Official 2011 San Francisco Giants Season Thread (86-76) 2nd Place in NL West

[lazyj10]

Not with our luck.

 

[tootthatthang]

Good comeback I guess... see yall tomorrow fellas

 

[rawex5]

What's the point of sneaking into the playoffs when Halladay, Lee and Hamels are going to shut you out in 3 straight games. Offense is a joke.

 

[rawex5]

What's the point of sneaking into the playoffs when Halladay, Lee and Hamels are going to shut you out in 3 straight games. Offense is a joke.

 

[noblekane]

Originally Posted by RaWeX05

What's the point of sneaking into the playoffs when Halladay, Lee and Hamels are going to shut you out in 3 straight games. Offense is a joke.

hey its better to get into the playoffs and actually defend your title rather than not make the playoffs and be a world series champ who didnt even make the playoffs the next year....


and you never know maybe the offense can come alive in the post season...

 

[noblekane]

Originally Posted by RaWeX05

What's the point of sneaking into the playoffs when Halladay, Lee and Hamels are going to shut you out in 3 straight games. Offense is a joke.

hey its better to get into the playoffs and actually defend your title rather than not make the playoffs and be a world series champ who didnt even make the playoffs the next year....


and you never know maybe the offense can come alive in the post season...

 

[rawex5]

Originally Posted by NobleKane

Originally Posted by RaWeX05

What's the point of sneaking into the playoffs when Halladay, Lee and Hamels are going to shut you out in 3 straight games. Offense is a joke.

hey its better to get into the playoffs and actually defend your title rather than not make the playoffs and be a world series champ who didnt even make the playoffs the next year....


and you never know maybe the offense can come alive in the post season...

That's what I been hoping for. Maybe these scrubs can only perform in the playoffs.

  

 

[rawex5]

Originally Posted by NobleKane

Originally Posted by RaWeX05

What's the point of sneaking into the playoffs when Halladay, Lee and Hamels are going to shut you out in 3 straight games. Offense is a joke.

hey its better to get into the playoffs and actually defend your title rather than not make the playoffs and be a world series champ who didnt even make the playoffs the next year....


and you never know maybe the offense can come alive in the post season...

That's what I been hoping for. Maybe these scrubs can only perform in the playoffs.

  

 

[fundamental21ticket]

[h1]http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/08/giants-claim-heath-bell-on-waivers.html[/h1]

[h1]Giants Claim Heath Bell On Waivers[/h1]
By Tim Dierkes [August 24, 2011 at 12:26pm CST]

The Giants have been awarded the waiver claim on Padres closer Heath Bell, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.  Olney expects the Giants' level of concern with closer Brian Wilson's elbow to be a factor in the ensuing trade talks.  If the teams cannot reach an agreement, the Padres can pull Bell back, but then won't be able to trade him elsewhere.  A trade is unlikely, hears Dan Hayes of the North County Times. 

Though Bell projects as a Type A free agent, National League non-contenders elected not to claim the righty with an eye on draft pick compensation.  With the Padres at least, Bell has said he'd accept an arbitration offer.

Bell, 33, has a 2.55 ERA, 6.8 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 0.34 HR/9, and 43.2% groundball rate on the season.  He has $1.44MM remaining on his contract.

The two division rivals last struck a deal in July of 2003, when the Giants traded Clay Hensley and cash to the Padres for Matt Herges.  Before that, they hadn't made a deal since '92.


Just a rumor as of now, but if it's true, it will solidfy our bullpen when Romo and Wilson comes back healthy.

 

[fundamental21ticket]

[h1]http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/08/giants-claim-heath-bell-on-waivers.html[/h1]

[h1]Giants Claim Heath Bell On Waivers[/h1]
By Tim Dierkes [August 24, 2011 at 12:26pm CST]

The Giants have been awarded the waiver claim on Padres closer Heath Bell, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.  Olney expects the Giants' level of concern with closer Brian Wilson's elbow to be a factor in the ensuing trade talks.  If the teams cannot reach an agreement, the Padres can pull Bell back, but then won't be able to trade him elsewhere.  A trade is unlikely, hears Dan Hayes of the North County Times. 

Though Bell projects as a Type A free agent, National League non-contenders elected not to claim the righty with an eye on draft pick compensation.  With the Padres at least, Bell has said he'd accept an arbitration offer.

Bell, 33, has a 2.55 ERA, 6.8 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 0.34 HR/9, and 43.2% groundball rate on the season.  He has $1.44MM remaining on his contract.

The two division rivals last struck a deal in July of 2003, when the Giants traded Clay Hensley and cash to the Padres for Matt Herges.  Before that, they hadn't made a deal since '92.


Just a rumor as of now, but if it's true, it will solidfy our bullpen when Romo and Wilson comes back healthy.

 

[lazyj10]

I doubt they agree on terms of a trade to be honest.

Wonder who claimed Kubel, Thome and Pena?

 

[lazyj10]

I doubt they agree on terms of a trade to be honest.

Wonder who claimed Kubel, Thome and Pena?

 

[what up]

We clearly did this to block other teams from getting Bell.

Hopefully Bell just gets released so we can sign him and he'll go on to hit two homeruns against Halladay.

 

[what up]

We clearly did this to block other teams from getting Bell.

Hopefully Bell just gets released so we can sign him and he'll go on to hit two homeruns against Halladay.

 

[rawex5]

They won't get him.

 

[rawex5]

They won't get him.

 

[tim lincecum]

[table][tr][th="col"]T. Stauffer SD

[/th] [td]vs.[/td] [th="col"]T. Lincecum SF

[/th] [/tr][tr][td]8-9[/td] [th="row"]Record[/th] [td]11-10[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3.43[/td] [th="row"]ERA[/th] [td]2.53[/td] [/tr][tr][td]113[/td] [th="row"]K[/th] [td]182[/td] [/tr][tr][td]43[/td] [th="row"]BB[/th] [td]65[/td] [/tr][tr][td]1.24[/td] [th="row"]WHIP[/th] [td]1.15[/td][/tr][/table]
San Diego Padres Lineup:
Venable, RF
Bartlett, SS
Maybin, CF
Guzman, 1B
Hudson, 2B
Blanks, LF
Hundley, C
Forsythe, 3B
Stauffer, RHP

San Francisco Giants Lineup:
Cabrera, SS
Keppinger, 2B
Beltran, RF
Sandoval, 3B
Huff, 1B
Ross, CF
Belt, LF
Stewart, C
Lincecum, RHP

 

[tim lincecum]

[table][tr][th="col"]T. Stauffer SD

[/th] [td]vs.[/td] [th="col"]T. Lincecum SF

[/th] [/tr][tr][td]8-9[/td] [th="row"]Record[/th] [td]11-10[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3.43[/td] [th="row"]ERA[/th] [td]2.53[/td] [/tr][tr][td]113[/td] [th="row"]K[/th] [td]182[/td] [/tr][tr][td]43[/td] [th="row"]BB[/th] [td]65[/td] [/tr][tr][td]1.24[/td] [th="row"]WHIP[/th] [td]1.15[/td][/tr][/table]
San Diego Padres Lineup:
Venable, RF
Bartlett, SS
Maybin, CF
Guzman, 1B
Hudson, 2B
Blanks, LF
Hundley, C
Forsythe, 3B
Stauffer, RHP

San Francisco Giants Lineup:
Cabrera, SS
Keppinger, 2B
Beltran, RF
Sandoval, 3B
Huff, 1B
Ross, CF
Belt, LF
Stewart, C
Lincecum, RHP

 

[nothingtol0se]

this lineup can work

 

[nothingtol0se]

this lineup can work

 

[tim lincecum]

I'd flip-flop Huff with Belt.

 

[tim lincecum]

I'd flip-flop Huff with Belt.

 

[fundamental21ticket]

Originally Posted by Tim Lincecum

I'd flip-flop Huff with Belt.

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the lineup.

 

[fundamental21ticket]

Originally Posted by Tim Lincecum

I'd flip-flop Huff with Belt.

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the lineup.

 

[bigtimejerky]

Originally Posted by Tim Lincecum

I'd flip-flop Huff with Belt.

Ding ding ding!
but i do like the line up.... just imagine if Posey was in that line-up.... 

*$#! still makes me depressed.... get well soon Buster!