San Francisco Giants first base coach Anton Richardson and manager Gabe Kapler were called out by the Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and pitching coach Mark Pryor for stealing signs on Fri Jul 22, 2022. (file photo from Sports Illustrated)
On the Giants podcast with Marko:
#1 The San Francisco Giants were stealing signs as reported by Dodgers Nation during Fri Jul 22’s contest at Dodgers Stadium Dodgers pitching coach Mark Pryor and manager Dave Roberts noticed that Giants first base coach Anton Richardson was relaying the Dodgers catcher Will Smith’s signs to Giants batter Austin Slater. Pryor called time and went out to the pitchers mound to relay such information to Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson. It was then that Richardson started laughing while speaking with the first base umpire. The umpires met on the field to relay what was happening after talking with Pryor and Giants manager Gabe Kapler. Richardson was told to stay in the coaches box.
#2 The Giants knew the jig was up as Kapler and Richardson didn’t argue and going forward Richardson was no longer suspected of sign stealing.
#3 Marko, how much is sign stealing part of the game this incident in LA was not to the level of the trash can and cameras the Houston Astros used but there’s no doubt after the Dodgers past World Series experience with the Astros their on the look out for any kind of sign stealing.
#4 In their last meeting in LA the Dodgers swept the Giants. The Dodgers were in command with a three, four, two and three run wins during the four game series. The Giants couldn’t have come into LA in that last meeting with the Dodgers at a worse time as the Dodgers were coming off a four game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels.
#5 The Dodgers starting pitcher for Monday night is Andrew Heaney (1-0, 0.47) and for the Giants Logan Webb (9-4, 2.91) to start the four game series. Anytime these two teams meet it never fails something interesting always seems to happen?
#6 Will Clark’s number retirement speech was true to form that captured his character throughout his career with him thanking his family, friends, former teammates, and the Giants organization. By the way Will stayed to the very end of the game on Saturday night.
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