2013 San Francisco Giants Thread | Page 2416

Rubberneck36 · 2012-04-06T06:21:23-07:00

WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANTSThe kid was back and we all knew And everyone was excitedIn 2012, the Dodgers spent millions, no1currWe even watched perfection!We saw some weird things The orange was outand the rain fell!The Reds thought they had us, so did the Cardinals. But we RALLY CAP'D! Then the Tigers came to town andAnd everyone can watch and waitHow about 3 Championships in 4 years! Go G's!NL WestSan Francisco GiantsArizona DiamondbacksLA DodgersColorado RockiesSan Diego PadresSan Francisco Giants Active Roster Pitchers 41 Jeremy Affeldt L-L 6'4" 225 40 Madison Bumgarner R-L 6'5" 235 18 Matt Cain R-R 6'3" 230 46 Santiago Casilla R-R 6'0" 210 70 George Kontos R-R 6'3" 215 55 Tim Lincecum L-R 5'11" 170 49 Javier Lopez L-L 6'5" 220 63 Jean Machi R-R 6'0" 260 50 Jose Mijares L-L 5'11" 265 54 Sergio Romo R-R 5'10" 185 45 Dan Runzler L-L 6'4" 235 47 Eric Surkamp L-L 6'5" 215 32 Ryan Vogelsong R-R 6'4" 215 75 Barry Zito L-L 6'2" 205 Catchers 28 Buster Posey R-R 6'1" 220 29 Hector Sanchez S-R 6'0" 235 Infielders 90 Tony Abreu S-R 5'9" 200 13 Joaquin Arias R-R 6'1" 160 9 Brandon Belt L-L 6'5" 220 35 Brandon Crawford L-R 6'2" 215 6 Brett Pill R-R 6'4" 225 48 Pablo Sandoval S-R 5'11" 240 19 Marco Scutaro R-R 5'10" 185 Outfielders 7 Gregor Blanco L-L 5'11" 185 16 Angel Pagan S-R 6'2" 200 14 Francisco Peguero R-R 6'0" 190 8 Hunter Pence R-R 6'4" 220 Official Website:http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sf&sv=1

Feb 13, 2013 at 12:37 PM

#36226

valrod33
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Originally posted by Muggins:
Why do we open on the road after winning the WS again, in LA again? I don't have a problem with it but it kinda seems like they should open at home.

They came out with the schedule on 9/12 of last year, season wasnt even over yet, no MLB doesnt hate you guys

Feb 13, 2013 at 12:39 PM

#36227

teeohh
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Originally posted by valrod33:
Originally posted by Muggins:
Why do we open on the road after winning the WS again, in LA again? I don't have a problem with it but it kinda seems like they should open at home.

They came out with the schedule on 9/12 of last year, season wasnt even over yet, no MLB doesnt hate you guys

But you do!

Feb 13, 2013 at 12:45 PM

#36228

MuggD
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Originally posted by valrod33:

Originally posted by Muggins:
Why do we open on the road after winning the WS again, in LA again? I don't have a problem with it but it kinda seems like they should open at home.

They came out with the schedule on 9/12 of last year, season wasnt even over yet, no MLB doesnt hate you guys

Didn't know the schedule came out that early. Wasn't thinking MLB hated us but I thought they did it for some reason, like how the NFL starts the SB winner out at home in Primetime.

Feb 13, 2013 at 12:52 PM

#36229

bayarealuv
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nvrmd. wrong thread

[ Edited by bayarealuv on Feb 13, 2013 at 3:53 PM ]

Feb 13, 2013 at 12:56 PM

#36230

Jcool
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Janie McCauley ‏@JanieMcCAP
World Series champion #SFGiants are underway in the desert.

Feb 13, 2013 at 1:46 PM

#36231

dcsham
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Originally posted by Muggins:
Why do we open on the road after winning the WS again, in LA again? I don't have a problem with it but it kinda seems like they should open at home.

I heard an interview on KNBR a couple of years ago with Larry Baer and he stated that the Giants have informed MLB that they prefer to open on the road. He cited some data about weather in early April in San Francisco and how just a few days to a week makes a big difference. I don't remember any more details but he made it quite clear that if possible, the Giants prefer to open the season on the road.

Feb 13, 2013 at 2:20 PM

#36232

MuggD
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Originally posted by dcsham:

Originally posted by Muggins:
Why do we open on the road after winning the WS again, in LA again? I don't have a problem with it but it kinda seems like they should open at home.

I heard an interview on KNBR a couple of years ago with Larry Baer and he stated that the Giants have informed MLB that they prefer to open on the road. He cited some data about weather in early April in San Francisco and how just a few days to a week makes a big difference. I don't remember any more details but he made it quite clear that if possible, the Giants prefer to open the season on the road.

That makes sense, and as a fan I actually like opening on the road as well.

Feb 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM

#36233

dcsham
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Originally posted by Muggins:

Originally posted by dcsham:

Originally posted by Muggins:
Why do we open on the road after winning the WS again, in LA again? I don't have a problem with it but it kinda seems like they should open at home.

I heard an interview on KNBR a couple of years ago with Larry Baer and he stated that the Giants have informed MLB that they prefer to open on the road. He cited some data about weather in early April in San Francisco and how just a few days to a week makes a big difference. I don't remember any more details but he made it quite clear that if possible, the Giants prefer to open the season on the road.

That makes sense, and as a fan I actually like opening on the road as well.

I agree, it never bothers me to open on the road because baseball is such a long season. An early bad series (as evidenced last year) is no indication of a bad season. Of course, falling into one of those really bad starts (something like a 2-10) can take a long time to overcome. In baseball, it's all about concentrating on winning each series.

Feb 13, 2013 at 5:18 PM

#36234

crzy
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Does anybody here watch Giants games on their iphone or Android phone?

I really want to be able to do that since I'm never in front of TV during game time.

The one thing that concerns me is the MLB blackout rules. I live in Santa Rosa though, maybe that's outside the radius and I can purchase some online MLB package?

Any help would be appreciated.

[ Edited by crzy on Feb 13, 2013 at 5:18 PM ]

Feb 13, 2013 at 5:20 PM

#36235

AXEGRINDER
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Originally posted by crzy:
Does anybody here watch Giants games on their iphone or Android phone?

I really want to be able to do that since I'm never in front of TV during game time.

The one thing that concerns me is the MLB blackout rules. I live in Santa Rosa though, maybe that's outside the radius and I can purchase some online MLB package?

Any help would be appreciated.

Slingbox.

Feb 13, 2013 at 5:28 PM

#36236

crzy
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Thanks, but I don't want to pay for an entire cable package either.

Damn Mlb.tv's blackcout rules

Feb 13, 2013 at 8:19 PM

#36237

redrathman
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Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by itlynstalyn:

Quote:
Ken Rosenthal &rlm;@Ken_Rosenthal Source: Bourn with #Indians: Four years, $48M with $12M vesting option for fifth year if he reaches 550 plate appearances.

Great deal for them if true.

Definately wouldve rather had Bourn at 4/48 than Pagan at 4/40.

Player A - .281 .333 .424 .757 / 124 of 157 (79%)

Player B - .272 .339 .365 .704 / 276 of 340 (81%)

If you sign player B, it'll cost you a first round pick.

Feb 14, 2013 at 12:48 AM

#36238

Niners99
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Originally posted by redrathman:
Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by itlynstalyn:
<blockquote class="quote">
Quote:
Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal Source: Bourn with #Indians: Four years, $48M with $12M vesting option for fifth year if he reaches 550 plate appearances.

Great deal for them if true.

Definately wouldve rather had Bourn at 4/48 than Pagan at 4/40.

Player A - .281 .333 .424 .757 / 124 of 157 (79%)

Player B - .272 .339 .365 .704 / 276 of 340 (81%)

If you sign player B, it'll cost you a first round pick.

Our 1st rounder is what, the 26th overall pick? Not a whole ton of franchise changing stars left at 26, if you play the odds. imo Bourn is a significantly better baseball player than Angel Pagan. Obviously we couldnt have known, or risked waiting out Bourn to get him that cheap, but it just annoys me.

[ Edited by Niners99 on Feb 14, 2013 at 12:49 AM ]

Feb 14, 2013 at 9:34 AM

#36239

ads_2006
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lulz if we lost our first rounder

"we dont have any talent in our farm system, its ranked last by baseball america, needed that first rounder"

Feb 14, 2013 at 10:13 AM

#36240

dcsham
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Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by redrathman:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by itlynstalyn:
<blockquote class="quote">
Quote:
Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal Source: Bourn with #Indians: Four years, $48M with $12M vesting option for fifth year if he reaches 550 plate appearances.

Great deal for them if true.

Definately wouldve rather had Bourn at 4/48 than Pagan at 4/40.

Player A - .281 .333 .424 .757 / 124 of 157 (79%)

Player B - .272 .339 .365 .704 / 276 of 340 (81%)

If you sign player B, it'll cost you a first round pick.

Our 1st rounder is what, the 26th overall pick? Not a whole ton of franchise changing stars left at 26, if you play the odds. imo Bourn is a significantly better baseball player than Angel Pagan. Obviously we couldnt have known, or risked waiting out Bourn to get him that cheap, but it just annoys me.

I don't agree that Bourne is a "significantly" better baseball player than Pagan. He can cover hella ground in CF, but I like how Pagan hits the ball and how he fits into our ballpark.