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16. My boy, Thomas "Real Deal" Neal!

2 months ago nostocksjustbonds 42 comments 0 recs |

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I haz sad.

The Scoop: As he sits unused on the Giants’ big league bench, Posey has plenty of time to reflect on an outstanding first full pro season, which included throwing out 39 of 84 basestealers (46 percent). Posey may not have matched Matt Wieters’ pro debut in 2008 (.355/.454/.600 in the Carolina and Eastern leagues), but it still ranks among the best debuts by a catching prospect in years. Everything is set up for Posey to become the Giants stater next year, when pending free agent Bengie Molina may be on another club’s roster.

Clearly this man belongs in LF

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by xanthan on Sep 11, 2009 11:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

RINGZ=0

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

by rotorueter on Sep 11, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nah

I’m pretty sure if he actually played right now every pitch would go to the backstop. The ones he catches will get thrown back into CF. We really can’t trust him…

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by WTF on Sep 11, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

when he pitched in college he supposedly threw 92mph. This is just too hard a throw for a pitcher or infielder to catch. This could really be a problem.

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by rxmeister on Sep 12, 2009 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah.

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by Natto on Sep 12, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

But his throws won’t reach 92mph, will they? throwing mechanics for a catcher are entirely different from pitching mechanics.

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by Speedforthewin on Sep 12, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no, I’m pretty sure that anytime a guy tried to steal he would go into a pitching windup to throw it down to 2B.

by FluLikeSymptoms on Sep 12, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I prefer a slide-step from a catcher.

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by Giant among Angels on Sep 13, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Joking, right?

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

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by baetown415 on Sep 14, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, Neal reallllllly has given me a lot of hope.

I should probably temper my expectations some.

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by xanthan on Sep 11, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Needs more bench experience

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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 13, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why is no one able to get a good photo on Bumgarner? Every picture I’ve seen of him he’s either doing that FFFFF look or the creepy eyes one.

You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.

by SeeingStars on Sep 11, 2009 11:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

don’t knock the power of FFFFFFFFF

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by jctGamer on Sep 11, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have one of him staring out of the San Jose dugout chewing on a blueberry DumDum

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by SoFa King Mike on Sep 11, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bocock didn't break the top 20?

How is that possible?

by KrazyKrabMeat on Sep 11, 2009 11:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He got Bocock blocked.

by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Sep 11, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

from the chat

Ben Badler: Congratulations to Jason Heyward on winning BA’s Minor League Player of the Year award. I know for most people September and October are the best months of the baseball season, but mostly I just go into minor league withdrawals. Luckily God invented Pablo Sandoval.

LOL

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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 11, 2009 12:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I can’t read the name Buster Posey and not feel like my head is going to explode wondering why has spent the last ten days shining batting helmets all while the Giants have gone 4-4 with their starting catcher hitting .240/.240/.400. In that stretch of 25 at bats this unnamed catcher (hint: he runs from home to first in 68 seconds) 6.8 has 1 walk , 3 RBI and 1 xtra base-hit.

by capn on Sep 11, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

are you saying that Posey is polishing the veteran’s helmets? Wow, that’s far worse than any other rookie hazing I’ve heard of.

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by rxmeister on Sep 12, 2009 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

polishing the veteran’s helmets…

I thought that was Bochy’s job…

by KrazyKrabMeat on Sep 13, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

better than wearing a pink little girl’s backpack

by Mrbasepaul on Sep 13, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I choose to be irrationally exuberant over the prospects of one Thomas Neal.

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"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster

by jponry on Sep 11, 2009 1:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Until he's called up only to sit on the bench behind Jermaine Dye (at 4/$40m), irrational exuberance is all we've got as Giants fans.

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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Sep 11, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

me too! Ef rationality when it comes to prospecting! AnVil will be Galarraga!

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on Sep 11, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

but it’s not irrational….

Bonds stands alone.

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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 11, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What’s the best guess at an ETA for Neal? Sometime in 2011?

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by sam23 on Sep 11, 2009 11:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If he does well in AA next year, he might be up by August or September of 2010. Otherwise, yeah, 2011 probably.

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"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster

by jponry on Sep 11, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

is it a given that he goes to AA and not AAA?

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by Speedforthewin on Sep 12, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It probably depends on his performance this fall.

by dogdays on Sep 12, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

His AFL stint will be telling.

by FireBrianSabean on Sep 12, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s funny how people now expect Giant prospects to skip AA. There’s no real reason for it, and no other team does it.

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by Cookyman on Sep 13, 2009 5:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably because our AA affiliate is on the east coast, so its easier for everyone in the organization to see them in high A or AAA. More a convenience thing, I would guess.

Still the loving, adoptive father of Hector Sanchez. And who doesn't love switch-hitting catchers with power and patience?

by tedfordfan on Sep 13, 2009 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Posey did it. But he’s an exception.

Bonds stands alone.

Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 13, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also Lincecum, Burriss, Pucetas … so basically just elite prospects.

by Evan on Sep 13, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Apart from geographic considerations,

Dodd is murder on hitters. It’s an extreme pitcher’s park. There are psychological reasons why you might want to have a hitting prospect skip a stint w/ the Defenders.

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by delorean on Sep 14, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs