sfgiantsflgators Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 League News - July 13, 2008 Injuries KC DH Mike Sweeney has been placed on the 15-day DL with an ankle sprain. Signings CIN signs 1B Ed Nady to a minor league deal. CLE signs LF Jon Nelson to a minor league deal. PIT signs P Jeff Housman to a minor league deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Markakis Done for Season BALTIMORE, Md. - The Baltimore Orioles announced earlier today that outfielder Nick Markakis has suffered a fractured ankle and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Markakis, 24, has seen his power drop tremendously this season, averaging just one home run in every 86.5 at bats. Last season, the left-hander averaged one home run in every 22.6 at bats. He hit .275 with just four home runs and 45 home runs this season after hitting .307 with 26 home runs and 103 RBI last season. After posting an OPS of .901 in 2007, Markakis saw it drop to just .757 this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Next Series (July 14-17): vs. Chicago Cubs (45-46 - 3rd NL Central - 9 GB) Team Matchup Scheduled First Game Pitcher Wild Card Standings Giants Rockies Astros - 1.5 GB Cubs - 2 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportnut1486 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 tough luck against the bums man! go get those cubbies. quick question, is Fred lewis on projection to break any stolen base records? just curious and are we going to see any big deals at the deadline (any other teams have players on the trading block?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 July 14, 2008 Bonds Returns to the Bay SAN FRANCISCO - The all-time home run king, Barry Bonds, is set to return to the ballpark he helped build tonight for the first game of a four-game set against his new team, the Chicago Cubs. Bonds played 15 seasons with San Francisco, joining the Giants in 1993 as a free agent out of Pitts- burgh. Bonds grew up in the Giants clubhouse, navigating the lockers with his father, Bobby Bonds, and his godfather, Willie Mays. With that history, coming to San Francisco just made sense. When Bonds arrived, rumors circulated that the team was on the verge of moving to Tampa. All talk of that stopped as Bonds led the Giants to a 103-win season, falling a one-game playoff with the Atlanta Braves shy of making the playoffs. The slugger won his third MVP that season, and would go on to win four more with San Francisco, all consecutively from 2001-2004. "I love San Francisco," Bonds said in a press conference earlier today. "I grew up with this team, and I was happy to spend 15 years here with these great fans. But it's a business and changes were made. I understand that, but I still miss playing in front of all these people." Bonds is still putting up numbers this season, hitting .321 with 21 home runs and 64 RBI in 84 games with the Cubs. His OPS is still near the top of the league at 1.028, including a slugging percentage of .609. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PT. Bonds is expected to play at least three of the four games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 tough luck against the bums man! go get those cubbies. quick question, is Fred lewis on projection to break any stolen base records? just curious and are we going to see any big deals at the deadline (any other teams have players on the trading block?) I'm glad you asked that. Lewis won't be getting any MLB records as the bar is set way too high - 130 by Rickey Henderson overall, and 118 by Lou Brock in the National League. However, it is possible that Lewis could reach both the franchise record and record since moving to San Francisco: Franchise (including New York years) - 62 by George Burns in 1914 San Francisco (since 1958) - 58 by Billy North in 1979 With his current mark of 43, Lewis has posted the highest total since Brett Butler stole 43 in 1988. As for the trade deadline, I'm thinking about doing a write-up on it. If I do it, it'll probably be tomorrow or Thursday. Glad you're still following :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 LOL sf, nice call on Broxton a couple of pages back. Pity you couldn't get out of LA with a win. Just hang on to that wildcard lead, the SF fans need playoff baseball worth following! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliesphan18 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Ouch. Tough luck on that Dodgers series, especially that 17 inning affair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 LOL sf, nice call on Broxton a couple of pages back. Pity you couldn't get out of LA with a win. Just hang on to that wildcard lead, the SF fans need playoff baseball worth following! We surely won't give up without a fight, but the offense really needs help. There's a possibility of a deal before the deadline, but we won't be pursuing any one-year plug-ins if it means sacrificing the future. But as bad as the offense has been in this dynasty, I have a feeling it's going to be worse for the real Giants next season... Ouch. Tough luck on that Dodgers series, especially that 17 inning affair. FIVE hits over 17 innings...14 hits over the 35 innings in the series. Gonna have to do better than that if we're going to hang on to this wild card lead. Big series coming up. Thanks for checking in guys :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 July 14, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportnut1486 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 bonds really makes the cubs lineup scary looking..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 bonds really makes the cubs lineup scary looking..... That he does. They don't have a left-handed threat without him. Personally, I'd flip Ramirez and Soriano, but either way it's not one I'm looking forward to facing. It's surprising to me that they have the record they do. As good as our pitching staff is, I'm not confident they can hold them to the two or three runs needed to have a chance with our offense. Guess we'll soon find out (as soon as I get some food in me anyway) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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philliesphan18 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Nice trading deadline update! -- Wow, I just realized how fast this dynasty is going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Nice trading deadline update! -- Wow, I just realized how fast this dynasty is going! Thanks - glad you liked it Yeah, it's going at a decent pace so far. The path I chose with this dynasty was to play just the first game of every division series, then manage the rest, until the second-half started. Now I'll be playing every game of a series against a team that I'm battling for a playoff spot with and managing the rest, so it will probably begin to slow down a bit. Not to mention, my original goal was to play this until we made it to the World Series; which, to be honest, I don't see happening with this team. So 2009 looks very probable. But we'll see where it goes - there's a lot of baseball to be played! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 July 14, 2008 Cubs Win 5-4 in Bonds Return Misch homers, but Wilson blows second save of second half Barry Bonds returned to a long standing ovation tonight, with chants of "Barry" lasting throughout each at bat. He grounded out in his first at bat and would finish the day 0-for-four. Pat Misch catches a line drive from Henry Blanco out of pure self defense in the second inning. After two solo home runs by the Cubs, Fred Lewis brought the Giants back to even with a two-run blast in the third inning. I think Misch has figured it out. If you're a Giants pitcher, and you don't want a losing record to go with your solid ERA - learn to hit. Exactly like he did in the fifth inning when he blasted the first home run of his professional career. He is now hitting .351 on the season; a coincidence that he's 10-4? With a 4-3 lead to protect, Brian Wilson failed to shut the door for the second time since his selection to the All-Star team, surrendering a two-run home run to Ronny Cedeno to put the Cubs up 5-4 in the ninth. Cedeno's second home run of the game gave the Cubs a 5-4 lead, which would be the final score. Bonds celebrates with his new teammates as the Cubs handed the Giants their fourth loss in four games since the break. Scoring T1: Murton solo HR T2: Cedeno solo HR B3: Lewis two-run HR B5: Misch solo HR B6: Molina single scores Frandsen T7: DeRosa solo HR T9: Cedeno two-run HR W – Ponson (4-4) L – Wilson (2-3) S - Cotts (20) Player of the Game: Pat Misch 7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 K; 1-1, HR, RBI For Boxscore, click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 League News - July 14, 2008 Injuries MIL SS J.J. Hardy has been placed on the 15-day DL with a sprained right knee. MIN SS Jason Bartlett has been placed on the 15-day DL with a sprained right knee. SEA LF Raul Ibanez has been placed on the 15-day DL with an inflamed elbow. Suspensions ARI P Max Scherzer has been suspended for six games after making contact with an umpire following his ejection in last night's contest. Signings BAL signs 1B Ryan Mulhern to a minor league deal. MIL signs P Jeff Bennett to a minor league deal. Trades CLE gets: P Anthony Claggett CF Jamal Strong NYY get: 2B Dennis O'Neil 1B Michael Aubrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Pat Misch, hitter extraordinaire, who woulda thunk it? But seriously, I hope Misch comes up big if/when he gets the chance in the rotation, he showed promise, but couldn't get much run support. If I recall, his ERA was pretty low and most of his starts were near quality. I don't see him as part of the rotation next year, unless Sabean trades one of either Lowry or Sanchez, but he could be converted to a reliever to help out as a lefty specialist in the 'pen. I know that the Giants need a lefty to help out Taschner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Pat Misch, hitter extraordinaire, who woulda thunk it? But seriously, I hope Misch comes up big if/when he gets the chance in the rotation, he showed promise, but couldn't get much run support. If I recall, his ERA was pretty low and most of his starts were near quality. I don't see him as part of the rotation next year, unless Sabean trades one of either Lowry or Sanchez, but he could be converted to a reliever to help out as a lefty specialist in the 'pen. I know that the Giants need a lefty to help out Taschner. I really can't see Sabean getting through this offseason without Lowry or Sanchez going somewhere to start rebulding this offense. If Sanchez stays, I'd move him to the pen before Misch though - I'm not sold that Sanchez will develop into a guy that can get through the lineup multiple times; but I think he can be effective in the seventh and eighth innings. Neither one has had a large enough sample size yet though - Misch was under 50 innings this season and Sanchez under 100 over his two years in the league. No time like '08 to figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Chicago Cubs Probable Starter - July 15, 2008 Wild Card Standings Giants Rockies Cubs - 1 GB Astros - 1.5 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sfgiantsflgators Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 July 15, 2008 Giants Pick Up First Win of Second Half, 9-7 Lewis drives in four for San Francisco Barry Bonds picked up his first hit at AT&T Park as a visitor in the first inning. Fred Lewis blew the game open in the fourth inning with a bases-clearing double, giving the Giants a 6-2 lead. Tim Lincecum was stellar again, allowing just two runs on seven hits over seven innings. He also went one-for-one at the plate, walking and scoring twice. The Cubs were able to pull within two after scoring five runs over the final two innings, but Brian Wilson induced a groundout from Bonds to end the contest. Wilson picked up his first save in three chances since the break. Scoring T3: Lee two-run HR B3: Lewis single scores Davis; Frandsen single scores Lewis B4: Molina solo HR; Lewis double scores Ortmeier, Davis, Lincecum B6: Winn double scores Lincecum, Lewis, Frandsen T8: Ramirez two-run HR; Lee solo HR T9: Lee single scores Cedeno, Theriot W – Lincecum (5-7) L – Hill (4-9) S - Wilson (22) Player of the Game: Fred Lewis 3-5, 2B, 4 RBI, SB For Boxscore, click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 League News - July 15, 2008 Injuries ATL 3B Chipper Jones has been placed on the 15-day DL after suffering a concussion in last night's contest. There is no timetable for his return. Signings BOS signs 1B Brent Butler to a minor league deal. FLA signs 1B Neifi Deschaine to a minor league deal. WAS signs RF Phelan Keller to a minor league deal. Trades WAS gets: C Dioner Navarro TB gets: CF Alex Escobar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCaray Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I just started checking this out, and I gotta say great work man. i'll keep following. Bonds on the Cubs...ewwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Grudzielanek Headed to Atlanta KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Royals have announced a trade that would send second baseman Mark Grudzielanek to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Royce Ring. Grudzielanek, 38, has spent the last two seasons with Kansas City, winning a gold glove in 2006, the first of his career. So far this season, the right-hander is hitting .280 with eight home runs and 51 RBI. He is in the last year of his current contract. Ring, 27, has spent the past two seasons at Double-A Mississippi, but could move to Triple-A Omaha when he joins Kansas City tomorrow. He has posted an ERA under three while throwing over 100 innings in each of the past two seasons in Mississippi. More impressively, Ring has seen his BB/9 rate drop under two (1.82) this season while raising his K/9 over seven (7.62). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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