Hennessey signs with Orioles

by confusitron on Nov 17, 2008 3:03 PM PST Comment 41 comments

Sad to see him go.....(sort of)

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/home_MLB.aspx

Just a minor league invite but he is no longer a Giant.

How do you get to 75 words on this thing? Just keep repeating your self over and over and over again?

No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!! No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!! No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!! No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!! No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!! No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!!

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Hope he gets a chance to start for Orioles

by wilriv21 on Nov 17, 2008 3:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Closer material

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 17, 2008 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hennewho?

by Evan on Nov 17, 2008 3:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The nation-state of Hennesoria is breaking apart.

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Nov 17, 2008 3:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

75 words = practically War and Peace + Ulysses + Gravity's Rainbow

OMG!!!!

Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly

by jcb9 on Nov 17, 2008 3:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ow… thinking… hurts…

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Nov 17, 2008 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

A little cognac

for the lost homie…

by biff pocoroba on Nov 17, 2008 3:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

awesome!

by FluLikeSymptoms on Nov 17, 2008 5:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

didn’t realize Old English made a cognac

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Nov 17, 2008 10:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I for one

won’t miss him. I never thought too highly of the guy, although he seemed to have surprisingly effective starts every once in awhile

Do you Wazzel?

by NeifiChicken on Nov 17, 2008 3:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I liked him. Seems like a guy who’s done ok despite not having overwhelming stuff. His health issues last year ruined any chance of doing well. Hope he stays healthy now and I wish him the best.

Yes we did!

by Goofus on Nov 17, 2008 3:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

same here.

I figured someone between the Royals, O’s, Pirates ( and maybe the Rockie) would give him another shot. I just figured we would not know who it was tell a lot closer to spring training. Good news for him to be picked up so soon I think.

Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!

Here comes Captain Obvious wearing his Atomic Wedgie!

by daveinexile on Nov 17, 2008 9:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

GOOD NIGHT SWEET PRINCE

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 17, 2008 3:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Haiku

Farewell reliever
Grant Brisbee Doppleganger
Still black and orange

No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.

by Kitspool on Nov 17, 2008 3:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Goodbye, good luck

And just for old time’s sake…

Throw strikes, [Orioles pitcher]

Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.

by EliminateMe on Nov 17, 2008 3:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Damn

This means I have less opportunities for souvenir baseballs when sitting in the bleachers…

by Rusty the Robot on Nov 17, 2008 3:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I was about to post the same thing as the main post

I didn’t hate him, but at the same time, I didn’t really like him at all…But good for him maybe he’ll get a better shot with them.

by boonitez on Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Good luck playing for my favorite team that's named for a part of the female anatomy.

Except, of course, the Giants.

I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."

by Mayor of 311 on Nov 17, 2008 4:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Not a Minnesota fan, then?

Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.

by EliminateMe on Nov 17, 2008 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

VERY well played!

Forgot about them. Whenever anyone mentions “the baggies,” I lose interest. I don’t love the artificially inflated domes, even when they don’t collapse, as Minnesota’s does.

I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."

by Mayor of 311 on Nov 17, 2008 7:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

HEAVENS TO BETSY!

by satyricrash on Nov 17, 2008 4:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Heavens to Betsy for who? A middle reliever? Source?

The bases were drunk, and I painted the black with my best yakker. But blue squeezed me, and I went full. I came back with my heater, but the stick flares one the other way and the chalk flies for two bases. Three earnies! Next thing I know, skipper hooks me and I'm sipping suds with the clubby.

by Mike Hawk on Nov 17, 2008 5:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Must mean a transaction between the Halo’s & the Durham Bulls

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Good luck in the AL East, Brad.

by KCE on Nov 17, 2008 4:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

75 Words

Ordinarily, I don’t like the post-padding, either, but this one consisted of

No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!! No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!! No on Furcal, Yes on Tex!!

…and thus I must approve.

Ralph Barbieri, heal thyself.

by ThrillisGone22 on Nov 17, 2008 4:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

didn't think Orioles could get worse

I was wrong.

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 17, 2008 4:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I hope he does awesome for them.

McC's Outstanding Newcomer '08.

by FairweatherFan on Nov 17, 2008 5:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Farewell, Bradley

My current Interwebs obsession is pretty awesome. 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 Nov 17, 2008 5:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hennessey Can Hit

Hennessey might have been second on the Giants’ current shortstop “depth chart” had he been brought back. Too bad he’s in the AL and won’t get to hit (or steal bases)..

by koel on Nov 17, 2008 5:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I always liked Hennessey. He didn’t have great stuff & wasn’t that impressive, but he was our unimpressive pitcher. Now he’s not. So who is our next unimpressive now that Brad & Correia are gone?

Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.

by ResDog on Nov 17, 2008 6:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Umm….Zito?

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Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Nov 17, 2008 7:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

We didn’t groom that unimpressive pitcher. We just harnessed him.

Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.

by ResDog on Nov 17, 2008 8:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hennessey would have been a good 5th/6th starter for the Giants going into the 2009 season.
Better than Correia at least.
But good luck to him. Always thought he was solid.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Nov 17, 2008 8:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

It’s like the Orioles are collecting washed up Giants pitchers.

Was I the only one who really liked Brian Burres?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burrebr01.shtml

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My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Nov 17, 2008 8:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Was I the only one who really liked Brian Burres?

Well, Mrs. Burres.

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Nov 18, 2008 7:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I liked him, although I don’t remember why.

by Natto on Nov 18, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

So, am I going to get to adopt someone else? Are we re-drafting?

Adopted son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts

by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 17, 2008 10:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

with most teams giving 6 or 7 starters big chunks of starts a year, i dont see why he wasn’t brought back, after the way he finished the season. i hope they bring back correia and give him compete a pen job.

Brian Sabean figures that if he buys enough bottles, one of them is bound to have lightning in it.

by jasomack on Nov 18, 2008 12:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

always liked Brad. With all he went through health wise, it was amazing he even got to pitch in the bigs. Hope he does better than Ainsworth did in Baltimore.

by tyrannoman on Nov 18, 2008 2:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I don't hate him, I don't love him

Which is the total opposite of his starts, then either I hated him or I loved him.

For a starter, he made a good reliever. I thought he was a good reliever, but I’m not sad he’s gone. If the Orioles use him as a reliever, he’ll probably do well for them, but I think the main reason the Giants let him go was because he is in arbitration and even with his horrible season, would probably get somewhere in the $2M range. Instead that pays half of Affeldt’s salary. I think that was a great trade-off.

In any case, we need fireballers in the bullpen and Hennessey was no fireballer. Or, rather, we need strikeout pitchers and he wasn’t one. He relied on the fielders and thus some games random luck bit him in the rear and other games he was Cy Young. We need guys who can shut down the other team with strikeouts. With Wilson, Affeldt, Romo and Hinshaw, that is a pretty good group of strikeout pitchers, and Sadler hopefully will figure things out and join them. I also have a sneaky feeling that Sosa will be changed to a reliever if he doesn’t shape up next season. And hopefully Valdez can come back healthy, but I’m not hopeful.

Here’s baseball-reference.com’s Similar Pitchers for Hennessey (I suppose it is ironic that at least two former Giants are on the list, #5 and #7):

1. Dave Beard
2. Kameron Loe
3. Jim Lindsey
4. Willis Roberts
5. Chris Brock
6. Jim Winn
7. Jason Grilli
8. Ken Clay
9. Bruce Cunningham
10. Cloyd Boyer (brother of Clete?)

Besides the Giants names, I think the only name I recognize is Kameron Loe, and that’s because of my fantasy league experience.

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"Woo hoo" - Tim "The Kid" Lincecum

by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Nov 18, 2008 11:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs