It’s true. Eugenio Velez is the best player in the universe. Don’t debate it, because you can’t. It’s a cold, hard, scientific fact. The Giants topped the Phillies last night 7-2 with two strong performances from Eugenio Velez and Pablo Sandoval. Velez went 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI’s. He hit a bases-loaded single in the 4th inning… Read more →
Henry Schulman is reporting that the Giants have traded RHP Tim Alderson (the #4 Giants prospect by BA before this season started) for Pirates 2B Freddy Sanchez. Salary details are a little sketchy, but for what the Pirates are getting in Alderson they’ll probably be kicking in the rest of Freddy’s 2008 salary.* *Looks like I was wrong on that… Read more →
Who was that spindly man standing at second base last night? The one that weighs 150lbs soaking wet? The man who went 2-3 with a HR and a 2B? Who was that guy? His name… his name … /lights dim /movie guy voice EEE – YOU – HAY – KNEE – OH The iron-gloved, goofy-swinging Eugenio Velez had himself a… Read more →
The Giants, in a quest to add something resembling a major league hitter to their lineup, went out and traded LHP Scott Barnes for 1B Ryan Garko from the Cleveland Indians. Let’s look at some background information on the players involved in this trade before we go any further. Ryan Garko The 28-year-old Garko was drafted in the 2003 First… Read more →
And win a game. Barry Zito hurled 7 innings of 3-hit, 1-run baseball for the Giants while striking out 6 batters and walking 5. The bottom of the 4th inning was particularly weird when Zito did the following: Martin Prado walks. None out. Chipper Jones called out on strikes. One out. Yunel Escobar walks. Martin Prado to 2nd. One out…. Read more →
— Though, that Madison Bumgarner guy is pretty good: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 1.56 ERA and 2-3 with a grandslam and 4 RBI. Save us MadBum, you’re our only hope.
I wanted to share this quick post since I’m sure a few other Giants fans might be interested. The Pirates have just traded Adam LaRoche to the Red Sox for two minor prospects (reports are for SS Argenis Diaz and RHP Hunter Strickland). From 2006-2007 LaRoche posted back-to-back 2.5 win years with the Braves and the Pirates. He owns a… Read more →
This probably isn’t the way the Giants imagined they would start their 2nd half of baseball. After winning 49 games in the 1st half of the season, the Giants have started the post-All-Star break with a record of 1-4. The problems are still the same: the offense stinks. In the first 5 combined games since the break the Giants have… Read more →
There’s nothing like 2 weeks of work-related training to sweep you away from baseball. Things I missed: The All-Star Game, most of the Pittsburgh series (this wasn’t a bad thing), and a few other odds-and-ends news items. While I’ve been away, I’ve been jotting things down here and there. Here’s a few quick thoughts: Looking through some WAR leaderboards for… Read more →
Wow, what a great game to come back to the blog with. If you didn’t know, last night Jonathan Sanchez pitched the first no-hitter of 2009 and the first Giants no-hitter since John Montefusco did it to the Braves in 1976. You’ll often hear sports fans and announcers say: ‘This game had it all’ but it’s rarely true. Well, this… Read more →