04 Mar
Posted by: Eze
BORK BORK BORK
Hot damn, it’s baseball time – well, sorta. It’s not the crispy green grass and overcooked hot dogs of Opening Day, but, it’s getting there. Maybe it was getting there a little too much for Giants outfield prospect Thomas Neal. Neal, a highly regarded Giants prospect stood in against Mariners right-hander Ricky Orta in the sixth inning and ended up leaving the game within moments. Orta lost control of his next pitch, the pitch smashing directly into the helemt of Neal who collapsed in a heap. Thankfully, Neal was helped under his own power to the clubhouse where he was talking and gently laughing later in the afternoon.
As for the rest of the game, the Giants staff was roughed up a bit, especially ace Tim Lincecum who gave up three runs, two earned, in just an innning of work. Aaron Rowand continued to do well in the lead-off spot, clubbing out two solid hits in three chances….helping the Giants capture an 8-7 victory.
The bad news of the day – Emmanuel Burriss felt pain in his surgically-repaired foot after legging out a double in the game. While no info was given to the extent, it’s reported that Burriss was visibly upset after the game.
03 Mar
Posted by: Eze
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News believes Freddy Sanchez (knee, shoulder) will begin the 2010 season on the disabled list – something we’ve all expected even though the Giants refused to admit it.
Freddy isn’t expected to pick up a bat for at least another week and the Giants certainly don’t want to rush him. He underwent a shoulder procedure in late December and had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee back in late September. It’s expected that superman, err, super utility man Juan Uribe will man second until Freddy returns.
Of course, they could have just avoided this whole fiasco and saved themselves 12 million bucks and a highly regarded pitching prospect by never trading for him in the first place. But, that makes too much sense.
In other news, the Giants take the field as a team for the first time today and open up their first Spring Training game with Tiny Tim Lincecum taking the mound.
17 Feb
Posted by: Eze
Scottsdale Stadium This Morning
Pitchers and catchers report for the Giants today! Just a short amount of time until we see Opening Day.
12 Feb
Posted by: Eze
Well hop skippity and jump, we’ve got excellent news coming in this Friday morning – Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants have avoided arbitration (as many suspected) and agreed to a two year deal worth about 23 million dollars.
The deal breaks down like this: $8 million in 2010, $13 million in 2011 and a $2 million signing bonus, paid out at a million a year.
It’s a bit odd in structure, but, if it works for the Giants and Tim – it works for us.
11 Feb
Posted by: Eze
Tiny Tim & The Giants Trying To Work It Out
With hopes of avoiding a arbitration case, a major league source tells John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle that the Giants have offered Tim Lincecum a three-year, $37 million contract.
The proposed contract would includes annual salaries of $9.5 million, $12.5 million and $15 million, according to the report. Shea writes that the Lincecum camp countered with a proposal greater than $40 million. Assistant general manager Bobby Evans wouldn’t confirm or deny the offer, and while he acknowledged that talks are “ongoing,” he said that he hasn’t spoken with Lincecum’s people in 72 hours.
The arbitration case goes to hearing tomorrow if no contract has been agreed upon.
