this goes out to all the hounds and followers of the milb game

gb is writing an article on how the internet has changed how fans follow the minors and how it has changed how athletes view the fans and the game 

no one has done an article on this topic yet as far as i know

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Because there is a method to his madness, or so he says in the chron interview.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/23/SPM111DN3L.DTL

When asked why he went with Castillo, Bochy offered some plausible explanations. The night before, Castillo started the eventual winning rally with an infield single and had an extra-base hit stolen by a poor umpiring call. On Friday and Saturday, Castillo made roughly 1,000 feet of outs on three opposite-field flyballs to the warning track.

"He's got power. He's an intriguing player," Bochy said. "He runs fairly well. I think he has the tools to be an everyday player. Now, that's up to him. I think he's improved his work ethic since he's been here. I think he sees this as a great opportunity."

Could Castillo be a long-term solution at third base?

"He has shown how talented he could be if he plays every day," Bochy said. "I'd like to see what he's done at the end of the year."

Please note that nowhere does bochy say that denker is being bothered by a sore knee, one of the reasons given by the guys in the booth during the series.

Talented?? Maybe if you take away his avg to less than avg fielding skills, his hate of taking a walk, and his problems hitting with men on base.

In other words, Bochy, and sabean for that matter, dont really care to use this time to evaluate the real kids on the roster. They are still looking for those wins...no matter how worthless they become.

I just cant see this guy being in the skippers position come next april.

I cant see sabean still being the gm either....but what do i know

During the game, doug mentioned that his sister would be doing a book signing at the park on the 31st.

So i googled Kellie Greenwald, and this is what i found:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=view_from_the_bay/everything_else&id=6017096

While Kellie may have Down Syndrome, she has her father's and her brother's gift of gab.

It still bugs me that Hank is no longer with the org, most likely due to baer, and that Doug may never get a shot to do pbp outside of st for possibly the same reason.

I know that this post has little to do with the goings on, on the field...just thought i would share.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7841636?MSNHPHMA

so bonds has every right to play, and everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and bonds wasnt the only one doing it....but hes a cancer??? hes the only cancer??

what about all the unamed users?

what about the owners, managers and coaches who either stayed silent or encouraged the use of ped's?

what about the media who chose not to do any serious investigation?

what about you ken?? as i recall, you were one of the head cheerleaders during the sosa/big mac hr chase. maybe its you show stay the fuck away from the baseball diamond during the 08 season.

And im so sick of everyone buying into the petit bs apology. the guy doesnt get caught, he never apologizes. and his story about why and the duration of his use still doesnt hold water. but hes no cancer.

no....just bonds

http://greenjacketsbaseball.com/news/index.html?article_id=427

smart move...stayed inside the org, with a guy who watched kelly work his magic for the past 3 seasons.

well, the minor league coaching staffs are all set...lets hope these guys are as successful as their predecessors....now lets play some ball...is it april yet?

http://media.knbr.com/knbr/1206russo.mp3

i believe he speaks for all of us

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/10/31/sports/s162204D91.DTL

now how does the number 1 ranked ump in aa fall  all the way to the bottom and get dumped...after she gets chosen to do the futures game and the hr derby?

there is something wrong here.

ya, this is a giants blog...and he was a pure yankee till the day he died, but its important to note the passing of one of the great baseball voices.

As a result of a lack of days off, extra inning games and the injury to noah, the org saw the need to bring up a 13th pitcher.

Did the dfa or place one of the vets on waivers?

Did they make a waiver trade??

No to both.

They sent Lewis back to Fresno.

This, a day after he goes 2 for 3.

This after the org leaks intel that they will be going with the kids most of the rest of the season.

How many times will we allow these guys to lie to us before we stage an armed insurection?  

Im sorry that i cannot provide a link or provide the entire conference call...this is being gleaned from multiple reports.

In an extraordinary conference call with reporters, Sabean left no doubt he was unhappy that he was forced by public opinion to consummate a trade that leaves the Giants with no experienced closer.

"The type of person or professional I am, I don't take any satisfaction in anybody's demise or inability to do his job," Sabean said. "I'll say one thing about Armando. He was strong enough to be a whipping boy.

"The first game here (in New York) we had three players who were not available. That was not Armando's fault. Tonight we had three hits and looked dead as a doornail. That was not Armando's fault. We are at a crossroads in my mind, and apparently the fans, the press and some people in the clubhouse felt he needed to go.

"Now we're going to find out what they're made of. We'll see who's strong enough to be the whipping boy now. ... We're going to find out who, when and how we're going to step up. Right now, as we speak, we're heading closer to last place than first place. I don't know that that was Armando Benitez's fault."

Sabean also added this about mando:

"He's been hounded by the media, the fans and some teammates,"

so lets consider his angry and frustrated words. in mr sabean's fantasy world, the press and the fans are placing the teams woes solely on the back of mando.

now if the fans and press are represented by those few idiots on knbr, that would be true...but they are not. listening to razer state over and over that all this team needs is a bat, and the only thing holding this team back from going far into the playoffs was mando, was idiocy at its finest. but that is off topic...back to my point

also, forget that sabean rewrites history and neglects to note mando's comments about his teammates to the press, or that on tuesday night, he didnt seem so much into being a whipping boy...for that isnt the point of this thread either.

it was brian sabean that put this aging and injury prone team together. it was brian sabean who apparently never created a strategy for a post bonds era. it was brian sabean that drafted and put together a farm system that in eleven years has not developed one impact player. it was brian sabean who chose to trade young pitchers for over the hill ones and/or 4 month to 1 year position player rentals. it was brian sabean that chose to not pursue vlad so as to fill his infield with players like el fatso and neifi. it was brian sabean that chose to badmouth his own prospect, elli in the press and then proceed to sign dirty sanchez (he of the stone hands and no stick).

if brian really wants to know who the next whipping boy is going to be...he only needs to look in the mirror.

and if brian sabean wishes to place this move squarely on the shoulders of the media and the fans, then by all rights, we are the new gm of the giants.

and as the new gm, i will happily accept mr sabean's resignation. hey brian...see...i can read between the lines.

youre fired