Where in the World is Pablo Sandoval?

by jbpeterson on Nov 29, 2009 10:39 AM PST Comment 81 comments

Pablo 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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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzyuJJZMCI&feature=player_embedded#

Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...

by rotorueter on Nov 29, 2009 10:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

He looks pretty slim.

Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.

by MonkeyChow on Nov 29, 2009 10:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

The vertical pinstripes do that.

by seyheystretch on Nov 30, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by Mike Fox on Nov 29, 2009 12:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

we’ll just start calling him Red Panda. The smaller, more acrobatic kind.

Please hit better, Randy Winn.

by oldjacket on Nov 29, 2009 5:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Red Panda standing by...

WHY IS BOCOCK?!

by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 30, 2009 8:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

I love that dude.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster

by jponry on Nov 29, 2009 1:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

yeah.

We're all basically Pedro Feliz.

by SF Pete on Nov 30, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He’s a swell guy

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Cain is able... Keane is able

by Useful_Idiot on Nov 30, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the info Star Fox. Sandoval looks great. Sounds like he’s got a great attitude, too. Good post.

by AndrewWK on Nov 29, 2009 1:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

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Cain is able... Keane is able

by Useful_Idiot on Nov 30, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by jbpeterson on Nov 29, 2009 1:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I guess hes replacing Bowker or something now that he decided to leave

Its funny because fuck the dodgers

by kvdp12 on Nov 29, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by jbpeterson on Nov 29, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

by Chucknasty on Dec 2, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What was the injury?

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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's

by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2009 9:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He sprained his courage.

WHY IS BOCOCK?!

by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 3, 2009 7:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Panda is his nickname for good.

They already made too many masks to change it now.

#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 29, 2009 1:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The Panda Nickname

Barry Zito’s best contribution to the San Francisco Giants?

Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.

by GiantPain on Nov 29, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Give that man a raise!

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 29, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by jbpeterson on Nov 29, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

I think the similarities between the song and Zito’s name have been underused so far…I think it could spice things up a little bit for Zito starts instead of having the what Zito is going to show up today sensation.

In Panda We Trust

by jbpeterson on Nov 29, 2009 8:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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!
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by jcb9 on Nov 29, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha, if it matters. My name was Andrew WK (my initials), long before the artist

by AndrewWK on Nov 29, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by jcb9 on Nov 29, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.

by GiantPain on Nov 29, 2009 6:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by cornball on Nov 29, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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

by jponry on Nov 29, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ya I hate Kung Fu Panda

I think panda is good though

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Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 29, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

HAHAHA

I loved him as the Warriors radio play by play guy. I hated him doing A’s games cuz he always seemed to talk shit about the Giants.

by faust10 on Nov 29, 2009 9:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by cornball on Nov 29, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by Mike Fox on Nov 29, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Did we just officially dub Posey Simba?

by AndrewWK on Nov 29, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by cornball on Nov 29, 2009 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think Molina would be more of a Pumba

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by j14 on Nov 30, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL so loud i scared myself and all my aunt’s cats

... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time

by shanghaijim on Dec 1, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

needz moar dora the explorer

by sfoakbay on Nov 29, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

adelgace el Panda means slim panda

There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq Chuck Norris lives in Texas

by Mike Fox on Nov 29, 2009 3:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Pablo looks good.

Anxious to see how he looks come ST.

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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's

by Giant among Angels on Nov 29, 2009 3:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Pablo Sandoval is super cool and awesome

GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.

by groug on Nov 29, 2009 4:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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

by rxmeister on Nov 29, 2009 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by cornball on Nov 29, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

coughbrucebochyandbriansabeancough

by sfoakbay on Nov 29, 2009 9:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2009 6:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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

by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2009 6:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

VVRROOOOOOMM

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 0 recs

But I’m sure he’s mashing lefties!

GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.

by groug on Nov 30, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Like potatoes.

I don't know about that, to the groin.

by howtheyscored on Nov 30, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

With butter and cream?

Utter frustration and futility.

by Johnny Disaster on Nov 30, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Chives!

WHY IS BOCOCK?!

by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 30, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

BACO BITS

Utter frustration and futility.

by Johnny Disaster on Nov 30, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

COMMIE

by sfoakbay on Nov 30, 2009 7:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

not a major league hitter

No one here gets out alive.

by Bond16 on Nov 30, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No one here gets out alive.

by Bond16 on Nov 30, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

4 months and 6 days people

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Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 29, 2009 10:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by GiantPain on Nov 29, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Merope on Nov 30, 2009 5:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2009 6:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by jponry on Nov 30, 2009 8:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by giantdonkey on Nov 30, 2009 8:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs