles. You’ve got to go through the NLDS and NLCS to get there, and we’ll see where we’re at.” “I don’t think that’s fair to say World Series or bust,” he said. With the Giants winning the most games in their history and posting the majors’ best record for 125 days, Posey was asked whether anything short of a World Series title would turn the season into a bust. “It’s definitely nice not just the physical side of it, but just to mentally be able to take a couple of days and start preparing for the NLDS.”īuster Posey (28) acknowledges the crowd cheering after hitting his 1500th career hit in the fourth inning as the San Francisco Giants played the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, October 3, 2021. Fortunately, we’ve got four days to rest up and recover, and I’m excited to getting back to the playoffs,” Posey said. That’s good news for Posey, who will be able to get a longer breather. The winner will advance to the Division Series starting Friday at Oracle Park. “There’s no secret how taxed our bullpen’s been,” Posey said, “and for a guy coming into his own like Logan has this year to go out and pitch and come up big offensively - 2-for-3 with a walk and home run - it was a great performance.”īy winning the division, the Giants avoided the NL wild-card game, which will be played Wednesday and feature the Cardinals and Dodgers. Webb’s all-around performance was reminiscent of Sanchez’s.
Posey has caught many epic games in a Giants uniform, including the 2010 regular-season finale in which Jonathan Sanchez pitched five scoreless innings and hit a triple to ignite the offense in a division-clinching win over the Padres. The kind of calm presence that he gives helps out a lot of guys not just young guys like me, but older guys, too. “It’s not only on the field but in the clubhouse, too. “What he’s done this year is pretty special,” said 24-year-old Logan Webb, who not only pitched seven innings Sunday with Posey behind the plate, but also homered, singled, walked and scored three times. Manager Gabe Kapler has carefully monitored Posey’s playing time, typically starting him twice over three games, to keep him fresh throughout the season, and the strategy has paid off.īuster Posey (28) hits his 1500th career hit in the fourth inning as the San Francisco Giants played the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, October 3, 2021. It was his most productive season on multiple fronts since 2012 - his MVP season and the previous time the Giants won a division title. 304 while leading the club in on-base percentage (.390) and adding 18 home runs. The 2021 Giants won a franchise-record 107 games, and Posey hit a team-high. Posey, 34, who helped the Giants win a World Series in his rookie year, 2010, and two more in 20, had not played on a team quite like this one.
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