Freddy Sanchez has been missed. It’s sometimes said of a player, “You have to see him every day to appreciate him.” I think this is generally true of well-rounded players such as Sanchez. He’s not the best hitting second baseman. He’s not the best fielding second baseman. But watching him for nine innings at a time is watching a player… Read more →
*Note: facts aren’t guaranteed to be ‘fun’ 1. Manny Burriss has no punch, pop, or power Manny Burriss is a man of several talents. First, he’s very fast. And second, he’s also very fast. One thing Burriss isn’t, is a power hitter. Since 1990, among position players with at least 500 plate appearances, Burris ranks second-to-last in extra-base hits with… Read more →
Back on May 25, I wrote about the Giants’ inability to score via the home run. Unfortunately, you may not have read that piece because something horrible happened that night, something far more unfortunate than you not reading what I’d written. The Giants lost the game and their star catcher. And we lost our innocence. In a nutshell, I explained… Read more →
Today, Bruce Bochy writes this: CF Aaron Rowand 2B Emmanuel Burriss 1B Aubrey Huff 3B Pablo Sandoval LF Pat Burrell RF Cody Ross SS Mike Fontenot C Eli Whiteside P Ryan Vogelsong And, sadly, I can see no fault in what he’s written. It’s getaway day in a rain-soaked town, to be followed by another weekend of games… Read more →
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 DFAd. Weird that the Giants… Read more →
Writing about things the Giants should do is like trying to craft the perfect sandwich out of the worst ingredients imaginable. You really want a sandwich. You’re starved but when you look in your cabinet all you can find pickles, coffee grinds, marmite, and half-used jar of bacon flavored Cheez Whiz. The perfect sandwich? Well, It’s never going to happen…. Read more →
Prepare for a bold statement: The Giants’ offense isn’t very good. I hope you were sitting down but it’s true, the Giants offense has done more sputtering this season than anything else. A graph and then a bunch of words. This basic graph shows how many runs the Giants have scored thus far in their first 25 games. On the… Read more →
A very quick post today. I just got off work and my brain is cooked. This 2008 Giant briefly played for the team and had almost the same amount of PA’s that Burriss has had so far this year. I didn’t include the positional adjustments because that would give away the player — and this really isn’t that hard to… Read more →
Hot off the BaggsPress: Kevin Frandsen was called into Bruce Bochy’s office this morning and left in street clothes. The Giants just gave the official word: he has been optioned and will begin the season at Triple-A Fresno. All signs pointed to this yesterday. Jesus Guzman confirmed he has been reassigned to minor league camp. He’ll go to Fresno but… Read more →
Positionally, when you think about the Giants, most everything is in it’s right place. First base had been claimed by Travis Ishikawa. The outfield — headed by Fred Lewis, Aaron Rowand, and Randy Winn — is set. Bengie Molina will return as the starting catcher. Edgar Renteria will start his Giants career at shortstop and the Pablo Sandoval third base… Read more →