Official 2012 San Francisco Giants Season Thread (94-68) World Series Champions

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Timmy pitched well to win this game.

Too bad the offense wasn't there.

 

[rawex5]

Zack Wheeler (traded for Beltran) wowing scouts in Double-A with Mets

By Danny Knobler | Baseball Insider

Carlos Beltran's lasting legacy with the Mets could be more than the 149 home runs he hit (or the Adam Wainwright curveball he watched in 2006).

Carlos Beltran's legacy could be that he was the guy that got them Zack Wheeler. And, with Beltran returning to Citi Field on Friday night with the Cardinals, that may be more than enough.

Scouts following the Mets farm system are raving about Wheeler, a right-hander who just turned 21 on Wednesday and is said to have stuff that reminds them of Justin Verlander and Stephen Strasburg.

"I haven't seen [Orioles super-prospect Dylan] Bundy yet, but this guy is the best minor-league pitcher I've seen this year," said one rival scout who watched Wheeler pitch for Double-A Binghamton on Thursday night. "He just blew me away. One of the best I've ever seen."

The scout said that Wheeler touched 100 mph on the radar gun, and pitched at 96-97 mph.

"And with no effort," he said. "And late life on the fastball. And with a knee-buckling curve, and a good changeup. He was overpowering. [Reading] is a pretty good team, but it was like a man vs. boys."

In nine Double-A starts, Wheeler has held opponents to a .169 batting average, with 21 walks and 60 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings. He's 5-2, with a 1.88 ERA, after allowing one run on three hits in seven innings against Reading, the team leading the Eastern League in batting.

The Giants agonized about trading Wheeler, who was their first-round draft pick (and the sixth pick overall) in 2009. But with their offense struggling after Buster Posey's injury, they eventually decided to do the one-for-one deal with the Mets for Beltran.

Mets beat writer Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger offers an interesting history of the Beltran trade.

The Mets could be building a fine rotation of the future, as scouts also like Matt Harvey, currently at Triple-A Buffalo. But Wheeler seems to be the prize.

"I saw Harvey this year, and it's not even close," the scout said. "And I like Harvey."

 

[lazyj10]

Trade Timmy for him.

 

[coondog16]

Originally Posted by LazyJ10

Trade Timmy for him.

 

[rawex5]

Standings from last year at this time.

 

[lazyj10]

Was what up banned again...re-suspended?

 

[rawex5]

^ Odds are high on that.

 

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[table][tr][th="col"]

P. Maholm CHC  [/th] [td]vs.[/td] [th="col"]

M. Bumgarner SF  [/th] [/tr][tr][td]4-3
[/td] [th="row"]Record[/th] [td]5-4
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4.62
[/td] [th="row"]ERA[/th] [td]3.14
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]29
[/td] [th="row"]K[/th] [td]47
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]17
[/td] [th="row"]BB[/th] [td]14
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]1.26
[/td] [th="row"]WHIP[/th] [td]1.11[/td][/tr][/table]
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Campana, CF
Castro, SS
Mather, 3B
Soriano, LF
Johnson, RF
Baker, 1B
Barney, 2B
Clevenger, C
Maholm, LHP

San Francisco Giants Lineup
Blanco, RF
Theriot, 2B
Cabrera, LF
Posey, C
Pagan, CF
Pill, 1B
Arias, 3B
Crawford, SS
Bumgarner, LHP

 

[rawex5]

"If Lincecum wants the answers, I'll give them to him." - Barry Bonds

 

[sohi 23]

About to be 4 games back

 

[chris82790]

Too close for comfort there. But we gain another game on LA.

 

[lb510]

Originally Posted by SoHi 23

 4 games back 

 

[lightweight champion]

We're in a nice spot with the Dodgers reeling a bit. Never wish injury on another player but...well that's how the ball bounces sometimes. So Matt Kemp, I'm sorry but I'm not sorry that it happened to you.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

 

[dland24]

Ah s***.

SAN FRANCISCO – Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval is being investigated by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department and faces possible sexual assault charges stemming from an incident that allegedly took place early Friday morning, sources tell CSN Bay Area.

Sandoval did not report to AT&T Park on Friday because he was being questioned by authorities, the All-Star third baseman’s attorney confirmed.

“On Friday, June 1, Pablo Sandoval voluntarily met with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department related to a consensual, personal relationship of a sexual nature that took place on that day,

 

[grusumm18]

 

[bigbrandon]

The real Pedo bear!

 

[rawex5]

Some %+$#$ trying to make a dollar.

 

[lightweight champion]

Those were my initial thoughts. Not saying Panda wouldn't do it, but it just seems extremely unlikely.

 

[dland24]

Glad we got the W. Really ugly win though. No hitting at all.

 

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[table][tr][th="col"]

T. Wood CHC  [/th] [td]vs.[/td] [th="col"]

B. Zito SF  [/th] [/tr][tr][td]0-1
[/td] [th="row"]Record[/th] [td]4-2
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5.94
[/td] [th="row"]ERA[/th] [td]3.41
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]11
[/td] [th="row"]K[/th] [td]34
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]8
[/td] [th="row"]BB[/th] [td]26
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]1.20
[/td] [th="row"]WHIP[/th] [td]1.33[/td][/tr][/table]
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Campana, CF
Barney, 2B
Castro, SS
Soriano, LF
Baker, 1B
Stewart, 3B
Johnson, RF
Hill, C
Wood, LHP

San Francisco Giants Lineup
Blanco, RF
Theriot, 2B
Cabrera, LF
Posey, 1B
Pagan, CF
Sanchez, C
Arias, 3B
Crawford, SS
Zito, LHP

 

[bruce waynee]

Can't believe we're only 4 games back right now.

 

[lazyj10]

I wish Zito could face the Cubs all year.

 

[lazyj10]

Soriano is not a good fielder.

 

[rawex5]

Soriano is horrible.