Open Springday Thread, 3/10 and 3/11

by Grant Brisbee on Mar 10, 2007 2:04 PM PST in News

It's been an 0-12 kind of spring for me so far, at least with regard to opening Gameday Threads. But spring numbers mean nothing, remember. You're just supposed to check my mechanics and make sure that I'm pushing the "preview" and "post" buttons correctly. Everything else will come around by April.

Gameday link is here, but the game is also on KNBR. Bonds has homered, the Zito contract still gives me the willies, and Pedro Feliz was just thrown out at home plate by 15 feet. Excelsior!

Edit: Respect Mother Earth. Use a lightly commented Springday thread more than once. Think of the future generations, unable to grow soybeans because the soil is filled with old gameday threads.

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Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/y2006/gd.html?2007_03_10_texmlb_sfnmlb_1

We'd be pretty good if we didn't suck so bad.

by nostocksjustbonds on Mar 10, 2007 2:15 PM PST reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

Ellison having a rough day with a 1-for-3. If he makes an out in his next AB that average could dip below .700.

Also BLB is the man.

Vote for Pedro...to be DFA'd!

by W8ingForATitle on Mar 10, 2007 2:27 PM PST reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

Linden and Lewis are blowing up again.

Anyone listening on KNBR, did you catch Jon and Flemm's dissection of Greek epic poetry? Quite an entertaining listen.

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Mar 10, 2007 3:10 PM PST reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

I heard it. Good stuff.

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by Natto on Mar 10, 2007 3:32 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

Pedro 1-for-4 2K's and 5 LOB. He's in mid-season form already.

Vote for Pedro...to be DFA'd!

by W8ingForATitle on Mar 10, 2007 3:28 PM PST reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

Well, he did get some work in the offseason to work on his hitting, so he's just a step ahead of everybody from the extra at bats.

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by howtheyscored on Mar 10, 2007 3:44 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

Can there be anything more foolish to spend a million dollars on than Pedro Feliz?

Save The Pitcher. Save The World

by E Ticket on Mar 10, 2007 4:52 PM PST up reply actions

Yup

Spending $5 million

Biggest mankinder in the history of no brain.

by Goofus on Mar 10, 2007 5:02 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

I don't know... a moldy dinner roll?

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by howtheyscored on Mar 10, 2007 5:52 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

he still needs a little work on his GIDPs.

We'd be pretty good if we didn't suck so bad.

by nostocksjustbonds on Mar 10, 2007 5:04 PM PST up reply actions

Ellison, Linden, Lewis and Nate

Can't we trade a vet or two to make room for at least a couple of these guys? Anybody else rather have Linden in RF with Winn as the rover? Hell, can't we trade both Sweeney and Winn and go with Bonds, Roberts, Linden, Lewis and Ellison as our OF's?

by DrBGiantsfan on Mar 10, 2007 4:17 PM PST reply actions

Re: Ellison, Linden, Lewis and Nate

I like that idea, won't happen, but I still like it. Didn't Sabes give Winn some kind of limited no-trade clause?

by sfgreg on Mar 10, 2007 4:21 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Ellison, Linden, Lewis and Nate

Yeah. I'd love love love for Winn to be the world's most expensive 4th outfielder, but that's not going to happen. The no-trade clause means he isn't going to a team desperate for a CF, either.

And Lewis and Schierholtz probably win my made-up award of "Two Players Who Absolutely Positively Need More Minor League Time Before Sniffing a Regular Season Giants Uniform." There's promise there, but it isn't going to be found on a major league bench. It probably wouldn't be helped with 400 major league at-bats, either.

by Grant Brisbee on Mar 10, 2007 4:52 PM PST up reply actions

Lewis and Schierholtz

Yeah, I agree. I'm looking for both of them to have huge years in Fresno. Then again, that's what I said about Lewis and Ortmeier last year.

by DrBGiantsfan on Mar 10, 2007 5:00 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Ellison, Linden, Lewis and Nate

Dont underestimate veteran savvy, or savvy veterans or the VA for that matter.

Save The Pitcher. Save The World

by E Ticket on Mar 10, 2007 4:53 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Ellison, Linden, Lewis and Nate

Yeah, those vets know all the tricks. Taking pictures of the manager with his mistress(es), planting a dime bag somewhere in the GM's house, offering those unsuspecting rookies shots of "B-12", you just can't underestimate the value of experience.

Fool me seven times, shame on you. Fool me eight or more times, shame on me.

by Bhaakon on Mar 11, 2007 12:07 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Ellison, Linden, Lewis and Nate

not limited, complete no trade for 2007. Starting next year he has to submit a list of 10 teams he would be willing to be traded to.

by rxmeister on Mar 11, 2007 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Re: Ellison, Linden, Lewis and Nate

Dr. B, Elli's Spring BA is already starting to plummet.
Wouldn't it make more sense to split the ABs between Linden, Roberts, Winn, get Winn's BA up to 305, and trade him in July? To a contender, thereby assuring he approves the trade? What would he bring now, after his off year in '06? Shouldn't we trade Ellison to a team with a Band box park? That way, he would only have about 25 feet to cover in the OF, thereby covering up his defenseive inadequacies.
Finally, we well into ST, I/m thinking maybe Grant can no longer get around on the hihg hard one.

by allfrank on Mar 10, 2007 4:52 PM PST up reply actions

High and Hard

Tim Lincecum didn't pitch today.

by DrBGiantsfan on Mar 10, 2007 4:59 PM PST up reply actions

Re: High and Hard

Tomorrow.

by sharksrog on Mar 10, 2007 10:58 PM PST up reply actions

Re: High and Hard

Tim will follow Matt Cain today.

by sharksrog on Mar 11, 2007 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Ellison's BA

Yeah, it plummeted all the way down to .700 today.

by DrBGiantsfan on Mar 10, 2007 5:01 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

Any one at the game today?

Was the parade of Dogfucker fans the same vatos that show up every year?

by Tajiri on Mar 10, 2007 8:17 PM PST reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

Was there today, not there last year, so don't know if it was the same guys. About 20 of them paraded through. It was lamer than lame. I paid them no mind.

Kuip's kid was sitting behind me. His friends were drunk off their asses and loud.

by tk on Mar 10, 2007 8:50 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

I think I'd be willing to make an annoyance acceptance for a Kuiper & Co.

Did you mind the noise?

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by howtheyscored on Mar 10, 2007 9:37 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Open Springday Thread, 3/10

I didn't, my dad did somewhat. Kuip Jr. was chill. I asked them all if they read baseball blogs and they looked at me like I was mental, and also nerdy. Which may be true.

by tk on Mar 10, 2007 9:44 PM PST up reply actions