By Chris Quick on December 13, 2009
Hi Blog, I know I’ve been away for awhile but I’m back. Packing, moving, and tackling all the tasks that come with buying a house has been time consuming to say the last. But, here I am. It’s good to be back. — Turing yourself off to Giants’ news for a few weeks and then [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged adam laroche, first base, ryan garko, the future
By Chris Quick on September 1, 2009
It’s September 1st and the Giants are tied for the Wild Card lead in the NL. Commence freakout. Before you preorder your World Series tickets, realize that there’s a lot of baseball left to play. BP’s postseason odds projection has us pegged at a 22.4% chance of winning the Wild Card. The Rockies’ odds are [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged buster posey, fred lewis, ryan garko, travis ishikawa
By Chris Quick on July 28, 2009
The Giants, in a quest to add something resembling a major league hitter to their lineup, went out and traded LHP Scott Barnes for 1B Ryan Garko from the Cleveland Indians. Let’s look at some background information on the players involved in this trade before we go any further. Ryan Garko The 28-year-old Garko was [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged ryan garko, Scott Barnes, tim lincecum, Trades