By Chris Quick on September 5, 2008
I meant to do this earlier when the call-ups were first announced, but I got sidetracked. If you’re wondering how some of our minor league player’s performances might translate to the majors, this post is for you. Note: Translations are NOT a guarantee of performance nor are they a prediction of what a player will [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged brad hennessey, Geno Espineli, john bowker, MLE, nate schierholtz, pat misch, scott mcclain, September call-ups, steve holm
By Chris Quick on May 22, 2008
I love backup catchers. And it’s not because they are star players; most backup catchers are merely there to absorb the beating that comes along with catching a tiny white ball in 20lbs of armor when your starter needs a rest. I get it. But it’s one of those thankless jobs in professional baseball that [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged backup catchers, brent mayne, brian johnson, damon berryhill, giant memories, steve holm, yorvit torrealba
By Chris Quick on May 13, 2008
Operation ‘Move All My Junk’ was successful. The move went amazingly well, no boxes were lost, or items shattered into a million pieces. I’ve got all my fingers left and just a few things are left to move, but the bulk of the work is done. I can’t thank my friends enough who volunteered their [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged barry zito, john bowker, steve holm, tim lincecum