By Chris Quick on June 20, 2008
I got a chance to listen to the weekly Ralph and Tom interview with Brian Sabean on KNBR this morning. Some notes and reactions after listening. ~ The topic to start the interview was, of course, Barry Zito. Sabes basically backed up Zito saying that he’s trying hard and wants to get better. Ralph tried [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged aaron king, Brian Sabean, edwin quirarte, pablo sandoval, randy winn
By Chris Quick on June 17, 2008
Earlier this week I posted that Wendell Fairely was going to make his debut in the AZL later this month. It turns out I was wrong and that Fairely is going to turn up in the Northwest League with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. An article detailing the S-K roster popped up today and Fairely is on [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged edwin quirarte, kelvin marte, michael ambort, salem-keizer, Wendell Fairely, wilber bucardo
By Chris Quick on June 16, 2008
Good morning, I hope everyones day has started well. Pass me the coffee and I’ll be OK. A few things in Giants news today ~ Keichii Yabu has been promoted to setup man. I wasn’t aware of this until I caught Schulman’s Notebook column on the Chronicle. The article talks about Pat Misch going back [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged edwin quirarte, keichii yabu, stolen bases
By Chris Quick on June 6, 2008
That was the first thought that ran through my head as Bud Selig read aloud the Giants 5th overall pick in this years draft. “With the 5th pick in the First-Years Player Draft of 2008, the San Francisco Giants select Gerald Posey, catcher, from Florida State University” Second thought, I guess the Giants aren’t scared [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged brandon crawford, buster posey, conor gillaspie, draft, edwin quirarte, eric surkamp, justin smoak, roger kieschnick
