Where in the World is Pablo Sandoval?
by jbpeterson on Nov 29, 2009 10:39 AM PST
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PrintPablo Sandoval had his debut for the Navegantes de Magallanes of the LVBP (the Venezuelan professional league) on Friday, November 27th. He was playing first base (a possible sign of things to come?) and he definitely has slimmed down a bit, he is still as much of a panda as before but it looks like what they had him doing in Arizona and SF sure has helped. Pablo has said that the Giants expect him to lose 2 pounds per week or he will have to stop playing and return to his workout regimen in San Francisco. He is wearing number 17 and even ran out an infield hit. He said that one of his goals is to win the Venezuelan league with Magallanes, for those who don't know is one of the two most popular teams in Venezuela, along with the Leones de Caracas and is the team who plays their games in the same state as Pablo was born and grew up. His brother is still around to push him and he is apparently going to be bringing his own food to the stadium on a daily basis to keep up his routine. He is also starting "Operación Panda" to help young Venezuelans with limited resources and is gearing up for a special project in hospitals in his hometown of Puerto Cabello. He ends the article by saying that he is in good shape physically and has a full tank. His team is currently at the top of the league and will definitely be making the playoffs at which point they will see how much more playing he can do in Venezuela before he returns to San Francisco. He will be alternating between 1st and DH for his stay here in Venezuela. So far he is batting .500 and just went three for four in his last game yesterday. I will try to keep some useful info up to keep track of Sandoval's winter festivities.
The article I am dragging this from is in Spanish but for those of you who want to read it...
http://www.lvbp.com/scripts/home/noticias.asp?codnotc=229
http://www.beisblog.net/blog/?p=6508
via www.lvbp.com
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Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Hopefully he doesn't get too slim or we have to give him a new nickame
like a slimmer, thinner,….
There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq Chuck Norris lives in Texas
we’ll just start calling him Red Panda. The smaller, more acrobatic kind.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Red Panda standing by...
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 30, 2009 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
Red Leader standing by
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
Cain is able... Keane is able
by Useful_Idiot on Nov 30, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
I love that dude.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
He’s a swell guy
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
Cain is able... Keane is able
by Useful_Idiot on Nov 30, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks for the info Star Fox. Sandoval looks great. Sounds like he’s got a great attitude, too. Good post.
He does have a great attitude. I got tickets in the left field nosebleeds last season for MadBum’s first game (cheapest seats in the park), and even from up there you could immediately point him out during pre-game warmups. He’s the one hopping around and playing patty cake (or something like it) with the trainers.
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
Cain is able... Keane is able
by Useful_Idiot on Nov 30, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Not quite as exciting but Ryan Rohlinger is also coming to Venezuela…they should have some sort of Giants reunion down here or something.
In Panda We Trust
I guess hes replacing Bowker or something now that he decided to leave
Its funny because fuck the dodgers
Could be…especially since he is going to the same team with Pill and Bowker…haven’t heard anything about Bowker since that last report…if there are any Bowker sightings anywhere let me know ;-)
In Panda We Trust
Maybe they brought Ryan down there to be the sacrificial gringo.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 29, 2009 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
training back in Sac. He got a minor injury and would have been out a week or two. Given the lack of training facilities down there and short season anyway, he came back to the states.
What was the injury?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2009 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
He sprained his courage.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 3, 2009 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
Panda is his nickname for good.
They already made too many masks to change it now.
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 29, 2009 1:40 PM PST reply actions
The Panda Nickname
Barry Zito’s best contribution to the San Francisco Giants?
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
Give that man a raise!
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
Official McPokeMaster
Registered Velezbian and supporter of Fredemption
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 29, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
Sad but true…but get ready for 2010-2011 … Pandamoniom and lots of Zeet Zeet Riot…Zito’s breakout year coming to a Giants stadium near you.
In Panda We Trust
Lots of what?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Nov 29, 2009 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
Love the player, hate the nickname. There’s nothing clever about naming someone after the protagonist of a mainstream film:
Rosterbation:
C Simba
1B Ninja Assassin
2B Harry Potter
3B Kung Fu Panda
SS GI Joe
LF Sponge Bob Square Pants
CF Legolas
RF NEO
by AndrewWK on Nov 29, 2009 2:22 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Your username makes this complaint pretty funny.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Maybe you should have a duel with the other guy over naming rights, then!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Andrew WK is crazy!
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
damn that dude likes to parrty
"My friend once told me a story about San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum. He said his cousin went out to a bar in San Francisco and saw Lincecum there. He went up to him to give him a handshake.
Lincecum refused. He didn’t want to give him a handshake. He wanted to give him a chest bump."
by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 2, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
no one really calls him the full "Kung Fu Panda" name though
Panda itself is a fantastic nickname
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Ya I hate Kung Fu Panda
I think panda is good though
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 29, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Greg Papa does… and will continue to in the cheesiest, most asinine and soullessly brain dead way possible. Because he’s Greg Papa.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 29, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Up, Simba!
It would be awesome if Posey got nicknamed Simba. I would think of David Foster Wallace every time Buster came to bat. (There’s a DFW essay entitled “Up, Simba” about McCain’s 2000 campaign. The essay is simply brilliant.)
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Nah kruk will come up with something lame like Young stud or something
There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq Chuck Norris lives in Texas
Does this make Bochy Scar? Or would that be Molina?
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I think Molina would be more of a Pumba
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
adelgace el Panda means slim panda
There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq Chuck Norris lives in Texas
Pablo looks good.
Anxious to see how he looks come ST.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Nov 29, 2009 3:46 PM PST reply actions
I remember when Tim Lincecum made his major league debut, some fan from another team came on McCovey and said how lucky we are that we have him. The same goes for Panda. It’s starting to be fun to be a Giants’ fan again.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
It really is. And just think of how great it will be to cheer for the team when the battery consists of Madison and Geraldine.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
One negative-Eugenio Velez
He’s already batted 103 times in the Dominican Winter League and although the average is .291, he’s walked only five times. We simply cannot have that as our leadoff man.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
He is batting .291 in the DWL! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL at our leadoff hitter!
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Nov 30, 2009 6:22 AM PST up reply actions
in that case I won’t bring up his platoon partner, Andres Torres, currently hitting. 208 this winter.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
VVRROOOOOOMM
"My friend once told me a story about San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum. He said his cousin went out to a bar in San Francisco and saw Lincecum there. He went up to him to give him a handshake.
Lincecum refused. He didn’t want to give him a handshake. He wanted to give him a chest bump."
by Tim LinCyYoung on Nov 30, 2009 6:52 AM PST up reply actions
Like potatoes.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Nov 30, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
With butter and cream?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 30, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
GARLIC AND LEMON
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Nov 30, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
BACO BITS
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 30, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
How'd you get this picture of Tim Lincecum in little league?
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son
by lincecuminyourface on Nov 30, 2009 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
4 months and 6 days people
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 29, 2009 10:53 PM PST reply actions
Oh god
I can’t wait that long. I refresh MCC and MLBTR like 100 times a day. Oh god it hurts.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
Pitchers and catchers report in mid February… that’s only what? 2 months and ~19 days away. Better?
from MLB.com Feb. 18, 2010: First date injured players, pitchers and catchers may report to Spring Training.
imagine how often you’d update MLBTR if there was actually anything happening! Maybe next Monday when the winter meetings starts. Something funny is definitely going on though, and I’m thinking there’s some kind of collusive agreement here to not to anything big before the meetings, in an attempt to drive FA prices down. I know the Yankees won it all this year, but when Brian Cashman says he’s not going to do anything until he gets the budget from the Steinbrenners, and that will be on the weekend before the winter meetings, it makes me suspicious. Last year the Yankees were throwing offers out at 12:01 AM the first day it was allowed. What if the Red Sox had made deals for Halladay and Adrian Gonzalez and signed Jason Bay while he was waiting for that budget? Obviously the Yankees knew this wasn’t going to happen.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
Yeah, it feels really, really quiet this year. I know the arb deadline is Tuesday, but it feels like there is usually more going on before it than there has been this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
also
it seems GMs are going out of their way to announce to the world that they are OUT of the bidding on certain free agents. some crazy anti Boros strategy to keep his leverage down.
If it keeps his leverage down, how crazy is it?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 30, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
i want a hug from panda
"My friend once told me a story about San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum. He said his cousin went out to a bar in San Francisco and saw Lincecum there. He went up to him to give him a handshake.
Lincecum refused. He didn’t want to give him a handshake. He wanted to give him a chest bump."
Hooray Pablo!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 30, 2009 8:11 AM PST reply actions
the next step in turning Pablo into Albert Pujols.
So far so good, a doppelganger for the Cards star!
Sahhhhhnchez.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
Antananarivo
Or Port Moresby. For some reason, those places kept coming up in the early levels of the original computer game.
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
Looks like
his double chin has decreased.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 3, 2009 10:27 AM PST reply actions
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