Official 2010 San Francisco Giants Season Thread (92-70) NL West Division Champions!

[lazyj10]

What's wrong with the Draft as it is now? Wasn't it for March 20th?

 

[paul is on tilt]

Originally Posted by LiveMyReality

Ughhh. I didn't get your PM right away. FAIL for me.

Sorry man. I guess next year then. Or not even a year. Next basketball season, so you don't have to wait an entire year.

Originally Posted by LazyJ10

What's wrong with the Draft as it is now? Wasn't it for March 20th?

It was a tentative date. I just had to put any date down when I was forming the league. Now I'm doing what I did for the last Fantasy Basketball season and I'm making a grid with everybody's availabilities. That way, we can see what day and what time fits best.

 

[paul is on tilt]

I updated it a bit...

[table][tr][th=""]TEAM
NAME
[/th][th=""]SUNDAY 
MARCH 7
[/th][th=""]MONDAY
MARCH 8
[/th][th=""]TUESDAY
MARCH 9
[/th][th=""]WEDNESDAY
MARCH 10
[/th][th=""]THURSDAY
MARCH 11
[/th][th=""]FRIDAY
MARCH 12
[/th][th=""]SATURDAY
MARCH 13
[/th][/tr][tr][td]715
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]?
[/td][td]?
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Paul Is On Tilt
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][/tr][tr][td]patrickcakes
[/td][td]9pm-
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]8pm-
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Los Zurdos - Burn 916
[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][/tr][tr][td]FRANCHISE 55
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]The FreaK
[/td][td]8pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am-2:30pm
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]8:30am - 12:30pm
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Used to be Cool
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Statue of Selig
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]JJA89
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][/tr][tr][td]Dc UniTeD
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]dland24
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Bum Gardener
[/td][td]dont know yet
[/td][td]anytime after 7
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]dont know yet[/td][/tr][/table]
FRANCHISE, I don't know what time nights start for you, so I just put "6pm-night." Hope that's cool.

715, I just put down a bunch of "N/A's" and a couple of question marks for the 12th and 13th. If you're available those days, then put down a time. If you're not, then put down a "N/A."

dland, I did the same thing with FRANCHISE. Since you said you're available "nights," I just assumed and put down "6pm-nights" for you. And since you  have no issues with what day it falls on, I put it on all the days.

 

[lazyj10]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt


[table][tr][th=""]TEAM
NAME
[/th][th=""]SUNDAY 
MARCH 7
[/th][th=""]MONDAY
MARCH 8
[/th][th=""]TUESDAY
MARCH 9
[/th][th=""]WEDNESDAY
MARCH 10
[/th][th=""]THURSDAY
MARCH 11
[/th][th=""]FRIDAY
MARCH 12
[/th][th=""]SATURDAY
MARCH 13
[/th][/tr][tr][td]715
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]?
[/td][td]?
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Paul Is On Tilt
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][/tr][tr][td]patrickcakes
[/td][td]9pm-
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]8pm-
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Los Zurdos - Burn 916
[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][/tr][tr][td]FRANCHISE 55
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]The FreaK
[/td][td]8pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am-2:30pm
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]8:30am - 12:30pm
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Used to be Cool
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Statue of Selig
[/td][td]10am - whenever
[/td][td]7PM +
[/td][td]7PM +
[/td][td]7PM +
[/td][td]7PM +
[/td][td]I'm a loser with a wife, so 7 PM +
[/td][td]I can do this at work so whatever
[/td][/tr][tr][td]JJA89
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][/tr][tr][td]Dc UniTeD
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]dland24
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Bum Gardener
[/td][td]dont know yet
[/td][td]anytime after 7
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]dont know yet[/td][/tr][/table]

 

[rawex5]

[table][tr][th=""]TEAM
NAME
[/th][th=""]SUNDAY 
MARCH 7
[/th][th=""]MONDAY
MARCH 8
[/th][th=""]TUESDAY
MARCH 9
[/th][th=""]WEDNESDAY
MARCH 10
[/th][th=""]THURSDAY
MARCH 11
[/th][th=""]FRIDAY
MARCH 12
[/th][th=""]SATURDAY
MARCH 13
[/th][/tr][tr][td]715
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]?
[/td][td]?
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Paul Is On Tilt
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][/tr][tr][td]patrickcakes
[/td][td]9pm-
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]8pm-
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Los Zurdos - Burn 916
[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][/tr][tr][td]FRANCHISE 55
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]The FreaK
[/td][td]8pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am-2:30pm
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]8:30am - 12:30pm
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Used to be Cool
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Statue of Selig
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]JJA89
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][/tr][tr][td]Dc UniTeD
[/td][td]All day
[/td][td]5am-5pm
[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-all day
[/td][td]All day
[/td][/tr][tr][td]dland24
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Bum Gardener
[/td][td]dont know yet
[/td][td]anytime after 7
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]dont know yet[/td][/tr][/table]

 

[paul is on tilt]

This dude really put 5am??

BTW, R.I.P. to your Probe.

 

[paul is on tilt]

Updated...

[table][tr][th=""]TEAM
NAME
[/th][th=""]SUNDAY 
MARCH 7
[/th][th=""]MONDAY
MARCH 8
[/th][th=""]TUESDAY
MARCH 9
[/th][th=""]WEDNESDAY
MARCH 10
[/th][th=""]THURSDAY
MARCH 11
[/th][th=""]FRIDAY
MARCH 12
[/th][th=""]SATURDAY
MARCH 13
[/th][/tr][tr][td]715
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]?
[/td][td]?
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Paul Is On Tilt
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][/tr][tr][td]patrickcakes
[/td][td]9pm-
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]8pm-
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Los Zurdos - Burn 916
[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][/tr][tr][td]FRANCHISE 55
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]The FreaK
[/td][td]8pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am-2:30pm
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]8:30am - 12:30pm
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Used to be Cool
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][td]
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Statue of Selig
[/td][td]10am-whenever
[/td][td]7PM+
[/td][td]7PM+
[/td][td]7PM+
[/td][td]7PM+
[/td][td]I'm a loser with a wife, so 7 PM +[/td][td]I can do this at work so whatever[/td][/tr][tr][td]JJA89
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][/tr][tr][td]Dc UniTeD
[/td][td]All day
[/td][td]5am-5pm
[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-all day
[/td][td]All day
[/td][/tr][tr][td]dland24
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Bum Gardener
[/td][td]dont know yet
[/td][td]anytime after 7
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]dont know yet[/td][/tr][/table]
Just waiting on Used to be Cool...

 

[rawex5]

Go ahead and through in after 10:15 PM Mon-Thurs

 

[jumpmanjordanaddict89]

[h2]Weight-and-see approach[/h2][h3]Chunky third baseman Pablo Sandoval is the Giants' primary threat at the dish[/h3]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The San Francisco Giants brought in Hensley Meulens to help improve the offense this season. Judging from the hot-button issue in spring training, maybe they should have hired Jillian Michaels, too.

Third baseman Pablo Sandoval supposedly spent the winter eating sensibly and melting off a few pounds, but he still has a ways to go to reach his goal of 250 pounds. Those pesky love handles have prompted the local press corps to question the efficacy of "Operation Panda," the offseason initiative designed to whip him into shape.

The first week of Giants camp featured more caloric references than an episode of "Man v. Food." The give-and-take might have gotten testy if Sandoval weren't so darned good-natured about the Giants' efforts on his behalf.

"They care a lot," Sandoval said. "And I don't want to have problems with my knees and with injuries. I have to pay attention to my body. You can eat, but it has to be the right things and the right portions. That's what I'm learning here."

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AP Photo/Eric Risberg"Operation Panda" in action: Pablo Sandoval, left, working out with his brother Michael at AT&T Park in November.
The long-term ramifications are significant because Sandoval hits a lot more like Tony Gwynn than Floyd "Honey Bear" Rayford. The "Kung Fu Panda" hit .330 to finish second to Florida's Hanley Ramirez in the National League batting race in 2009, and ranked among the league's top 10 in hits, doubles, OPS and slugging percentage.
While Tim Lincecum shines every fifth day, Sandoval has emerged as the Giants' main day-in, day-out attraction in the post-Barry Bonds era. Bay Area fans flocked to support him during the All-Star Game Final Vote competition in July and took major offense when he lost out to Philadelphia's Shane Victorino.

Sandoval's admirers include Bill Neukom, the Giants' managing partner, who raved about the third baseman during the team's first full-squad workout Wednesday.

"He just exudes a joy for the game," Neukom said. "What could be more fun to watch than a guy who has no strike zone but still barrels up implausible pitches?

"He's no Brooks Robinson, but I love watching him play third base. And he runs the bases. You see him chugging around second base and tucking that chin in and going for the extra base, and it's exciting, fun stuff. That's how he plays the game."

The Giants have reason to believe the best is yet to come for Sandoval, who's only 23 years old. The question is, did general manager Brian Sabean get him enough help this season?

After finishing 13th in the NL with 657 runs scored this past season, the Giants opted for marginal upgrades at several spots rather than a single, big-splash acquisition. Mark DeRosaslides in for Fred Lewis and Randy Winn in left field, Aubrey Huff takes over for Travis Ishikawaand Ryan Garko at first base, and catcher Bengie Molina re-signed with the club as a free agent. Former NL batting champion Freddy Sanchez, a .299 career hitter, will play second as soon as he's completely healed from shoulder surgery.

The Giants also replaced hitting coach Carney Lansford with Meulens, who spent last season with the team's Triple-A Fresno affiliate. A person familiar with the situation said Lansford expected to be the fall guy for the Giants' poor offensive production last season. When Lansford grew frustrated with the team's hack-tastic approach and became more blunt in his criticisms, the San Francisco hitters began tuning him out, and it became clear that a change was in order.

"Carney took a lot of pride in working with these hitters," manager Bruce Bochy said. "You can't say enough about how hard he worked. But we were in a rut and we just needed a new voice. It was a tough lineup to work with because they were such free swingers."

Meulens, affectionately known as "Bam-Bam" during his days as a young outfielder with the Yankees, speaks five languages and has a reputation as a patient coach and positive communicator. He also is realistic enough to accept what he has rather than try to mold his hitters into a bunch of Bobby Abreu wannabes.

with the 2008 Cubs set the bar for the group
.
"If you see the track records, they're all aggressive hitters," Meulens said. "Nobody's going to walk 100 times on this team, but they have .280 and .290 career averages. The main thing is to get them to do what they do best -- and that's hit. Get a good pitch, get after it, square it up and put it in play. And hopefully they'll find an open space."

With no clear alternative, Bochy anointed center fielder Aaron Rowand as the team's leadoff man. Rowand has a .294 average and a so-so .340 OBP in 108 starts at leadoff, but his best days of a disappointing 2009 season came at the top of the order.

After the Giants' final game in October, Rowand went home to Las Vegas and worked out like a man on a mission. He took up cycling, bought a helmet and some spandex shorts, and logged 20 to 25 miles a day on the road. In the end, all that pedaling and perspiration helped him drop 10 to 12 pounds. Rowand reported to Scottsdale last week at a fighting 215.

He also spent lots of time in December and January holed up in the batting cage addressing mechanical flaws. Rowand's main order of business was taking a quieter, steadier approach in his setup and his stance.

"It's hard to see the ball when your head is moving all over the place," Rowand said. "I talked to Bam-Bam a lot, and we identified the subtle things I needed to change. I had to start from scratch, and it was uncomfortable at first. But [baseball] people say it takes a thousand swings to break a bad habit."

It'll be up to Rowand and Sanchez in the 1 and 2 spots to create opportunities for Sandoval, who continues to evolve as a hitter. Despite that reputation for swinging at everything, he showed a more patient, discerning side in 2009.

According to FanGraphs, Sandoval swung at 41.5 percent of pitches outside the strike zone after hacking away at a whopping 53.8 percent in 2008. He also saw 3.44 pitches per plate appearance, compared to 3.10 the previous season.

Opposing pitchers determined Sandoval wasn't going to beat them, and the Panda drew half his 52 walks in August and September. He continued to work on his plate discipline in winter ball in his native Venezuela.

"I want to get better year by year in the big leagues," Sandoval said. "I think about getting one pitch that I can hit. Don't swing at everything. That's one thing you have to learn."

Sandoval's charisma comes naturally. In the final game of the Giants' season, Neukom grabbed a seat beside the dugout at Petco Park in San Diego. He watched Sandoval stick gum on a teammate's cap, chat it up with teammates on the bench, tumble into the dugout after catching a David Eckstein foul pop and hit a 444-foot home run in the 10th inning to beat the Padres 4-3.

Hey, there's nothing like impressing the man who signs the checks.

"He's a freak," Meulens said of Sandoval. "From both sides of the plate, he has the leverage to reach balls nobody else can reach and the uncanny ability to hit them hard."

Uncanny sums it up nicely. There are days when Sandoval gets a little too enthusiastic with a knife and fork in his hands. But it's nothing compared to the magic he wields with a bat.

 

[owensstr8clownin]

ahh I slept on the fantasy baseball. if anyone backs out I want in.

 

[patrickcakes]

AZGiants.com follows the Giants in AZ. A lot of cool little notes everyday.

02.26.10 - Full Squad Practice

Diamond Notes:

- I’m definitely ready for the games to start. Everyday of practice has been essentially the same.

Start out with some stretching, drills, and warm up tosses

Then on to some infield/outfield drills

Live BP followed by traditional BP

- Today they mixed in some pop up/flies situational drills which at least changed the flavor a bit. There was one collision by the plate between Brett Pill and Jackson Williams on a pop up that was a little thrilling. Wilson got some laughs on the drill as well, unfortunately I didn’t see what happened. I’m sure Baggs or Henry will fill you in.

- Live BP on the main field showcased Affeldt, Matos, Bautista, Pucetas, Hacker, Clark, and possibly a couple others.

- There was a funny moment during BP where Affeldt asked Pablo what he wanted pitch wise. Affeldt would give him the fastball only if he would pull it to LF (He was batting RH) and not drive it up the middle as there is no protective screen. Pablo gave him the head nod and took a healthy Panda swing at it… It did go to LF, it just hit off of his foot first. Looked to me that Pablo was okay but they had a good laugh about it. It’s great to see the chemistry and friendships on the team, if they are having fun it makes the fans have fun as well.

- Aubrey Huff can launch bombs… During coaches BP he hit 2 balls that cleared the stadium. The second ball was caught by Wendell Fairley in shallow left… of the practice field.

- Kevin Pucetas is legit. To me his pitching style seems effortless, but he gets great results. I hadn’t seen him pitch since he was at San Jose prior to today and hope he does well in the Spring get him a spot in the bigs.

- A big topic today apparently are Pablo’s new X-Ray specs. For some reason I thought he had used them before but I guess not. I think he should add a skull and crossbones between the 2 lenses…

 

[paul is on tilt]

Originally Posted by OwensStr8Clownin

ahh I slept on the fantasy baseball. if anyone backs out I want in.

Sorry man. Maybe next year. Or if someone bows out, then that spot will be up for grabs.

 

[paul is on tilt]

I just PM'd UsedToBeCool. Now we're just waiting on him to fill out the grid and then we can move on to the next step... setting up the live draft.

 

[usedtobecool]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

Updated...

[table][tr][th=""]TEAM
NAME
[/th][th=""]SUNDAY 
MARCH 7
[/th][th=""]MONDAY
MARCH 8
[/th][th=""]TUESDAY
MARCH 9
[/th][th=""]WEDNESDAY
MARCH 10
[/th][th=""]THURSDAY
MARCH 11
[/th][th=""]FRIDAY
MARCH 12
[/th][th=""]SATURDAY
MARCH 13
[/th][/tr][tr][td]715
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]?
[/td][td]?
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Paul Is On Tilt
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-all day
[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][td]9am-8:30pm[/td][/tr][tr][td]patrickcakes
[/td][td]9pm-
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]all day
[/td][td]8pm-
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Los Zurdos - Burn 916
[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]12pm-all day[/td][td]all day[/td][td]N/A
[/td][td]N/A
[/td][/tr][tr][td]FRANCHISE 55
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]The FreaK
[/td][td]8pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am-2:30pm
[/td][td]1:00pm -
[/td][td]11:30am -
[/td][td]8:30am - 12:30pm
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Used to be Cool
[/td][td]All Day
[/td][td]3:30pm+
[/td][td]4:30pm+
[/td][td]3:30pm+
[/td][td]4:30pm+
[/td][td]12pm+
[/td][td]4:00pm+
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Statue of Selig
[/td][td]10am-whenever
[/td][td]7PM+
[/td][td]7PM+
[/td][td]7PM+
[/td][td]7PM+
[/td][td]I'm a loser with a wife, so 7 PM +[/td][td]I can do this at work so whatever[/td][/tr][tr][td]JJA89
[/td][td]10am-all day
[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]5pm-9:30pm[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][td]10am-all day[/td][/tr][tr][td]Dc UniTeD
[/td][td]All day
[/td][td]5am-5pm
[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-5pm[/td][td]5am-all day
[/td][td]All day
[/td][/tr][tr][td]dland24
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][td]6pm-night
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Bum Gardener
[/td][td]dont know yet
[/td][td]anytime after 7
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]7pm-
[/td][td]dont know yet[/td][/tr][/table]
Just waiting on Used to be Cool...

 

[paul is on tilt]

Cool, now that we got everybody's availability, I'll make the announcement of when the live draft will be. If we don't have a time slot where we can all make it, I'll just have to draw straws or something. That's be the only fair way to decide.

I play no favorites.

 

[tim lincecum]

[h2] Sandoval's Glasses Could Increase '09's .943 OPS[/h2][h2]'He might hit .500'[/h2] SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- There's something different about Pablo Sandoval this spring, and it's not his size.

It's those goggles.

It turns out that when Sandoval was hitting .330 with 25 home runs for the Giants last year, he couldn't see. Or at least, that his vision out of his left eye wasn't that good.

So when a eye test in November showed that his vision wasn't 20-20,Sandoval got glasses. He wore them in Venezuela over the winter, and hewas wearing them this morning during live batting practice at theGiants' spring training camp.

"It's so clear now," Sandoval said.

His teammates think about what Sandoval did last year, and just shake their heads.

"He's says he couldn't see the ball," said Bengie Molina. "It's going to be scary [this year]. He might end up hitting .500."

Manager Bruce Bochy said Sandoval isn't the first hitter with less-than-perfect vision, pointing to Tony Gwynn as one example.

"He's just an incredible athlete," Bochy said. "It's hard enough to hita baseball [with good vision]. Hopefully this makes Pablo even better."

For now, the goggles are the big difference for Sandoval. Despite allthe talk about his offseason conditioning program, he looks to be aboutthe same size as he was last year.

But now he can see, and now maybe he'll hit even better than .330.

"I don't know," Sandoval said. "We'll see when the season starts."

*****

Molina said he's still surprised that the Metsnever moved off their initial one-year, $5.5 million offer when he wasa free agent over the winter. Molina eventually signed back with theGiants for a guaranteed $4.5 million, but with incentives that couldpay him another $1.5 million.

"Why go to New York for one yearand not see my family?" Molina said. "Three months, and they neverchanged their offer. That shows me they weren't that interested."

Molina knew the Giants wouldn't go past one year, because they eventually want to hand the catching job to Buster Posey. But he was pleased with the chance for one more season with the team he has been with for the last three years.

"I love this place," Molina said.

 

[dland24]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

Cool, now that we got everybody's availability, I'll make the announcement of when the live draft will be. If we don't have a time slot where we can all make it, I'll just have to draw straws or something. That's be the only fair way to decide.

I play no favorites.

Well, drawing straws might not be the best way either.  I think that you should just make it at the time where the most people can make it.

 

[paul is on tilt]

Originally Posted by dland24

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

Cool, now that we got everybody's availability, I'll make the announcement of when the live draft will be. If we don't have a time slot where we can all make it, I'll just have to draw straws or something. That's be the only fair way to decide.

I play no favorites.

Well, drawing straws might not be the best way either.  I think that you should just make it at the time where the most people can make it.

Yeah, but I mean if one person can't make it on let's say a Wednesday, but everyone else can make it, and then there's a Friday opening when a different person can't make it, but everyone else can make it, that's the time to just flip a coin/draw straws.

 

[paul is on tilt]

March 7th at 8:45pm PST.

Mark your calendars, ya'll!!!

patrickcakes, I know you put down 9pm, but 8:45pm is the latest Yahoo has available. If pre-rank your first round pick (maybe your second round pick too), you should be able to make it for the rest of the draft. The first couple of rounds are pretty much predictable. No one's going to be picking sleepers with their first and second round picks.

GSDOUBLEU, you said you don't know yet, but I took that as you have a 50/50 chance to make the draft time... and a 50/50 chance is better than a for sure "No, I can't make it" for that day.

715 is basically unavailable that entire week so yeah, can't do anything about his Vegas trip. But I'm sure he'll be having fun, partying, getting drunk, and betting at the craps table.

 

[dland24]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

Originally Posted by dland24

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

Cool, now that we got everybody's availability, I'll make the announcement of when the live draft will be. If we don't have a time slot where we can all make it, I'll just have to draw straws or something. That's be the only fair way to decide.

I play no favorites.

Well, drawing straws might not be the best way either.  I think that you should just make it at the time where the most people can make it.

Yeah, but I mean if one person can't make it on let's say a Wednesday, but everyone else can make it, and then there's a Friday opening when a different person can't make it, but everyone else can make it, that's the time to just flip a coin/draw straws.

Gotcha.  

 

[patrickcakes]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

March 7th at 8:45pm PST.

Mark your calendars, ya'll!!!

patrickcakes, I know you put down 9pm, but 8:45pm is the latest Yahoo has available. If pre-rank your first round pick (maybe your second round pick too), you should be able to make it for the rest of the draft. The first couple of rounds are pretty much predictable. No one's going to be picking sleepers with their first and second round picks.

Sounds good.

I'll be there.

 

[lazyj10]

POSEY LOOKING TO CATCH ON (5:24 p.m. ET)

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy knows a good catcher when he sees one. He spent parts of nine seasons as a catcher in the major leagues.
And he has no doubts about the future of Buster Posey.

"He'sa complete guy," Bochy said Monday. "He can handle the bat, and has astrong arm behind the plate. He's an intelligent kid who knows whathe's doing back there. He gets better and better. It's a matter of timebefore he's a front-line catcher in the major leagues."

The time probably will go much slower than the 23-year-old Posey would like.

GeraldDemp Posey III was the fifth overall pick by the Giants in the 2008draft and won just about every award imaginable in college baseball atFlorida State, including the Golden Spikes Award (top overall player)and the Johnny Bench Award (top catcher).

Posey played in 10 minor-league games in 2008 and 115 in 2009, hitting a combined .327 with 19 home runs and 86 RBIs.

He got called up to the big club on Sept. 2 when veteran starter Bengie Molinasuffered an injury. Posey played in seven games and started four afterthe team dropped from contention in the NL West. After the season, hegot more work with the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League.

Thatprobably wasn't quite enough experience to land him a spot on the25-man roster when the Giants break camp at the end of March. He knowshe likely will begin the season back at Triple-A Fresno, where he canplay every day instead of riding the big-league bench.

Posey'stimetable of reaching the majors might have been accelerated hadMolina, 35, gone to another club as a free agent over the winter. ButMolina decided to return to the Giants, signing a one-year deal.

"Thecompetitor in me wants to help the big club win, but if I do start atFresno, I'm going to do everything I can to improve and get back uphere," Posey said.

 

[jumpmanjordanaddict89]

 

[chris82790]

Originally Posted by JumpmanJordanAddict89

"you look like a wizard"

 

[franchise 55]

Originally Posted by LazyJ10

POSEY LOOKING TO CATCH ON (5:24 p.m. ET)

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy knows a good catcher when he sees one. He spent parts of nine seasons as a catcher in the major leagues.
And he has no doubts about the future of Buster Posey.

"He'sa complete guy," Bochy said Monday. "He can handle the bat, and has astrong arm behind the plate. He's an intelligent kid who knows whathe's doing back there. He gets better and better. It's a matter of timebefore he's a front-line catcher in the major leagues."

The time probably will go much slower than the 23-year-old Posey would like.

GeraldDemp Posey III was the fifth overall pick by the Giants in the 2008draft and won just about every award imaginable in college baseball atFlorida State, including the Golden Spikes Award (top overall player)and the Johnny Bench Award (top catcher).

Posey played in 10 minor-league games in 2008 and 115 in 2009, hitting a combined .327 with 19 home runs and 86 RBIs.

He got called up to the big club on Sept. 2 when veteran starter Bengie Molinasuffered an injury. Posey played in seven games and started four afterthe team dropped from contention in the NL West. After the season, hegot more work with the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League.

Thatprobably wasn't quite enough experience to land him a spot on the25-man roster when the Giants break camp at the end of March. He knowshe likely will begin the season back at Triple-A Fresno, where he canplay every day instead of riding the big-league bench.

Posey'stimetable of reaching the majors might have been accelerated hadMolina, 35, gone to another club as a free agent over the winter. ButMolina decided to return to the Giants, signing a one-year deal.

"Thecompetitor in me wants to help the big club win, but if I do start atFresno, I'm going to do everything I can to improve and get back uphere," Posey said.

Posey is my dude. I've talked to him a handful of times after SJ Giants games and he's been cool every time. If you haven't been to a SJ Giants game, I highly suggest it. I really like the atmosphere.