By Chris Quick on September 8, 2009
Holy smokes! From Schulman: Madison Bumgarner, the Giants’ best pitching prospect, is being called up to the majors today. If it was a surprise catcher Buster Posey got a September promotion, this is even more of a stunner considering Bumgarner is two years out of high school. He was the 10th overall pick in the [...]
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By Chris Quick on June 16, 2009
Blogmaster Baggs is reporting that the Giants have optioned down 2B Emmanuel Burriss to AAA Fresno and purchased the contract of 2B Matt Downs. The Giants optioned Emmanuel Burriss, who was in an 0-for-27 slide, and purchased the contract of Matt Downs from Triple-A Fresno. To create a 40-man spot, Triple-A catcher Steve Holm was [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged call-ups, Emmanuel Burriss, kevin frandsen, matt downs, second base, throwing stuff at the wall
By Chris Quick on September 2, 2008
I haven’t seen a Giants game in days. It was partially because of the long weekend — and having better things to do than watch a .400 baseball team get beat — but also because I’m burnt out on the Giants right now. I haven’t caught a game since Lincecum’s one hundred and glickity glick [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged barry zito, call-ups, rotation
