*THE 2010, 2012, and 2014 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS*

Wobbie

if I ever have $1.7M burning a hole in my pocket, I need one of these....for obvious reasons:

PJ_ROCKS

imalive said:

oh, fuck, the troll is back. ^^^^^

(mods: he's my buddy....but a troll, nonetheless)

thought i was fishing...had to get your attention, one way or another... how was the PBR ?

PJ_ROCKS

ps
it's that time of the year

Amongst the Ani

I like Schoenfeld as a writer: espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/55162/why-pablo-sandoval-weight-does-matter

Wobbie

cdysinge said:

I like Schoenfeld as a writer: espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/55162/why-pablo-sandoval-weight-does-matter

^^^^^ I read that. One comment was "He is in shape. He's round"

I also read Shields turned down 4/$80M from the Giants before he took less from the Puds. WTF?

Amongst the Ani

Personally I'm glad he turned it down. I read an article the other day going over guys who pitched 27000 pitches in an 8 year window which Shields qualifies. They almost always fall off a cliff quickly afterwards. Zito was on that list. Its an insider article so If you dont have it I can post the actual text: insider.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12307460/pitch-count-history-suggests-james-shields-verge-decline-mlb

Wobbie

cdysinge said:

Personally I'm glad he turned it down. I read an article the other day going over guys who pitched 27000 pitches in an 8 year window which Shields qualifies. They almost always fall off a cliff quickly afterwards. Zito was on that list. Its an insider article so If you dont have it I can post the actual text: insider.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12307460/pitch-count-history-suggests-james-shields-verge-decline-mlb

I got Insider too! (thanks, Juggler)

Amongst the Ani

Shields agent is an idiot. So he turned down their offer trying to get that 5th year only to have the Giants pull it after they resigned Peavy. Sometimes the best signings and trades are ones you don't make. Price, Zimmerman and may others will be on the market next offseason. We have Timmy coming off the books as well as Hudson. They should be primed to land another front line guy for about the same AAV as they offered Shields next offseason.

Wobbie

^^^^^ right on......my bleacher report stream just said Cain looks "really good." We need him to be 1 or 1A again.

Amongst the Ani

Despite the fact I knew better I was really hoping the Giants would pull the trigger on Moncada. Of course the Red Sox landed him.

Amongst the Ani

Had a Sergio Romo sighting today as I drove past the Giants training facility. I will try and get over there during lunch in the next couple of days to see if I can get some pics to share of the team working out. I always love this part of spring training before the games start as you can get a lot closer to the players. The Diamondbacks/Rockies did great with their facility in that you can watch them workout in the walkways right behind all the fields and batting cages. The players pass right by you going from one field to another giving you a chance to say hello if you want. I met Charlie Manual a few seasons ago. He actually stopped and talked with me for a quick minute.

Wobbie

here's my Romo sighting.....lower level club of Hotel Fusion, SF

Halifax2TheMax

You? Clubbing? You really are elitist, aren't you?

Wobbie

Halifax2TheMax said:

You? Clubbing? You really are elitist, aren't you?

if you go looking for panda.....don't bother with the clubs.....hit the all you can eat buffets.

Amongst the Ani

^^^^^^^^^^ Last place to look for Panda would be weight watchers.

Wobbie

whatever this means....



I can think of many worse choices.

Amongst the Ani

Giants are also offering now a 2 for $28 ticket package for select games. Wish I could get out there, Pac Bell it will always be to me. I know its AT&T park but I moved away when it was still Pac Bell. Standing along the brick wall waiting to see a Bonds homer fly over you for those few seasons was magical.

HesCalledDyer

imalive said:

whatever this means....



I can think of many worse choices.

The things he has accomplished in his so-far short career are simply incredible. Three time WS champion, ROY, MVP, Comeback Player of the Year, a batting title, a Hank Aaron award, 2-time AS, 2-time Silver Slugger. And now apparently the Face of MLB. Dude's a fucking beast.

Christ, I remember a game when he was at FSU where he played every position, hit a grand slam, and struck out the side in an inning of relief. That's some Bo Jackson shit right there!

Oh, and in the collegiate off-season, he won two straight championships in the Cape Cod League. He's been killing it his entire career, amateur and pro!

Amongst the Ani

1 more day and the season officially starts. So here are a few questions for the fellow Giants lovers along with my guesses:

What is Cain's ERA this season?
He says he feels great again after the time off so I will put it at 3.2

Everyone has been waiting for Belt to really break out and be the Belt that destroyed AAA pitching. How many homers does he have in 2015?
I think he is who he is now but will show a little more power and will get to 23 homers.

Lastly, who ends the season as the 5th starter?
I cant see Lincecum holding onto that spot, nor do I see Vogeslong making it the whole year on the team. I think it will be Crick after he gets a late call up in September and does well.

Wobbie

HesCalledDyer

Giants and my Cubbies today!

I had to retire my Posey t-shirt jersey to the oil rag bin... last wash left a huge hole around the 8.

Wobbie

Fucking Cubs!!!! Heal up quick, Hunter.

HesCalledDyer

If there's a good thing about it, at least it was very early in spring training. Hopefully he'll only miss the first 2-3 weeks of the regular season. Sucks though, I love Pence!

Amongst the Ani

His 2 year streak of playing all 162 is broken. He will be back quick I'm sure. I am worried this will be a nagging thing the rest of the season. Thank god its an odd year anyways.

Enkidu

Bummed about Pence. He'll be back though.

My husband decided to go to spring training for a couple days. Here's one photo. And my question - should we cut Strickland out of the photo?

Amongst the Ani

^^^^^^^ If he is still here tell him to go to the minor league facility. Its on the corner of Hayden and Camelback about 2 miles from the stadium. There is a public park that runs behind the fields that you can stand and watch from.

Damn Strickland. Gave up a homer in his first outing. So much for him being better this season with the long ball.

Enkidu

cdysinge said:

^^^^^^^ If he is still here tell him to go to the minor league facility. Its on the corner of Hayden and Camelback about 2 miles from the stadium. There is a public park that runs behind the fields that you can stand and watch from.

Damn Strickland. Gave up a homer in his first outing. So much for him being better this season with the long ball.

Thanks, I'll pass along the info. We were driving to the Bay Area so we got to listen to the game where Strickland gave up the home run. My husband was in the middle of telling me how great Strickland is and then - it's out of here!

PJ_ROCKS

:waves:

Amongst the Ani

Going to the Giants game today for Huddy's first start of spring training. Its supposed to be 90 degrees today so it should be a beautiful afternoon for some beer, hot dogs and baseball.

Wobbie

I wish that no-talent will ferret wasn't using our team for his little stunt.

fucker is probably a d**ger fan