Martinez down, Hinshaw up
/walks first batter
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It’s a good thing that the Giants organization doesn’t overreact to one poor start by one of its young pitchers.
/options John Bowker after 10 ABs
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
by Kitspool on Aug 28, 2009 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
assuming you’re being sarcastic, KS, this seems more about getting the best use out of Martinez’s roster spot for the next four days.
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by leftymalo on Aug 28, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And because Hinshaw’s numbers are awesome lately and the Rox have lots of lefties. Nice to have another guy to face them
by m34josh on Aug 28, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not just the Rockies. They’re going to Philadelphia after this series, and they’ll have Utley, Howard, Ibanez, Stairs, etc. waiting for them.
embarrassed father of over the hill Edgardo Renteria
by rxmeister on Aug 28, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha I love that Matt Stairs is included in that list
DOUBLE SWITCHES AND MATCH-UPS, THAT'S WHAT BRUCE BOCHY DOES!
by PAWarrior on Aug 28, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is fantastic.
If I were a Phillies fan I would purchase immediately.
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
by GiantBrass on Aug 29, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was being sarcastic; I understand the move from a roster perspective. Martinez wasn’t gonna play this weekend, anyway (unless he needed to pinch run! LOL!) Although pardon me if I won’t feel supremely confident watching Alex Hinshaw face the Rockies’ lineup in the late innings.
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
by Kitspool on Aug 28, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is that Lefty, but not just that. The move necessitates a new 5th starter because Joey can’t come back before Sept. 7th and they’ll have to use a 5th starter Sept. 5. That said, I don’t think you could fairly call this one bad start. Joey’s had 2 very bad starts and 3 middling to poor ones prior to that.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
by Roger on Aug 28, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. Joey has basically been fairly bad since being brought up. He has been given a chance to impress, and he has not done so.
Don’t get me wrong. I have no problems with the Giants letting a young kid that they believe in take their lumps at the big league level. Just not right now. The Giants are in the middle of a pennant race, and reliability and production are for more important than gaining experience for the next year.
by sunnyd100 on Aug 28, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That said, there isn’t any other candidate who’s going to give them reliable productivity either.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
by Roger on Aug 28, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong on Martinez
Normally you’d be right about the need for Martinez to stay down until the 7th, but with the free 40 man roster expansion that starts on Sept. 1st, Martinez can come back any time after then.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
by Fla-Giant on Aug 29, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not according to this. Which makes sense. The Sept. 1st roster expansion shouldn’t invalidate recall rules I wouldn’t think.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
by Roger on Aug 30, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But, but, ...
Who’s Bochy going to put in to pinch run at the end of a tight game? Martinez was his man in a pinch.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
by Fla-Giant on Aug 29, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Sandoval is out there sprinting, then I’m more optimistic he’ll play tonight…
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
by Skaldheim on Aug 28, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I figured Martinez would go down with the team shorthanded, well, pretty much everywhere. Frandsen as usual would have been a good fit now. But, yeah, hopefully the addition of a pitcher is a sign that Sandoval and/or Molina will be back soon.
Hinshaw: 21 K and 1 BB in 10.2 August innings? Wow.
by pantalones on Aug 28, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hinshaw is pretty awesome when he knows where the ball is going. Hopefully this is one of those periods where he’s locked in.
Waiting for Giants and Niners to contend once more.
by dcp on Aug 28, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hmm...
I wonder if this is strictly a precursor to Sept. 1 or if it is a precursor to claiming Heilman.
by kezargiants on Aug 28, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's pretty generous.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Aug 28, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heiman has an arm
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
by CB30 on Aug 28, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But not one that belings in the Giants' bullpen.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Aug 28, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
i didn’t realize that he hadn’t started in forever until after i wrote this
by kezargiants on Aug 29, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you feel stupid!
He didn’t give up a walk until his second batter.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Aug 30, 2009 8:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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