Giants Appear to be the favorite to land Burrell
...Sayeth mlb.com. Apparently he'd like to play in the Bay Area, where he has roots, and be reunited with noted McCoven favorite Aaron Rowand.
I've been saying since, oh, July or so that I wouldn't mind seeing him as our first baseman for the right price. Power + draws walks = mmmm. Even if he sucks at everything else.
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Yeah, that “sayeth” was out of line, wasn’t it?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 3, 2008 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like many have left their hearts in SF. Did the word get out that SF has money and is willing to spend?
I think that has an element of truth in it.
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 3, 2008 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve wanted Pat The Bat since he was a SS at the U!
You probably know it as MYANMAR, but it will always be BURMA to me!
have you ever told him how you felt?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 3, 2008 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve wanted Pat The Bat
I’ve heard him called Pat the Bait.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
Pat the Bunny?
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Is that like beat the bishop?
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Here comes Captain Obvious wearing his Atomic Wedgie!
punchin’ the munchkin?
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by The Gene Hackman on Dec 4, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
punchin’ the clown?
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 4, 2008 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
…
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Pat Burrell is secretly one of my favorite players. If he plays first base.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I MEAN AS A BALLPLAYER.
He’s so greasy and sleazy looking D:
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
wtf?
i thought you wanted Dunn?
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by The Gene Hackman on Dec 4, 2008 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
eh, hopefully its only a one or two year deal
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.
Also, it would be funny if Pat Burrell signed with us so that he could hang out with Scott Rowand….and then we went on and traded him.
especially back to the Phillies for Aaron Eyre
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.
They spelled Kuip’s name wrong
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 3, 2008 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
Those are some bitter Phillies fans down in the comments.
Eh, what else is new?
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
If we sign him to a 2 year contract
Then I am packing up and leaving on the rocket ship I have in my backyard.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
SHOTGUN
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.
That's fine
You ride your shotgun. I’ll stick with my rocket ship.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
I’m gon git me a shotgun n kill all da whities i seeeeeeeee
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.
then im gonna
get me a white woman wearing a navy blue sweataaaaaaaaaaaa
I know howtheyscored is a big Savage Garden fan
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 3, 2008 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
Savage Garden
Are they the ones that did that “I want to stand with you on a mountain…” song?
Yeah, my wife really liked that song when she was 18-19.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
I’m telling you dude can sing!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 4, 2008 7:07 AM PST up reply actions
If True And Renteria Also Happens Are We Done?
We would have a full 40 Man Roster (stand at 38 now after Affeldt and Howry). We would have upgaded in the middle infield (Renteria), corner infield (Burrell) and Bullpen (Affeldt and Howry).
Would this be enough to make us a real contender for the NL West Crown?
If we do this I do not see how we could afford any of the big 3 or for that matter even another minor free agent. Assuming Renteria at $9M/yr and Burrell at $11M/yr we would be at $92M for the 25 Man Roster. I supose we could still make some trades but it seems to me that they could not add any net dollars.
Or, are the Giants willing to actually spend $100M or more in this economy?
According the Baggs
The Giants have a lot of money to spend:
We know this much: The Giants have money to spend. They’re one of baseball’s highest-revenue teams, even with debt service on their ballpark and millions in deferred money owed to one Barry Lamar Bonds.
Remember, for all their talk of building through player development, the Giants are not the A’s or Rays. San Francisco is a top-10 revenue franchise, easily. The Giants haven’t spent a dime of their windfall from signing a new cable deal with Comcast. And if the Seawall Lot 337 development deal goes down in the next year or two, they’ll be one of baseball’s fattest cash cows.
Add Burrell and Randy Johnson
And my dream team is complete. Hell, if they have the cash, do Sabathia too. A rotation of Lincecum, Sabathia, Johnson, Cain and Zito would be unstoppable, and Sabathia’s bat might provide just the extra bit of pop the Giants need.
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
I think we’d still be a few parts away from being real contenders (namely another starting pitcher and another bat, preferably at third base.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
With Burrell At 1B Doesn't Sadoval Fill The 3b Need?
by giantsrainman on Dec 3, 2008 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
I hope we aren't serious about Sandoval at 3B
We should trade Bengie while his value is still high, move Pablo back to catcher and get a real 3B(preferably Beltre).
I posted this somewhere else
The M’s want outfielders to complement Ichiro, so would Rowand for Beltre work? Would we even want that? It frees Winn to move to center and Nate in right. Just a thought.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by KTJ on Dec 3, 2008 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
I could see Rowand + Ishikawa for Beltre working
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.
I could see me dancing in the street after that trade.
Rafael Rodriguez: Your number 8 organizational prospect before stepping a foot on American soil.
I’m pretty sure the Mariners would have no interest in Rowand. They are trying to rebuild, I think they are looking for young OFs under team control (and no this doesn’t call for a reply over-valuing Schierholtz as a trade piece)
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 3, 2008 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
Rowand is kind of young and he’s under control for four years! :D? :D?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
/crickets
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 3, 2008 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
I Disagree
Pablo has shown himslef to be very athletic inspite of his size. I see no reason at all to to accept the belief that he will be a bad thirdbaseman. In fact I think he has shown me enough to believe that he will be both an above average offensive and defensive thirdbaseman.
by giantsrainman on Dec 3, 2008 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
And I think he’s more likely to be below average on both fronts.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
booooo
"I didn't know (after seeing a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch) whether to shit or go blind." - Former Giants Outfielder Harvey Kuenn on Willie Mays
by stealth snail on Dec 3, 2008 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
Not much grounds to believe that he will be an above average third basemen defensively. He is raw and untested. The Giants do not need a liability at the hot corner.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 3, 2008 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
Raw and untested =/= liability
Sheesh. I would take “raw and untested” with upside over MANY other things. Besides, he’s not that untested. He’s succeeded at every level so far, including a small, but not so tiny as to be entirely insignificant, session in the bigs. Giants fans aren’t the only ones impressed. I recall him getting a lot of attention throughout the league last year. (of course, so did Velez at one point, so maybe that’s a weak point in my argument)
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
I recall him getting absolutely no attention throughout the league about his potential to be a good defensive 3B (but as I said to you in another thread, you go ahead and be optimistic about this!)
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 4, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Im talking about defense, and yes, we need to stick him somewhere where he will not hurt the team. If he has a solid spring defensively at third base then I am more than eager to give him a chance there. ANY player will leap frog through the minors if he rakes, and they will always find a spot for him to play. Again my argument was about defense only.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 4, 2008 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Further Beltre Ain't Happening
If not Sandoval then you are looking at Cantu. Sabean has made it clear he is not interest in trading for a one year rental. There has been absolutely nothing linking the Giants to Beltre other then silly wet dreams by you and a few others.
by giantsrainman on Dec 3, 2008 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
Kinda rich to see you talking about silly wet dreams….
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I had one of those one time.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 3, 2008 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
Hmmm… on second thought, that joke’s kind of gross.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 3, 2008 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
well, you’re pretty gross, so it’s okay! :)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
/single tear
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 3, 2008 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
Oh don't lie.
You’re bawling in your mothers arms right now.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
I’d really like to see a plus glove at third.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
We ran the last plus gove out of town
and he went on to play in the World Series.
Well I’d like one that can hit too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
And one that does not ALWAYS swing at a slider down and away
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 3, 2008 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
According to "Insiders" Burrell/Dunn and Cantu are second options
That could mean a trade. Yahoo.com reported that the Giants had discussed dealing left-hander Jonathan Sanchez to the Florida Marlins for third baseman Jorge Cantu, who hit .277 with 29 home runs and 95 RBIs last season. Or the Giants could stick with free agency, where sluggers such as Adam Dunn and Pat Burrell are available. But insiders believe that the Giants rate both as only secondary options.
I wonder what our first option(s) is/are
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081203&content_id=3701414&vkey=news_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf&partnerId=rss_sf
Tex/Manny?
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Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
that, to me, has to mean tex...
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 4, 2008 12:12 AM PST up reply actions
I am sure Burrell can handle 1st base. He was decent at Miami when playing third, but then again, when a player flirts with hitting .500 the coach will do almost anything the player asks. Sandoval at third really scares me even though he has a canon. I think he will get bunted on more a lot until he proves he could handle it. Pablo at first or catcher, nowhere else!
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 3, 2008 8:17 PM PST reply actions
And…. you either underhand it to the 2nd baseman or pitcher….. Not the most difficult thing to do!
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 3, 2008 8:21 PM PST reply actions
A full Spring Training of practicing scooping BID’s and working the PFP drills. THe rest will come with time.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 3, 2008 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
Tom Emanski....
He could help whoever is at first, just as The Crime Dog
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 3, 2008 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
The sourcing on this is pretty thin. It basically lists a few teams, then says Burrell probably wants to play close to his home.
you’re ruining the good vibes
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 3, 2008 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
I sort of remember media stories saying, after his down year in ’08, Renteria was going to work really hard over the Winter and get himself in excellent shape. Anyone read that and/or have any updates to that story?
I think it’s safe to say that he’s going to be in the best shape of his life come February.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Shouldn’t every professional athlete work to be the best every off season?
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 3, 2008 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
A free agent and his representatives putting out word through the media that he is working hard and getting himself in excellent shape… I’m thinking a bit of skepticism might be in order
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 3, 2008 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
My Favorite Comment
from that site…
We can’t rely on the long ball game after game to win it. We need a lineup that strings hits together, and Burrell is not part of that equation.
This Philly fan needs to be forced to watch the 2008 Giants season from beginning to end.
yeah, relying on the long ball is a bad idea!
Signed,
the 2008 Giants
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 3, 2008 9:48 PM PST up reply actions
So is there any way we could somehow land BOTH Burrell and Sabathia?
couldn’t we like defer payment for Sabathia until his later years or something? Because if we could somehow do that we would easily be the favorite for the NL West.
Assuming the Giants sign Renteria to the rumored 2/$18M deal, they’d have a payroll (25 man roster only) of about $80.1M thus far, and that is without giving raises to any of the guys (like Tim Lincecum) making at or just above the minimum. CC would command about $16-$20M per year (depending how a long term deal is structured.) Burrell will make, most likely, $10-12M (again, depending on structure). That’s adding about $26-32M to a $80M payroll = $106-110M payroll, which would be a substantial increase over the recent payrolls, which were in the $90M range.
Then again, in 2010, Howry ($2.75M) Molina ($6M), Roberts ($6.25M), Lowry ($4.25M) and Winn ($8.25M) all come off the books. That’s $28M, right there, so if CC and Burrell contracts are much more backloaded, then it would seem more possible. Of course, there’s re-signings (possibly of Howry, Molina and Winn) arbitrations (notably Lewis and Sanzhez) and/or extensions of Lincecum, Cain and Sanchez to worry about, too. As of right now though, the team (incl. the Renteria $9M) projects to have a payroll of about $48.9M in 2010, meaning they’d have a whole lotta money to spend past 2009.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 3, 2008 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
why mroe of'ers?
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
The assumption is that he’d move to first base.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
If we end up signing Burrell AND its @ anything less than 4 years
I’m going to be Freakin estatic.
So far this off season Sabean is putting on a clinic on how to be an effective GM.
Are there still tickets left for this clinic?
I’d sure like to attend. I would definitely like to try my hand at GMing.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
Sinceee...
Jimmy Rollins is from the bay area….would he wanna come back too?!
or Pete Happy
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 4, 2008 8:34 AM PST up reply actions
Honestly, I miss Pete Happy
Even though he sucked last year and he’s got a hurt back. Maybe it’s just because for the last couple years, I’ve had the same Abraham Lincoln facial hair.
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
I’ll come straight out and say it. Happy Pete should end up on the new wall inside of 10 years. He defines almost decade of Giants baseball. He was a better player then LeMaster and LeMaster presences means you don’t have to be just a Hall of Very Good candidate to be on there. You just have to be a good team mate and define the Giants. In both there case they define a lot of front office futility. Flame away.
P.S. And if Matt Williams is not on that wall yet the Duke of Nuke ‘Em needs to make that happen.
/ steps off soap box
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
Here comes Captain Obvious wearing his Atomic Wedgie!
Wow
I like this idea. What is this tingly feeling I’m starting to get here? Is it hope?
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
no, that's not it.
Amy G just walked in.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 4, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
Are we on the shower cam again?
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
Here comes Captain Obvious wearing his Atomic Wedgie!
/fumbles with mouse
HEY…I mean, no…just playing solitaire!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 4, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
wtf format? Should have been:
HEY…nothing…I mean, no…just playing solitaire!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 4, 2008 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
it does that to me too whenever i try to do the 11! meme
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Dec 4, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
SEE!!!!!111!!!
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Dec 4, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
querry
Fumbles the mouse
&
just playing solitaire
Are those other ways of saying, "Pounding the Porpoise?"
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
Here comes Captain Obvious wearing his Atomic Wedgie!
My leg fell asleep and you’re being way too sympathetic. Quite honestly, I find it creepy.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 4, 2008 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
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