Brian Sabean, God's trying to tell you something
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 25, 2010 12:56 PM PDT
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PrintLast Thursday, you were just about to make a deal for David DeJesus of the Royals. That night, he crashed into a wall trying to catch a Derek Jeter liner. He's now out for the season.
You turned your attention to Corey Hart. Friday, he too hit a wall, and hasn't played since.
You brought up Eugenio Velez. So what happened? We all know what happened.
Everyone says we need a bat. Preferably a left-handed power hitter, a guy who can play right, left or first. You've been trying to get one. They keep dropping like flies.
Someone's trying to tell you something.
And here's what that Someone is trying to tell you.
Stop it. You don't need to make a trade. Our minor league system is pretty bare; you don't need to further deplete it. As it happens, you have, currently under contract and on the 40 man, the answer to your problems. He's a left handed hitter with pop, can play right (not well), left and first. And he's completely tearing up AAA, not for the first time.
His name is John Bowker.
When Panda's finished with his business back home, you can send Rohlinger back down. We won't, at that point, need an infielder. Then bring up Bowker.
This is not, remember, from me, or from the McCoven generally.
This is a message from a much higher power than any of us.
Bring up John Bowker and tell Bruce Bochy that he needs to play, 4 starts a week minimum.
You won't be sorry.
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A message from the Lord!
God be praised.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Jul 25, 2010 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Brian Sabean in his office...
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
by WalrusMan on Jul 25, 2010 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I nearly soiled my armor.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t you blaspheme in here, don’t you BLASPHEME in here!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You better think!
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 Jul 26, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
My cat yowls every morning to be let in.
I let him in, he takes a shit, drinks some water, maybe eats something, i don’t know, I’ve stopped watching, then he’s yowling again, wants back outside.
We have mice. Lots of mice. Colonies.
What the hell good is he? And what does he do all day?
You guys want a cat?
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 27, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I like John and all but he simply has not done the job in the majors.
Get well soon Velez. (just not too soon)
What is Bochy ball? It is how the game of Baseball should be played. The right way. Aggressive. No wasting outs. Dirty Grit. Experience trumps talent when talent does not work hard. Stats are irrelevant. Past performance means nothing. Veteran presence. What the hell have you done for me lately. Playing the hot hand. It is what is. All of this encompasses the true essence of Bochy ball.
Respect Bruce Bochy.
by Bochy Ball on Jul 25, 2010 2:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
If Bowker actually got to play instead of pinch hitting..
…we might actually finally settle this question once and for all.
That defense is all the more reason to leave him in AAA.
If he sucked in the majors before because he was sitting on the bench and pinch-hitting, maybe he’s not the best candidate to call up to sit on the bench and pinch-hit?
My son is Madison Bumgarner, the Invisible Shark of pitching prospects. My other son is a Porsche.
Plus he could play everyday. We don’t need Burrell in the lineup, Travis is ok but I don’t see him being a piece longterm and Huff can go back to 1st, Andres in CF and Schierholtz in RF. There’s room for everyone. And I’d rather see Rohlinger in the lineup rather than Mole and Renteria at this point. I like Freddy’s Defense but he’s just been struggling so much at the plate he needs some time off.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
Yes, I believe tossing out LFers with OPSs around .800 has long been a popular move ’round these parts.
Me? I’d rather maybe not dismantle a lineup that’s been winning a fair number of ball games based on the precept that a guy who’s been pretty bad in the majors is secretly really good.
My son is Madison Bumgarner, the Invisible Shark of pitching prospects. My other son is a Porsche.
I’m still rooting for the guy, but I’ve pulled the plug on my Bowkermania. He was meh pre-2009, he’s been sub-meh in the majors, and his current Fresno line is fine but not MLB-starter-worthy. 450 brilliant plate appearances in the PCL last year just isn’t enough to hang one’s hat on.
Just saying, last night
First and second, no out, pitchers’ spot up, who would you rather see PH? Rohlinger or Bowker. Okay, Roh was up to bunt. Really? Down two runs, you want to give up one of the three outs you have left?
Me, I want Bowker up. Then I can tear my hair out when he taps weakly into a 4-6-3. But maybe he rips one into the gap. In fact, in my alternate universe where good things happen, that happens.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 27, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
+1
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 27, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
The Thing About Bowker
One way or the other the Giants should know by now whether or not Bowker is the answer to anything, but because of their Bork-headedness, the answer is unknown. I’d love to see him in the SF lineup for an extended period of time. Schierholtz has shown what he can and can’t do. Bowker should get the same (or better, really) chance. Seems unlikely that Bowker gets an opportunity when the Giants are winning, though.
Half-agree.
I don’t think the results are all in yet on Schierholtz. (Did anyone notice that in Sunday’s game, after his hit, he was standing on first and rubbing his right shoulder, apparently in some discomfort there?) I for one would like to see some more Schierholtz steady play time, but Ishikawa’s 15 minutes of fame are blocking him (along with, probably, some bias on Bochy’s part).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Bochy's bias
became incontrovertible after TI’s go-ahead hit last night. He’ll never not start against a righty again.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Life isn't always fair
I know everyone feels like Bowker hasn’t had a chance, but I think that’s just the way it goes in the big leagues sometimes; you have to make the most of your opportunities, wherever they come.
I doubt Bowker gets put in any sort of starting role again, but he’ll get his chance, much like the ABs eventually came for Ishi.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Bowker is, potentially, too good of a hitter to just allow to rot in AAA. Yes, it’s all potential so far. But it’s more potential than Manny Burriss, or Ryan Rohlinger, or Ben Copeland, or Tyler Graham (just random examples). Brandon Belt might currently exceed John in potential, but no one else in the organization does, imho. It’s absolutely criminal, in a hitter-starved organization like SF’s, that we haven’t already given Bowker a full shot at establishing himself.
It’s not just the current situation, nor the results. It’s the fundamentally flawed process that I detest. We’re desperate for good hitters, and particularly sluggers. We should have a much better process to discover and nourish those kinds of players.
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
Like may not be fair
But I prefer life not to be stupid… and keeping bowker in triple A is quite stupid
by eldingo on Jul 25, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Like isn’t fair either… and don’t even get me started on love. What a bastard.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
John Bowker is one of the Giants 3 best OFs
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
by Gobroks on Jul 25, 2010 7:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Too late Bowker is slumping again
went 0-5 for the second game in a row
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Luke Scott
/keeps driving this train unless it crashes
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Can I jump on this train?
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
You better check out Luke Scott’s home-road splits before you get on this trainwreck. The guy’s strictly a Camden Yards creation.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 26, 2010 8:05 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Please read this
different player, but the themes still apply
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Topic rec'd
While I am not convinced Bowker is the answer, I’m all for giving him a good shot.
But mainly, I rec’d this fanpost because it’s brilliantly written. Sabean, you can dismiss the Lunatick Fringe, but you’d better not be dissing God.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
God needs to tell Brian that he should trade for some bullpen help.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 8:39 AM PDT reply actions
God's working on it. Oil spill first; Will Ohman's next on His list
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 26, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I thought this post was going to be about.
I also think they still need a backup infielder much more than a backup outfielder.
/RyRohl bias
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
John Bowker
OPS vs RHP – 1.038
OPS vs LHP – 0.681
Platoon with Burrell please!
No one here gets out alive.
Great read.
I little late to the party but a lot of fun. Thanks.
/ tips cap
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
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