What to do when Freddy Sanchez returns...
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 2:00 PM PDT
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PrintJust a reminder: the Big Time Chunk O’ Cavalry Offense-Helping Acquisition from last July – Franklin Sanchez, or something – was re-signed in the offseason, ostensibly to continue helping the offense, but he hasn’t played yet this season. At least, I don’t think so. Is he still on the roster? Let me check…wait, yes, and he might be back in two weeks. Well, I’ll be.
Usually when a organizationally touted acquisition is injured to start the year, everyone’s abuzz about when he’s supposed to return. You can bet that there aren’t too many Mariners fans thinking, "Oh, yeah, Cliff Lee! Forgot about that guy." Not to say that Freddy Sanchez is comparable to Cliff Lee as far as offseason acquisitions go – for one, I don’t think that Lee has ever won a batting championship – but it’s funny how quickly Sanchez has become an afterthought.
Juan Uribe is hitting better than Sanchez was expected to, so that’s one of the reasons Sanchez hasn’t been missed a whole lot. If the Giants were running out an overwhelmed Manny Burriss again, we’d all be biting our nails as we waited for Sanchez. Sad, but true. Another reason we might not have tickets to Sanchexcitement ’10 yet is that a lot of Sanchez’s value comes from his defense, but the Giants’ problem right now isn’t a pronounced lack of second base defense. They need guys who can get on base or hit for power. Sanchez doesn’t really do either very well. He hits a little, keeping his average up in the good years, and plays superlative defense. That’s swell and all, but that’s not going to improve what ails this team.
Sanchez will be back at some point. And there are about six million reasons why he’s going to play. Juan Uribe shouldn’t be benched; he’s been one of the team’s better hitters over the past nine months. Edgar Renteria won’t be benched; he’s a steady defender, even if he has the range of a piranha plant, and his offense is back! Remember that Renteria was 11 for 16 to start the season, which will always mean more than the 8-for-50 slide he’s been on for the last two weeks. That’s because one came at the start of the season and was easier to notice, if you have to ask. Duh.
So how are the Giants going to handle this? I’ll guess that Pablo Sandoval will get more days at first base, Renteria will get more days off, as will Uribe, and Sanchez will be rested often to make sure he doesn’t shatter like a T-1000 sprayed with liquid nitrogen. It will be a five-way job-sharing arrangement. And if it comes down to Renteria vs. Sanchez in the lineup – with Uribe playing short in the first scenario – that’s not really a matchup worth getting in a bar fight over. The slight downgrade from Renteria’s glove to Uribe’s mostly washes out the slight uptick in offense that you can expect from Sanchez over Renteria.
But if I had to chose the odd man out, it would be Renteria. Maybe it’s because I haven’t seen Sanchez fail enough in a Giants’ uniform, but I’d trust Sanchez to hit at an acceptable level far before I’d put the same faith in Renteria. The difference between a .260/.310/.390 Renteria and a .290/.330/.420 Sanchez? Not a heck of a lot, and that’s assuming that Sanchez can even still hit for average, but I’m still not convinced that Renteria is even that good. And that’s the main point: while I don’t think Renteria is as bad as the .160/.189/.180 hitter he’s been over the last two weeks, I’m a little scared that he’s not too far off. He looks like he’s swinging underwater again, which was supposed to be a problem that was fixed with the offseason surgery.
There isn’t a good answer. Freddy Sanchez isn’t the offensive savior, even if he pushes Renteria to the bench. But Sanchez might not be the offensive black hole that others might be, which was the unfortunate reason he was acquired in the first place. I’d give Renteria two more weeks to prove he belongs in the starting lineup. And I’d remind him of that before every game. "Hey, Edgar, if you don’t start hitting, you’re going to lose your job", that kind of thing. I mean, it’s worked so well for the young hitters in the organization, why wouldn’t it work for a veteran?
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Hey Grant, is the inside of Bruce Bochy’s head as scary as I envision it as?
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by SimpleJaquez on Apr 27, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
trade idea
Conor Gillaspie and Thomas Neal for Dan Uggla. (the two guys actually showing good patience in AA)
It’s a win-win situation.
Sabean thinks he’s won, and the Marlins know they won
1. With Cain Extension, we cannot afford Uggla.
2. 6 years of Thomas Neal for 1.5 years of Dan Uggla?
3. LOL more Middle infielders.
If we make that trade, I’d pretty much /wrist
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I’m going to say if we fail this year it’s Bochy not Sabean.
I remember when I was a teenager, Dusty Baker’s lineups in like 98-99 made good sense.
I will not say that. I’ll blame both, but Sabean more. I mean, Bochy has plenty of fail too of course.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Apr 27, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I do have a feeling Sabean will get tricked into trading prospects for an aging slugger.
It won’t be any of the guys in the top 100 prospect lists… but we’ll end up regretting the trade in two years
The Giants have a lot of prospects that most teams would value higher than Sabean does.
That’s a growing fear in my mind. The trade deadline will be a time of much trepidation in these parts.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Apr 27, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Eye on the ball.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Change up?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Bat not on the ball.
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They air it on another station too
I think it’s WGN.
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by The Neuschler on Apr 27, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
They should platoon Huff and Panda at 1B, sitting Huff on lefty days, and having Uribe play 3rd on those occasions.
And they should give Renteria as many days off as possible, as you suggested. That’s the easiest way to keep Uribe in the lineup.
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Makes sense, so it will not happen.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
“Loribe Stout’
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the point
Uribe hits lefties and righties about the same. So does Panda. Huff, on the other hand, has a pronounced split against lefties, so it makes sense to sit him.
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I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Well, the important thing is not who has the biggest split but who’s better. And against lefties Uribe looks to be just as good a hitter as Huff, so … yeah.
yeah
otherwise you’re just borking your way through a line up “lefties can’t hit lefties” style.
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Oh, sure
My suggestion is contingent on my belief that, against left handed pitching, Juan Uribe is a better hitter than Aubrey Huff.
If that’s not true, what I suggest makes no sense.
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I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Vintage Sabean
Remember the good old days of Jeff Kent and J.T. Snow? Remember how Giants fans would wish they had a better hitter at first base, the ultimate position you should be able to find a hitter for? Remember Sabean’s defense, that getting power production out of 2B means you don’t have to have it at first? And how that implied that once Jeff Kent was gone, he’d just go out to the beefy slugger tree and get one of those traditional IB’s?
Who have we had at first since J.T. exactly? Who was it that Sabean got when he went into an offseason needing to fill LF and 1B, the two most offensive positions on the diamond? It can’t be some guy you’d platoon, could it?
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Not to say that Freddy Sanchez is comparable to Cliff Lee as far as offseason acquisitions go – for one, I don’t think that Lee has ever won a batting championship – but it’s funny how quickly Sanchez has become an afterthought.
I laughed out loud
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So . . .
What do you want to bet that in spite all of the above being true, Renteria still ends the season with 600+ ABs and Uribe and Huff are the ones who split time on the bench, even though one hits for power, one takes walks and both are better at either of these things than Renteria?
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 27, 2010 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
Also, we’re never going to see Ishikawa again.
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 27, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
We really should put him out of his misery and release him. He’ll never see any playing time as long as Huff plays acceptable defense.
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Exactly. This late inning replacement thing has yet to prove necessary. I’m not saying it won’t somewhere down the line, but its just unfair to make him waste his days away on the bench for that 1/1000 what if.
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 27, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
and at 1B!
christ, this is a guy you’d keep around when you have 7 man bench – not today. A right-handed bat who can actually complement Huff (like, I dunno – Ryan Garko) would be nice for that role.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Giants Dugout store has about a thousand discounted Garko jersey shirts you might be interested in. Ten bucks a pop!
by The Double Deuce on Apr 27, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Ten bucks?
That’s gall.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
HE HAD HIS CHANCE
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Apr 27, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
SABES WUZ RIGHT
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Well, part of the reason we don’t have deep bench is that we seem to be collecting 2nd baseman while also desperately holding on to people on the theory that if we can’t get them into the outfield they can play second base (even though they can’t).
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 27, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Second Baseman..
the new centerfielders !
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Huff's Defense
While no one is going to confuse Aubrey Huff for Will Clark or JT Snow, his defense has actually been pretty good. Also, with regards to Huff, he is a notoriously slow starter whose splits in April have never been good.
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by The Neuschler on Apr 27, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
and Molina settles in as the permanent cleanup hitter…
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Big Money
“The money lies in the RBI’s”
Plus Molina is grizzly old grizzler who is a top OBP* man for deBOCHery.
*OBP in Bork’s book stands for Old Baseball Player
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by The Neuschler on Apr 27, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
While we get a couple of players back
The Rockies just lost Jorge De La Rosa and Jason Hammel (probably a good thing for them) to the Disabled List. De La Rosa could be out for an extended period of time with a flex tendon tear in his pitching hand.
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Whoa
That’s a big hit for them. They just stupidly demoted Iannetta too.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Iannetta, he who hits game winnin HRs
is not hitting worth a lick right now, being sent down to get consistent at bats. Or as the Giants call it, “work on receiving the ball”.
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He has a .100 isoD and a .200 isoP… he’s fine, his BABIP is just .118.
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He is striking out 40% of the time with 58% of the balls he put in play being flyballs.
That’s not just a BABIP issue. He actually sucks right now.
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How can it NOT be a BABIP issue when his BABIP is one-freaking-eighteen?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
also
30 at bats.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
yes i understand 30 at bats and low BABIP. I got my information from the purple row!
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They are being surprisingly obtuse about this, for a site that is usually pretty sharp.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
I can kind of understand it – even if you know, deep down, that a dude is just unlucky, it’s still difficult to watch them fail every day.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, I said kind of. I still think it’s stupid.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
No, I mean
Putting logic aside – it can’t be that painful to watch 5-6 bad games, can it?
I was promised lasagna.
well, if they were all like this game, then sure!
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On the plus side, Oliver Perez was so thoroughly fooled in his first at-bat against Timmeh, he fell down on strike three. I laughed heartily enough for a fat slob of a Mets fan in an orange tank top to threaten me with an empty beer bottle(-shaped can). My girlfriend- no great sports fan herself- turned to him and said, “you’d better shut your mouth before you get your ass handed to you in public by a girl wearing hot pink fishnets.”
Mouth, shut. LOLMets!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Chris Iannetta was riddled by high strikeout and flyball rates last season. The addition of a toe tap was intended in part to add a timing mechanism that allowed him to stop over-thinking. It hasn’t worked in the 34 plate appearances he has had. While he has a ridiculously low .118 BABIP, his strikeout rate has gone up 40% and his flyball rate has increased from 53% to 58%. That’s not going to work.
So with Olivo on fire at and behind the plate, Iannetta wasn’t going to get consistent playing time to work out the kinks. It isn’t difficulty with MLB pitching so much as continued flaws in his swing and approach, so it could still be beneficial to face AAA pitching. Don’t look at it as a demotion as much as an opportunity to get more at-bats in a lower pressure game situations.
Replacing him on the roster is the definition of replacement level catcher: Paul Phillips. Like Rincon, Phillips is not on the 40-man roster, and like Rincon, the corresponding move has not been announced yet. So unless someone is DFAed or traded, either Huston Street or Jeff Francis will need to be transferred to the 60-day DL. Both had been optimistically tagged for a possible mid-May return, though neither look positively ready for that. You can bet, though, that the front office is not going to block Street or Francis from returning as early as they can just to get some AAA bats for Iannetta. This move suggests to me that the FO already knows either Street or Francis will be out until June, or that bullet could have been saved for a later date.
When Olivo inevitably cools, Phillips can be passed through waivers and Iannetta can gallop in, take off his chainmail, and bash walk-off home runs again. At least we can hope.
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Rockies fucking with his swing
Fantastic. Apparently a .242/.361/.446 line from your catcher isn’t good enough.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
I'm not
I’m shooting the Rockies. But I’ve been pissed with their handling of him for about a year now so…maybe I should give up.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
I for one am glad when the Rockies mishandle their talent.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
but I always feel bad for the talent
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I wish we had more talent to mishandle…
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, that’s illegal. Don’t get caught.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Apr 27, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
OH SNAP
Catchers are rarely caught off guard, but Chris Iannetta admitted that he was blindsided by Monday’s demotion to Triple-A Colorado Springs.
“I didn’t see it coming,” Iannetta told The Denver Post today. “A lot has been said about the mental side of it and I have been hearing a lot about that, but I think that’s overblown. I felt fine at the plate. I hadn’t lost my confidence.”
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THE MILE HIGH PROBLEM!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Fred Lewis + Chris Ianetta on a plane?
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oh god
now i have this picture of Fred Lewis and Chris Ianetta, doing the mile high club
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That's what I was driving at!
also-I’m glad IDK what Ianetta looks like
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UNF CLANK UNF CLANK UNF CLANK
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Chris and Fred-dy, sittin' in their seats
mishandlin’ T-A-L-E-N-T
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what it would have taken to trade for him if we hadn’t signed Molina.
I was promised lasagna.
It would have taken Molina.
PARADOX!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Apr 27, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
See all I would write is
Chris Ianetta has had 34 plate appearances this year with a .118 BABIP. That’s about a week’s worth of plate appearances. Maybe the Rockies shouldn’t be making decisions based on one week’s worth of plate appearances.
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I don’t understand…when did we decide that fly balls are bad? What does it mean that he was “riddled by a high flyball rate”?
I was promised lasagna.
I dunno about that either
unless it means that he’s hitting fewer liners?
And then, use line drive rate.
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It looks like an abnormally high percentage of his FB are infield flies but… so? It’s 34 PA.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Fagraphs has him with a perfectly normal infield fly rate. But anyway, they cited FB% twice, without mentioning any other related stat, so it looks like they just don’t like fly balls.
I was promised lasagna.
Which, as you pointed out earlier, is particularly hilarious given their home park.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Which is why you don't use hot/cold streaks
Olivio career: .244/.279/.428
Molina career: .276/.308/.418
Iannetta minors: .303/.409/.512
Posey minors: .327/.421/.538
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Yeah, but I have Olivio in my POKEMONZ, so I need this hot streak to last as long as possible.
This is not a signature.
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t chase hot streaks in fantasy baseball.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
their catcher? he's got some good pop
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Saw that – that was dumb. Trade Molina for him now!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Apr 27, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I know we're not supposed to be happy about injuries
But.
Shhh..
(yay!)
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
I’d say “bring on the Rockies!!” except I lknow that this just means they’ll end up taking 2-3 from us this weekend.
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 27, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
POKEMONZ
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sucked for me last year…. what a dumb move on my part
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de la rosa?
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Thanks to roger
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ooooh owch
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Thanks to roger
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Sucks though with you and De La Rosa
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I have De La Rosa =/
Gonna tough it out for a few more weeks with Bronson Arroyo then hopefully Strasburg steps in.
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Bronson’s been pretty MEH, huh? im sticking out with Maholm and Kawakami as my two worst pitchers
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It’s an 8 team NL only league. Pitching is slim pickings.
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Oh man, then that’s even more hard to come by, WELLENMYER FTW!!!
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Meh-lemyer!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think we have to worry about The Mole returning
At least not this year
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 2:12 PM PDT reply actions
probably will just get hurt again on his way to the field
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FREDDY SANCHEZ INJURED CLIMBING THE DUGOUT STEPS !
Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
He’s made out of paper mache, so he’ll need the rest.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
You hurt Freddy's feelings with that comment
seriously, he’s have feeling surgery tomorrow.
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
fire sabean
the sanchez debacle shouldve been the final straw
the final final final final final straw…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a very strong camel
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Next in this series: What to do when the Abominable Snowman steals your lunch money.
by Evan on Apr 27, 2010 2:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LOL!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Motherfucking Christ Mike Stanton
Why did we draft Jackson Williams and Charlie Culberson? :(
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WE HAD TO SAVE MONEY!!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
MUST....ACQUIRE....ONE....CENTER....FIELDER....PER...SEASON....MINIMUM!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
One person we can call a CF
Even if they don’t have legs any more, just stumps
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
LOL JAX
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
that was the awesome thing
we could have used the compensation pick for Mike stanton on…. Mike Stanton.
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Jesus that would have ruled
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You don’t replace Mike Stanton… you just reload.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If you want to feel better
Dude strikes out a ton, and hadn’t seemed patient before this season. He could be more Chris Davis than Jason Heyward.
I was promised lasagna.
I’d take Chris Davis over Charlie Culberson :(
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he's back in the minors
Davis, I mean, and deservedly so. They sent him down and called up Smoak. So at least another team has figured out that a good offensive player shouldn’t just sit in the minors while bums play in the majors.
by Duelling Brandos on Apr 27, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I recall wanting the Giants to pick Smoak over Posey. not sure I still do, but I think even the Giants would have called up Smoak by now.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think so too. But that is a team that already has a semblance of an offense, and they choose to do it. The Giants have no offense to speak of, and yet they dawdle with Posey.
by Duelling Brandos on Apr 27, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
This just in
Giants run by moranz
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I remember reading on some board a bunch of Rangers fans demanding that Cain would not have been enough to trade for Davis.
Darn.
Guess we’ll have to settle for Fielder, then.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t worry about any of this stuff; I saw a fanpost that said we’re defnitely winning the World Series unless Pablo Sandoval tries to run.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Yeah this is easy shit
Someone tweeted Henry Schulman about what to do with Pablo Sandoval when Conor Gillaspie comes up. Now that is a problem we should focus on.
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And then Charlie Culberson is hot on Gillaspie’s heels. It’s like McCovey/Cepeda all over again!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
great. one more thing to lose sleep over…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Looking at that guy’s Twitter feed, he also has approximately 30,000 messages, some of them in caps lock, demanding Posey and Bumgarner get called up.
Twitter: giving stupid, loud people access to marginal media figures since 2006.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
to be fiar
Schulman needs the help / education. This is a guy who keeps telling Bengie was the most “valuable” hitter on the team last year (or close to it) and that Lewis sucks.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
oh, and in OT news
I finally got into FSU’s English PhD program, with funding! The funding’s only good for four years, which isn’t ideal, but still! Hooray for not sitting around on my ass applying for shitty jobs anymore.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2010 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Congrats!
so, that postpones you applying for shitty jobs for four years then?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
There you go!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
So you weren’t applauding the good Doctor’s witty rejoinder?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry about the FLA thing, though.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Apr 27, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Finally some good news!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL YOUR ASS!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t do that until I get home from work. I will look for it!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Look for the guy with profile picture that looks like Chow Yun Fat
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Are you friends with that guy?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats!
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
They have doctorate-level seminars in asking if you want fries with that?
(said the guy in the Applied Theatre MA program)
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats jcb!
And I’m sure you can get plenty of grant/fellowship money when you’re writing your dissertation.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Once Mole is healthy we should trade him, Molina, Renteria and one billion dollars to the Marlins for Hanley Ramirez. Call up Buster Posey. Win the NL West, breeze through the playoffs, watch the WS parade, and then declare bankruptcy when the Marlins come a callin for that billion dollars.
I dare you to argue how this won’t work.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
any transaction over 1 Million dollars changing hands require commissioner office approval.
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lol my customer does this all the time. Anything over 10K requires capital budget approval, so they issue multiple POs for 9999 dollars each to use operations budget.
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My money laundering alarm just went off
Don’t tell me where you work
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
wow, yeah.
Of course, if the structured payments are still reported, then that’s ok.
I doubt that structuring like this would be an effective way of laundering money any more.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
it has nothing to do with money laundering, just left pocket right pocket. Companies do this all the time. Operations budget is “here, you have XXXX dollars to use this quarter”. capital approval takes months and requires 32472324872347 approvals.
At the end of the quarter, if you didn’t spend all of your operational budget, they look at your divison and say “humm, we gave you 500K, you only used 200K, that means you didn’t really need the other 300K, next quarter you get 200K”. Therefore all the customers want to spend their operation budget to the max.
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yes, I get that
there are federal rules that stipulate that transactions over 10K must be reported.
There are also federal rules that you cannot structure a larger payment into smaller payments to avoid the reporting requirements.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
yes but you can buy 5 sets of Qty 10 instead of 1 lot of Qty 50!
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I got ya
I’m just not saying
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
from my understanding, the reporting requirements do absolutely nothing to deter money laundering.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
what?
you’re joking right? Our banking system is perfectly regulated and safe….
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
ha ha
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Where is the billion dollars going to come from?
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
AIG
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
We can stall by backdating the check or forgetting to sign it.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
This won’t work because when Sanchez is healthy, Hanley Ramirez is already going to be retired.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 27, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
OFF TOPIC I FIXED MY DROID OH MY GOD YESSSSSS
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
IT DOES
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
What was the problem anyway?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 27, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried to roll it back to 2.0.1
to be able to mod it. And it froze halfway through and then my phone wouldn’t get past the bootloader. Yeah, that’s really nerdy.
But I fixed it yesssss. Unfortunately it took windows to be able to do it :/
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Is that similar to jail-breaking an iPhone?\
/only speaks iPhone OS
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 27, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
kinda sorta
i used a program that apparently motorola themselves use to access the phone’s hardware. So if it gets screwed up, you are pretty much SOL. Fortunately it wasn’t totally ruined.
Rooting a droid lets you install stuff that lets you overclock it to run faster, tether the connection through wifi..all kinds of fun stuff.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Sounds pretty similar to jail-breaking which bricked my phone quite a few times. It was pretty scary.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 27, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
and now you can see the entire Princess Leia message?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Was it the motivator?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
This R2 unit has a bad motivator!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey can you finish talking to the gay golden robot, we are trying to talk some baseball here.
/auto-defenestrates
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Apr 27, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: video help
The video highlights on MLB.com don’t seem to work on my computer. Actually, most videos don’t seem to work on my computer anymore.
Anyone know any solutions to this?
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 2:45 PM PDT reply actions
you’re gonna have to be a little more specific than that….
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Most videos that use flash don’t work on my computer (a Vista). I’ve tried re-installing flash, but it still doesn’t work.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
adblock can mess with them sometimes
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I don’t have adblock.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
computer.. not.. video.. works.. in.. get it?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
/Bruce Bochy nods
/Earth’s gravitational field is significantly influenced.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
CF Rownads
2B Sanchez
3B Pablo
1B Huff
LF DeRosa
C Posey
RF I have no fucking idea
SS Uribe
P Russ Ortiz
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
How did Posey sneak in there?
Bowker in right. Honestly, I think he’s back in Fresno when Sanchez returns, but I’m hoping the Giants DFA Velez.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Apr 27, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
hope vrooms eternal
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I can't help but wonder
if someone in the FO wants Sanchez on defense so that Matt Cain can lose by one run instead of three.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
No one cares about Matt Cain.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 27, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
He beats his girlfriend.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
At least he knows how to beat someone.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Apr 27, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
are we back to Rhianna chose Matt Kemp because she’s always liked guys who can hit again?
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lol
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
OT -- WTF is wrong with this guy
Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland apologized to Dallas Cowboys first-round draft pick Dez Bryant on Tuesday for asking whether his mother was a prostitute during a pre-draft visit.
Seriously? WTF?
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maybe he was looking for some action…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ireland’s assistant also apologized for shouting “OOOH SICK BURN!” after Ireland’s remark.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
LOL for realzies.
/auto-defenestrates
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Apr 27, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Stafford whined last year
when SF’s draft people asked him about his parents’ divorce but Jeff Wales takes the cake.
Win the inning.
Adopted home of Renteria - celebrated World Series hero...of 1997
by Scooter Ellis on Apr 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Wales...ISWYDT
Well played
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
I wouldn’t compare an NFL draft interview to a normal job interview. most firms aren’t going to pay you millions just to work there (before your started and guarantee most of it if you flame out) and there’s all sorts of probing and prodding and weighing you in your underwear in front of a crowd of people, Wonderlick tests, etc – Is it any wonder that they want to know every detail of your life and upbringing, even if it offends nearly everyone’s sensibilities, before giving you all that loot?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Apr 27, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
FREE BOWKER
Torres CF
Renteria SS
Sandoval 3B
Huff 1B
DeRosa LF
Molina C
Downs 2B
Schierholtz RF
Wellemeyer P
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 3:08 PM PDT reply actions
Fresno
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay no Velez!
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
he made his MLB debut June 16, 1986. I was barely 11 years old.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, you’re younger than me?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure you’ve been surprised by that before.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
/takes off glasses.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
6/16/1986
I was in a real dark place during that time of my life, not yet mentally and physically developed.
I was -3 months old.
Win the inning.
Adopted home of Renteria - celebrated World Series hero...of 1997
by Scooter Ellis on Apr 27, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t even alive then.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU DAMN KIDS STAY OFF MY LAWN!!!
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
Holy smokes!
It is official. I am a dirty old man.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes =/
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I was 19… and skinny! But pretty much unconcerned with baseball I must admit.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
(---) 9 months old
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
The day Moyer retires...
…I will be older than every player in major league baseball.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
Take hart...
it is possible Julio Franco might be brought back for a bit next season to keep his playing in every decade streak alive.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at - 25%
That would be awesome.
I was just looking at baseball-reference’s age-based similarity comparison for Franco’s last season at age 48. Phil Niekro is in the top 10 despite the fact that their similarity score is zero. There are very ver few comparables for a 48-year old major league player.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
The Giants do need a 1B...
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Trevor Hoffman
A mere lad of 42.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
NOW WAIT JUST A MINUTE THERE YOUNGIN!!
43!
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
You're right
I got it from the B-R page without realizing that was NL only.
Omar Vizquel is also 43, having had his birthday 3 days ago. Happy 43rd Omar!
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
* sigh*
Why not play DeRosa at left so we can get Bowker over Downs?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Apr 27, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
D'aww
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLefties can't hit lefties
Also, LOL Bowker
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
at this point, I don’t see the Giants messing with Pablo by moving him to first. He’s holding down third, just fine.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
they’ll leave him at 3rd until he becomes Panda the Hut.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you. I was just getting careless.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
to the Sarlak Pit with you!!!
/auto-defenestrates
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Apr 27, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
*Sarlacc
I mean, if we’re nerding out here…
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I do not think Pablo has looked good at all at 3rd.
Could be just me though.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Pablo is really being overrated as a defender. He’s very good at some things, but overall it’s not looking very well.
I was promised lasagna.
i really don’t know what he’s done “wrong” to be honest…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
He just doesn’t have a lot of range. He tries to make up for it by diving all the time, and when it works it looks great, but overall I don’t think he’s catching as many balls as most 3B would.
I was promised lasagna.
This.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 27, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
True that, i mean, he’s almost like an average or below average fielder, his weight doesnt fit the position, but to be honest, he’s got some athleticism, so at this point i don’t mind where he’s at, i trust him more at 3rd than i do 1st
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
also jct's advice of the day : never tell your wife / gf / SO that she hasn't lost weight
trust me on this one.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
best thing to do
structure telling her that she’s lost weight into many, frequent tellings, rather than one big one.
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
You know what you doing.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
just stop feeding her
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Apr 27, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
“You’re looking fat lately. Fat like a FOX!”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
But be forewarned that I am wearing a straw hat and holding a stopwatch while currently typing.
UZR is useless this early in the year, but I doubt it looks any better than what my lyin’ eyes are telling me.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s perfectly fair to say he’s a below average defensive 3B.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
IAWTC
He was below average last year as well, but his bat was so valuable at 3rd and his defense was passable so he didn’t need to move.
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It seems like everytime I see the ball hit to him he has either bobbled it or thrown the ball over Huff’s head. OR the ball is hit towards the line, and he makes what would be a routine play for anyone with range an infield hit because it takes him forever to stab it and set and throw.
I love Pablo and think he is pretty damn athletic for his size and does an admirable job over at third, but he is NOT even an average defender at 3rd. Nor is he great. Sorry Kruk, you’re wrong.
I can agree with with this. I just see his stick and consider is “D” to be “good enough”. Third base right now is needs improvement almost as much as the #1, #2 & #3 starter slots do on this club. Thus I think 2 things. 1) Messing with 3rd bse is a quick ticket to degrade the team. 2) is what Big Head would most inclined to due with he have a mostly healthy Uribe, Renteria & F. Sanchez on the 25 man.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at - 25%
Yes
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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You definitely don’t look good at 3rd.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
This is true
Although even I may have more range!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Those Easy Bake ovens are really getting to look authentic
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL DODGERS
NEW YORK — Dodgers right-hander Vicente Padilla won’t be able to throw a baseball for a week to 10 days after being diagnosed with an irritation of the radial nerve in his right forearm following an MRI exam on Monday.
That fact alone probably means Padilla will be lost beyond May 8, the first day he is eligible to return from the 15-day disabled list.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
and he's their ACE!
they’re screwed!
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Noah Lowry can refer him to a surgeon…
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
/removes rib
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
That was Adam, not Noah.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
bow chicka bow wow
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
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Fools and Sages
First time I saw that pic I thought it was Zachary Quinto
I've got just three words for you: Duck The Fodgers
First time I saw it I thought it was Johnny Damon
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Actually...
i prefer the one when i walk into the Goggin Ice Center and his picture is up there on the wall of him carrying the stanley cup, him and Kevyn Adams
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Still funny.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
RIP
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Apr 27, 2010 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Padilla doing his best Edward Cullen imitation
Young girls swoon run
Win the inning.
Adopted home of Renteria - celebrated World Series hero...of 1997
by Scooter Ellis on Apr 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I say Uribe returns to supersub
Gets 3 starts a week backing up 2B-3B-SS until someone breaks again.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
Poor A’s. Even though they are actually doing just fine.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 27, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
wow… he was their ACE wasn’t he? really sucks for people with him on POKEMONZ
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I had him and DLR on one team – bad weekend for me…
by Rook Takes Pawn on Apr 27, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me or are there an unusually large number of players, esp. pitchers, on the DL right now?
This is not a signature.
Nelson Cruz is on the DL now too?!?!?
by Rook Takes Pawn on Apr 27, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
crap
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on up and greet the Mets......
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Nice
Dodgers losing and my pokemonz pitcher throwing six shutout innings!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
jonathan sanchez being mentioned on espn right now by buster olney
fan of giants, warriors, 49ers
by warriorsalltheway on Apr 27, 2010 3:42 PM PDT reply actions
EAST COAST BIAS
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
He just said Sanchez hasn't given up a hit against lefties all year.
I’m impressed
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Apr 27, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
GIANTS WIN WORLD SERIES IN FIVE!
mccovens response—shoulda won in four…
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Apr 27, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh this made me sad....
Just looked at the Rockies schedule to see their projected starters against us for this upcoming series:
Fri, Apr 30 @ San Francisco 10:15 PM Cook (1-2) Zito (3-0)
Sat, May 1 @ San Francisco 4:05 PM Chacin (0-0) Cain (0-1)
Sun, May 2 @ San Francisco 4:05 PM Rogers (0-0) Sanchez (2-1)
Mon, May 3 @ San Diego 10:05 PM Jimenez (4-0) Correia (3-1)
:(
Jimenez will probably start against us on Sunday. I can’t imagine them starting Chacin and Rogers back to back. They’ll probably skip the 5th starter and let Jimenez go on normal rest.
LOL @ Correia 3-1
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Maybe. They might have to go with this though with the Hammel and DLR out.
Correia has had some ridiculous run support thus far, but still I wish we had kept him to be our 5th starter last year. He would be a lot better than Wellemeyer.
Run support for Correia:
9.26 runs per game
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Knows how to win
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
They should butcher Renteria
And let the rest of the team feast upon his flesh.
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 3:57 PM PDT reply actions
The only option.
Uribe at SS.
Sanchez at 2B.
Renteria is benched.
Or… if I’m Bruce Bochy
Renteria at SS
Uribe will become a “super sub” and Mark DeRosa will get days off for taking pitches.
Okay guys, Fred Lewis is hitting.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
SINGLE
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOO
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Bucholz is not a good-looking dude.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
You don’t look so good yourself plus your eyes scare me.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Whatever, man. I have well-proportioned, soft features.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
ADVANCES TO SECOND ON AARON HILL’S GROUND OUT!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Lies. That’s where the money lies.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Are they rare or well done?
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at - 25%
Rare, in his case.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I do believe there is perchance some financial renumeration located in said ribeyes.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Apr 27, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
LET’S LET THE TRADE MARKET PROVE THAT IT’LL NEVER HAPP…. oh, shit….
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d just like to LOL in the face of whoever was arguing with me in this thread:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/4/8/1410810/is-fred-lewis-really-injured#34141982
[Fred Lewis] could probably start on a few teams without much competition.
Do you mean major league baseball teams? Can you indicate, in support of your statement, which of them have offered to send the Giants some major-league bench players for him, or reasonable minor-league prospects for him? Don’t teams want league-average players and prospective starters, such as many McC posters apparently think Lewis is? Are ALL the GMs either numbskulls or guys whose teams control a roster’s worth of above-average outfielders? Are they all irrational Fred-haters whom Missing Barry would not like very much?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
without opening the link
that sounds like GRM
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Yeah, well, the guy who said that also hated on Winnie the Pooh or something.
Am I, as an old coot, missing some darkly satiric allusion in "I has a sad," or should I continue to be reminded, as I am when presumed adults slump into baby talk, of Dorothy Parker’s New Yorker review (as "Constant Reader") of an A. A. Milne book: "Tonstant weader fwowed up"?
As to FLew’s above averageness, I imagine that MLB must be like Lake Wobegon in having all its players above average, since no one save the Jays apparently wanted Lewis at all. The Toronto GM radiated pretty dim enthusiasm, explaining that he wanted Lewis because of L’s being an experienced bench player, whom "we felt … was an upgrade maybe over what we have currently." I particularly like the "maybe" here.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 27, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't count on it
It’s a PTBNL or cash consideration. Cash consideration can’t be more than $100K or something like that, so the fact that it’s even given as an option implies that we’re talking about a very fringy prospect.
I was promised lasagna.
So last 2 Aprils ago Davis, this April Flew?
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at - 25%
The Limit On Cash Considerations Is $1M Not $100k.
Even this can be succeeded with the approval of the commissioner.
by giantsrainman on Apr 27, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see why he would approve it.
But anyway, PTBNL or CC usually meas it’s not a real prospect.
I was promised lasagna.
Well, there’s always a chance the “not a real prospect” ends up developing into a good player for the Giants.
Rich Aurilia wasn’t a big prospect I think.
Neither was our starting 3B
BA rankings of Pablo Sandoval
2008-Not listed; 2nd on the catching depth chart behind JAX
2007-Not listed; 2nd on the 1B depth chart behind Travis Ishikawa
2006-#15
2005-#27
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
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Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Mueller
I’m assuming
But I imagine he was behind the guys like Keith Williams, Jacob Cruz, and Dante Powell. And Steve Soderstrom… dan Carlson?
How recently?
I don’t read BP too much, though I have started to follow their top 10 lists.
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
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Oh, well I'll be
good call KG
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Good thing were all his relatives
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Apr 27, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, that’s what i meant
But i’m sure most people have a lot more of a mix than you’d think, just going back a couple thousand years
Probably, but Africans in general are likely the least mixed.
Though I’m sure a high percentage of African Americans have white ancestors. Maybe even most.
I was promised lasagna.
I would say at least 90% have some white in them.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Apr 27, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
/white bats
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Apr 27, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
TRADED FOR CASH
That means you suck!
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
babe ruth?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Apr 27, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently, Bone Chips is not a Babe Ruth fan
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
grr
yep, he’s probably good enough to be on almost any major league team in some capacity.
just not the Giants.
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I think he’s started all but one game since he got there.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Encarcion Is Still On The DL
When he returns Batista is expected to return to RF (from 3B) returning Snider to LF and Lewis to the bench.
by giantsrainman on Apr 27, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
FRED LEWIS SCORES!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
We need that type of run production
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I thought we placed our OBP guys on the DL and in Fresno.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
Even though I like Lewis, Bowker is VERY overrated by people on here.
The only reason he looked good in spring training is because he played EVERY game, even against crappier teams, so his stats were a bit higher than others.
He’s really not worth holding onto.
In 2009, his first full season of AAA...
…Bowker went .342/.451/.596 which (according to minorleaguesplits.com calculations) translates to an MLE of .288/.376/.466 . How is that not worth holding onto?
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
Because MLE Is BS
Actual MLB is all that matters.
by giantsrainman on Apr 27, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sigh.
Well, in that case, we should have hung onto Randy Winn, because he has a better MLB track record than either Bowker or Schierholtz.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
The thing does move around a lot.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at - 25%
There are always 3 or 4 conversations going on at once, or more at game time i think. I never post during games.
I think I've developed ADD thanks to McC.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Apr 27, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
I just want to go to SLEEP.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Super Lazy Entwined Elf Pounding?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 27, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that where you think you’ve had a really long, really great one night stand but like twenty years have gone by when you finally return to the outside world?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
barry looked better as Paula
Garlic fries 08
by operation carrot on Apr 27, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL FRED
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions
LOL ESPN Baseball Tonight Chat Poll
David Kull:
OK, shutting off the NL Cy Young poll. Pelfrey wins with 39 percent, followed by Jimenez with 30 percent and Lincecum with 16.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
jeah right
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Apr 27, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL PELFREY
LOL METS
LOL EAST COAST BIAS
LOL ESPN
LOL APRIL
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 27, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
…
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
subject
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
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.
Dude gets WINZ and SAVEZ
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Oh Ben Sheets
lol. that is all.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
LOLIVER PEREZ
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 5:40 PM PDT reply actions
Remember when people were comparing him and Dirty
It’s fun to look back on those days and LOL
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
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LOLNEY!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
OT: twitter
great tweet war between keith law and some sausage phingered philly fan who thinks howard is god
I’d take him, even trade Fred Lewis for him…
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Apr 27, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Failbeard
I just like saying it!
/just sayin’….
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
ANOTHER FRED LEWIS AT BAT!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 27, 2010 6:11 PM PDT reply actions
Prospect report for Lewis
http://minnesota.scout.com/2/323120.html
I wrote this 5 amd a half years ago when it was sfdugout.com and not scout.com. I thought they still tried to make you pay to read the prospect reports but I guess not.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch . . . .
All the Molina doubters should now be running away in shame, yes? After all, he’s hitting .308. And Nate Schierholtz is now assured of winning the batting crown with a .344 season average.
What’s that you say? Too limited a set of samples? Then how and why is it OK to damn Edgar Renteria on more or less the same amount of data?
Renteria is hitting .327 on balls in play, and is at roughly his career levels in power and walks. What is hurting him is his strikeouts, at 19.1%; but historically, his SO rate is only 12.9%, and there’s no reason from his recent past to suspect that he has suddenly gotten worse. So, as it looks right now, given a little more time he’ll reach about his career averages, which will make him, for a shortstop, a somewhat better than decent hitter.
The thing to do, as I have said before, is to give Renteria, Uribe, and Sanchez roughly 2/3 play time each divided up between the two middle-infield positions. Uribe, given the chance to play regularly, is a good hitter, but not quite up to Huff’s level, so why in effect substitute Uribe for Huff? (Which is what Uribe on 3B and Panda at 1B amounts to.)
This team needs to do only two things right away to up the offense: bring Posey up and let him catch regularly, and acquire a good-hitting corner outfielder. (I say “only” not that those moves would make the team a powerhouse, but because they would plug the really black holes.) There is still about a 2.06% chance that Schierholtz is a much-improved hitter, but I wouldn’t make my plans on that basis.
Do you suppose the Rockies are dumb enough to take BM in a trade? For, say, a second-string batboy?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
You say BM and I think Bowel Movement.
Come to think of it I might not have been THAT far off this time.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at - 25%
by daveinexile on Apr 28, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Just so, just so.
(I think I was more nearly explicit on some other thread.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
It would be nice to have a consistent lineup we could count on every day but I believe we have ten players who should be getting consistent playing time. Really 11 if you count Whiteside subbing for Molina every few days.
DFA Torres or Velez. Keep both on the bench as much as possible.
Rowand CF. Backed up by Torres unfortunately. Though I would love to see Nate get some starts here against RHP.
Bowker, Derosa and Schierholtz slpit time at the corner outfield positions.
Uribe, Renteria, and Franchez split time at 2nd and SS.
Pablo, Uribe, Huff split time at 3rd and 1st.
My preference would be to bench Nate but he has been playing RF so well (especially at Mays Field) that its hard to bench him consistently. His value at the plate is below replacement in my opinion. He has like 4 infield hits and is still swinging at the same crap he was last year. Bowker would be perfect for LF. But that brings up the problem with where to put Derosa. I would love to see them all out there against RHP with Rowand taking days off and Nate in CF. But the fact is Derosa is old and his wrist hurts so Bowker should get plenty of chances to play for both Nate and Derosa.
Also:
Uribe is old, Renteria is old and Franchez is old and Huff is kind of old too. Someone is going to get hurt (most likely Franchez again) and this argument wont be worth the Kb’s we spent on it.
No one here gets out alive.
I dunno what some of you are talking about....
If they didn’t screw sanchez’s shoulder up, he’s going to be a great fit into this lineup. Unlike all the other giants hitters, this guy actually knows how to hit to all fields and work a count. he may not hit .340 like we all want, but this man brings the intangibles that are so important in baseball to winning a division and winning a championship. He has been hidden from baseball for being apart of the Pirates, one of the worst teams of the past 15 years, but it’s the little things like being able to sacrifice guys over. And not just by bunting, but by hitting the ball to the right side of the infield when a man is on 2nd, or making sure he drives the ball into the outfield when he has a sacrifice chance. This guy is going to bring the smarts of hitting to a lineup that hasn’t a clue about the science of hitting and moving guys over and where the strike zone is.
And Huff is going to be the odd man out. Sanchez only brings depth to the lineup. When a righty is out there you’ll see huff at first, Uribe or Sancez at 2nd, Renteria at SS, and Sandoval at 3rd. If a lefty is out there, you got Sandoval at 1b, Sanchez at 2nd, Renteria at SS, and Uribe at 3rd. You absolutely cannot be upset about bringing in a former hitting champ, career .300 hitter, and a gold glove caliber defensive player. And whoever wrote this article couldn’t have been more wrong about 2nd base defense. In spring training I witnessed 10 games in Scottsdale, and watched the 2nd base commit more then 10 errors in those 10 games. And the middle infield, particularly the 2nd base spot, turns double plays worse than little leaguers. We can’t expect Uribe to hit this well all year, and even if he does, he’s going to need some rest. In general, besides Sandoval, we’ve got an old infield. Depth and rest can never hurt a team competing for a championship, which i truly believe we can do. Sanchez coming back is going to allow us to keep our older infield rested and healthy for when we need them most, September and October. LETS GO GIANTS!!!!!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
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