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Giants Up Swinging

After a scary 2-6 start, the Giants seem to have gotten their bearings back. They are 7-3 in their last ten games and just came off a heroic win vs. the Dodgers at At&t Park earlier tonight.
The G men are now a respectable 9-9 for the season. I think there are still a few setbacks on the offensive side that may keep the Giants from seriously contending for the division lead throughout the season.
But it is great to see the Giants playing well.

Building Blocks available

The Giants salvaged a series Sunday afternoon, as Randy Johnson hoisted the team on his back with his phenomenal pitching.
Johnson had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning, but gave up a lead-off double. He later got out of the inning run free and the giants won the game 2-0 with Brian Wilson finishing the deal in the ninth.
Tim Lincecum tried this tactic on Saturday as he pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out 13 batters, but his effort came up short as the Giants lost 2-0.
The Giants are now 4-2 at home and 0-6 on the road. That stat will need to change fast as the Giants don’t want to dig too big of a hole to climb out of.

Gotta stop the Bleeding

The Giants had a much needed day off yesterday. After winning two of their first three games at home, the Giants left for the road and have since lost four games in a row. And it hasn’t been pretty as their once hot bats are now ice cold.
The Giants were stymied by the Padres Pitching, and went to Los Angeles only to get blown out 11-1.
They will play their second game in LA today with Matt Cain on the mound against the savvy rookie Clayton Kershaw.

Sloppy in San Diego

The Giants were swept in San Diego this weekend.
It was a huge disappointment for the team especially considering how they hit the ball in their first series against the Brewers.
Against the Padres stingy pitching (or the Giants poor hitting), they were only able to accumulate 7 total runs in the whole series.
The Giants will stop in LA on their way back to the bay and face off with the Dodgers. Hopefully they can get back on track.

Takin it to the road

Well the Giants finished the series strong, taking two of three games from the Brew Crew. And what is most surprising is how they did it… they outscored the Brewers 19-11 in three games.
For the Giants, who have struggled in past years to score runs, this is a good sign. They begin a three game series tonight against the San Diego Padres.
It will be Barry Zito’s debut so we’ll see how that goes…

Giants shine in rain

It was a good opening day for the Giants. It was a gloomy, rainy day everywhere in the bay area except in San Francisco… or so it seemed. The Giants defeated the Brewers 10-6 in their first game of the season.
Travis Ishikawa had a huge day, driving in three runs. Bengie Molina and Aaron Rowand both homered in the game.
Tim Lincecum did not have a great day, as he only lasted three innings while giving up three runs. The good news from this is the bullpen looked really good. Overall it was a great day for the Giants.

One more Day left until freedom

Well I can hardly believe it is finally here. Just one day away from opening day for the Giants and what? It is going to rain? Unbelievable.
Tim Lincecum should be ready to go rain or shine. Pablo Sandoval looked great in his 2009 debut and also played well against the Athletics. Boy he has got some wheels for a big guy.
What else is there to say? Go Giants

Get your tickets now

With just three four days until opening day the team is coming to form as positions are starting to get filled. Emmanuel Burriss has locked up his role at second base. Travis Ishikawa will be the Giants first basemen.
The Giants will begin their opening day home stand Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers. I can’t wait.

almost here

I just received the bad news that Noah Lowry will be starting the season on the Disabled list. I also drafted Alex Rodriguez in a fantasy league because I forgot about the injury, so there are worse things that could have happened.
But Lowry down is still quite disappointing. The giants are now 15-14 for the preseason with just a handful of games left. Get ready everybody because I am not sure if I mentioned that there is only 13 days until opening day.

TV debut

In their first televised spring training game yesterday, the Giants, for lack of a better phrase, stunk it up. The team was downed by the Kansas City Royals 11-3, and it wasn’t even as close as the score. But just remember it’s only spring training.
Well at least that’s what I keep telling myself. Buster Posey looked pretty solid behind the plate. I really like his future and I hope the Giants don’t trade him away.
And it was nice to see Brian Wilson on the mound showing off his change-up. Yeah that’s right I said change-up. I like to see him trying to get more pitches and improve, even after the All-Star season he had last year.

Tim Lincecum pitched two and one third innings yesterday, recording 5 strikeouts and no runs against Japan. And a good start as well for Edgar Renteria who got his first homer this spring.
The Giants led 4-0 after five innings behind Lincecum but the Japan team rallied in the later innings to take the game 6-4. This is an instance where the result was a loss, but the Giants took major strides.

Notes for the day

So the Giants are now 4-6 in their first ten spring training games. Not bad. Tim Lincecum hasn’t allowed a run yet this postseason. Impressive.
Dave Roberts career in San Francisco is over, and I can’t figure out if that is a good thing or a bad thing. He was very productive in the last few years… when he wasn’t out with an injury. I’m going to say his departure is a good thing.

Randy Winn has been struggling mightily so far this spring training. He should snap out of it though.

Lincecum looks good again

Through 5 games this preseason there are already striking similarities to last season. So far the Giants are 2-0 when Lincecum pitches and 0-3 when he doesn’t.
The Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers today 5-2, halting their three game skid.

2nd game not so sweet

The second game of the Giants spring training resulted in their first loss Friday. But despite giving up 16 runs, there were a few positives.
Travis Ishikawa had another solid game with an RBI double. While Aaron Rowand got in the mix with his first homer so far in Arizona.
Matt Cain gave up a bomb in the first, but was reported to have looked good otherwise.
Not that it’s that important, but Manny Ramirez has reportedly declined the recent 2 year 45 million dollar contract offered by the Dodgers.
Basically I don’t see any way the Giants will get him now. There is no way the Giants will offer him anything close to that. The sooner I accept that the better.

Day one in the Books...

Well it was a heck of a start for the G-men today. Game ball goes to Travis Ishikawa for belting two, yes I said two, home runs in the Giants 10-7 victory over the Indians.
It’s great to see Ishikawa playing well this early; I just hope it will last. Tim Lincecum went three scoreless innings.
He would have won the game ball but three scoreless innings is, I hate to say it, almost the norm for him. So he just gets an atta kid and a pat on the back.
Nate Schierholtz also homered in the game. It appears early the Giants have some offense. But this is spring training, so don’t get too giddy yet.

Let the Games begin!

We are now just hours away from the giants first spring training game. Unfortunately I will not be going this year, so those that are I encourage you to gloat about how much fun you are having.
The Giants will face off against the Cleveland Indians tomorrow with Tim Lincecum on the mound. He likely will not pitch too long in my estimation, but I’m sure he will go at least a couple innings.
Bruce Bochy told reporters he plans to play Pablo Sandoval as much as possible this spring training, to see if he can handle third base. Kudos Bochy. Just don’t wear him out please.
My question is who will be the next Freddie Lewis? Pablo Sandoval? Who will emerge from the minors as a legitimate ballplayer? Hopefully we will find out sooner than later.

Early spring training storylines

Edgar Renteria appears to be taking his two year $18 million seriously. http://www.sfgiants.com/ reports Renteria showed up in Arizona 10 pounds lighter than last season. Hopefully this will bring him back to his old 5 time all-star self.
Noah Lowry also is making news in Arizona; he will be fighting with Jonathan Sanchez for the final spot in the rotation it appears. Rumors are around that both pitchers may be on the trading block in the near future. This should provide some serious competition in the rotation, which can’t hurt.

Giants off-season quietly going well

This an opportunity to generate new ideas by debating and squaking about old ideas.

My challenge is I am a huge baseball fan. The season doesn't start for another two months.

This is a problem for me because I keep thinking about upcoming baseball season so it is taking way too long to get here.

Manny Ramirez still on the market? Wow. I hope the Giants get him. Who cares if he is a pain in the ass.

The guy can flat out hit. As much as I respect and appreciate Omar Visquel, I think it was time for him to go.

His defense is second to none, but his bat definitely hurt the Giants throughout the season.

And Edgar Renteria is respectable.

I can't wait to see Pablo Sandovar next season. Hopefully he can be consistent throughout the year because he is a beast. Go Giants.