i put that question to larry baer. a listen. >> we use technology on the business side.y known that just now the light bulb has gone on about tracking hitter's tendencies. in can see defensive shifts the infield and outfield. you will see more often than any before, three position players on one side of the infield as opposed to the balance, two-two. because you're tracking trends of hitters. there is a lot of advanced metrics that have to do with tendencies that have become a big part of the game today. >> du have times where you're questioning the data versus your instinct? it goes to the manager on the field. is, it ise manager his job to blend that with gut feel. and you could say this pitcher is going to do well against that hitter, but this pitcher in the bullpen might have a stomach ache, might be going through a divorce, not feeling good, for whatever reason. it is not the right move. takes theager information and blends it. just going straight off the analytics is a mistake. we are not robots. >> you do have some injuries this year. any innovative ways to gettin

i put that question to the jive ceo larry baer. ceo larry >> there are lots of ways we can use it. it is widely known that just now the light bulbs have gone on about tracking hitters' tendencies so you can see defensive shifts in the infield and outfield. you will see more often than ever before, three position players on one side of the infield as opposed to the balance, two and two, because you are tracking trends of hitters. there's a lot of advanced metrics that have to do with tendencies that have really become a big part of the game today. >> do you find times when you are questioning data versus instinct? >> yeah. you produce all the data, then it goes to the manager on the field. in our case, it is bruce bucci. -- bruce bochy. it is his job to take that in blend that with gut feel. you can say, this pitcher will do well against that hitter. this pitcher in the bullpen might have a stomach ache, might be going through a divorce, might not be feeling good for whatever other reason. and it's not the right move. the manager an

it's pretty cool. >> that was san francisco giants ceo larry baer. up, uber's $17 billion valuation -- is it justified? watch us streaming on your tablet, phone, bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon fire tv. ♪ >> i'm emily chang. this is "bloomberg west." multiple nine figure financing rounds. it announced a $550 million fund this week. companies like king, zen desk and arista going public. i sat down with index ventures general partner and started by asking about what the fund plans to do with all this new cash. >> thematically, it will not change too much. consumer internet, i.t. technology, the same set of companies we have been doing historically -- the things we really look for our network effects, marketplace dynamics, companies that have become platforms. we don't try to be too picky about which sector or what. the world changes so quickly these days. we really have to be on our toes. >> by all accounts, there is a ridiculous amount of capital and technology these days. how would you raise the fund raising -- rate the fundraising environment? >

giants/padres hunter pence and larry baer unvieling the giants new edible garden in centerfield top 5thadres alexi amarista doubles into the right-field corner off tim hudson jake goebbert scores. 2- 0 padres top 6th/ 4-1 padres amarista singles to left grandal scores buster posey can't get the sweep tag there in time to get goebbert at the plate 6-1 padres bottom 8th alex torres wearing that protective cap the 1st pitcher in the majors to do so strikes out tyler colvin final: 7-2 padres clayton kershaw fresh off his no-hitter shut out the royals 2- 0 giants lead down to 3 games a's/mets citi field in flushing queens and former "a" bartolo colon on the mound for the mets bottom 2nd/ 2-1 mets another former "a" chris young takes scott kazmir who has been great until tonight out for a solo shot 3-1 mets bottom 3rd/ 4-1 mets travis d'arnaud hits a 3-run home run to chase kazmir 7-1 mets top 5th colon strikes out josh donaldson swinging to end the inning final: 10-1 mets angels won so a's lead in the a-l west is down to 4 games lebron james practice and game he can no rework his contract an

just brought up hits a home run for his 1st major league hit 3-1 reds larry baer celebrates with duvall'sbottom 9th/ 3-1 reds duvall can tie it with another homer he hits aroldus chapman hard but right at todd frazier at 3rd base to end the game final: 3-1 reds dodgers shut out the cardinals 1-0 back of josh beckett giants lead down to 2 games world cup - usa/germany usa needing at least a draw to guarantee advancement jurgen klinsmann coaching agianst the coutry he led to a world cup title as a player 55th minute howard is there to punch out the header but thomas muller gets the rebound and blasts it in for the goal 1-0 germany usa a couple of chances late 93rd minute usa's alejandro bedoya is denied by the german defense a few seconds later clint dempsey's header is over the bar klinsmann can't believe it! klinsman hugs his former assistant geman coach joachim low final: 1-0 germany but the usa still advances thanks to portugal and cristiano ronaldo world cup - portugal/ghana chirstiano ronaldo crushed u-s hopes on sunday but today he helped get them through to the knckout stage 79th mi

giants ceo larry baer is on the 2024 committee to bring the olympics to the bay area. >> we have a 49erstadium coming. you have a warriors arena coming. and you have a bunch of existing facilities here in a vibrant region. >> reporter: what isn't about the anywhere is the olympic village. past san francisco bids have relied on village sites at san francisco's bayview-hunters point area and the south bay's moffett field but the bay area has its weaknesses. the city and the state's red tape and the city's tight layout could mean traffic headaches. mayor brown says the biggest weakness of all, city leaders and the bid committee did not know the right people. >> we keep coming up short because we never understood how to put the votes together. it's all about politics. and we are short on politics. >> reporter: that's one reaction. there have also been some high- profile mishaps along the way, as well. coming up at 6:00, we'll detail the history of the city's bid including an embarrassment from a couple years ago. live in san francisco, i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> willie brown does know politi

. >> reporter: giants ceo larry baer stuck to the positive script and didn't go into past attempts. he is on the committee to bring the summer olympics to the bay area in 2024. >> we have a 49ers stadium coming, warriors arena coming and existing facilities here in a vibrant city. >> reporter: few cities can say they hosted the game. the u.s. could be due to host the summer version something it hasn't done since 1996. mayor brown says it will take a team effort to get the gold that's eluded the area. >> it's never just san francisco. we are the centerpiece, but it is all around the region. >> reporter: the us ioc doesn't know if it will put forward a bid and even then it's not a done deal. the last time they put a bid forward, chicago finished dead last in the voting. live in san francisco, i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> the three other u.s. cities are los angeles, boston and washington, d.c. >>> we have breaking news out of north richmond. an amtrak hit a big rig at a crossing at 4:15 this afternoon at market near soto. 131 people were on the train but none was hurt. there is no word o

although i least one other major league ballpark with its own edible garden giants president ceo larry baers the garden at 18 c. the first of its kind that is edible educational and accessible to all fans is in the park >> : a spot for fans to gather for children to learn during games on on game days about the importance of eating healthy >> : during the grand opening the junior jens really made boys and girls club at hunters point joint lunch at the garden with the transfer fielder healthy food was advocate of defense. great opportunity it to enjoy a wonderful beautiful garden and beautiful stadium. as for the location of the garden across center field wall or money giants homers world be sure the land. the be excited. section of boston on the doors earlier still tricky because the wind gust right now looking at 41 mi. an hour wind gusts ocean beach altman passed. 31 mi. an hour gusts in san mateo fairfield looking ahead in the weekend >> : it would get future tests fog pretty in sacked. clear roles that will change only after an increasing clouds mostly cloudy partly cloudy skies most rai