Eric Surkamp to start on Saturday
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 26, 2011 3:36 PM PDT
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Print| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | G | GS | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A--Rk | 5.71 | 7 | 4 | 17.1 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2.6 | 11.9 | 4.60 |
| 2008 | 20 | Giants | ARIZ | Rk | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 18.9 | |
| 2008 | 20 | Salem-Keizer | NORW | A- | 6.43 | 5 | 4 | 14.0 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 10.3 | 3.20 |
| 2009 | 21 | Augusta | SALL | A | 3.30 | 23 | 23 | 131.0 | 129 | 48 | 6 | 39 | 169 | 2.7 | 11.6 | 4.33 |
| 2010 | 22 | San Jose | CALL | A+ | 3.11 | 17 | 17 | 101.1 | 79 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 108 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 4.91 |
| 2011 | 23 | Richmond | EL | AA | 2.02 | 23 | 22 | 142.1 | 110 | 32 | 5 | 44 | 165 | 2.8 | 10.4 | 3.75 |
| 4 Seasons | 2.89 | 70 | 66 | 392.0 | 341 | 126 | 17 | 110 | 465 | 2.5 | 10.7 | 4.23 | ||||
Yes, please. Things I'm aware of:
- Eric Surkamp is 24, which is a bit old for a pitcher who hasn't pitched above AA.
- The Eastern League is a pitchers' league.
Something else I'm aware of.
- Dan Runzler could walk Wily Mo Pena five times in the same game
So if I'm looking to win a game, here's my organizational preference:
Lincecum
Cain
Bumgarner
VogelsongSanchez
SurkampZito
Runzler
Uh, I don't know, like, Matt Yourkin?
Ryan Verdugo
Here be dragons
And it isn't especially close, though I could be talked into Runzler over Zito, and possibly Surkamp over Sanchez depending on how tomorrow's start goes. Even without that, though, I'm almost certain that Surkamp is one of the five best healthy starting pitchers in the Giants organization. It doesn't hurt that he seems like a swell guy, too. Can't wait to watch him pitch.
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J. Sanchez is going to be pissed if this guy sticks like Vogelsong did after Zito got hurt.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 26, 2011 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the Giants would love for SurKKKKKKKKKKKKamp to stick
so they can shed Sanchez’s arb 3 salary.
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I'd say there's a 85% chance Sanchez isn't back in 2012.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 26, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I would hold off on that. Surkamp still needs to prove he can pitch above AA before we anoint him.
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I highly doubt that the Giants could get any more value than Sanchez on the FA market.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Zito’s still around.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
If anything, Zito should be the one to go. Sanchez > Zito
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
$$$
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Right
Sanchez is in his last year of arb. Zito, for better or worse, is already paid for.
He won’t get much of a raise this year. His salary is also a sort of investment into his upside. One year contracts don’t hamstring the payroll, especially since the WS money will have fully percolated through the organization by next year.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
It doesn't hamstring the payroll
But that’s an extra $8M. That could buy a SS and a backup C.
I don’t think either of those will be necessary next year. The organizational options (Crawford and Hector Sanchez) will have graduated, or be close to doing so. Your point about the money is well taken, but it’s my belief that an $8 million investment in Sanchez is about as good as we can get.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Yeah, but they might get it for less than 6-7 million
Look what happened with Voglesong. And while Voglesong is absolutely been the exception and I do not ever expect them to get a pitcher like that on a minor league FA deal, they have generally done well with Minor league deals lately.
Uribe, Voglesong, Torres all huge contributors signed for nothing the past two years. I am probably forgetting someone. seems like there was someone else.
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I don’t want to rely on a minor league signing to pitch every fifth day for a contender when there are better options available.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
He’s probably pitched his last game in a Giants uniform. It’s too bad.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I understand that he’s having a bad year, but he’s still not as bad as people make him out to be.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
There’s just no room for him.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I don’t see that argument at all. Surkamp should probably start next year in AAA, barring injuries. If the Giants do face some injuries, Surkamp is a perfectly capable 6th starter. Zito is really the expendable one.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
That doesn't make sense
Counting Surkamp, there will be seven starters next year. Surkamp can stay in the minors. Obviously the front four are here to stay. It comes down to Sanchez and Zito. Zito’s a sunk cost and Sanchez isn’t. They can get something for Sanchez and nothing for Zito. Why would they keep Sanchez?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
If they can make a trade for Sanchez and get fair value, then it’s fine. I imagine that Sanchez has more value to the Giants than anyone else right now, though. However, and his might sound like a weird thing to say, the money isn’t an enormous problem. A one year contract doesn’t have much risk, and a good Sanchez is well worth the gamble.
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I think that they should keep sanchez for next year, start him for the first half, see if he can bounce back to better form and then trade him mid-season. there’s alwasy plenty of contenders looking for pitching. Let Surkamp start the season in AAA then bring him up when Sanchy leaves. Obviously you don’t keep sanchez past next year cause FA/Boras.
And yes i am totally ignoring Zito. He is not an ML starter anymore.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Unless SurKKKamp just destroys ML hitters this year and forces the Giants hands I see no reason why we shouldn’t employ this plan.
Zito is a sunk cost. Let him pitch from the bullpen and fill in when injuries occur. SurKKKamp pitches in AAA and see how things sit in July.
by VizquelQuest on Aug 26, 2011 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
He doesn’t have value to the Giants because he’s an extra starter. Teams don’t keep six starters because it’s pointless and the sixth starter should be turned into something useful. Sanchez is that sixth starter.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
If the Giants keep Sanchez, he’s not the sixth starter. He is the sixth starter in the offseason, perhaps by monetary necessity, but when the roster breaks down, he’s still the fifth best pitcher in the organization. If everyone breaks camp healthy, Zito can be released, Surkamp is the 6th starter in the minors, and the Giants go on their merry way.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
It would be stupid to keep Sanchez over Zito.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I've gathered as much
I’ve explained why it would be stupid. Keeping Sanchez would cost more than Zito, because Zito is a sunk cost and Sanchez is not. Sanchez would bring something in return, and Zito would not.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
It is only stupid to keep Sanchez if there is a player that would provide more value who could be signed for the money he would make.
Until Rowand and Zito come off the books there probably isn’t enough cash to get a real impact player. I’d rather see Sabean make some short minor moves until they are gone, so we aren’t stuck with another Rowand.
by VizquelQuest on Aug 26, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
What?
He’ll be back in September.
"I give up that lead-off double, well, who cares? I'm about to get nasty." - Brian Wilson
He’s still in the walking boot. I haven’t heard any expected return date.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 26, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLINEUP
Cabrera ss
Keppinger 2b
Beltran rf
Ross cf
Belt lf
Tejada 3b
DeRosa 1b
Stewart c
Bumgarner p
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by Anonymous1337 on Aug 26, 2011 3:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
At least Belt’s in there.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 26, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
http://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/107220326903058432
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by troymccluresf on Aug 26, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Why?
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by troymccluresf on Aug 26, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hope this is a joke...
seriously?
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
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Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
I cleaned up the format
http://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/107220326903058432
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by troymccluresf on Aug 26, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
This Cabrera leadoff thing needs to stop
At least Belt is moved up to 5th. Him batting in front of Stewie and the pitcher was driving me nuts.
I was at the game Wednesday
Saw Cabrera leading off, and said “If he gets a hit to start the game he’ll be leading off for ten days”. He got a hit to lead off the game, then DP and a K. Just…wow.
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
He’s leading off because he asked to lead off – he wanted more at-bats and Bochy said yes. Performance is apparently irrelevant.
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Oh dear. I wish you hadn’t.
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True. Thank you for that.
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Wait a minute . . .
Ross is hitting clean up?
Can this be true, or are you jerking us around, troy?
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 26, 2011 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't worry guys, Mark DeRosa will fix everything!
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by Rook Takes Pawn on Aug 26, 2011 3:43 PM PDT reply actions
Yes, let's not play our FIRST BASE prospect at first base, put him in left
And let’s put our 2009 Opening Day left fielder declining injury-prone veteran at first.
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by Rook Takes Pawn on Aug 26, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, Baggs wanted them to mix things up...
…I don’t think he meant put the Giants on an episode of “Will it Blend?” though.
by Ian A on Aug 26, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Ha!
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by troymccluresf on Aug 26, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I am not a violent man
But I do find myself wondering sometimes, will Bochy blend?
"Bruce Wayne is the Brian Wilson of Gotham." -DrDC
Also, because DeRosa can play LF.
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by Rook Takes Pawn on Aug 26, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
For better or worse, Belt will be playing left, even next year (assuming Huff will return). Probably best to just let him play left and get acclimated.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 26, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Today's lineup - ROWAND ISN'T IN IT!
Holy hell – progress? Except for that whole, DeRosa at 1b, Tejada at 3b thing. This is a FAIL waiting to happen.
Cabrera ss,
Keppinger 2b,
Beltran rf,
Ross cf,
Belt lf,
Tejada 3b,
DeRosa 1b,
Stewart c,
Bumgarner p
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Sweet.
The answer to benching Huff is starting Derosa. Wow.
don’t we have a guy who could play LF so Belt could play 1B?
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Wow.
Jut checked th 25 man.
OF
Rownads
Beltran
Ross
Nate
That’s it.
And assuming Nate can’t play that means there is no option if it isn’t Rowand.
That seems like a roster eff up to me.
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So more Darren Ford?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Well, Torres will be back this weekend and you might see Burrell.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That whole ’Let’s put Torres on the DL!’ thing sure worked out.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I almost believe that if Torres was back
Bochy would start Rowand instead of Belt just to maximize the Borkiness.
I feel like roster management has been made of fail all season.
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I was about to say
Second half last year was pretty decent. But then I remembered that they acquired Guillen and played him over Ross who they acquired by accident.
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Sabean should have either DFA’d Derosa, or DL’d Nate and called up an OF. Having Derosa out there is that bad of an idea.
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by Cody_ransom on Aug 26, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Somebody said in the earlier thread
That he can only play first.
Shoot me.
Cabrera at leadoff
Tejada at 3B
Derosa is not only on the roster, but he’s playing 1B.
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Rowand not playing is surprising
If he’s not playing against a lefty that’s a pretty big vote of no confidence. Could it be the end?
Where was that posted?
https://sfgiants.box.net/files/0/f/101247629/August
It’s not up on the press box yet.
You’re not very trusting of your fellow McCoven.
Hmpf.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 26, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, I'm just mildly annoyed with the front office
And it’s kind of nice to be annoyed with them for not posting the lineup to, I don’t know… maybe the press box? Before Twitter… instead of for management decisions.
That’s not to say there won’t be horrible… oh wait DeRosa is at 1B.
I think it's safer to say Surkamp is... almost official
“The Richmond Flying Squirrels this afternoon made a pitching change for tonight’s game at Akron. Eric Surkamp, who was expected to start, has been scratched, and he’s healthy”
That’s about as close to confirmation as you get without a press release.
Quite frankly, I rather have Huff at 1B than DeRosa (assuming Belt in LF).
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I realize he's A+ but...
Gary Brown’s 10 game BA is .409
Run him out to LF and stick Belt at 1B. Or bring up Pill, put him at 1B, and leave Belt in Left.
…but DeRosa? Really?
If Brown plays
He should be in CF unless Andres is in there. His CF defense is supposedly major-league ready.
Note: I would not call him up, but I actually wouldn’t mind if they like DFA’d Ford and brought up Brown after Sept 1.
I have heard pretty much the opposite. He has the speed and range, but he still needs to work on the finer aspects of his defense.
Anyway, Brown probably shouldn’t hit the bigs next year, let alone this one.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
You expect him to hit well in AA, then hit well in AAA, and get called up to the bigs all in one year?
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
He can skip a level.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
this
especially if he does well in AA next year, more than a few games in AAA is not a necessity (see Belt, Panda, Posey, Lincecum, etc)
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I expect him to start the year in Fresno
That’s been their pattern with top hitting prospects.
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Clutching at straws
Early this week, [Ramon] Hernandez was placed on waivers, meaning any team could claim him and his contract for the rest of the season. The Reds could let him go to any team claiming him or they could withdraw waivers if somebody claimed him and make a trade with the team that claimed him.
On Friday morning, the Reds withdrew the waivers, meaning somebody probably tried to claim him, probably the San Francisco Giants. The Reds and Giants still could make a trade involving Hernandez.
They have 48 hours after withdrawing waivers to make a trade and, surprise, surprise, a San Francisco scout was at Friday’s game.
And a deal would have to be made before September 1 to make it worth San Francisco’s while. A player has to be on the 25-man roster by August 31 to eligible for the playoffs.
"Everybody goes through waivers," said manager Dusty Baker. "Happens all year long. Who claimed Hernandez? I’d guess it was the Giants."
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Sooooooo Surkamp pitches tomorrow and depending on how it goes… they trade him for Hernandez on Sunday.
Nah
Brandon Belt and Gary Brown for Ramon Hernandez
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I think it is entirely more likely
That they trade Sanchez if Surkamp looks good. Hernandez for Sanchez would be a fairly even deal, except for the arbitration money.
Please oh please oh please oh please
But not for Surkamp.
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LOL Dusty
going to pull a diva and force the Reds GM to not trade Hernadez to the Giants.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 26, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
oh FFS
thanks for not doing it on June 1st.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 26, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Could you go to a bar and get some takeaway beers?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Where ya at?
In Norwich, they had a booze delivery service that stayed open until 4:00 a.m..
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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He’s in Cardiff, I think.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Ah! The home town of my good friend Trezza Azzopardi.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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You joke, but it is kind of a cultural hub. Ian McEwan went to school there, dammit!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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A minimum of research has revealed that Cardiff has its own booze delivery service.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’d say that’s more Norfolk than Norwich.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
From Passan's article on Yahoo
Only two hitters have stunk against every pitch. (And one of them isn’t Adam Dunn! Bless the curveball, against which he’s 2.2 runs ahead.) Shortstops Orlando Cabrera and Yuniesky Betancourt are the winners in the couldn’t-hit-a-softball sweepstakes.
Our leadoff hitter!
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Sometimes...I strike out in softball.
But I can turn around a 90mph fastball like nobody’s business.
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We can only hope.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 26, 2011 4:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Surkkkkkkkkkamp!
Ugh, Sandoval broken?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
the richmond squirrels game notes page
for tonight’s game which he was supposed to pitch says he is a healthy scratch. pretty sure he’s coming up!!
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Ray Fatto
“the fans can shut the hell up” talking about fans reaction to lineups everyday
shove a triple triple in you tripled chined mouth
wow
comparing Belt to a backup quarterback.
and that if you play a lineup of brown pill crawford belt etc you are not being loyal to the people that won you a world series.
LOL KNBR
That’s just horseshit.
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The lineup that won a WS are all on the DL or underperforming.
Get well soon, most of the Giants roster!
The fans watch teams to win, not to be nostalgic
But hey, I hear Barry Bonds and Will Clark are still in pretty good shape. Maybe that will solve our LF and 1B issue? After all, shouldn’t we be loyal to them too?
A lineup of Brown, Pill, and Crawford wouldn’t be very good.
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Compared to a lineup of Rowand, Cabrera & DeRosa it looks like the fucking '27 Yankees.
by younghutch on Aug 26, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
DeRosa and Rowand aren’t playing every day. Brown would displace Ross, and it’s a pretty clear bet that Ross is a much better hitter and defender than Brown at this stage in their respective careers.
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Absolutely right
You need to show your loyalty to the people who won you a world series by playing a lineup with Tejada, Cabrera, Keppinger, DeRosa, and Beltran.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Want us to shut the hell up?
Give us a lineup worthy of shutting the hell up about.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 26, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a direct quote?
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 26, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The shut the hell up about lineups was a direct quote
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Can you give me link?
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 26, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Curious to hear it in context…
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 26, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah… nvm.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 26, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun Fact
The Giants have scored 447 runs so far this season. DEAD LAST in the majors (4 behind the Sullivans).
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The Giants have also played two more games than the Mariners, which makes the fact even more fun!
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Saying Giants gave up on Belt because he wasn’t aggressive enough. I mean we knew this, but he’s saying his very inside team sources have expressed this.
Eff. This. Team.
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Inside her
Sleeping with sources to get info is unprofessional. Of course it must be Lou Seal. That slut!
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 26, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Takes too many pitches!
/triples on first pitch
Yeah
because we Don’t need a guy getting to a full-count then hitting a home run
To be fair,
I kind of felt like he was being too patient and he was sitting on good pitches that he probably should have swung at, but the overall production was still among the team leaders while he was up the first time and he basically duplicated Posey’s production from the year before in each players first 30 games.
All that said, being too patient is not a problem for a young player, especially on a team that can’t hit and is even more challenged at taking walks.
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By the numbers
Belt is slugging .606 for the month of August
The Giants are slugging .359
Conclusion?
Ratto is a troll.
Ratto doesn’t care. He’s just spouting recycled crap instead of taking the time to actually learn something. How this guy gets paid to talk about sports, I have no idea.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Carl Steward
#SFGiants Sandoval doesn’t know why he isn’t in lineup. He isn’t hurting, he said.
Oh.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Well, actually, I think Pablo is injured in about 10 different ways right now. Pablo may want to play, but the Giants need him healthy.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
never thought I say this but...
LOL PANDA
Wait…. What?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You trollin’ me, son?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Why oh why does Bochy hate us?
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 26, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Sandoval's got to have a day off sometime
I’m not happy about that, and without him the lineup is (even more) pathetic, but this is far from Bochy’s worst crime.
BTW has Panda started swinging from the right side again yet?
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m going to give Bochy the benefit of doubt here. Maybe he’s just forcing Pablo to take a day off.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I’m hoping this is the case.
It’s the only reasonable
Haha. I tried to use “reasonable” and “Bochy” in the same sentence and my hands spasmed.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
We know Pablo is weak from his right side and a strike-out machine left on left
Much as it pains me to see him out of the lineup, it makes sense.
Think about it
Huff sits and Belt plays, so Tejada and DeRosa must play.
At least LOL Rowand
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 26, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah.
He was clearly banged up last night.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 26, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
While it sucks that one of the three guys that can actually hit is out of the lineup, I am glad that he’s being given a day off. Guys need rest, even if they don’t admit it.
Plus, it’s better that he sits against the Astros than the Diamondbacks.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Well
We already know Panda has been playing hurt, he seems like he’ll take any opportunity to play as long as the doctors (begrudgingly or not) let him
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 26, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
So
Doesn’t bother me too much Boch is giving him a day.
It does annoy me that we don’t have much a pool of players to substitute him with though.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 26, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Surkamp and His Brethren
Rumor has it that the Giants are bringing up not only Eric Surkamp but three of his brothers, the star catcher Rocky Surecamp, the slugger Heinrich Sehrkampf, and most important, Rickety Sorecramp, who is the Designated DLer—he absorbs all the team’s injuries.
Not Baggs – still Steward (through Bagg’s blog).
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MASSIVE SHAKEUP
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Lineup shakeup: No Huff or Pablo and Belt starts vs. a left-hander bit.ly/pPpHbH
2 minutes ago
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
as mymclife said:
While it sucks that one of the three guys that can actually hit is out of the lineup, I am glad that he’s being given a day off. Guys need rest, even if they don’t admit it.
Plus, it’s better that he sits against the Astros than the Diamondbacks.
I agree.
This makes sense.
My first reaction was that I was pissed but now that I think about it Panda was very ginger yesterday. I was at the game yesterday and everytime he would slide or run he would get up slowly or start limping. I’d rather have a healthy Panda in the future.
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 26, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. He scared me a few times yesterday.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 26, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
UM, did you see that he said left-hander?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Massive Shakeup
Baggs banned from Giants clubhouse.
"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean
by Smotheredinhugs on Aug 26, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Massive Shakeup
Ratto orders at Dairy Queen.
by maysian on Aug 26, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can we start the beer and pizza party?
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
/mistakenly starts lemon party
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 26, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
We're in trouble. Surkamp won't know what pitches to throw:
24D: So let’s say you get called up and you’re pitching against the Cardinals and Albert Pujols comes up. What would you throw him?
ES: (laughs) I think I’d throw him whatever Buster Posey tells me to throw him.
…
Boy, is he in for some upsetting news.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Surkamp with one of those NFL helmet mics in his ear. Buster up in the luxury suite, nachos & beer everywhere.
by younghutch on Aug 26, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Buster would call the game while vacuuming for his wife and rocking the twins to sleep. How does he get the twins to fall asleep with the vacuum running? Buster Effing Posey, that’s how.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Is there anything he DOESN’T know??
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Buster doesn't seem like the nachoes and beer type.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 26, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants team record by month:
2011
March/April: 13-13
May: 16-12
June: 17-11
July: 15-11
August: 8-15
Total: 69-62 (131 games)
2010
April: 13-9
May: 14-14
June: 13-14
July: 20-8
August: 13-15
Total: 73-60 (133 games)
Hey, maybe the Giants are waiting to have their monster month in September!
Or maybe they’re going to keep sucking it up the remainder of the year!
/Riveting analysis is riveting
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
@extrabaggs
Andrew Baggarly
Pablo Sandoval out of lineup. Has a bad quad. Huff benched for DeRosa. Follow @stewardsfolly for updates today and tomorrow.
"For science. You monster."
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Steward said Pablo said he wasn’t injured
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
stewardsfolly: #SFGiants Sandoval doesn’t know why he isn’t in lineup. He isn’t hurting, he said.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Maybe the FO forgot to tell him.
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Maybe he meant that they hadn’t yet decided what injury he has.
“Pablo, you hurt.”
“I’ll let you know. Hey Boch!”
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Maybe Pablo and management disagree about whether the injury is severe enough to warrant a day off.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 26, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Jonathan Sanchez’s walking boot is Louis Vuitton (or at least has the logo). Of course.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.147757865311210.39066.138276492926014&type=1
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Somebody drew it on…. What is wrong with Louis Vuitton?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Amy G said Javy Lopez drew the logo on.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
It’s pretty awesome…. and funny..
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I thought so, too. I want to know the story behind it. And why is it that Javy can draw a perfect LV logo?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Is it possible to overdose on Viagra?
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 26, 2011 4:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
That indicates other problems.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
That just makes you Bruce Bochy.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Aug 26, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
So why the fuck isn’t Pablo playing?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
BECAUSE THE LINE-UP NEEDS MORE TEJADA AND DEROSA.
SHAKING THINGS UP!
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DID YOU FORGET ABOUT....
VETERAN GRIT?!
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 26, 2011 4:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Because Cabrera, Tejada, and DeRosa must play in the same infield at least once this year to drive everyone to the bottle.
ABSOLUT CLANKERY
Giants must’ve gotten a vodka endorsement deal.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
LOL RATTO!!!!
“Cabrera is an average hitting SS”
He’s by many measures the worst hitter in the major leagues regardless of position.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Average Hitting SS...maybe four years ago
he is a horrible defensive shortstop
Ray Ratto knows nothing about baseball.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Fixed
Ray Ratto knows nothingabout baseball.
Fixed
Ray Rattoknows nothing about baseball.is a walrus.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
not a fix more like my own creative opinion
Ray Rattoknows nothing about baseball. is a walrus.is a blue whale
No.
He knows where to find food.
When the apocolypse comes, I’m going to tag him with a GPS transponder.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Or we could eat Ratto. He could feed a small country.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Used as a condiment and not a main course he could feed China if mixed into enough rice
They taught me that in the Boy Scouts.
Possibly even China and India.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Is it wrong that I’m starting to feel hungry now… Fuck it… I’m going out to find some tasty breakfast here in the Philippines..
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Come on guys, this is the apocolypse were talking about.
Jim, your going to have to be happy with the rice in my in-laws basement and some dehydrated Ratto flakes
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Knows nothing about any sport
Except competitive eating and competitive being fat and ugly 24/7/365
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 26, 2011 4:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
My response to the lineup
The horror! The horror!
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
TEAM PIC
Link to full-size pic here: http://hotproxy02.twitpic.com/photos/full/382420451.jpg
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I lol’ed for real.
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..of what they used to be.
"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean
by Smotheredinhugs on Aug 26, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
YES!!
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 26, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay
The company photographer needs to be fired.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 26, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess this particular picture is just from the phone of whoever runs to SFGIants twitter though.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 26, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahah who is that in the top left corner?
They’re not looking at the camera
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 26, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I think so.
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 26, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that the actual picture, or just a shot from a different angle?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I’m guessing it’s from a different angle, but those shadows will be there regardless. Silly photog.
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I feel bad for Brandon Belt in this LOLINEUP
at least he will hit in a spot where ACTUAL runners might be on base
Fucking facepalm if there ever was to be a facepalm
@SFGiantsFans
San Francisco Giants
#SFGiants have the 2nd-most Ks from their starters (719Ks) in MLB, the most quality starts (86) but have the fewest runs scored in MLB (65).
"For science. You monster."
by KINGofCRA5H on Aug 26, 2011 4:31 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
65 is the number for August, I think.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I think maybe
That means runs scored by the starters. That would make more sense to me.
LOL facepalm x1000
This season has been an endless facepalm, and will require a rehab for the fans when it ends.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 26, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
LOOK ITS SOMETHING GOOD
@JohnSheaHey
John Shea
Romo in clubhouse, said he threw 20 pitches, lotta sliders, 3 k’s, 1 hit in Ariz. Expected back with giants Sunday.
"For science. You monster."
NEVER FORGET
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
by Cody_ransom on Aug 26, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
YAYAYAYAYAYAY!
stewardsfolly Carl Steward
#SFGiants Sergio Romo threw an inning in Rookie League game, k’d 3, threw 20 p, mostly sliders. “I’m rockin’,” he said. Sunday return likely
THIS MAKES ME MORE EXCITED THAN IT SHOULD… but these are some dark times.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Some day, we may refer to them as
Cold-blooded old times
"Bruce Wayne is the Brian Wilson of Gotham." -DrDC
Personally, I’d go with that Herbie Drago guy. Is he some relation to Dick?
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Carl Steward
#SFGiants Romo added that wife Chelsea is "pregnant as …. " could deliver any day, he said.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
BABY SERGIO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
i wonder if it's a boy or a girl
either way it should be throwing wicked sliders by october
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
WHY DIDNT WE KNOW THIS
WHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
You all know he has a son already, right? Rilen. He must be 6 or 7. He’s totally adorable.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I would imagine so.
So weird to think of Romo as a daddy.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
WHOA
who ever is starting for Richmond tonight in place of Surkamp just IMPLODED in the first inning.
Walk, Single, Single, Double, Walk, Sac Fly, Pop Out, Single… PItching Change. 5 Runs
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 4:43 PM PDT reply actions
lol with a bushy mustache and bushy eyebrows
by 49erEmpire on Aug 26, 2011 4:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
David Quinowski
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=quinow001dav
First career start, it seems
Sundrendy!
aw
poor guy. seems to have decent numbers too before today
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
wait we accidently DFA'd romo?
story please?
I forgot how terrible the team was. Aurilia, Roberts. Tyler Walker in the bullpen LOL
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 26, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just going to type… 3 years later and we still hate the offense.
(and dfa Romo comes up so often…I have it book marked)
3 years later, and the FO hasn’t done much to address the offense (thank goodness for Posey and Sandoval).
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Still going after the same, past their prime veterans
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 26, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Aw.
@Wheelerpro45 Zack wheeler
@ESurkamp congrats buddy. Best of luck to you.
1 hour ago
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Good clubhouse guy apparently.
Classy, and a good makeup . That’s like three of the 5 tools right there. And he’s a pitcher!
Sabes 5 tools:
Good clubhouse guy
Classy
Good Makeup
Agressive at the plate
Veteran Grit
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
WOOOO
@JohnSheaHey
John Shea
Surkamp will start tomorrow. Bochy just made it official and said it might be more than one start.
"For science. You monster."
Sigh
@stewardsfolly
Carl Steward
#SFGiants Nate Schierholtz took off walking boot for first time in 5 days, DL decision forthcoming
"For science. You monster."
What happens if he’s still on the DL after 9/1. Does that mean he can’t play in the playoffs?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
i think that's only for minor leaguers who haven't been called up before
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Whew
Thanks!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
From wiki
To be eligible for a team’s playoff roster a player must be on any of the following: (a) the 25 man active roster, (b) the disabled list, © the bereavement list, or (d) the suspended list as of August 31 at midnight
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Steward’s response to my Q about Pablo:
stewardsfolly Carl Steward
@quickpitch Pablo just taking a precautionary day with LHP starting. Available off bench.
Whew.
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Well that's official
CSNAuthentic Comcast SportsNet
#BREAKING: #SFGiants announce LHP #EricSurkamp to start Saturday cmcst.sn/aaancU #MLB
also confirmed by sfgiants twitter
SFGiants San Francisco Giants
LHP Eric Surkamp will start tomorrow for #SFGiants, making his Major League debut.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
In other news
http://sfgiants.box.net is useless for breaking news. Why does the team bother with a press box site when it runs 90 minutes behind?
If the Twitter feed is more immediate, then maybe you could use that and not complain about the press box site. I think that’s intended to be more a repository (and corporate sponsor thing) than a up-to-the-minute news source.
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Yeah Surkamp!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 26, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Reminiscing on 2010
Bench Molina for Buster Posey. It seems so reasonable, does it not? And such a simple idea – too easy, right? Yes, we all know about the reservations the Giants brass has when it comes to Posey’s pitch calling. And I can see why they’re a bit hesitant considering the strength of this team is the starting pitching.
We saw Eli Whiteside provide some exceptional defensive catching skills this past weekend in Toronto (and really, for the past two seasons), blocking potential wild pitch after wild pitch – it was really an impressive display. And let’s be honest, Eli Whiteside isn’t in the major leagues because of his stick – the guy is a very solid defensive catcher.
In other news: This has happened before, it will happen again. As it turns out, the Giants front office is somewhat predictable in their predilections.
The best part is the article's title:
“Fixing The Giants Hitting With RISP”
Perhaps Belt will provide the boost we need in the 5 slot (where he should have been all along)
THEY HAVE A PLAN
THERE ARE MANY COPIES
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
so say we all
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
By your command.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Aug 26, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Blocking move
The last thing we need is a guy as old as Huff and Beltran closing. Well, no, that’s the second to last thing we need.
He’s still just good enough that we didn’t want him in AZ.
Love the typo though.
Help a roster management noob
Would it be possible to yo-yo starting pitchers back and forth to the DL (or optioned to AAA for those w/ options) on the day after they pitch.
The team could then utilize that roster spot for a position player or bullpen guy and then activate the original starting pitcher the day they start again 4 days later.
How come this isn’t done?
Because they must remain on the DL for 15 days
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 26, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Because DL assignments are a minimum of 15 days; minor league options are a minimum of 10 days.
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DL is either 15 days or 60 days I think
Or a 7 Day DL for concussion syndromes (As with Eli)
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 26, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
wow i totally brain farted of course DL for 15 days…
Thanks regarding the minor league 10 days
by posey yaknowsy on Aug 26, 2011 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I was close
I said earlier today that when the lineup was posted it would be one of the more entertaining moments at MCC this year.
Cabrera at leadoff? DeRosa at 1b instead of Huff? Tejada at third?
Bumgardner is going to need that mitt in left field to catch all the ground balls to the left side.
Surkamp ML options
Any issue with burning one of his minor league options late in the season?
by rpm164 on Aug 26, 2011 5:51 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
nope
he would have had to be put on the 40 man roster in the off season anyways to protect him from the rule 5 draft.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, he gets 3, and there’s a new CBA coming up, so it’s not a big deal. The Giants also could just keep him in the majors until the end of the season, which would save the option.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
yup, this is what i was gonna say
as long as they don’t send him back down this year, it doesn’t make any difference. and with rosters expanding, they shouldn’t be forced to
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 26, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Going home...
Hope the Giants lineup find some runs for the rest of the weekend.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
diarrhea
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 26, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Giants fans, a Ramon Hernandez trade could still happen!
Read this
There’s a Giants scout at the Reds game tonight. Apparently, pulling back from waivers can just mean pulling a guy back to work out a trade so he’s not lost for nothing.
We’ll take Heath Hembree, thank you :)
"There's only one god, and his name is Death. And what do we say to Death? Not today!" --- Syrio Forel, Game of Thrones
Maybe
I figure the Giants guy is just there to scout Renteria.
shit
I hope Surkamp isn’t showcasing this weekend.
Not sure if the timing works but that scares me.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 26, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
He'd have to be a player to be named
But I doubt Sabean would be foolish enough to trade Surkamp for Ramon……although Surkamp is a Cincinnati boy, so Reds might want him.
Hernandez and Renteria for Surkamp!
"There's only one god, and his name is Death. And what do we say to Death? Not today!" --- Syrio Forel, Game of Thrones
by cesarhernandez on Aug 26, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
GDT is up…if you dare
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/8/26/2387146/open-gamethread-8-26#comments
I can't wait to see a matchup of Kennedy vs. Here Be Dragons
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
so, yay Surkamp and all
Isn’t it a bad sign that there are precisely 0 pitchers in Fresno that can come up to make a couple of starts without crapping the bed?
With Wheeler gone, and Surkamp (assume here he’s up for good and performs adequately): who’s left on mounds in the minors for the coming years? Like the years when/if they can’t re-sign Timmy or Cain?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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