According to the official Giants twitter feed, this is happening: Here’s Penny’s stats with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies: 5.40 ERA, 8.1 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO. Penny is coming off a completely dreadful year with the Detroit Tigers — 181.2 IP, 77 ERA+, 1.2 BB/9, 3.7 K/9 — and it’s pretty hard to say… Read more →
Subtitled: Things that terrify Bruce Bochy Watching Sergio Romo get the save in yesterday’s 6-5 against the Padres was awesome for a couple of reasons, one of which was that Sergio Romo’s badassery is nearly unmatched in history. Oh, what’s that trick knee? You’re hurting? Shut up, let’s go save this game. Oh, hey other good knee, you’re also hurting?… Read more →
Recently, in a blog post on the SweetSpot Blog, David Schoenfield ranked the five best rotations in baseball. The Giants did not make the cut, even though Dave did acknowledge that the rotation is talented. Dave had this to say on the rotation: Yes, the Giants had the second-best rotation ERA in the majors last season, but I’m not sure… Read more →