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Tied with the Dodgers for best home record in the league now.
***SF Giants 2009 Season Thread (88-74)***
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I dont have work tomorrow so I will be putting in work on the voting tonight and tomorrow
dr 715
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Do they sell a Sandoval players tee at the ballpark?
I was at Yankee Stadium last weekend and they literally had player tees for any player you can think of. From Yogi to Munson to Matsui.
And for the record: AT&T > Yankee Stadium
I was at Yankee Stadium last weekend and they literally had player tees for any player you can think of. From Yogi to Munson to Matsui.
And for the record: AT&T > Yankee Stadium
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dr 715
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In grey?
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That I couldnt tell you. I know they have it in black.
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Keep voting! Gotta vote while Philadelphia sleeps.
TheGodFresco
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Sandoval would be killing it in Rookie of the year award right now if he had 15 less at bats last year
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^ DAM! I had no idea 15 AB's smh
TheGodFresco
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yea i think the limit is 130 and he had like 145
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[h1]A trim 246 reasons to vote for Sandoval[/h1]
The online voting for the final slot on both All-Star teams ends Thursday, and San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval(notes)leads the National League. He is a worthy candidate in every respect.
Mark Reynolds(notes)has more home runs, Matt Kemp(notes)more stolen bases, Shane Victorino(notes)more runs scored and Cristian Guzman(notes)… well, it's not really apparent why someone with seven walks in more than 300 plate appearances deserves any sort of recognition, so let's chalk it upto killer facial hair.
Sandoval slays them all, and not just because his .328 batting average ranks seventh in baseball or the fact that he'd be running away with the NLRookie of the Year award if not for 15 pesky at-bats last September that took him over the minimum of 130.
No, there are 246 reasons - one for every pound he carries on his zaftig frame - that Pablo Sandoval deserves to be an All-Star.
1-2. None of the other All-Stars are ambidextrous.
Reason No. 1 is his left hand.
"I use it to write," Sandoval said.
Reason No. 2 is his right hand.
"I use it to eat," he said. "And I can eat with my left."
Sandoval is a natural left-hander. He grew up in Venezuela idolizing shortstop Omar Vizquel(notes)and knew that left-handers don't survive at the position. So he changed for survival's sake, though he continued to pitch as a lefty.
"Curveball, changeup - every pitch left-handed," he said. "When I was a little kid, I threw better left-handed than right-handed. Notanymore."
3-4. Naturally, Sandoval hits from both sides of the plate as well. And it is his bat that should get him to St. Louis.
While most of Sandoval's at-bats come left-handed, he's been a better right-handed hitter this season. One of his biggest hits of the season, agrand slam Tuesday off a 95-mph fastball from Florida rookie Sean West(notes), came as a righty.
"Side doesn't matter," Sandoval said. "I just need a good pitch and I'm fine."
5-98. One for every 94 hits, some of which show that Sandoval doesn't even need a good pitch to be fine. He is fast replacingVladimir Guerrero(notes)as baseball's king of swing.
Among hitters with at least 300 plate appearances, Sandoval ranks second in baseball by swinging at a preposterous 45 percent of pitches outside the strike zone. Even more impressive: He makes contact with 77 percent of those swings, showing that even if hedoes go fishing, it's often not for naught.
99-140. Only a moron would ask a 246-pound man his waist size, so take these 42 numbers as what they are: an estimate.
Still, we'd be remiss to skip over Sandoval's girth. It's one of his more endearing qualities. Seeing him patrol third base is like watching ahuman Weeble. He scampers and dives and tumbles and always gets back up.
Put him together with PrinceFielder(notes) and Ryan Howard(notes), and the 2009 NL All-Stars would have the plumpest bench since John Kruk and Tony Gwynn(notes)were reserves in theoriginal RBI Baseball.
141. Any fat guy who will slide intothird for a triple when there is no throw deserves such visual evidence to be shared with the masses.
142-163. The final 22 reasons due to Sandoval's pear-shapedness. Promise. It's just that Sandoval took 22 seconds to round the bases following thegrand slam off West. And it's not like he pimped it, either. Sandoval neither runs nor gallops nor even trots. He loafs. And unintentional loafing issomething at which everyone can smile.
164-195: Including Sandoval, whose 32 teeth each deserve a reason. The man is always smiling. He's in the major leagues. He's hitting like mad. Hemay make an All-Star team in his first full season. He appreciates his fortune.
Oh, and he got his braces off in June, and his teeth do look good.
196-98. Because NL manager Charlie Manuel chose Fielder and Howard, the team lacks the versatility that Sandoval provides by playing three positions.
Come on. You had to expect that much out of the ambidextrous switch-hitter. In addition to third, Sandoval has played 18 games at first base this season andthree at catcher, the position he played most of last season when he jumped from Class A to the major leagues in a six-week span.
"I'll stay on third base," Sandoval said. "I carry the catcher equipment just in case."
199. And just in case you doubt his acumen behind the plate, take a look atthis. Yeah. That's a pretty good reason.
200-222. So are his 23 walks this season. How Sandoval manages to draw that many after taking four last season highlights an understanding that hecouldn't succeed with that low a walk rate. A batting average over .300 is very good. An on-base percentage near .400 fits an All-Star.
223. To quote a certain panda bear with kung fu skills, to whom Sandoval shares a striking resemblance and with whom he shares a nickname: "He was so deadly, in fact, that his enemies would go blind from overexposure to pureawesomeness."
224-245. For each of Sandoval's 22 years. He wouldn't be the youngest player in the All-Star Game. That honor goes to Arizona outfielderJustin Upton(notes), who doesn't celebrate his 22nd birthday until late August. And only Oakland reliever Andrew Bailey(notes)has less major league service time than Sandoval.
He is a fresh face. He's dominating with aplomb. He's just the kind of person who deserves an endorsement from a more authoritative figure.
246. Uncle Sam says so.
If the other 245 reasons weren't enough, this one cuts to the heart of the argument. Only here can a chunky Venezuelan kid who looks like an animatedbear, runs like an old jalopy and hits like gangbusters turn into enough of a cause for his teammates to walk around during batting practice wearing stickersthat say: VOTE PABLO.
Doing anything else simply wouldn't be American.
The online voting for the final slot on both All-Star teams ends Thursday, and San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval(notes)leads the National League. He is a worthy candidate in every respect.
Mark Reynolds(notes)has more home runs, Matt Kemp(notes)more stolen bases, Shane Victorino(notes)more runs scored and Cristian Guzman(notes)… well, it's not really apparent why someone with seven walks in more than 300 plate appearances deserves any sort of recognition, so let's chalk it upto killer facial hair.
Sandoval slays them all, and not just because his .328 batting average ranks seventh in baseball or the fact that he'd be running away with the NLRookie of the Year award if not for 15 pesky at-bats last September that took him over the minimum of 130.
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No, there are 246 reasons - one for every pound he carries on his zaftig frame - that Pablo Sandoval deserves to be an All-Star.
1-2. None of the other All-Stars are ambidextrous.
Reason No. 1 is his left hand.
"I use it to write," Sandoval said.
Reason No. 2 is his right hand.
"I use it to eat," he said. "And I can eat with my left."
Sandoval is a natural left-hander. He grew up in Venezuela idolizing shortstop Omar Vizquel(notes)and knew that left-handers don't survive at the position. So he changed for survival's sake, though he continued to pitch as a lefty.
"Curveball, changeup - every pitch left-handed," he said. "When I was a little kid, I threw better left-handed than right-handed. Notanymore."
3-4. Naturally, Sandoval hits from both sides of the plate as well. And it is his bat that should get him to St. Louis.
While most of Sandoval's at-bats come left-handed, he's been a better right-handed hitter this season. One of his biggest hits of the season, agrand slam Tuesday off a 95-mph fastball from Florida rookie Sean West(notes), came as a righty.
"Side doesn't matter," Sandoval said. "I just need a good pitch and I'm fine."
5-98. One for every 94 hits, some of which show that Sandoval doesn't even need a good pitch to be fine. He is fast replacingVladimir Guerrero(notes)as baseball's king of swing.
Among hitters with at least 300 plate appearances, Sandoval ranks second in baseball by swinging at a preposterous 45 percent of pitches outside the strike zone. Even more impressive: He makes contact with 77 percent of those swings, showing that even if hedoes go fishing, it's often not for naught.
99-140. Only a moron would ask a 246-pound man his waist size, so take these 42 numbers as what they are: an estimate.
Still, we'd be remiss to skip over Sandoval's girth. It's one of his more endearing qualities. Seeing him patrol third base is like watching ahuman Weeble. He scampers and dives and tumbles and always gets back up.
Put him together with PrinceFielder(notes) and Ryan Howard(notes), and the 2009 NL All-Stars would have the plumpest bench since John Kruk and Tony Gwynn(notes)were reserves in theoriginal RBI Baseball.
141. Any fat guy who will slide intothird for a triple when there is no throw deserves such visual evidence to be shared with the masses.
142-163. The final 22 reasons due to Sandoval's pear-shapedness. Promise. It's just that Sandoval took 22 seconds to round the bases following thegrand slam off West. And it's not like he pimped it, either. Sandoval neither runs nor gallops nor even trots. He loafs. And unintentional loafing issomething at which everyone can smile.
164-195: Including Sandoval, whose 32 teeth each deserve a reason. The man is always smiling. He's in the major leagues. He's hitting like mad. Hemay make an All-Star team in his first full season. He appreciates his fortune.
Oh, and he got his braces off in June, and his teeth do look good.
196-98. Because NL manager Charlie Manuel chose Fielder and Howard, the team lacks the versatility that Sandoval provides by playing three positions.
Come on. You had to expect that much out of the ambidextrous switch-hitter. In addition to third, Sandoval has played 18 games at first base this season andthree at catcher, the position he played most of last season when he jumped from Class A to the major leagues in a six-week span.
"I'll stay on third base," Sandoval said. "I carry the catcher equipment just in case."
199. And just in case you doubt his acumen behind the plate, take a look atthis. Yeah. That's a pretty good reason.
200-222. So are his 23 walks this season. How Sandoval manages to draw that many after taking four last season highlights an understanding that hecouldn't succeed with that low a walk rate. A batting average over .300 is very good. An on-base percentage near .400 fits an All-Star.
223. To quote a certain panda bear with kung fu skills, to whom Sandoval shares a striking resemblance and with whom he shares a nickname: "He was so deadly, in fact, that his enemies would go blind from overexposure to pureawesomeness."
224-245. For each of Sandoval's 22 years. He wouldn't be the youngest player in the All-Star Game. That honor goes to Arizona outfielderJustin Upton(notes), who doesn't celebrate his 22nd birthday until late August. And only Oakland reliever Andrew Bailey(notes)has less major league service time than Sandoval.
He is a fresh face. He's dominating with aplomb. He's just the kind of person who deserves an endorsement from a more authoritative figure.
246. Uncle Sam says so.
If the other 245 reasons weren't enough, this one cuts to the heart of the argument. Only here can a chunky Venezuelan kid who looks like an animatedbear, runs like an old jalopy and hits like gangbusters turn into enough of a cause for his teammates to walk around during batting practice wearing stickersthat say: VOTE PABLO.
Doing anything else simply wouldn't be American.
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I just put in another 50 votes before I go to sleep. I'm up to 450 votes now. I hope everybody else is voting for Pablo still (and Lind to a lesser extent
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TheGodFresco
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i put it about 100+ VOTES in a 10 minute span
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Is it just me or is it nearly impossible to find a Giants highlight on SportsCenter
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^Not you at all. And even when we get some, they are mostly dominated by our opponent....win or lose.
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^too bad giants get no love, but id rather keep us low key and just let us keeping on winning games without any big time media coverage.
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lets go big sadowski!
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Early game today, lets get that sweep.
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You guys hear that? 5 lead changes between Pablo and Victorino. We have to step out voting game up!
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Anyone have a link?
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^Nope. Stuck at work. Much appreciated homie.
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link? youre not around a tv? let me try and find you one...
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Good lookin NTL......appreciate it.
