Suck It Lasorda!!!!!: The Aftermath

Suck It Lasorda!!!!!: The Aftermath

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The Aftermath

Torture. 30 years of torture. My wife asked why I was getting so emotional over "a stupid baseball game." She had never seen me sitting on the floor, tears streaming down my face, in my boxers, socks and rally thong (I prefer it on my head, don't ask). She hadn't seen it at least with the tears and yes, I admit, it may have looked like I had lost it. I imagine that had I been a Lohan or married to Courtney Love, this would be an everyday occurance but I'm not. I'm just Joe Shmoe. I explained that for the past 30 years I have waited for the Giants to win. All that time spent in front of the television believing they had the tools to win and always coming up short. Everyone talks about the 2002 World Series and the then seemingly imminent win the Giants would earn.......nope. To me the worst came in that 1993 season when they won 103 games and DIDN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS!! That team I thought had it all. To make it worse I think the next year was when they put in the Wild Card. Yea, 02 sucked, as did 89, 87, pretty much the whole 90's. Those were all good squads put together by Sabean that just didn't seem to get over that hump. Those teams then would be reassembled for another run the next year, always coming up short. I think I was sobbing more for the fact that the Giants won and in all analytical, pragmatic honesty, WILL WIN AGAIN! Of course thats assuming Sabean 2010 doesn't revert to Sabean pre-2010 and start trading off pitching or prospects for retreads. I think he got that idea from Vida Blue who buys your old junky cars for cash and repackages them as Chevy's. Thats a Dodge owners speculation.

Anyhow, barring a Slurpee induced brain freeze, Sabeans most logical moves are to resign Aubrey Huff AND Juan Uribe. Given them multi-year deals because they earned the right to defend their titles. Whats out on the free agent market anyway? A slightly younger Uribe? Another Huff like player who had a bad 2010 but expected to bounce back? We saw what Huff and Uribe can do. As for the injuries, well, I have a plan. Playing ball almost everyday over the summer can wear down your legs, but the Giants have options. Brandon Belt is almost ready. Jesus Guzman is still around also. I watched him on several occasions at Fresno and the guy can hit. I'm a believer that Guzman will figure out MLB hitting. Then there's Panda.

While I don't think Panda is a .300 hitter, I do believe 2010 was an abberation. Panda is now past his personal problems and don't think sitting on that bench didn't hurt his pride. Sabean has pieces in place already. Now, repeating is gonna be tough, but I'm going on record right here:

2012 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants (just in time before THE 2012)

My point is this: the reason I was so emotional is because the Giants have turned the corner. Brian Sabean no longer has to look for the next Jim DeShais's, Garko's, Turner's, or other castoff's. Those players no longer will win championships. The Giants have players named Posey, Lincecum, Bumgarner, Cain, Sanchez, Panda, Schierholtz (yes I'm including him), Runzler, and Wilson. A core of young players to pushed the Giants over. Resign Huff and Uribe. Keep Lopez. Introduce Panda to Richard Simmons and grease up the Machine.......the pieces are there and are only going to get better!

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Musings on 2010

Well lets see...Garko gone, Huff signed. DeRosa signs, Bocock waived. Panda gettin' fatter. Howry gone. Benjie gone. Big Unit done. LaRoche disses. One more year of U! Ree! Bay!

Thats the gist so far. Not very exciting. Sabean appears to be slipping back into old habits. Signing Huff makes no real sense to me other than the appearance of Sabes feelin' the heat. I'm on the Ishikawa sideline as he has more upside than Huff but no big deal, even though Travis had a better year. Not sure what to make of all the utility men on the roster. Last year it was center fielders. Still the offense looks pretty boring......

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Musings on Freddy Sanchez

Well, Giant fans get a look at the guy they got for.....uh, who did we trade for him? Seriously, this guy is a mystery to me. To be honest, I forgot we had him! Long term I don't know where this will fit in the Sabean archives of trades. Another in a long line of trades that have come to be known in these parts? At least the recent ones??? As you can see from the photo, Freddy has been out of the lineup for some time. Watching him take swings will bring Giant fans bittersweet feelings I'm sure. I know I'll be glad to watch him take some cuts against some live pitching. Then again, I'm hoping he doesn't rip his speen taking a cut against live pitching! I'm still not in the "GREAT TRADE" column in the Sanchez for Alderson trade. Sabean momentarily slipped back into his rent-a-player mode on this one. I always said (in my mind) that there were NO bats out there that were game changers....that you could build your team of the future around. Teams were not going to trade the Uptons, Crawfords or Ramirez's away for any Rohlingers, Ishikawas or Molina's for that matter. Sabes eventually came to his senses, saw a shiny Penny and picked it up for luck. Pitching, pitching, and more pitching is the answer for this year. It will be interesting to see which way the Giants go. Try and sign Penny to give a kick ass rotation of Lincecum, Cain, Zito, Sanchez and Penny.....or revert back to trading away talent for any past their prime players on the downslope of their careers. Strong pitching is always a hot commodity and with even more kids like Runzler, Romo and Hinshaw's improving, the Giants are on the right road. Was I talking about Sanchez?


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Radar Love

Funny Stuff:

Brad Penny said Bochy used to order stadium personnel to dial down the radar gun readings whenever he'd pitch. Presented with the charges, Bochy pleaded guilty.

"Yeah, I guess word got out," Bochy said with a sly grin. "The funny thing is, I said, 'Take 5 mph off to mess with his head.' And he was throwing 94. I said again, 'Take 5 off.' They said, 'We are.'"‰"

The Colorado Rockies were suspected of employing similar gamesmanship against Tim Lincecum last month at Coors Field.

— ANDREW BAGGARLY



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Giant Chatter

From MLBTradeRumors:

"Henry Schulman at the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Giants brass, headed by managing general partner Bill Neukom, will meet to discuss the potential addition of payroll through a midseason deal. Schulman believes that though money might be there to acquire the big bat they covet, the cost in prospects might be the dealbreaker. Schulman writes:

"To get Mark DeRosa from Cleveland, the Cardinals had to part with a major-league, power bullpen arm (Chris Perez) and a player to be named who I understand will be a top-level prospect -- all for three months of DeRosa. Scott Hairston is a nice outfielder, too, but Billy Beane gave up three prospects to get him. Imagine, then, what it will take for GM Brian Sabean to extract a legitimate middle-order hitter."

Schulman reiterates GM Brian Sabean's stance against betting the farm on a three-month rental, and calls this a definite sellers' market. He goes on to note that there isn't a Ryan Braun in the clubhouse clamoring for a deal to improve the team, and concludes that this will likely be a quiet deadline for the Giants, "unless one or two teams fall by the wayside quickly, either competitively or financially."

Am I the only one who thinks the Giants can win the Wild Card with what they have? It makes no sense to trade! WHO IS OUT THERE that you can build your franchise around?! Dan Uggla and his .219 average? The Giants have young talent one or two years away, young strong SIGNED arms for the next couple years and a third baseman who can get more hits than CRAP!!! Ishikawa just chased a down and in BALL. In case you didn't know this is also a game thread. Ishikawa grounds out. When is Travis going to get it? Zito not looking bad. He almost looks coherent! When is someone going to come out with an answer to the ManRam hats with the dreds? A LinceCap. You know it's a matter of time. Waiting to see when Bowker comes up and if he knows what to do with a changeup. The Giants could use his pop. Thats my point. You have Bowker down in Fresno......Juan Uribe just jacked one out. What was I saying?

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Okay, I have it figured out!

I've been looking around for about four months now and I could not find ONE player that I thought was worthy of trading a top Giant pitcher for. Now, having said that, I have to add that LinceCain is off the table. So that means Zito, Sanchez, Zito, Medders and Zito are the bait. The guy I can see in Orange and Black is a pretty handy little five tool player currently in the Black and Yellow.....yes....centerfielder Andrew McCutcheon. I say Zito ......okay. Nevermind. Realistically, I say Sanchez and Burriss for McCutcheon. I threw in Burris as a hope, not as a logical choice. I know the Pirates aren't that stu......wait.....maybe they, YES. This could be done. The Pirates have made some "questionable" moves in the past. Lets see, we gave them Armano Rios and that Vogelsomething guy for a pitcher named Schmidt. I recall that worked out well for us. OH, we signed that left fielder they let go....what was his name?? I'll remember in a minute. My point is, if there is a team to be had, a team that Ol' Steven HawkinSabean can out think, it might be the Pirates. There is that ol trade we made awhile back with the White Sox that has gone down in Giants lore that made us look smart. I think it's time. Giant fans are due. We are in the thick of a Wild Card race that was NOT expected by most of you glass half empty doubting Thomas'. Now, I'm not the guy who likes to say I told ya, so I won't. I don't have to. Look at my posts! Whaddya think?? I told ya! So we know Rowand will be here awhile. NateDogg is showing he might stick around for awhile and with Randy Winn a free agent and turning, what, 50? I don't think the Gigantes will sign him unless it's a short term deal. Don't get me wrong, I hope Winn comes back. If he does he can work with McCutheon who, if you haven't seen this guy, is a helluva player. He doesn't seem to have much power but he's still pretty young. Nothing a little visit to that East Bay special "herb" shop can't fix! A little flax seed y'know. Anyway, the Giants need a bat like this guys. Sandoval will only get better and stronger. Shierholtz will too. I'm holding all hope my man Ishikawa will eventually figure it out. And on the horizon theres Sosa, Guzman, Posey and more power oriented players coming up. I think it's safe to say the Giants are looking good!!! Hold your heads up high Gigante fans!!!!

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