Delmon Young and Moby Dick References
by Grant on Oct 15, 2008 11:48 AM PDT
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How a good rumormonger works:
1. Newspaper article hints that Delmon Young might be on the trading block.
2. The story is posted at a message board-type hangout for Giants’ fans. The Giants should be in the market for young power hitters, so even though the article doesn’t specifically mention the Giants as potential trade partners, the connection makes sense, and it sparks a spirited discussion.
3. A different writer buries a Delmon-to-Giants?-note deep in a column that’s mostly about the Minnesota Gophers. The mention is just offhand, hey-look-this-kind-of-makes-sense speculation, but now that the Pioneer Press has run with it, I can write the following:
4. Eliminate any mention of the Pioneer Press article before I post.
5. Enjoy the riches and womens that come along with being a top-level rumormonging blog captain.
So let me start today’s column with this nugget: I can’t reveal my source, but someone close to the Twins thinks that a Delmon-to-Giants swap might be close.
Young is my white whale. He’s young, powerful (well, he will be), and undervalued. There aren’t a whole lot of position-player busts with #1 overall picks, and Young went into the draft with the kind of scouting pedigree reserved for special players. Alex Rodriguez. Justin Upton. Rickie Weeks. These kind of scoutgasm-inducing players don’t come around too often.
People are souring on Young for different reasons. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is poor. His power is nonexistent. His defense is poor. His attitude is bad. To which I respond: He’s 22, he’s 22, I can live with it, and he’s 22. Young was rushed through the minors, and his K/BB ratio was never sterling, but he always showed an ability to hit for average and power. He has two seasons of empty batting averages at the major league level, but his walk rate and strikeout rate are both moving in the right direction.
The problem: Even if the Giants wanted to trade Jonathan Sanchez, he wouldn't be enough, especially since the Twins’ problem isn’t really a dearth of young starting pitchers. The Twins need a shortstop, a third baseman, and a power hitter or two. Between the two teams, there are a lot of square holes and few square pegs. So while Young is my white whale, I’m not holding my breath, even though I have an inside source claiming a deal is imminent.
Why doesn’t anyone want to just give a young, undervalued hitter to the Giants? I’ll tell you why: conspiracy. Barry Bonds…wild card playoffs after 1993…reverse vampires…I’ll give you the .PDF if you want it.
Comment starter: Delmon Young if you want to, but you might have already commented on the Delmon FanPost. So give us your white whale. Chris Davis? Andy Laroche? Adrian Beltre? Here’s a dumping ground for your best argument.
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Yes on Delmon
My white whale: Ben Zobrist
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Oct 15, 2008 11:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
1st
Wladamir Balentien – always has been for some reason
by NeifiChicken on Oct 15, 2008 11:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dmitiri Young. And Kyle Farnsworth. And Papelbon.
So the Giants will have lots and lots and ots of Dugout Chats written about them.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Oct 15, 2008 11:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Travis Denker
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on Oct 15, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Beat me to it.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Oct 15, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No on Delmon: mostly because we already have a full outfield and it would cost too much to get him, and I’m not a believer in his power potential because of his approach at the plate.
But also you can’t dismiss his bad attitude. Tampa couldn’t wait to get rid of the guy. After one year, the Twins can’t wait to get rid of the guy? that’s not a coincidence. They guy has Milton Bradley written all over him.
Oh, and still Joey Votto.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 15, 2008 12:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Milton Bradley written all over him....
that sounds like a good endorsement to me
by NeifiChicken on Oct 15, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
although as players, they don’t have much in common, it’s mainly their reputations
by NeifiChicken on Oct 15, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
right. I wasn’t talking on field production.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 15, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Kent
Oh…this is 2008, you say?
Then…um…Vladamir Guererro. Always will be.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Oct 15, 2008 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve liked him in the past but I’m not as high as on him as I once was. If you examined him just by plate discipline, he’s a Bengie Molina clone. Swings at everything, even outside of the zone. His defense is horrible and I’m wondering if his power will ever develop.
I think a potentially good player comp for him is Jose Gullien (career line of: .273/.323/.446) with maybe even worse defense. Does anyone drool over a Jose Guillen? Probably not.
His age is the best thing going for him but his age alone isn’t some guarantee that he’ll develop into something more and it shouldn’t be treated as such.
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Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2008 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And my white whale is probably a young power hitting 3B like Ryan Zimmerman or Evan Longoria.
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also really like Troy Tulowitzki.
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*kicks xanthan in the nutz*
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Oct 15, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I KNOW, he’s kinda douchey or whatever but I have dreams of a Giants SS that can hit AND field.
CRAZY AWESOME DREAMS, MAN.
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Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, i feel ya
He’s not quite in the same league as Victorino to me, but he seems like a smug fucker. The kind of smug fucker I would love if he were in a Giants uni, or in another division.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Oct 15, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tulo’s my boy from high school. He can be a douche bag to people that don’t know him.
Too bad he’s an A’s fan.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 15, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's a Giants hating A's fan.
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
by SFGuy on Oct 15, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad he’s an A’s fan. domestic terrorist
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 15, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought of Guillen too, but looking at their numbers,
I’m not sure Guillen is all that good a comp, considering age to level. Guillen struggled to be even close to an MLB average hitter for years; granted, he often was jerked around, but given how mediocre his MLB performances were, it wasn’t surprising that his teams were having him a on a short leash.
Off the top of my head, I can’t really think of anyone all that comparable to Young. Well, Sosa maybe, but Sosa is probably the max possible upside for Young.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Oct 16, 2008 2:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why trade when you can just pay cash?
Mark Teixeira
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 15, 2008 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My white whale?
Barry Bonds. Do the 4 outfield rotation thing and give him 450 PA. And then make the big move of trade/signing of Uggla/Tex/CC/whatever tickles your fancy. Dave Roberts can play the role of Jason Ellison.
I’m actually really surprised this hasn’t been brought up yet this offseason…
Brad Hennessey: the next Kevin Correia
Kevin Correia: the next Brad Hennessey
by stealth snail on Oct 15, 2008 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It hasn’t been brought up because there is a 0% chance of it happening. If the Giants wanted to do this, they would have done it last year, before Fred Lewis was a sure thing.
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or jason ellison can play the role of jason ellison?
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by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 15, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My white whale is Tyler Walker. (rimshot)
No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.
by Kitspool on Oct 15, 2008 12:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SF Giants 2009 SS Rafael Furcal
SF needs a starting SS in 2009. Not yet sold on Manny Burriss as a ML starting SS. Furcal is listed as a Type B FA so the Giants would not lose a draft pick.
by wilriv21 on Oct 15, 2008 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes the Giants would lose a draft pick if the Dodgers offered Furcal compensation, and they most absolutely will. It will be their 2nd round draft choice.
by The MLBeat on Oct 15, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Say the Dodgers offer Furcal arbitration and he declines and then signs with the Giants. The Giants would not give up any draft picks, but the Dodgers would get an extra pick between the first and second round (sandwich pick).
Another case is Dodgers can receive draft pick compensation without offering arbitration if Furcal is signed before December 1st. Obviously Sabean must realize Furcal is not Tucker and sign the deal after December 1st.
by wilriv21 on Oct 15, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO!
Step away…from…the Furcal!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Oct 15, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My White Whales are Andy LaRoche and Asdrubal Cabrera.
Proud adoptive parent of Tim Alderson.
by Anticon23 on Oct 15, 2008 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For years, it was Vladimir Guerrero – I was always fond of Les Expos, so I got on that bandwagon pretty early.
Now? Hmm. I guess I don’t have one. My hopes for the Giants are more modest, like that maybe they’ll sign Mark Ellis, or that Nick Noonan will learn to take a walk.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2008 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nate the Great
Poor Nate. Will Giants fans ever give him a chance? If they let him go he will be legit with another team, and give the SF fans new material to whine about for a few years.
My White Whale is Robinson Cano.
by The MLBeat on Oct 15, 2008 12:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Nate Bump is totally underrated.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
white whale
steve balboni
im adopting "insert 37th pick's name here"
by Headhunter Rollins on Oct 15, 2008 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pete Incaviglia?
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My white whale is nobody and by that I mean that my white whale is Travis Ishikawa.
It doesn’t really look like he’s going to get much of a shot next year as Sabean is looking for third basemen and penciling in Sandoval at first, but I keep hoping that something goes awry and that he does. (But not atPablito’s expense).
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2008 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Call me Ishikawa.
The Examined Life
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 15, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some seasons ago – nevermind how many precisely – having little or no playing time in my future and nothing particular to interest me in Fresno…
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 15, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m so glad nobody has mentioned Prince Fielder…oops
by The MLBeat on Oct 15, 2008 12:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 15, 2008 12:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Chubby drummers are awesome.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Oct 15, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
isn’t Moby related to Herman Melville?
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Space Ghost Space Ghost
Clickity Click
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 15, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Antonelli
I would be happy to get Uggla. But if not, it would be so nice to have a real prospect at 2B rather than some velez/frandsen/not-denker mess.
by Scottsdale on Oct 15, 2008 1:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
White Whale(s)
Chris Davis and Elvis Andrus
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 15, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ian Kinsler. Has been for years.
Adopted Son: Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 15, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
J.J. Hardy — the rare underrated whiteboy, who’d single-handedly make our infield something other than completely gross.
by onlxn on Oct 15, 2008 1:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wright and Reyes
kidding…. it would take an insane package to pick up those two
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There's almost no package able to get those two
at least not from one team.
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by iamawesomer on Oct 15, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no reasonable package anyway…
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prioritize
Which one would you go after first?
by wilriv21 on Oct 15, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably Wright
not that I wouldn’t mind Jose
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NY Mets
After missing playoffs again the Mets will probably have some activity this winter. The Mets could use a closer (Wilson?) and an OF (Schierholtz, Lewis or Winn?) Maybe a young arm?
by wilriv21 on Oct 15, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think it’ll take at least your A and B (Winn most likely), plus a premium young arm, whether established (cain or sanchez blah blah blah) or young (Sosa, MadBum, Tim 2.0; please no) and maybe a young 2B like Denker. oh wait
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would take Cain + Bumgarner + Villalona
and that probably wouldn’t get it done anyways.
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by iamawesomer on Oct 15, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cain + Lincecum
probably
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 15, 2008 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet that would be enough..
although since I would definitely do that trade, maybe you’re right and it’s not enough.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
by Azmanz on Oct 15, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cain, Wilson and Winn for Wright and throw-ins.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 15, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't be serious?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Oct 15, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think...
… he’s suggesting a trade he wants to happen. He’s just merely pointing out what it could potentially take to land Wright, I think.
by sfgfan on Oct 15, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Palmer and Ochoa might do it
But I don’t know if I’d want to give up that much.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on Oct 15, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
might have to throw in Misch
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, I'll play.
If you could get David Wright for Brian Wilson and Randy Winn, and JJ Hardy for Jonathan Sanchez, would you do it?
NO, we're not trading Matt Cain! What's that you say? We are? Armageddon is upon us!
by Buck Henry on Oct 15, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hell no, that would actually make us good man. Who here wants that?
Pac Bell, SBC, AT&T, 2010=???
by jt_7241 on Oct 15, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Martinez
if necessary.
NO, we're not trading Matt Cain! What's that you say? We are? Armageddon is upon us!
by Buck Henry on Oct 15, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can we get pujols for zito too?
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we should at least kick the tyres on this
Olma Rosario; liking the cut of your jib since 2008
Free Angel Joseph from US immigration!
by Mr Scruff on Oct 15, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we might have to ask for Adam Wainwright too though. ya know, to make the trade fair
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on Oct 15, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’d have to add in at least 2 minor league studs, or Cain to get Wright.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
by Azmanz on Oct 15, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Zimmerman
F___ Mike Marshall!!!
by NuschlerFace on Oct 15, 2008 2:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brandon Wood
The Angels confuse me with how they handle him. They don’t give him many ABs when they call him up, yet they seem to want the world for him in trade. And it’s not like he’s really blocked. Figgins? Maybe, but Chone can play elsewhere. Aybar? Good glove, but the bat is meh. I guess 1B is theoretically open for Wood. So yes, Brandon Wood is my white whale.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2008 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wood
This kid has been surrounded by buzzing press for some time. Can’t tell if he is the next Dalla McPherson (AAAA player) or Matt Williams (ML All-Star). Seems to be coming into his own and ready to break out.
by wilriv21 on Oct 15, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about...
Morning wood?
Proud father of Eric Surcamp!
by The Thrill on Oct 15, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t really have a white whale anymore. I just want some young players with potential. You’d think that a team that’s clearly rebuilding would be agressive in going after the Ludwicks and Zobrists and Cruzes and Martes and so forth, but all we end up with is Jose Castillo.
by Evan on Oct 15, 2008 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know
Sabean actually turned down Milledge for Lowry last offseason.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Oct 15, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if this trade had happened, the Mets would have cried that we sent them damaged goods, and the commissioner would probably have to rule on it.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Oct 15, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This can’t be true, can it?
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Oct 15, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/12/mets-talked-to.html
The original article by David Lennon has apparently been removed, but according to both mlbtraderumors and this dude, Lennon said that a ‘person familiar with the situation’ told him that the Mets offered Milledge for Lowry, but Sabean refused unless the Mets add a young pitcher.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Oct 15, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Sabean for shitting in my mouth again. Imagine Milledge in center instead of Rowand. Rowand was better last year, but going forward I would rather have Milledge.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Oct 15, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My white whale, almost typed white wall, CHAD SANTOS!!!
Pac Bell, SBC, AT&T, 2010=???
by jt_7241 on Oct 15, 2008 2:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stephen Drew
The ONLY conceivable way we part with Matt Cain.
by StickRat on Oct 15, 2008 2:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Really?
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 15, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, check out the awesome defense:
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 15, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What they dont show is the Eric Byrnes somersault throw to the infield
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 15, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember when Jose Cruz Jr. was my white whale. That turned out pretty well if I recall correctly.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 15, 2008 2:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
of course....
in the regular season anyway. good thing he didn’t play a big role in the playoff so he didn’t get a… what’s that you say? NLDS? uhh…. never heard of that…
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In a stunning move, the playoffs were canceled in back to back years in 02 and 03. I think there was some sort of gas leak or something.
by Natto on Oct 15, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and the last day of the 04 season
what happened there?
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
P.S. I Love Matt Cain. but only hetero-ly
by baetown415 on Oct 15, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, no, tey had a postseason in 2002, remember? It’s just that, midway through Game 6, several thousand bolts of lightning struck the stadium, forcing the rest of the series to be cancelled. I think Russ Ortiz was killed, too.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Dusty as well
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Oct 15, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adrian Beltre
because Sabean says that getting him and a middle reliever will make the Giants competitive next year. Who am I to argue with the baseball genius of our time?
by truebruin on Oct 15, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
roy halladay
always loved that pitcher, by far my favorite in the majors (next to all of ours, of course). Chipper Jones too. This is all assuming we can go back in time and get them in their primes, so that now we’ll only be reflecting on their successful giants careers and our five consecutive postseason victories.
Young minor leaguers? If you’re looking for a good young OF who’s kinda lame on defense, why not go for it all and just say LaPorta? Wieters isn’t too bad himself. And I’m very impartial to that Hanson fellow (pitcher in the braves minor league system)
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by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 15, 2008 2:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oops
five consecutive WORLD SERIES victories. Though I guess at this point 5 consecutive postseason victories is pretty dang optimistic too
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by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 15, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wieters isn’t too bad himself.
Talk about understatement of the year.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Oct 15, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s kinda, sorta, a pretty good player!
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My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Oct 16, 2008 5:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I take Joe Maddon as my White Whale?
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 15, 2008 3:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t like the idea of what we would have to trade for Young. Pucetas, Sosa, Sanchez, or Alderson could be involved and I don’t know if Delmon Young is worth what we would give up. I like his potential, but is he worth the risk…and we don’t have the best luck trading with the Twins.
Section 314 FTW!
by KingofDucks1987 on Oct 15, 2008 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
no more young pitchers to the twins.
it’s like a bad craps table.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 15, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I have several levels
for the white whale.
(A) current star: Ryan Zimmerman, though i don’t really know why they would give him up.
(B) future star: Neil Walker (3b in Bucs system), “blocked” by Andy Laroche who had a bad season at AAA Indy.
© dodgers cast-off just because: the guy pitching right now: Hong-Chi Kuo. C’mon, Ned, you can sour on him for no reason, right? He’s filthy.
And, please, keep your Tulo fantasies to yourselves. I nearly coughed up a hairball when I read those.
by BigO on Oct 15, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Barry Zito for Delmon Young...
… is the most I would offer the Twins. And the Twins would pay all of Zito’s salary.
And no minor leagues throw-in(s), either.
by kar120c on Oct 16, 2008 5:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
young indians and rangers catchers (not so much now)
and some guys that haven’t gotten much of a shot, even though they’ve deserved it for awhile (josh phelps, matt murton and wily mo)
Brian Sabean figures that if he buys enough bottles, one of them is bound to have lightning in it.
by jasomack on Oct 16, 2008 6:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have 3
My three white whales are Barry Zito, Brad Hennessey, and of course, Jose Castillo. All are studs
Don't trade Cain!!!
by brendizzle on Oct 16, 2008 2:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My white whale is
Evan Longoria…seeing him succeed so quickly in the majors makes me cry Scott Teneman tears for our sorry bunch of position players. Sandoval’s fun and could end up being a .300 hitter but we haven’t sniffed a legitimate slugger prospect in the last decade or so.
Longoria’s such a STUD. He’s trading on www.oneseason.com and immediately after he was issued as an Initial Player Offering, his share price went through the roof. He’s trading at around $10 a share on this new sports stock market and his total value is over 30K! You may have missed your chance on Longoria but get in ASAP before Lincecum is IPOd and see his value skyrocket when he wins the Cy Young.
by IVSPORT on Oct 17, 2008 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thats plugtastic!
Rafael Rodriguez: More tools than Home Depot.
by BrianBokake on Oct 19, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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