If you watched the Giants bullpen last year, well, I feel sorry for you. No person should be forced to watch the bullpen atrocities that were Tyler Walker, Jack Taschner, Vinnie Chulk, and Brad Hennessey pitching in relief*. The good news is that Walker, Chulk, and Hennessey are no longer on the team and there’s a good chance that Taschner… Read more →
Not much going on in Giants news today and I’m between a couple of things — look for the Affeldt PITCHf/x profile as soon as tonight — but one interesting news item from yesterday materialized; the Orioles have signed Brad Hennessey to a Minor League contract. From MLB.com: Hennessey, generally viewed as a middle reliever and spot starter, throws a… Read more →
Dear Blog, Jamaica was hot. The weather was nice and I did my best to soak up some Jamaican culture while I was there; read: I drank my fair share of Red Stripes. We stayed at one of those ‘all inclusive’ styled resorts and the best way I can describe the experience was like going to Epcot. You know the… Read more →
How many Giants blogs are providing in depth looks at Brad Hennessey? Eh? Not many! And for good reason, he’s not the most exciting pitcher on the Giants team and it’s possible that he could be non-tendered before the 2009 season. Still, his spot start yesterday could have bought him some more time with the team and it definitely bought… Read more →
A thrilling start from Lincecum last night in which he just barely missed his first career complete game. Lincecum cruised through the game until he reached the 9th inning, hit some bumps, and had to be pulled because of pitch count. Lincecum has been and is still one of the biggest reasons to watch this Giants team. There’s nothing like… Read more →
I meant to do this earlier when the call-ups were first announced, but I got sidetracked. If you’re wondering how some of our minor league player’s performances might translate to the majors, this post is for you. Note: Translations are NOT a guarantee of performance nor are they a prediction of what a player will do, but they are a… Read more →
The Giants avoided arbitration with Brad Hennessey by offering the reliever-slash-closer a 1-year deal worth $1.6M, a nice pay-bump from his 2007 salary of $400K. Hennessey had his best year yet in ’07 when he took over the closers role for most of the year after Armando Benitez was traded. He saved 19 games while blowing 5 and posted a… Read more →