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Loading ...Bill James and the 2009 San Francisco Giants (McCovey Chronicles)
Posted October 22, 2008 at 12:29 pmBill James was a senator from Illinois, who initially rose to fame through his debates with Stephen Douglass. After inventing the cotton gin, James focused on his “New Deal” to save the American economy. Some economists claim that the “New Deal” actually prolonged the Great Depression. James responded that those economists were “the Joe Morgans of the economic world.” James closed out the 20th-century by …
Tags: Aaron Rowand, Bengie Molina, Bill James, depression, Eugenio Velez, Fred Lewis, Illinois, John Bowker, Kevin Frandsen, Manny Burriss, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco, san francisco giants, Stephen Douglass, Tim Lincecum, Travis Denker, Travis Ishikawa (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I’m Back. (Bay City Ball)
Posted October 14, 2008 at 7:46 amDear Blog,
Jamaica was hot. The weather was nice and I did my best to soak up some Jamaican culture while I was there; read: I drank my fair share of Red Stripes. We stayed at one of those ‘all inclusive’ styled resorts and the best way I can describe the experience was like going to [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Free Travis Denker! No, seriously. Just take him. (McCovey Chronicles: Front Page Posts)
Posted October 13, 2008 at 12:55 amHere are the top 15 second basemen in the majors (ranked by VORP) and the batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage lines they put up when they were 22:
Dustin Pedroia - AAA - .305/.384/.426 Chase Utley - A+ - .257/.312/.422 Ian Kinsler - A/AA - .345/.413/.573 Brian Roberts - Rk/A+ - .302/.407/.406 Dan Uggla - A/A+ - …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A series of No’s… (Giants Cove)
Posted October 12, 2008 at 7:38 amI have posted little of late due both to my work schedule and the relative calm that descends on sub-par teams before the mad scramble of the offseason. During my absence, the Giants surrendered Travis Denker to the dreaded Padres. However, despite the furor surrounding this move (possibly necessitated by the pointless Gillaspie callup), the [...]
Tags: Fielder, Matt Cain, Ned Colletti, Travis Denker, University of Chicago (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Scottsdale Scorpions win their first game (Giants Win)
Posted October 11, 2008 at 9:32 pmAlex Hinshaw blew the save but got the Scorpions’ first win in a 3-2 vic over the Phoenix Desert Dogs. Burris and Fransden were in the one-two slots and each got a hit. Attendance — 567Meanwhile, the Giants dumped Tyler Walker, Kevin Correia, Brad Hennessey, Ivan Ochoa, Scott McClain and Eleizer Alfonzo. They can re-sign Ochoa …
Tags: Alex Hinshaw, Brad Hennessey, Eleizer Alfonzo, Ivan Ochoa, Kevin Correia, Scott McClain, Travis Denker, Tyler Walker (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Padres claim Denker (SFGate: San Francisco Giants : The Splash )
Posted October 10, 2008 at 5:45 pmMinor-league infielder Travis Denker…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Travis Denker gone… (McCovey Chronicles: Front Page Posts)
Posted October 10, 2008 at 4:35 pm…according to some know-nothing blogger posting from his mom’s basem…
Wait, the blogger was Paul DePodesta? Dang. And Denker is off the 40-man-roster on the Giants’ site.
Genius roster move by Sabean. Second basemen with patience and power grow on trees, while no-defense, no-offense, PED-lovin’ catchers are rare, special treasures that should be protected by any means necessary before free agents like Omar Vizquel file …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pablo Sandoval and Inflation (McCovey Chronicles: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 22, 2008 at 11:38 amA little less than a year ago, I attempted to grade the Giants’ organizational depth. Other than the standard, unfair dismissal of Randy Winn, it doesn’t look too ridiculous in retrospect. With the draft and minor league happenings of 2008, though, it’s worth an update. Well, maybe “worth” is a relative term. How about, “it’s not completely ridiculous to revisit the subject when the …
Tags: Brooks Lindsley, Connecticut, Eugenio Velez, Hector Sanchez, Kevin Frandsen, Matt Downs, Molina, Nick Noonan, Pablo Sandoval, Randy Winn, Rosario, Thomas Neal, Travis Denker (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...You Did What? (Bay City Ball)
Posted September 8, 2008 at 7:38 amYou know, for as bad as the Giants have been this year, they sure do surprise us now and then. The team has just called up 37th overall 2008 draft pick — yes, you read that right, 2008 — Conor Gillaspie to the major league club. Conor had previously collected a scant 93 AB’s for [...]
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Posted September 1, 2008 at 10:23 amMcClain, Hennessey, Holm called up | Extra Baggs
Yippie-ki-ay, Giants fans.
I’ll drink up all the almost-average relievers you got on your shelf.
Steve Holm!
Thus endeth the pop culture references for today’s call ups.
John Bowker and Nate Schierholtz will probably get the call tomorrow, and maybe we’ll also see Clay Timpner, Brian Horwitz, Travis Denker, Eliezer Alfonzo, Geno Espineli, and others.