Minor lines 07/28/08
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 28, 2008 10:24 PM PDT
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PrintI was invited to see The Dark Knight tonight after work but nooooo…instead I came straight home to do the minor lines.
AAA: Fresno defeated Albuquerque 7-3
Fresno: SS Jake Wald: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB
Fresno: 1B Travis Ishikawa: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 1 SO
Fresno: 3B Scott McClain: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB
Fresno: LF Brian Horwitz: 0 for 1, 1 R, 3 BB
Albuquerque: 3B Dallas McPherson: 1 for 2, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB
Fresno: SP Matt Palmer: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 1 WP, 1 HB, W (5-9)
Fresno: RP Billy Sadler: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Albuquerque: Eulogio De La Cruz: 6 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 1 HB, 2 WP, L (10-6)
Fresno starting pitcher Matt Palmer had a three run lead before he even took the mound. Two of those runs scores on wild pitches while the first one came on a boring old RBI double. Scott McClain had a huge game with 4 RBI. The first inning double was his, and he scored on one of the wild pitches. McClain homered later in the game to add to his team leading RBI total of 83. Brian Horwitz is known as a contact hitter but his eye at the plate is improving since he took three walks in this game.
Billy Sadler allowed his first run as a Grizzly since April in two innings of relief. He struck out four batters and is still keeping the walks down. Sadler had not walked a batter in three straight appearances before Monday.
AA: Connecticut lost to Binghamton 4-1--Game 1
Connecticut: 1B Pablo Sandoval: 1 for 4, 1 SO
Connecticut: LF Carlos Sosa: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SO
Binghamton: C Salvador Paniagua: 2 for 4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SO
Connecticut: SP Dave McKae: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Connecticut: RP Adam Cowart: 2 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, BS (1)
Connecticut: RP Kelvin Pichardo: 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR, 2 HBP, L (1-4)
Binghamton: RP Jose Sanchez: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, W (9-5)
Connecticut traveled to Binghamton for a doubleheader Monday, forced by the bad weather in the area in late July. The first game was the completion of the suspended game from July 19. Adam Cowart blew his first save of the year pitching in "relief" in this game. The B-Mets got all their runs from Salvador Paniagua. Binghamton's catcher hit two home runs in the game. Cowart allowed the first home run, a solo shot. Kelvin Pichardo took the loss when he allowed Paniagua's second home run of the game, this one good for three runs. All the runs in this game scored on the home run. Carlos Sosa connected for his eighth home run, way back on the actual date of the game. The other home runs happened today.
Connecticut defeated Binghamton 5-3, 7 innings--Game 2
Connecticut: 3B Ryan Rohlinger: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 SO, 1 E
Connecticut: CF/RF Ben Copeland: 3 for 4, 2 R, 2 2B
Connecticut: C Pablo Sandoval: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 E
Connecticut: 1B Adam Witter: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 SO
Connecticut: LF Eddy Martinez-Esteve: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Binghamton: CF Ambiorix Concepcion: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 SO
Connecticut: SP Joey Martinez: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, W (7-8)
Connecticut: RP Justin Hedrick: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, SV (6)
Binghamton: Tim Lavigne: 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, L (2-2)
Joey Martinez was so good at the beginning of the season until he fell into a funk in late June. The right-hander rebounded in the seven inning game of the doubleheader to earn the win. He had to settle down after allowing three runs in the first two innings. The first run scored on a sacrifice fly. Pablo Sandoval committed an error which allowed Jonathan Malo to steal second base and advance to third. Malo scored on the sac fly. Martinez allowed three hits after the second inning, effectively shutting down the Mets offense. The starter had his best strikeout game since July 7 when he posted ten strikeouts. On Monday Martinez struck out six batters.
Eddy Martinez-Esteve homered in the second inning to tie the game briefly, but it was Adam Witter who gave the Defenders the lead for good in the sixth inning with a three run homer. With that hit, Martinez was in line for a win and Justin Hedrick had a chance to earn a save. Hedrick allowed one hit and no runs in one inning to get his sixth save of 2008.
A+: San Jose defeated Rancho Cucamonga 8-1
San Jose: 3B Brad Boyer: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO
San Jose: 2B Brock Bond: 2 for 4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
San Jose: SS Matt Downs: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 SO
San Jose: RF Mike Mooney: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SO, 1 SB
Rancho Cucamonga: 2B Ryan Mount: 2 for 4, 2 SO
San Jose: SP Nick Pereira: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO, W (1-0)
Rancho Cucamonga: SP Jordon Towns: 3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, L (0-2)
Nick Pereira made a rehabilitation appearance in San Jose. Pereira is coming off an ankle injury and was out of action since July 20. Pereira should be in San Jose while Henry Sosa remains on the DL, pitching in Sosa's rotation spot. The right-hander is used to success in the California League. In 2006 Pereira won his first seven starts in a row with the Giants before moving up to Fresno at the All Star Break.
Mike Mooney is hitting for power again, back from Fresno himself. Mooney hit a three run homer in the second inning. The Giants rallied for three runs twice to put Pereira ahead, and the starter did the rest. Brock Bond had two hits and two RBI. Mike McBryde scored twice in the game.
A-: Augusta defeated Rome 2-0
Augusta: 2B Nick Noonan: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 SB, 2 SO
Augusta: LF Juan Ciriaco: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 SO
Augusta: 1B Angel Villalona: 1 for 3, 1 HBP, 1 SO
Augusta: SS Charlie Culberson: 2 for 3, 1 BB
Rome: RF Jason Heyward: 0 for 3, 1 HBP, 1 SO
Augusta: SP Madison Bumgarner: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, 1 BK, 1 HB
Augusta: RP Ryan Paul: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, SV (1)
Rome: SP Yeliar Castro: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO, 1 HB, L (3-6)
Madison Bumgarner threw another shutout Monday evening. The left-hander has five shutout games in his last eleven starts dating back to May 24. Bumgarner is capable of posting double digit strikeout numbers in a game but has settled into a groove where he doesn't need to blow every batter away. The better news for Bumgarner is seven innings. Seven innings pitched in his last four starts in a row, with two more seven inning starts in mid-June. The teenage flamethrower is showing good stamina early in his career. It wasn't all perfect for Bumgarner. He hit Jason Heyward with a pitch in the sixth inning. Ryan Paul was even better than Bumgarner, perfect in two innings of relief. Paul struck out every batter he faced but for one. He retired Heyward on a flyout in the ninth inning.
Juan Ciriaco moved down from San Jose, where he split time at shortstop with Sharlon Schoop. Monday Ciriaco was in left field and he picked up an RBI on a base hit. Charlie Culberson had two hits and would have had an RBI in the game if Andrew Davis could have beat the throw home in the fourth inning.
ssA: Salem-Keizer lost to Boise 9-7
Salem-Keizer: 2B Skyler Stromsmoe: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
Salem-Keizer: SS Ryan Lormand: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SO
Salem-Keizer: RF Francisco Peguero: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 HBP
Salem-Keizer: 1B Mike Loberg: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SO
Salem-Keizer: CF Damon Wright: 2 for 5, 1 R
Boise: LF Andrew Rundle: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SO
Salem-Keizer: SP Wilbur Bucardo: 2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR, L (3-4)
Salem-Keizer: RP JJ Pannell: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
Boise: RP Mike Perconte: 2 2/3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 1 HB
Boise left fielder Andrew Rundle has appeared at three levels in 2008. His home run Monday scored two runs in the second inning. While it was not the deciding two runs of the game, it was still a clutch hit for the NWL Player of the Week for the last week. Wilbur Bucardo allowed five runs in a very short start, victimized by Rundle's home run early in the game. JJ Pannell did worse. Pannell allowed four runs--none earned--in two innings. The whole game was marred by poor pitching with Hawks reliever Mike Perconte getting shelled for five runs.
The Volcanoes tried to come back in the fifth inning. They pulled within two runs of the lead, scoring on a passed ball and a sacrifice fly. Both bullpens settled down after the early scoring flurry to duel scoreless innings the rest of the way. Salem-Keizer is still in first place in the Western division in the NWL, a position the team held for the entire 2007 season. However, the win-loss record doesn't look right at 20-20.
AZL: Giants defeated the Royals 3-1
Giants: CF Wendell Fairley: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 SO
Giants: 3B Josh Mazzola: 2 for 4, 1 SO
Giants: RF Ryan Mantle: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 2 SO
Giants: DH CJ Ziegler: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 1 BB
Royals: CF Alex Llanos: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 SO, 2 SB
Giants: SP Kyle Nicholson: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO, W (2-1)
Giants: RP Chris Wilson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, SV (2)
Royals: SP Mike Montgomery: 4 1/3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, L (0-1)
Mike Montgomery went from lights out to can't get an out. The Royals supplemental round pick in this year's draft thrived on a short leash, going four scoreless outings through the beginning of July. In his last three starts, Montgomery has allowed six runs. The seven hits allowed Monday against the Giants is a personal worst in his short career. Kyle Nicholson opposed Montgomery for the Giants. Nicholson, a seventh rounder from last year's draft, pitched six solid innings. He struck out seven hitters, his best total for a game all season. In five starts, at least.
Wendell Fairley scored a run in this game. Fairley fits in well at the top of the lineup, hitting either leadoff or second. Fairley followed up a three hit game on Sunday with another hit. CJ Ziegler's power has fallen off after his monster start in the AZL but the first baseman had two hits here, one a double. Ryan Mantle is creeping up on the RBI leaders on the team, Ziegler and Josh Mazzola. Mantle has 16 RBI, one behind Mazzola for third on the team.
DSL: Giants lost to the Rays 4-3
Giants: 2B Julio Izturis: 0 for 3, 1 BB
Giants: 3B Gilberto Almonte: 1 for 4, 1 2B
Giants: DH Sundrendy Windster: 0 for 2, 1 R, 2 BB
Giants: C Rey Duran: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 SO
Giants: SS Ydwin Villegas: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 SO, 1 SB
Rays: DH Cesar Guillen: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SO, 1 SB
Giants: SP Argenis Sanchez: 4 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 1 BK, 1 E, L (4-2)
Giants: RP Diego De La Cruz: 3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 2 E
Rays: RP Enny Romero: 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, Hold (1)
The seventh inning in this game was a mess for both teams. The Rays scored two runs in the inning. Their rally started when Leandro Caminero walked to lead off the inning. Diego De La Cruz pitched in relief for the Giants and he committed back to back errors on pickoff plays, allowing Caminero to reach third base. Caminero scored on a sacrifice fly. Two errors helped the Giants to three runs in their half of the inning. All three runs were unearned.
Argenis Sanchez had a poor outing in his last start against the Blue Jays 1 where he allowed three runs in 2 1/3 innings. Before that game Sanchez had two strong starts where he went six innings in each game and struck out fourteen batters in the two games. He was a bit wild in Monday's game but the right-hander sort of rebounded with a better start following the bad one July 21.
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Poor Scott
Even if it’s not with the Giants, he deserves one more try in the majors, just to see if he can improve on his sub .200 hitting.
How good
is McClain’s glove at 3B?
Meet my three little friends: Timmy, Dirty, and Cain
Well, isn't that enough
to switch their places?
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
Ben Copeland
I have a feeling that when Copeland hits Fresno next year he breaks out. He really strikes me as Fred Lewis with better defense in center field- like a prime mark kotsay. Too bad he won’t make it here, oh well here is to trade bate.
Hitting in Fresno might boost his stats, but I would argue that he is breaking out this season. His monthly splits are particularly impressive.
by RougeGorrila on Jul 29, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Really
other than the abysmal April, it looks to me like his monthly splits are pretty consistent. .822 OPS in May, .815 in June, .890 in July (drive mostly my increase in BA, his Isos were much higher in May than in July), LD% of 17.4 (May) , 20.7 (June, accompanied with a huge leap to .372 BABIP), 17.9 (July) have been fairly consistent, while the GB% has fluctuated pretty dramatically. Really, he’s had a few huge games the last couple weeks (two five hit games and a four hit game), but after May 1st he’s put up pretty consistent numbers. In the end I don’t know that I’d call it a breakout, though, pretty much in line with what he did last year in the Cal. He’s still an oldish (24) middling prospect without any really plus tool but a lot of good ones.
If you look at the age numbers on when starting players break into the big leagues (mean is about 23.3) and when they tend to grab starting positions (mean is abotu 23.7), Fred Lewis is really a bit of anomaly. That may have more to do with the organization’s conservative movement of position players in the past decade than Fred’s native ability (though his performances didn’t really scream the need out to move him faster), but I still wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for more above league average starting performers to sprout out of our system at 26 or 27.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
movie review
Baron,
Go see the dark knight. It’s everything a batman story should be (if you’ve read Miller’s graphic novels you’ll know just how dark).
Oh, yead MadBum’s pretty good, too.
I got one word for you: "youneverknow"
I saw Dark Knight, and then snuck into Wall E, and was equally impressed by both. The Ledger’s performance was top-notch, but I really liked how Two-Face was developed in the movie.
by RougeGorrila on Jul 29, 2008 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw TDK this afternoon. I am blown away. That movie belongs to Two Face and the Joker.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 29, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
This dude brought his son, maybe a seven or eight year old kid, and they had to leave because the Joker scared the kid. The kid left crying. I don’t blame the kid one bit.
Combination of outstanding performance and untimely death mean Ledger’s gonna win the Oscar.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 30, 2008 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Bumgarner thinks:
“Ranked ahead of me, huh? We’ll just see about that.”
Only 868 games until the end of Zito's contract
It wasn’t all perfect for Bumgarner. He hit Jason Heyward with a pitch in the sixth inning.
I’d like to think he muttered, “Hey, wcw, put this in your pipe and smoke it….”
they still should have drafted him.
..so there.
Also, Dark Knight is oh-kay for a three-hour epic, mostly because the writing is pretty decent and both writing and acting meet nicely with Ledger’s Joker. But it’s no Godfather II.
Also, could Chris Nolan be more in love with the ol’ Hitchcock 360 dolly shot? I haven’t seen a director that infatuated with a single shot since Spike’s crush on the double-dolly—and even Spike tries to limit himself to a couple of them in each movie. You are actually allowed to use more than 2 setups per film Chris!
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
+1
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by BruteSentiment on Jul 29, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
See, this is exactly the thing that I would never notice. I’m focused almost entirely on the writing when I watch most movies.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 29, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Have I got a movie for you then, Zombie Strippers! It’s got Zombies, Strippers, and Zombie Strippers. Possibly the greatest movie ever.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
that movie fails
It doesn’t really embrace itself as a bad movie. Throws in all these references to existentialist philosophy.
and it’s just gross.
you can't block the Bocock
Clearly you missed the part about Zombie Strippers. I don’t remember any of the dialog from the movie, so you’ll have to excuse my ignorance there.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
Yeah I noticed the 360 shot popping up quite a bit. But Nolan is so good usually that I forgive him for overusing it.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 29, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I beat you both
Though mine is really kind of obscure and doesn’t mention wcw…
Only 868 games until the end of Zito's contract
Two prospects on my watch list, Daryl Maday and Waldis Joaquin, have both been promoted, Daryl to Connecticut and Waldis to San Jose. Daryl throws a fastball in the low 90s and Waldis has a mid-90s fastball that touches 98.
Mayday!
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Jul 29, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Excellent for Maday
He definitely earned it.
I’m not so sure about Waldis…but I’m looking forward to seeing him pitch in San Jose, see if he can pick it up.
It’s too bad the news about Joaquin’s promotion got out so fast…Personally, I was hoping for a “Where’s Waldis” thread.
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by BruteSentiment on Jul 29, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Well Waldis did pitch in SJ yesterday, so it wasn’t going to stay under wraps too long.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
Maday looked great in Augusta when I saw him pitch last month. He’s now one of my favorites.
Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!
Did you give us your full scouting report from that trip yet, Lyle. I’ve been off and on out of the loop this summer and I think I might have missed it.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
No, I didn't
But here’s a summary:
The two guys that looked the most like professional ballplayers were Peguero and Baker. Peguero has more of a wiry strength, Baker looks like he should be a swimsuit model. Each looks to have tons of power potential. We’ll see if it ever gets unlocked in either case.
I missed Bumgarner pitching, but did see him charting pitches in the stands. I saw Odle and Maday start games, and each looked very good. De La Garza and Paul both looked like shut-down lefty relievers, and I was impressed by both.
Williams looks like a catcher, defensively, but he didn’t have much of a clue at the plate. Same for Culberson – good moves around the bag, lost at the plate.
Noonan looked good on offense and defense, and carries himself like a polished athlete. If I had to predict only one player on the team making the majors, it would be him. He certainly was the best hitter during the two games I saw. Jhoulys Chacin dominated the Greenjackets in the second game I saw, and both games were mostly pitcher-dominated, on both sides.
Villalona isn’t quite as chubby as advertised. There’s still some baby fat there, but he clearly has bat speed and power potential. And he’s quite nimble in the field. Depending on Rohlinger’s progression, I would love to see Angel give 3B another try. He’s quick enough for a corner. Whether or not he could play in the OF would be another matter.
Shane Jordan isn’t any taller than me, but he’s a real sparkplug at the top of the order, and in CF. He clearly has a plan at the plate, and shows good patience. I’d love for him to turn out to be the next Brett Butler.
Andrew Davis, James Simmons, Thomas Neal: who can tell? Neal is muscular, but I never saw him pull the ball.
A ball is interesting. Mid-inning entertainment was actually sometimes entertaining. Very low key. I wish now I’d tried to speak to Bumgarner. I got two photos of him in the stand with my zoom lens, neither very good. Sartorial report: he was wearing a lime green shirt.
Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!
Thanks Lyle
Peguero’s an interesting kid. Only 19, but I guess he’s got some physical tools. I’m really not sure why they sent him down—he wasn’t having that bad year at Augusta (really not as bad as somebody who got sent up!) and I don’t see that Simmons is more deserving of the time.
My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.
Bumgarner: 5 SOs in 11 starts. That is unfucking real.
Pablo: DFA
Sadler!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Henry Sosa on the DL?
First I’ve heard of it…. Any more info on this?
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Placed on the DL July 26th with a Strained Pectoral Muscle
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by BruteSentiment on Jul 29, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
How many more starts until MadBum and Alderson get shut down? MadBum at about 110 IP and Tim at 108, I’m guessing it’s going to come soon, no?
by AngelWillSaveUs on Jul 29, 2008 9:29 AM PDT reply actions
on his KNBR show last Sunday (the 20th) Bobby Evans said that the Giants might bring MadBum to San Jose to make a start or two for them in the Cal League Playoffs so that he could get a taste of pitching in September and pitching in the post-season, so they don’t seem concerned about his innings or inclined to shut him down. The SAL and Cal League seasons both end on Sept. 1st so that should be 5 more starts (since he pitches every 6th day) which at 7 innings per, would put him at 145 innings plus maybe 7 or 14 innings in the Cal League playoffs. I’m far from an expert on developing young pitchers but 150-160 innings seems very reasonable to me. I am assuming they would take the same approach with Alderson.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 29, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Keep mashing, Pablito
Oh
Ooops
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
FWIW: Julio Mateo was arrested here in Albuquerque over the weekend on a charge of passing a counterfeit bill.
I'm copypasting it because it's registration only
Hope you don’t mind Grant.
Grizzly Arrested for Fake CurrencyBy Randy Harrison
Journal Staff Writer
Julio Mateo, a former major league pitcher now playing for the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies, was arrested Sunday on charges that he passed a counterfeit $100 bill to an Albuquerque cab driver.
Mateo, 30, is accused of using the fake currency early that morning to pay a $26.80 cab fare for himself and teammate Victor Santos from Sandia Casino to MCM Elegante, where the Grizzlies are staying for their four-game series against the Albuquerque Isotopes.
The cab driver then used the $100 to pay a lease vehicle shortly thereafter, when a cashier using a marking pen identified the bill as fake, according to police reports. The driver then went back to the hotel and called police.
Hotel management then gave APD officers the room numbers of the two players. Upon receiving permission from Mateo to enter his room, one officer saw “two stacks (of) money with $100 bills on top of the stacks,” the reports stated.
Sounds pretty cut and dried.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Is that how the Giants are affording these signing bonuses?
Barry Zito better check is cheque.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jul 29, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
MONGOL
I am gonna see the Jingis Khan biopic tonite (lots of spellings on that guy)
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Awesome I totally want to see that.
The trailers attached to TDK were pretty solid. I wasn’t sold on either the new Mummy film nor Quantum of Solace, but both look like they might be good. Watchmen looks crazy out of your mind good, and I want to see Tropic Thunder anyway. The only trailer that didn’t impress me was some war film directed by Ridley Scott, whom I dislike.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 29, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I finally read Watchmen over the weekend because of the trailer and I am so excited now (even if my comics!nerd friend isn’t.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I must track down the graphic novel because I haven’t yet read it. Alls I know is the trailer for the film was OMGWTFBBQ
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 30, 2008 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Huge Watchmen fan and I didn’t mind the trailer. Looked stylish at least.
I’m optimistic for the movie.
I'm not so sure
I freaking love Watchmen—I was living in England when it came out and bought each issue as it hit the newsstand (OMGUBERGEEKALERT). That shit changed my life in the same way Miller’s TDK and Elektra: Assassin did. I don’t think any director, much less the 300 guy, can do it justice. I hope I’m wrong.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I’m going to have to make myself relax and enjoy it probably. I just really want to see Rorschach bust some people up on the big screen.I was excited when Darren Aronofsky was linked to the film a couple of years ago but he wanted to finish The Fountain.
But, the chances for the movie being dumbed down into a generic super hero flick is definitely a risk.
Aronofsky is the ONE guy I could see actually pulling it off. A damn shame he opted out, esp to finish the Fountain. Ugh.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Yeah, and he was supposedly a HUGE fan of the graphic novel. He’s one of my favorite directors and I would have loved to have seen his twist on the Watchmen.
I didn’t mind the Fountain, actually, I liked it pretty well by the time I finished. I was a little confused at times, but I ended up being a fan the movie.
The people working on it keep claiming they’ve tried really hard to keep the original feel of the comic… but then again, Zack Snyder.
Also, the costumes for Nite Owl and Ozymandias really suck.
That said, I’m still looking forward to it, if only for Rorschach (who seems like he’s being handled pretty well.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
They wanted to “update” Nite Owl and Ozymandias for a more contemporary look, despite the fact it still takes place in the 80s. Yeah..
Nite Owl, I can kind of live with, but Ozymandias is just wtf.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
This movie’s Ozymandias looks like a reject from the movie Gladiator.
It’s better than if Manhattan was in all-blue body paint, I guess.
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 30, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude!
Watchmen? You’re speaking my language!
( Which is Geekanese, BTW )
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 30, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess we need a movie review thread. More likely, I will find a way to tie it into minor lines Wed morn
adopter/sponsor of "Go, Antoan" Richardson
Man, Wendell Fairley has gone a few days now without getting him by a pitch. What’s wrong with him!?
yeah,
he’s usually fairley good at getting those hbps
I got one word for you: "youneverknow"
I saw 61 comments on this post when I got home and wondered how on earth you all could talk so much about minor league baseball. Then I saw a lot of the comments were about The Dark Knight.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 29, 2008 5:42 PM PDT reply actions
whatball?
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
A few observations from Salem-Keizer:
a) A lot of baserunners in the first few innings led to a lot of batters and the game moving along slowly in the early innings, albeit with a lot of action in each inning.
b) Fielders on both teams struggled with fly balls in the typical Van Duzer wind. The first play of the game was no exception, with a fly ball to centerfield going over the centerfielder’s head when he did not go back on the ball agressively enough.
c) That misplay and a couple seeing-eye groundballs mean that Bucardo pitched better than his line would indicate. On the other hand, he didn’t seem to have an out pitch with a lot of his pitches being fouled off, or so it seemed at least. His pitch count may have been close to 60 in two innings.
d) With Chris Carpenter, the Cubs’ third round pick this year, and Bucardo starting I had expected a lot fewer runs in the early innings.
e) The game seems slower at the ssA level after watching primarily AAA games this year. At least McBryde covered a lot more ground in the Salem-Keizer outfield than his 2008 counterparts.
f) One player who impressed me more than I expected was Peguero. At least he has a strong throwing arm.
Steve
Any idea about Bucardo’s velocity? Many scouts in the stands with radar guns? I’m curious what kind of readings the scouts get on the Bucardo brothers.
And thanks for the first-hand report!
Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!
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