SB Nation User Blog: GiantsFanInExile

Buster needs a nap

GiantsFanInExile — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:30:29 -0000

Buster needs a nap

"San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is struggling in the Arizona Fall League, but our own Jason Grey cautions Giants fans not to worry about it too much, writing that "more than one scout has questioned why he's even here," that he "looks very tired" and that Posey "still is likely to be the Opening Day catcher next season and can have success right away.""

Bengie Not Top 50 FA

GiantsFanInExile — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:47:31 -0000

Bengie Not Top 50 FA

Shawn (ny,ny): Why do reporters around the Mets keep mentioning that they need to sign B Molina to be their starting catcher to a 2 year deal? Also they mention the need to sign Hudson and trade Castillo who was the least of their problems last year. What does the Mets game plan need to be?

Klaw (2:15 PM) I don't know who those reporters are, but I guess they haven't seen Molina play this year. He's terrible. I won't rank him on my top 50 free agents at all.

Buster Posey Dinged

GiantsFanInExile — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:44:58 -0000

Buster Posey Dinged

Hitter of the Night: Nate

GiantsFanInExile — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:23:09 -0000

Hitter of the Night: Nate

ESPN's fantasy boys named Nate as Hitter or the Night - not too shabby!

MLB.com: Brewers, Padres swap Gwynn and Gerut

GiantsFanInExile — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:12:03 -0000

MLB.com: Brewers, Padres swap Gwynn and Gerut

May mean Hairston is the new full-time CF. Haaaairston... /shakes fist.

'Lifeless' Rowand

GiantsFanInExile — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:56:03 -0000

'Lifeless' Rowand

Article about Rowand's rough spring, quote from Buster Olney's column today.

Sanchez scratched

GiantsFanInExile — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:24:14 -0000

SFGate is reporting Jonathan "Dirty" Sanchez has been scratched from his start tonight with a sore shoulder; Palmer will take his place. Baggs is also reporting on this, and says that there is no word on whether Sanchez will go on the DL.

Palmer was a college teammate of A's reliever Brad Ziegler. He has pitched in the Venezualan leagues and was just called up from Fresno.

Palmer? I hardly knew her! (Hardy har har har.)

Twins start former Giant Buscher

GiantsFanInExile — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:35:01 -0000

I went to the Padres-Twins game last night, and starting at third for the Twins was former Giant Brian Buscher. Imagine my surprise that a) a former Giant minor league position player was playing in the majors with another team and b) that Brian Buscher was a former Giant. (I had honestly either never heard of him, or blocked him from my memory.)

He played pretty well, though quite obviously was not a prospect or world beater, as a 27 year old spot call up. He'll likely hit the bench as soon as they find a better 3B. When I got home, I looked him up on Baseball-Ref, and saw that he was small sample-sizing a pretty decent year. Then I looked up his minor league stats.

As a Giant, he was marginal with a couple of good seasons; he seemed to struggle when promoted. This is probably why Sabes et al wasn't too broken up when the Twins drafted him in the Rule 5. However, look at his numbers once he's in the Twins org. He turns from a guy reaching for good seasons to a guy capable of hitting that every year. Granted, he's repeating levels and is obviously an organizational guy, but still... kinda burns to see one of "our" guys playing a position we desperately need help at for another MLB team.

Does anyone know his story?

Threets on the way out

GiantsFanInExile — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:26:45 -0000

From the Mercury News:

Erick Threets appears to be on his way out of the Giants' organization. The left-hander must be recalled from his rehab assignment when it reaches the maximum 30 days on Friday, and indications are that he hasn't shown enough at Triple-A Fresno. He was 1-2 with a 5.74 ERA in 10 games, including a five-run implosion Sunday.

The Giants are believed to be discussing trades involving Threets, who went on the disabled list April 18 because of a mild abdominal strain.

A.J. didn't like playing for SF

GiantsFanInExile — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:41:24 -0000

Not sure anyone cares about the White Sox, but I know quite a few are ready to boo themselves horse everytime A.J. Pierzynski comes to the plate. He explains in this Chicago Sun-Times article that he didn't have a good time playing in SF, thinks the organization tried to ruin his career and that the fans were unfairly harsh to him.

I didn't enjoy my time in that city. It wasn't a good year, it wasn't fun. It's just bad vibes when I go to that city.

No mention in the article about him punching Stan Conte in the cajones. What do you think, boo the man like a silent movie villain, or kill him with indifference because who the hell cares about A.J. Pierzynski?