Link – “Melky banned 50 games for testosterone use” “My positive test was the result of my use of a substance I should not have used,” Cabrera said in a statement issued by the MLB Players Association. “I accept my suspension under the Joint Drug Program and I will try to move on with my life. I am deeply sorry… Read more →
I wrote a little blurb today for ESPN’s Sweetspot Blog on the Giants and their second-half keys. Second-half key: It’s hard not to look at Tim Lincecum as the Giants’ second-half key. His struggles have been crushing and numerous: He’s throwing slower these days, having trouble pitching out of the stretch, and his command, something that was once an improved… Read more →
Tweet The Giants ended their first half with a resounding thud. The team, riding high after a dominating sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, performed less than admirably against, at the moment, contending teams in the National League. The Giants split a series against the Reds, were swept by a rising Washington ballclub, and were lucky to limp out of Pittsburgh… Read more →
Pop quiz. Tonight’s start by Tim Lincecum was … A. Maddeningly inconsistent B. Brilliant at times C. [crackpot Tim Lincecum is struggling theory] D. All of the above D. It’s probably D. However, there are some positives to take away from Lincecum’s start. His final line (6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO) is, as… Read more →
Here’s an interesting fact: Since 1960, the Giants have only had two seasons in which a player collected 200 hits or more. Which Giant hitters accomplished that feat? If you guessed Bobby Bond’s 1970 season (200 hits) and Rich Aurilia’s 2001 season (206 hits) then you would be correct. Since 1960, the Red Sox lead all teams with 18 individual… Read more →
Subtitle: If you follow my Twitter account, you’ve probably already seen these. Delicious baseball .gifs after the jump!
Today, Rory Paap was up for the Giants ESPN Power Ranking blurb. Rory wrote: The swap of Jonathan Sanchez (62 ERA+) for Melky Cabrera (155 OPS+) is looking pretty good right about now. With Pablo Sandoval out, though, the Melkman is working without a wing man. Let me go ahead and get this out of the way: I love Melky… Read more →
We’ve played seven games. It’s still very early in the season. Here are some statistics: Angel Pagan’s wRC+ of two — two! — is pretty impressive. In 29 plate appearances, Pagan has just three hits — two doubles and a single. Both Pablo Sandoval and Melky Cabrera have already accrued 0.5 fWAR. That rate, over a full season, gives you… Read more →
Short answer: Yes. Almost always. I’m not breaking any ground when I make the statement that “players that have 200 (or more) hits in a season are (generally) good hitters”. It really seems like one of those statements that doesn’t need to be made, or proclaimed from the mountain tops. However, there is a reasoning for my madness. Recently, on… Read more →
![I give you, Rich Melky [.gif]](http://www.baycityball.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RichMelky-150x150.gif)
The next in my patented line of the why-god-am-I-doing-this series of Melky .gifs, I present to you a celebratory .gif that honors Melky Cabrera’s recent one-year, six million dollar deal with the San Francisco Giants baseball club. I demand you give me satisfaction, forthright! (This is what happens when I stop sleeping and drink too much coffee. Complaints can be… Read more →