Garko playing some catcher.

Just my own kooky idea. Giants are having a tough time finding a temporary solution at catcher. Garko provides a good bat for the position, but the defense would be the biggest question. But hey, he played it in college! Yay or nay?

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Oh boy.

by KCE on Dec 9, 2009 5:09 PM PST reply actions

Ha.

I think the whole mccoven just sighed.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 9, 2009 5:17 PM PST up reply actions

I have never heard of this idea before.

by taliesin on Dec 9, 2009 5:24 PM PST reply actions

Well I haven't.

Maybe I missed something.

But I don’t think it’s that bad really.

He played a fair amount of catcher in 2005.
Maybe he moved to 1B because he sucked at catching? If that’s the case, I’d argue that it’s only temporary.

I mean shit.. Sabean traded for him, they might as well use him.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 9, 2009 5:28 PM PST up reply actions

I mean shit

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by leftymalo on Dec 9, 2009 11:40 PM PST up reply actions

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Dec 10, 2009 9:22 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Trust me

There were a lot of things I did in college that I really shouldn’t do professionally.

by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 9, 2009 5:32 PM PST reply actions

TWSS

"meh"

by SFGuy on Dec 9, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions

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by Natto on Dec 9, 2009 5:33 PM PST reply actions

TWSS

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by WalrusMan on Dec 10, 2009 1:06 AM PST up reply actions

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by howtheyscored on Dec 10, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions

I think that Nate Schierholtz kid could play 3B at the Major League level.

by Anticon23 on Dec 9, 2009 5:35 PM PST reply actions

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by baetown415 on Dec 9, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions

oh for sure

I’m fairly positive Garko would be a substantial defensive upgrade over Posey, who’s clearly not ready to catch 100 games at the major league level.

Well actually, maybe he is ready if like, there’s not a better option.

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by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2009 5:53 PM PST reply actions

"Defensive upgrade over Posey"

No one said that.

If Posey were to be the opening day starter, then I wouldn’t even suggest moving Garko to catcher.

I personally feel he’s ready, or just about ready to start playing for the Giants.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 9, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions

I SAID IT!! Posey won’t be ready to catch until he catches 100 games at the major league level, until then he shouldn’t play in the bigs

Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?

by TexasRanger on Dec 10, 2009 8:29 PM PST up reply actions

I could see trying to use him as a 3rd string C. Maybe 1 to 2 dozen appearances in a season max. Anything more than that is just begging for trouble.

Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.

by daveinexile on Dec 9, 2009 5:57 PM PST reply actions

Old news

He moved to 1B because Cleveland already had a pretty good catcher in Victor Martinez.
Also won the Johnny Bench award while at Stanford as the best college catcher, same award Posey won a couple of years ago.

"If we had signed Guerrero or Sheffield, we would have been without Brower, Eyre, Herges, Hermanson,Tomko,Pierzynski, Feliz, Snow,Hammonds, Mohr and Tucker–obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint"--B Sabean

by seyheystretch on Dec 9, 2009 8:05 PM PST reply actions

Seriously, I think he should catch. He’ll be bad at it, but he’ll make up for it with his bat.

Whiteside/Garko for a couple of months, then bring up Posey.

by Evan on Dec 9, 2009 8:09 PM PST reply actions

See.. That's where I stand.

He has a bit more value at catcher than at 1st base, even if he were horrible with the glove at catcher (which I honestly doubt is true).

And it would only be for a couple of months before Posey comes up.

Garko is right in the Giants’ hands. They should use him.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 9, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions

even if he were horrible with the glove at catcher

I think he would be absolutely horrible with the glove. He hasn’t played C in years. He wasn’t a good defensive C prospect in the minors before he got moved off C. Our pitchers would have to either throw more fastballs or just accept all the past balls that are going to happen when they throwing their breaking stuff. I think he’d give back a lot of runs behind the plate. Also, he probably wouldn’t hit as well playing C as he would playing 1B.

by Missing Barry on Dec 10, 2009 8:42 AM PST up reply actions

but other than that…

"It's too late now."

by ResDog on Dec 10, 2009 8:57 AM PST up reply actions

Nah

His name's Clayton, not Danny.

by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 9, 2009 8:46 PM PST reply actions

The Yankees still let Jorge Posada catch and he’s terrible but he brings plenty of value with his bat.

Don’t see why Garko shouldn’t catch, especially ahead of a loser like Whiteside.

by Hobbes2d on Dec 9, 2009 11:55 PM PST reply actions

Speaking of catchers

Feliz is a free agent…

I have finally accepted the fact that I will never win a McCoven award.

by The Thrill on Dec 10, 2009 9:01 AM PST reply actions

I think we need that picture.

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by rhys on Dec 10, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions

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