The Giants, now without Barry Bonds, will need to find a new way to fill the seats and, in doing so, fast. Along with one of the league's worst offenses, San Fran hasn't played in October since 2003 —n ot much of a selling point to fans. But with some exceptional homegrown talent and a few key veterans, now, in 2009, the Giants are ready to contend again.
Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Brian Wilson, and Pablo Sandoval this year have all proved that they can turn a team around — even at their young ages. Plus, with the veteran additions like Bengie Molina, Aaron Rowand, and the Hall of Fame-bound Randy Johnson, the Giants have really matured into a legit ball club.
Sandoval, the 22-year-old rookie from Venezuela, might be the most impressive out of this group. With a batting average of .340 and an OPS of .964 he leads all ML rookies in each category respectively while ranking second in batting among the Senior Circuit players.
Lincecum is doing his ...
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Anyone Know Where I Can Buy New York Giants Stuff?
metspolice.com 6/28/2009 —
Random question for y'all....I'm on a Giants kick (the more I think about it, and having just finished The Echoing Green, the NY on the Mets hat, the Polo Grounds....I think the Giants are the true ancestors to our Mets)....and I'd like to get a NY Giants jersey or something (t-shirt?) to ...
Giants Blank Brewers
thebuckychannel.com 6/28/2009 — In a game that saw Mat Gamel try things off from the leadoff spot and Jason Kendall go hitless on his own bobblehead day, the Brewers really just got nothing going as they fell to the Giants 7-0. With the win, the Giants take back the Wild Card lead that the Brewers had taken from them just ...
Outrage
nybaseballdigest.com 6/28/2009 — “He never lost his sense of rage.” — Tom Ricker on Izzy Stone, American Journalist
Of all the things that bother me about the steroids era one of the biggies is the miasma of indifference.
That baseball, in the past twenty years, was being corrupted by drugs designed to make ...
Rockies Starters Keep Winning
baseballmusings.com 6/29/2009 — Aaron Cook allowed just one run in eight innings of work as Colorado keeps winning, defeating the Athletics 3-1. Since they started their winning streak on June 4th , Rockies starters are 18-3 with a 3.64 ERA. That’s not even the best ERA in the majors (the White Sox at 3.22 lead the ...
Links For Monday; Bay, Inge, Kurkjian
mvn.com 6/29/2009 — Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Here are your links for the office this morning... Brandon Inge was the Detroit Tigers' hobbled hero on Sunday, writes Tim Twentyman. Inge has quietly put together an excellent campaign for the Tigers, batting .271/.364/.514 with 17 home runs and a .374 wOBA. When ...
Giants 7, Brewers 0 —
NYT > Baseball 6/28/2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ryan Sadowski scattered four hits over six scoreless innings in his major league debut and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep with a 7-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
Sadowski sparkles for Giants in debut —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/28/2009
Ryan Sadowski collected three game balls, not one, to remember his first major league victory. Sadowski kept his first major league pitch, first strikeout and first hit after pitching six scoreless innings in his debut, helping the San Francisco ...
