***SF Giants 2009 Season Thread (88-74)***

[carlos tevez]

Thank god the Giants rejected the Alex Rios deal.

Alex Rios is one of the few under-paid players in MLB. I will even go far as saying he'll have a more productive career than Lincecum.

I didnt understand why the Jays wanted to trade a proven player for a pitching prospect when Rios was only making $2.5 mill.

 

[carlos tevez]

Thank god the Giants rejected the Alex Rios deal.

Alex Rios is one of the few under-paid players in MLB. I will even go far as saying he'll have a more productive career than Lincecum.

I didnt understand why the Jays wanted to trade a proven player for a pitching prospect when Rios was only making $2.5 mill.

 

[carlos tevez]

Thank god the Giants rejected the Alex Rios deal.

Alex Rios is one of the few under-paid players in MLB. I will even go far as saying he'll have a more productive career than Lincecum.

I didnt understand why the Jays wanted to trade a proven player for a pitching prospect when Rios was only making $2.5 mill.

 

[vctry20]

 

[franchise 55]

When is the Lincecum ESPN magazine going to hit the newsstands?

 

[franchise 55]

double post

 

[vctry20]

This it?

 

[franchise 55]

I'm not seeing anything.

 

[vctry20]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3931546
my bad

 

[franchise 55]

Yeah that's it. I want to get it ASAP because for whatever reason I had a hell of a time finding the SI when it hit newsstands.

Ishikawa

 

[vctry20]

lets hope Sandoval can hold it down at third so they can keep both him and Ishikawa in the line up

 

[rc49ers]

1-0 Baby
Giants might not be half bad this year.

 

[red is on nt]

 

[bastitch]

Randy Johnson is slated to be the #2 pitcher between Lincecum and Cain.

You're not going to see the Giants throw 3 lefties in a row.

 

[vctry20]

Originally Posted by Bastitch

Randy Johnson is slated to be the #2 pitcher between Lincecum and Cain.

You're not going to see the Giants throw 3 lefties in a row.

your right I saw that yesterday

I also remember seeing it was going to be either Lowry or Sanchez
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I know today was just a spring training game but its good to see a team that was second to last in runs scored last season put up 10 today. Ishikawa

 

[statis22]

They might have the best rotation in the National League with the Cubs

Now their bats are a different discussion

 

[TheGodFresco]

where can i watch the games online?

 

[vctry20]

Posey impresses for Giants in intrasquad game

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Even though it was only an intrasquad game, top prospect Buster Posey's first spring at-bat for the San Francisco Giants left a lasting impression.

Posey doubled to deep left-center field off five-time Cy Young winner Randy Johnson on an 0-2 fastball Tuesday, the only hit off Johnson in his two shutout innings of the 4{-inning game.

"I've watched him my whole life. I dig in (at the plate), I look up and there's the Big Unit," said Posey, a catcher who signed a $6.2 million contract as the Giants' first-round pick in the 2008 draft.

"It was an unbelievable experience for me, just to have the opportunity to hit off him. I was trying to slow the game down a little bit and get a good pitch to hit."

Johnson and Barry Zito each threw two scoreless innings as the Giants prepared for their exhibition opener against Cleveland on Wednesday in Goodyear.

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Johnson and Zito were scheduled to go only one inning apiece, but each had such an effortless first inning -- Johnson threw eight pitches, Zito seven -- that they went out for another.

"It was a good day's work for them," manager Bruce Bochy said, "the fact that they got two innings of work and threw well."

Johnson threw 27 pitches, getting five groundouts and a fly out while walking one. Zito threw 22 pitches, giving up two singles and striking out one batter.

Johnson, who will make his first spring start Friday, used a changeup, slider and split-finger pitch in addition to his signature fastball.

"I think he's adjusted to becoming more of a pitcher," Bochy said. "He understands he's not (throwing) 97, 98, 99 (mph) any more. He was working on stuff out there today, the groundballs. He was not trying to miss bats. He worked on everything. You could see he was serious about his work."

Switch-hitter Andres Torres accounted for the only run of the game with a home run to right field off Henry Sosa in the third inning.

Travis Ishikawa had two singles, the only player with more than one hit. Pat Misch also pitched two scoreless innings.< Notes OF Fred Lewis, who had offseason bunion surgery, ran the bases for the first time this spring Tuesday and will be held out of the lineup Wednesday against Cleveland. "We're just making sure everything is feeling fine. If it was up to me, I would have played. I can play any day," Lewis said. ... OF Dave Roberts and INF Rich Aurilia, who are still feeling the effects of the flu, are not scheduled to play Wednesday either. ... SS Brian Bocock made the defensive play of the day, going deep into the hole to throw out Steve Holm. "It's the number," Bocock said. Bocock is wearing No. 13 this season, the number worn by 11-time Gold Glove winner Omar Vizquel in his four years with the Giants. ... Eugenio Velez played center field and had one of the seven hits. He has recovered enough from the flu that he will travel with the team for the game Wednesday. ... 2B Emmanuel Burriss singled in the first inning but was picked off by Zito and thrown out at second base. Burriss also committed two errors, one throwing and one fielding. "I got all the rust off, I hope," Burriss said.

Link

 

[bastitch]

One of the regulars over at the Giants Virtual Forum has been writing great stuff for the last few Spring Trainings.

http://giantsjottings.blogspot.com/

You should check it out.

 

[dland24]

Originally Posted by FRANCHISE 55

When is the Lincecum ESPN magazine going to hit the newsstands?

Came in the mail today

 

[livemyreality]

More bad news for Lowry. I hope it isn't too serious.

I don't know about you guys, but it was really nice to finally hear some baseball on KNBR. I got off work and turned on the radio and it was like a sigh ofrelief.

 

[vctry20]

That's good stuff Bastich, thanks

 

[livemyreality]

That is a great blog site Bas...Good one.

 

[poogibucker]

even tho dude looks like a middle schooler, lincecum can definitely bring it
im hopin that frandsen can land that starting job at 2nd cuz im not sold on manny burriss
im expecting big numbers being put up from pablo,freddy,ishikawa(if he can learn to rake the lefties) and renteria

 

[thasoleful1]

Ishikawa