Saturday - 2:00 p.m. Stanford Cardinal (40-22-2) vs. Florida State Seminoles (54-12) The Seminoles have one of the best prospects in catcher Buster Posey. He was selected fifth overall i n last week's baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants. The Cardinal catcher, Jason Castro, was not far behind as he was taken 10th overall by the Houston Astros. Stanford has more players drafted in ...

OMG, have you seen this guy? The Giants first round draft-pick? OMG, He's like totally awesome. CHECK OUT HIS VIDEO ON MINORLEAGUEBASEBALL.COM http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/events/draft_report/y2008/index.jsp?mc=posey He plays for the the Florida State Seminoles. And they're going to OMAHA. That's like the World Series for college players, dude. So he's ...

I am still a bit embarrassed about my initial reaction to Posey. Not only was he considered a #1 pick by some, but he is the prototypical position player that Sabean loves: athletic, can play a number of positions, great defensive skills. At least I saw the errors of my ways soon afterward, some people still would rather have Smoak. While I can sympathize, clearly, at this moment, Buster Posey ...

After the draft, I had a chance to talk to the writer at thecollegebaseballblog.com , Brain Foley, and ask him a couple questions regarding the Giants' draft: Q: What are your thoughts on Buster Posey? Did he go lower than you expected? A: I know several places around the Internet predicated that Posey would go first overall to the Devil Rays but I never saw Posey as dominate to be the first ...

Brian Sabean , ever tactful, made an error in judgment following this year's MLB draft by pointing out that Bengie Molina , enjoying one of his best offensive seasons for the surprisingly not terrible San Francisco Giants, was on his way out. Or at least he used a statement about sunsets that reflected on Molina's contract status and made the catcher upset. Sabean said that [ Buster] Posey ...

Comment on this post - (1) Posts So how cool is that?! Buster Posey and Conor Gillapsie both park one a day after the draft. Okay I’m not going to anoint them with greatness, but hey the future is starting to look pretty damn promising. And then how can you not like the fact that Buster’s sister is already sporting a Giants cap! Sis has style. Here’s Buster’s blast. ...

The Giants 2008 draft could end up being one of the better ones in the club's last few decades. The Giants got two premium collegiate bats with their first two picks, then stole a few more potential first rounders with their 3rd and 4th choices. All the talk around draft day though surrounded NCAA Player of the Year and All-American catcher, Gerard "Buster" Posey out of Florida State. Posey ...

It's currently the top of the 4th, 3-1 to Wichita State on a 2-run home run and an RBI double. The commentators said that the coach for the the Seminoles calls every pitch, which disappoints me because we won't be able to see how Posey manages his pitchers. No base-stealers yet, but Wichita State seems like a running team, so he'll probably get a chance to show off his rocket arm. Bottom 4th, ...

Comment on this post - (1) Posts At first glance of the San Francisco Giants day one picks, it really looks like they may have come away with a really solid group of players. I’m hoping Posey signs early so I can watch him up in Salem. Bay City Ball gives a good rundown on the Giants day one picks. obsessivegiantscompulsive sees only positives with the pick of Posey . Plus he takes ...

Now that the exciting action of MLB's amateur draft has completed it's first round, it's time to take a look at our country's next millionaires. Find out which team drafted the son of the former offensive lineman pictured here and peruse our quick glance at the NL West first round selections. San Francisco Giants (5) Gerald "Buster" Posey , Catcher, Florida State: Posey was supposed to go ...

Let's give a warm welcome to the 6 new members of the Giants family, provided that the Giants can sign them, of course. #5: C Buster Posey After initially slamming Buster Posey in a fit of "why didn't the Giants take Smoak" fury, I'm warming up to to him. He fills one of the gaping holes in the infield, throws in potential for 10-15 home runs, and is inarguably the best catcher in the draft. ...

Horrible happenings in the morning that I wish I didn't know about. My boy Buster Posey gets drafted by the fucking SF Giants so that I never get to see him ever. And then Coco Crisp, as if trying to take out poor Aki last nite wasn't bad enough, charges the mound and tries to take out Mr. Badass Shields, which will surely result in the suspension of at least Shields, Gomes, and probably ...

With the fifth overall pick in the 2008 Draft, the San Francisco Giants selected Florida State catcher Gerald “Buster” Posey. Many mock drafts had Posey going first overall to the Rays, while Keith Law’s depth chart had him at the second best draftee overall in terms of talent. This being said, Posey profiles fairly well for the Giants in the future. Buster Posey, C, ...

Round 1 1 Tampa Bay Rays Tim Beckham SS Griffin H.S. (Ga.) 2 Pittsburgh Pirates Pedro Alverez 3B Vanderbilt 3 Kansas City Royals Eric Hosmer 1B American Heritage H.S. (Fla.) 4 Baltimore Orioles Brian Matusz LHP San Diego 5 San Francisco Giants Buster Posey C Florida State 6 Florida Marlins Kyle Skipworth C Patriot H.S. (Calif.) 7 Cincinnati Reds Yonder Alonso 1B Miami 8 Chicago White Sox ...

ESPN Keith Law in the live broadcast says that Buster Posey is one of the top hitters in the draft period, not just among the catchers. Well, I won't say that I know better than the Giants and Posey is good enough to be in play for the #1 pick, much like Lincecum was, but I'm disappointed right now. One guess I have is that they didn't want to face a Villalona vs. Smoak decision. Another is ...

Signability be darned, the Giants go for it there. Predictably, Skipworth goes next to FL. I’d have to guess Beckham will go next. Meanwhile, the ESPN guys seem to keep fumbling their way through this whole…um, thing. Law and Callis have been great, however.

Comment on this post - (1) Posts Not sure how many different directions the Giants could have gone with this pick, but it sure would have been sweet if we could have gotten a bigger bat. The talking heads seem to think it’s the right pick. Here’s the MLB.com write-up on Buster Posey. Focus Area Comments Hitting Ability: Posey has advanced hitting skills, uses the big ...

Whoo! Follow live at MLB.com . It's free! (11:10 AM) Word is that the Devil Rays will pick Tim Beckham. (11:17 AM) MLB.com predicts that the Giants will take Buster Posey, with Justin Smoak falling to 9 and the Washington Nationals. Come on, Giants, I want me some Smoak on the Water two years from now.