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 do, [...]
Ryan Spilborghs singled in the winning run in the 12th inning, lifting Colorado over San Francisco, 6-5, at Coors Field.
Tags: WinnArtoo says that the chances of winning are 725 to 1. Actually Artoo has been known to make mistakes… from time to time… Oh dear…
June/July: “Randy Winn has two hits in his past 80 at-bats. His shattered maple bats will one day impale an orphan. No one is going to want his contract.”
August: “Randy Winn has 53 hits in his last 52 at-bats. He’s hitting .306/.361/.433 with 25 steals in 27 attempts for the season. He plays a great right field, can play a good center, and teams will …
It smacks of ridiculous understatement to say that the Giants have offensive problems. Their heroic pursuit of power ineptitude has been well documented and, indeed, the Giants offense runs about as well as an asthmatic gerbil with motivational issues. Therefore, it seems a no-brainer for the Giants to pursue a slugger in the mold of [...]
Tags: Cain, Lincecum, Randy Winn, Winn, World Series, ZitoStephen Drew became the first player to hit for the cycle in Chase Field, and newly acquired David Eckstein singled home the winning run to help the Arizona Diamondbacks rally past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 on Monday. Adam Dunn, Chris Young and Mark…
The Giants completed their first winning month of 2008 on Sunday, although they could not enjoy the feat after embarrassing themselves in a three-game catastrophe against a Reds team that really is not very good. “We stunk this weekend. We know it,” manager…
Tim Lincecum… right? I mean, with Webb getting pounded again tonight, that should be about it, don’t you think? BEFORE tonight’s game, Lincecum had 53 more strikeouts, an ERA half-a-run lower, and a lower opponent BA. After tonight’s game goes final, the ERA and opponent batting average differences will be even MORE significant. Webb will [...]
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San Francisco Giants @ Cincinnati Reds
08/31/08 9:35 AM PDT
San Francisco Giants Cincinnati Reds
Randy Winn - RF
Chris Dickerson - LF
Fred Lewis - LF
Jeff Keppinger - SS
Rich Aurilia - 3B…
Tags: Aaron Rowand, Aurilia, Burriss, Cain, Emmanuel Burriss, Eugenio Velez, Fred Lewis, Ishikawa, Lewis, Matt Cain, Randy Winn, Rich Aurilia, Rowand, Travis Ishikawa, Velez, WinnHow they scoredGiants first: Winn homered. Giants 1, Reds 0. Reds first: Dickerson tripled. Keppinger hit a sacrifice fly, Dickerson scored. B.Phillips singled.
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