Giants team up with CT again
by GiantFan on Sep 25, 2008 2:14 PM PDT
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Tthe Giants have renewed their affiliation with the Conneticut Defenders for another two years, so it looks like Alderson & company will be there next year. It's a shame, as i'd have prefered them go to Carolina instead but they're going to stay put. I don't whether the rumours of them moving away from CT are true or whether we chose to stay or were unable to get another affiliation. What are people's thoughts?
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i’m shocked and confused. I thought everyone hated everybody?!?
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by delorean on Sep 25, 2008 2:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If the Giants and Connecticut are just staying together for the sake of the kids but they keep fighting…
"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 Sep 25, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea..
Didn’t work out mom and dad!
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How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
by WalrusMan on Sep 25, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
Mom and dad are way too flabby!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 25, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, they just seem a little weird
Surrender, surrender but don’t give yourself away.
by Salemicus on Sep 25, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what's the matter with parents today?
mom and dad how’d you get so rad?
when exactly did you get so hip?
mom and dad I think you ought
to quit smoking so much pot
and hanging with my friends
Flossing a dead horse
by kenshin1 on Sep 25, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do it for the kids they say
it ain’t about you anyway
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by jasomack on Sep 25, 2008 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watch out
Connecticut will sleep with the neighbor’s 17 year old if this keeps up.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 25, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CILF
I am Cameron Wood and this is my son and business partner CW Culberson.
by camwoody on Sep 25, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conneticut I'd like...
Nah couldn’t be.
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by WalrusMan on Sep 25, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or..
Move half way across the country to be with another ballclub.
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by WalrusMan on Sep 25, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
>.<
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
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How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
by WalrusMan on Sep 25, 2008 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Man...you beat me by a minute..delete my post someone please!!!
http://gregsconnecticutdefenders.blogspot.com
by greg8370 on Sep 25, 2008 2:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Says gregg8370 on the topioc...
their PDC for two years. I guess the MudCats liked the Reds more. At least I won’t have to "learn " another MLBB organization and their players. Anyway what prospects do you think will be coming to Dodd for the 2009 season? Who will be coming back? Yeah I know it’s early but any guesses out there?
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by WalrusMan on Sep 25, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, i think it was probably the case of Carolina choosing the Reds instead of us, as i presumed both teams were prefering to go there
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by GiantFan on Sep 25, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Players slated for CT next year?
That great SJ pitching staff that featured Tim Alderson, Kevin Pucetas, Jesse English and Clayton Tanner should be there.
It’s been rumored that some of the top talent from our Augusta squad, notably Madison Bumgarner and Nick Noonan might skip a level and end up at AA as well.
As for other talent, the best position player on the SJ team was probably Matt Downs. Ryan Rohlinger might stay at AA. Anyone else of note?
Hector Sanchez: really getting tired of playing baseball in foreign countries...
by tedfordfan on Sep 25, 2008 2:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brian Bocock might be ready for AA by now.
by Evan on Sep 25, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or Conor Gillaspie?
http://gregsconnecticutdefenders.blogspot.com
by greg8370 on Sep 25, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
San Jose seems like the logical place for him & Posey to start, but whether they does or not, is another matter. I’d imagine there’s a good chance both might play at AA at some stage of the season.
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by GiantFan on Sep 25, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, Greg...
You should see a lot of our top prospects at one time or another this year. I just hope they provide an exciting season for you guys there, for a change. Especially if it’s, like, the last one there or whatever…
your 2008 SF Giants: this isn’t totally insane, just really stupid
by Lyle on Sep 25, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Dodd Stadium is about to become the first AA park to be converted to a retractable roof domed stadium. That’s the only explanation I can think of.
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by Kitspool on Sep 25, 2008 2:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Or hopefully..
They’ve put the outfield wall on wheels so they can bring it in during the Spring.
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by WalrusMan on Sep 25, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carolina probably wanted the Reds more than the Giants.
by Dan from NM on Sep 25, 2008 2:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good news for the CT fans
They should get a competitive team next year, and likely in 2010 as well (assuming the Giants don’t continue to call up every remotely promising prospect straight from single-A).
Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.
by EliminateMe on Sep 25, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that’s called “rebuilding”
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 25, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tomayto, tomahto
You say “rebuilding”, I say “flailing”…
Just to clarify: bringing up Schierholtz, Romo, Ishikawa etc. I don’t consider flailing. Calling up the likes of Bocock, Rohlinger, Denker, and Burriss from AA and below are the moves I call flailing, even if Burriss happened to rise to the opportunity.
Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.
by EliminateMe on Sep 25, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
EPIC FLAIL!!!!!!!
your 2008 SF Giants: this isn’t totally insane, just really stupid
by Lyle on Sep 25, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does EME return to CT?...
It would be season #4 (sort of, given his injuries) in Double A??
http://gregsconnecticutdefenders.blogspot.com
by greg8370 on Sep 25, 2008 3:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am not sure why they would do that unless to hold a roster spot for the cold month or so in the seasons beginning.
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by daveinexile on Sep 26, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay! If we get a chance to visit my mother-in-law in CT during the season, maybe I’ll get a chance to see Bumgarner or Alderson. Mmm.
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by jcb9 on Sep 25, 2008 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“Was for Connecticut before I was against it”
by wilriv21 on Sep 25, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow...just wow.
I’d note that Carolina still has not officially announced their affiliation with the Reds, which puts a shade of doubt on them choosing the Reds.
This really did not seem like a match that would continue, and now the eye is on whether or not the team will stay in Norwich after 2009. (note Evans mention only looking forward to 2009 in Norwich.)
That said, the Defenders have a very good shot to have a number of top prospects in the system in the next two years. 2009 should feature a powerful rotation starring Alderson, maybe Bumgarner, along with Pucetas, Tanner, Snyder and maybe Jesse English. The offense is more up in the air, but both Buster Posey and Conor Gillaspie are possibilities, along with some good role guys in Matt Downs and Mike McBryde, both of whom are underrated. 2010 could also have Bumgarner along with Henry Sosa and an offensive core including Villalona, Neal, and Noonan.
Well, at least I have a couple more years to have fun at the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods when I go out and visit. Plus, some of the best minor league fans out there for reports on our guys in Greg, Hondo, and the other Connecticutians (Connecticutees?) that are out there.
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by BruteSentiment on Sep 25, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Conneticites.
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How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
by WalrusMan on Sep 25, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Connections? Connectors? Connecticutters?
your 2008 SF Giants: this isn’t totally insane, just really stupid
by Lyle on Sep 26, 2008 2:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow...just wow
brute,
connecticut natives ares referred to as “nutmeggers.”
be well,
t-h-h
by thehondohurricane on Sep 25, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will...
…and I’ll hope to see you next season. :)
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by BruteSentiment on Sep 25, 2008 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
English
What is Jesse English’s status at this point? He was in the 2002 draft so this was his 6th professional season. Is he now at the point where if he’s not put on the 40 man (which he surely won’t be) he becomes either a minor league FA or eligible for the minor league Rule V draft?
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by Roger on Sep 26, 2008 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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