A pattern is starting to emerge.
For the past two seasons, The San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics exchanged series sweeps against each other. The Bay Area team who played at home was the club who brought out the broom.
The two teams play each other six times per year, three in San Francisco and three in Oakland.
History appears to be repeating itself.
Game 1 and Game 2 of the Bay Bridge Series were like night and day. Offense erupted in Game 1, where the Giants held on to beat the A's 8-6.
Game 2, however, was more of the light offensive game you would expect from these two clubs.
The Giants and A's took a scoreless tie into the seventh inning. Ryan Vogelsong would outlast Tyson Ross in a classic pitcher's duel.
Ross escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, he induced an infield popout from Angel Pagan, followed by a strikeout from Brandon Belt.
In the second inning, the Giants left another runner in scoring position, as Brandon Crawford struck out swinging.
San Francisco broke through in seventh inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Melky Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly into deep right-center field, giving the Giants a 1-0 lead.
The Giants tacked on three more runs in the inning. Buster Posey's RBI ground-rule double knocked in Vogelsong from third base to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.
The next batter, Pagan, delivered the big blow in the game. With Blanco at third and Posey at second, Pagan blooped a single to center field, which scored both runs and made the score 4-0.
This would be more than enough for the Giants.
Vogelsong gave up just one hit and no runs in seven innings, with five strikeouts and one walk. Ross was the hard-luck loser, pitching six innings of two-run ball.
Javier Lopez and Clay Hensley pitched a scoreless inning each to preserve the shutout against the A's. The Giants now have won eleven games in a row against the Athletics at AT&T Park.
Brandon Crawford continued his hot-hitting from the two-spot in the order. On Saturday, he went 2-for-4, and since being inserted into the two-hole, Crawford is 5-for-14 (.357)
The Giants will look for their fourth straight home series sweep against the A's Sunday. Tim Lincecum (2-3, 5.77 ERA) will take on Bartolo Colon (3-4, 4.13 ERA).
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My respect for Bruce Bochy and the Giants just went up. The fact that this team is 21-19 is simply a borderline miracle.
The Giants have 2011 Fresno Grizzlies or minor leaguers at the following positions in today's lineup: first base (Belt), second base (Emmanuel Burriss), shortstop (Crawford), and third base (Joaquin Arias).
Notice anything? That is the entire Giants' infield.
San Francisco is also 21st in the league in runs scored with 153.
Even more remarkable is the Giants lead all of baseball in errors with 42. Usually, this spells disaster for any ball club, but they are third in the National League in ERA with a 3.36 clip.
More often than not, the pitching bails out the Giants' errors.
It will be interesting to see the moves the Giants make to improve their club.
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Oakland Athletics Issue Statement Over Terrirotiral Rights; Mentions Giants' Walnut Creek Store
By Vince Cestone
This is a rather interesting statement issued by the Oakland Athletics today regarding the territorial rights fight with the San Francisco Giants. The A's hoped to build a new stadium in the San Jose area, but they were met with strong opposition from the Giants' brass.
Here is the statement...
"Recent articles claiming that Major League Baseball has decided that the A's cannot share the two-team Bay Area market were denied by baseball Commissioner Bud Selig last weekend.
Currently the Giants and A's share the two-team Bay Area market in terms of television, radio, sponsors and fans. Last year, the Giants opened a specialty store in the middle of the A's market (Walnut Creek). At the time, Lew Wolff commented that he was 'fine with the Giants store and wished there was an A's store in San Francisco.
Of the four two-team markets in MLB, only the Giants and A's do not share the exact same geographic boundaries. MLB-recorded minutes clearly indicate that the Giants were granted Santa Clara, subject to relocating to the city of Santa Clara. The granting of Santa Clara to the Giants was by agreement with the A's late owner Walter Haas, who approved the request without compensation. The Giants we unable to obtain a vote to move and the return of Santa Clara to its original status was not formally accomplished.
We are not seeking a move that seeks to alter or in any manner disturb MLB territorial rights. We simply seek an approval to create a new venue that our organization and MLB fully recognizes is needed to eliminate our dependence on revenue sharing, to offer our fans and players a modern ballpark, to move over 35 miles further away from the Giants' great venue and to establish an exciting competition between the Giants and A's.
We are hopeful that the Commissioner, the committee appointed by the Commissioner, and a vote of the MLB ownership, will enable us to join the fine array of modern and fun baseball parks that are now commonplace in Major League Baseball."
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Are you kidding me?
I think Lew Wolff obviously cares about butting into the Giants' territorial rights. If he was not, then why be so adamant about building a stadium in San Jose?
The argument that the city of Oakland cannot sustain a baseball community just does not fly with me. Oakland not so long ago was a thriving baseball community, producing World Series-caliber teams year after year.
Remember, it was not long ago when the A's were the cream of the crop in the San Francisco Bay Area. Back in the 70s, 80s, 90s, the A's were making those World Series appearances--and winning them--while the Giants loafed around at the bottom of their division.
During the Walter A. Haas Jr. ownership era of 1981-1995, the A's had one of baseball's most successful fan attendances, drawing over 1.9 million fans on average during that era (even with the strike-shortened 1981 and 1994 seasons). Their attendance culminated in 1990 when they reached nearly 3 million fans in attendance, which is still the franchise record for single-season attendance.
I'm sorry, Wolff, it is not Oakland that's causing your teams' woes. I don't even think it's necessarily you.
There is only one culprit, in my opinion, plaguing the Athletics' chances of becoming a great franchise. Get rid of them and things will probably be better.
That problem is the Oakland Raiders.
When the Oakland Raiders came back to the Bay Area in 1995, the Oakland Coliseum, which once had a backdrop of the Oakland hills reminiscent to Dodger Stadium, became a concrete structure that was not only unpleasant to look at but also depressing to be in.
Take a look at the Coliseum before Mt. Davis and after. Where would you rather see a baseball game?
I think the pictures speak for themselves--same stadium, different look.
Also, if you are concerned about the Giants' dugout store in Walnut Creek Mr. Wolff, why not build one for your team in San Jose or San Francisco? Nothing says you can't own a business.
America is a capitalist country last I checked. If you put up the money, you can build your store anywhere, as long as it's approved by the city and you comply with regulations.
Interestingly, the Raiders have a store at Oakridge Mall in San Jose, smack dab right in the middle of the 49ers' territory, who will have a new stadium in Santa Clara County in a couple of years.
The bottom line is either (a) if the Raiders move, renovate the Coliseum to something pleasant to the eye (like a nice view of the hills a la Dodger Stadium maybe?), or (b) build a waterfront stadium in Downtown Oakland.
In the meantime, another owner or some better team marketing can be of help. After all, the Giants did okay at the much-worse Candlestick Park in the years leading up to Pacific Bell Park after the current ownership group led by Peter McGowan (now Larry Baer) took over the team.
That said, the A's took a step in the right direction for the 2012 season. Give fans a reason to come to the ballpark and they will.
Barry Bonds gave Giants fans a reason to attend Candlestick and AT&T Park. The A's rebuilt their offense by signing Manny Ramirez and Yoenis Cespedes, and fans seem to love a team that could swing the bats.
Perhaps these offensive additions will draw more fans to the Coliseum? We will have to wait and see.
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This just in...
The Giants have released a rebuttal to the Athletics' previous statement.
Alex Pavlovic, of the San Jose Mercury's Extra Baggs blog, reported the statement just about an hour ago.
Here is that statement posted on Extra Baggs...
“The Commissioner has asked us to refrain from discussing the territorial rights issue publicly. Out of respect for his request, we will limit our response to setting the record straight on the history of territorial rights.
The Giants territorial rights were not granted “subject to” moving to Santa Clara County. Indeed, the A’s fail to mention that MLB’s 1990 territorial rights designation has been explicitly re-affirmed by Major League Baseball on four separate occasions. Most significantly in 1994, Major League Baseball conducted a comprehensive review and re-definition of each club’s territories. These designations explicitly provide that the Giants territory include Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Monterey, Santa Cruz and Marin Counties and the A’s territory included Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The MLB owners unanimously approved those designated territories and memorialized them in the MLB Constitution. Since then, the MLB Constitution has been re-affirmed by the MLB owners – including by the A’s – on three different occasions (2000, 2005 and 2008), long after the Giants won approval to build AT&T Park. Mr. Wolff and Mr. Fisher agreed to these territorial designations and were fully aware of our territorial rights when they purchased the A’s for just $172 million in 2005.
The population of Santa Clara County alone represents 43% of our territory. Upon purchasing the team 20 years ago, our plan to revive the franchise relied heavily on targeting and solidifying our fan base in the largest and fastest growing county within our territory. Based on these Constitutionally-recognized territorial rights, the Giants invested hundreds of millions of dollars to save and stabilize the team for the Bay Area, built AT&T Park privately and has operated the franchise so that it can compete at the highest levels.”
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If I were the Giants' front office, I would not roll over either. Why would I want to give up 43% of my territory and make my direct competitors in the market better?
If the A's are better and claim Santa Clara County, that means more fans for the A's, more revenue for the A's, and ultimately, a more competitive and stronger A's team.
Keep in mind one more thing. If the A's were granted territorial rights to San Jose, that would probably mean goodbye San Jose Giants, and perhaps, 70-year-old Municipal Stadium.
Looks like the A's won't have it easy. Stay tuned folks.
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Should the Giants give up their territorial rights? Would you want to see more of an A's presence in the Bay Area even if it meant no more San Jose Giants and more A's fans?
What do you think will happen?
Will the A's get a new stadium soon? Will the stadium be built in Oakland or elsewhere? In the Bay Area?
Who is ultimately responsible for the Athletics' financial and stadium woes? Is it the owner? The city? The Raiders? Mount Davis? The stadium itself?
One more question, would you attend an A's game if the Coliseum was restore to pre-Mt. Davis as shown in the picture above?
Post your comments below. I am curious to hear them.
Information from Extra Baggs and SB Nation contributed to this article.
Follow me on twitter @vintalkingiants.
This is a rather interesting statement issued by the Oakland Athletics today regarding the territorial rights fight with the San Francisco Giants. The A's hoped to build a new stadium in the San Jose area, but they were met with strong opposition from the Giants' brass.
Here is the statement...
"Recent articles claiming that Major League Baseball has decided that the A's cannot share the two-team Bay Area market were denied by baseball Commissioner Bud Selig last weekend.
Currently the Giants and A's share the two-team Bay Area market in terms of television, radio, sponsors and fans. Last year, the Giants opened a specialty store in the middle of the A's market (Walnut Creek). At the time, Lew Wolff commented that he was 'fine with the Giants store and wished there was an A's store in San Francisco.
Of the four two-team markets in MLB, only the Giants and A's do not share the exact same geographic boundaries. MLB-recorded minutes clearly indicate that the Giants were granted Santa Clara, subject to relocating to the city of Santa Clara. The granting of Santa Clara to the Giants was by agreement with the A's late owner Walter Haas, who approved the request without compensation. The Giants we unable to obtain a vote to move and the return of Santa Clara to its original status was not formally accomplished.
We are not seeking a move that seeks to alter or in any manner disturb MLB territorial rights. We simply seek an approval to create a new venue that our organization and MLB fully recognizes is needed to eliminate our dependence on revenue sharing, to offer our fans and players a modern ballpark, to move over 35 miles further away from the Giants' great venue and to establish an exciting competition between the Giants and A's.
We are hopeful that the Commissioner, the committee appointed by the Commissioner, and a vote of the MLB ownership, will enable us to join the fine array of modern and fun baseball parks that are now commonplace in Major League Baseball."
...
Are you kidding me?
I think Lew Wolff obviously cares about butting into the Giants' territorial rights. If he was not, then why be so adamant about building a stadium in San Jose?
The argument that the city of Oakland cannot sustain a baseball community just does not fly with me. Oakland not so long ago was a thriving baseball community, producing World Series-caliber teams year after year.
Remember, it was not long ago when the A's were the cream of the crop in the San Francisco Bay Area. Back in the 70s, 80s, 90s, the A's were making those World Series appearances--and winning them--while the Giants loafed around at the bottom of their division.
During the Walter A. Haas Jr. ownership era of 1981-1995, the A's had one of baseball's most successful fan attendances, drawing over 1.9 million fans on average during that era (even with the strike-shortened 1981 and 1994 seasons). Their attendance culminated in 1990 when they reached nearly 3 million fans in attendance, which is still the franchise record for single-season attendance.
I'm sorry, Wolff, it is not Oakland that's causing your teams' woes. I don't even think it's necessarily you.
There is only one culprit, in my opinion, plaguing the Athletics' chances of becoming a great franchise. Get rid of them and things will probably be better.
That problem is the Oakland Raiders.
When the Oakland Raiders came back to the Bay Area in 1995, the Oakland Coliseum, which once had a backdrop of the Oakland hills reminiscent to Dodger Stadium, became a concrete structure that was not only unpleasant to look at but also depressing to be in.
Take a look at the Coliseum before Mt. Davis and after. Where would you rather see a baseball game?
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| Jordan Klein/Flickr, Creative Commons |
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| By Nathan Hughes Hamilton, via Wikimedia Commons |
I think the pictures speak for themselves--same stadium, different look.
Also, if you are concerned about the Giants' dugout store in Walnut Creek Mr. Wolff, why not build one for your team in San Jose or San Francisco? Nothing says you can't own a business.
America is a capitalist country last I checked. If you put up the money, you can build your store anywhere, as long as it's approved by the city and you comply with regulations.
Interestingly, the Raiders have a store at Oakridge Mall in San Jose, smack dab right in the middle of the 49ers' territory, who will have a new stadium in Santa Clara County in a couple of years.
The bottom line is either (a) if the Raiders move, renovate the Coliseum to something pleasant to the eye (like a nice view of the hills a la Dodger Stadium maybe?), or (b) build a waterfront stadium in Downtown Oakland.
In the meantime, another owner or some better team marketing can be of help. After all, the Giants did okay at the much-worse Candlestick Park in the years leading up to Pacific Bell Park after the current ownership group led by Peter McGowan (now Larry Baer) took over the team.
That said, the A's took a step in the right direction for the 2012 season. Give fans a reason to come to the ballpark and they will.
Barry Bonds gave Giants fans a reason to attend Candlestick and AT&T Park. The A's rebuilt their offense by signing Manny Ramirez and Yoenis Cespedes, and fans seem to love a team that could swing the bats.
Perhaps these offensive additions will draw more fans to the Coliseum? We will have to wait and see.
...
This just in...
The Giants have released a rebuttal to the Athletics' previous statement.
Alex Pavlovic, of the San Jose Mercury's Extra Baggs blog, reported the statement just about an hour ago.
Here is that statement posted on Extra Baggs...
“The Commissioner has asked us to refrain from discussing the territorial rights issue publicly. Out of respect for his request, we will limit our response to setting the record straight on the history of territorial rights.
The Giants territorial rights were not granted “subject to” moving to Santa Clara County. Indeed, the A’s fail to mention that MLB’s 1990 territorial rights designation has been explicitly re-affirmed by Major League Baseball on four separate occasions. Most significantly in 1994, Major League Baseball conducted a comprehensive review and re-definition of each club’s territories. These designations explicitly provide that the Giants territory include Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Monterey, Santa Cruz and Marin Counties and the A’s territory included Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The MLB owners unanimously approved those designated territories and memorialized them in the MLB Constitution. Since then, the MLB Constitution has been re-affirmed by the MLB owners – including by the A’s – on three different occasions (2000, 2005 and 2008), long after the Giants won approval to build AT&T Park. Mr. Wolff and Mr. Fisher agreed to these territorial designations and were fully aware of our territorial rights when they purchased the A’s for just $172 million in 2005.
The population of Santa Clara County alone represents 43% of our territory. Upon purchasing the team 20 years ago, our plan to revive the franchise relied heavily on targeting and solidifying our fan base in the largest and fastest growing county within our territory. Based on these Constitutionally-recognized territorial rights, the Giants invested hundreds of millions of dollars to save and stabilize the team for the Bay Area, built AT&T Park privately and has operated the franchise so that it can compete at the highest levels.”
...
If I were the Giants' front office, I would not roll over either. Why would I want to give up 43% of my territory and make my direct competitors in the market better?
If the A's are better and claim Santa Clara County, that means more fans for the A's, more revenue for the A's, and ultimately, a more competitive and stronger A's team.
Keep in mind one more thing. If the A's were granted territorial rights to San Jose, that would probably mean goodbye San Jose Giants, and perhaps, 70-year-old Municipal Stadium.
Looks like the A's won't have it easy. Stay tuned folks.
...
Should the Giants give up their territorial rights? Would you want to see more of an A's presence in the Bay Area even if it meant no more San Jose Giants and more A's fans?
What do you think will happen?
Will the A's get a new stadium soon? Will the stadium be built in Oakland or elsewhere? In the Bay Area?
Who is ultimately responsible for the Athletics' financial and stadium woes? Is it the owner? The city? The Raiders? Mount Davis? The stadium itself?
One more question, would you attend an A's game if the Coliseum was restore to pre-Mt. Davis as shown in the picture above?
Post your comments below. I am curious to hear them.
Information from Extra Baggs and SB Nation contributed to this article.
Follow me on twitter @vintalkingiants.
Questions or comments? E-mail my blog mailbag at vc4re@yahoo.com. Your questions may be answered on my blog for my mailbag segment.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Manny Ramirez Goes 0-For-2 in Oakland Athletics Exhibition Debut
Oakland Athletics' slugger Manny Ramirez had a less than stellar first day on the job.
Ramirez took two at-bats in the A's Cactus League opener and grounded out both times, including into a double play in the bottom of the first inning. He was the starting designated hitter for that game.
Although Ramirez struggled at the plate today, he told ESPN he felt good.
"At least I was seeing the ball pretty good," Ramirez said.
Ramirez signed a minor league deal worth $500,000 back in February. If he makes the big-league club, Ramirez will have to serve a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.
As for Ramirez's new green-beanied wardrobe?
"I like the white uniform. It's beautiful," Ramirez told ESPN. "My friends, they'll be calling, 'Man, you look so good in green.'"
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Before you all bring out the "I told you so" comments, consider this...
It was Manny's first baseball game in a year. He has not faced live pitching in a real game since the very beginning of last season, and it is a good sign that he even put the bat on the ball today.
Does this mean he is going to start mashing the ball like he did back in his heyday? Definitely not, but if he can give the A's .265, with 20 home runs and 75 RBI, I think Oakland would be very happy.
The bottom line is it is simply too early to tell how Ramirez will do this season based on one preseason game. Even the best of the best go hitless in a game, and look way worse than Ramirez did, but the first game is always overblown simply because there is no past history to go by.
Ah, the quandary sports sometimes is. Strap em' on folks. It's going to be a bumpy ride with Mannywood in town.
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Will Manny be a contributor for the Athletics this season? Was today's two failed at-bats a microcosm of Manny's 2012 season? Or do you think Manny will tear it up this season?
Will Ramirez do more harm than good for the A's? Will Manny be Manny?
Lastly, is an opening game (whether it be opening day or the preseason opener) overblown too much by the media or is a good start crucial to a baseball player's success.
We will find out as the soap opera called a 162-game baseball season unfolds. Stay tuned....
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| By User shgmom56 on Flickr (Originally posted to Flickr as "DSC03222") [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons |
Ramirez took two at-bats in the A's Cactus League opener and grounded out both times, including into a double play in the bottom of the first inning. He was the starting designated hitter for that game.
Although Ramirez struggled at the plate today, he told ESPN he felt good.
"At least I was seeing the ball pretty good," Ramirez said.
Ramirez signed a minor league deal worth $500,000 back in February. If he makes the big-league club, Ramirez will have to serve a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.
As for Ramirez's new green-beanied wardrobe?
"I like the white uniform. It's beautiful," Ramirez told ESPN. "My friends, they'll be calling, 'Man, you look so good in green.'"
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Before you all bring out the "I told you so" comments, consider this...
It was Manny's first baseball game in a year. He has not faced live pitching in a real game since the very beginning of last season, and it is a good sign that he even put the bat on the ball today.
Does this mean he is going to start mashing the ball like he did back in his heyday? Definitely not, but if he can give the A's .265, with 20 home runs and 75 RBI, I think Oakland would be very happy.
The bottom line is it is simply too early to tell how Ramirez will do this season based on one preseason game. Even the best of the best go hitless in a game, and look way worse than Ramirez did, but the first game is always overblown simply because there is no past history to go by.
Ah, the quandary sports sometimes is. Strap em' on folks. It's going to be a bumpy ride with Mannywood in town.
...
Will Manny be a contributor for the Athletics this season? Was today's two failed at-bats a microcosm of Manny's 2012 season? Or do you think Manny will tear it up this season?
Will Ramirez do more harm than good for the A's? Will Manny be Manny?
Lastly, is an opening game (whether it be opening day or the preseason opener) overblown too much by the media or is a good start crucial to a baseball player's success.
We will find out as the soap opera called a 162-game baseball season unfolds. Stay tuned....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
From MLB.Com: Zito, timely hits guide Giants past A's; Wilson to start season on DL
OAKLAND -- Thanks to a couple of timely hits and a strong pitching performance, the Giants claimed their second straight exhibition win over the A's on Tuesday in the form of a 4-1 victory...
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Bruce Bochy said closer Brian Wilson will begin the season on the disabled list. He will not pitch in the opening Dodger series, but he could be activated as early as April 5.
Wilson threw pain free Tuesday in Arizona, but the Giants do not want to rush him.
In Wilson's place, Bochy is likely to go with a closer-by-committee.
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Quck thoughts from me: The Giants have enough bullpen depth to get through this. If the bullpen can relax in the ninth and not get too jittery, they are more than capable of getting it done as long as they pitch their game. If anyone can handle a bullpen and get the most out of it, Bruce Bochy is the man.
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Bruce Bochy said closer Brian Wilson will begin the season on the disabled list. He will not pitch in the opening Dodger series, but he could be activated as early as April 5.
Wilson threw pain free Tuesday in Arizona, but the Giants do not want to rush him.
In Wilson's place, Bochy is likely to go with a closer-by-committee.
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Quck thoughts from me: The Giants have enough bullpen depth to get through this. If the bullpen can relax in the ninth and not get too jittery, they are more than capable of getting it done as long as they pitch their game. If anyone can handle a bullpen and get the most out of it, Bruce Bochy is the man.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Bay Area Ball: The Giants and A's Return to the Bay Area
It's a late night tonight, and I got a ton of eBay items to sell, so here's a good summary on tonight's game from a very good blogger. Follow him on twitter @BayCityBall08.
Quick thought from me: The Giants looked good tonight. Aubrey Huff crushed a high fastball into the port walk tonight (off a lefty), and Pat Burrell showed opposite-field power, crushing a two-run double to right field off Brett Anderson. That is a sign they are right.
Belt didn't get a hit, but I still want him on the team to replace Ross in the lineup.
If Rowand is in there, that would be a big mistake by Bochy. He just cannot make contact and looked horrible in his lone plate appearance tonight striking out.
Cain was solid. He gave up three runs and left in the fifth, but he had good command. That's all that matters in spring training. One of the runs came on two cheap bloop hits.
Anyway, on to the article.
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Bay Area Ball: The Giants and A's Return to the Bay Area: " The Cactus league is finally over, and it's almost time to get some meaningful baseball going... Put that on hold for a few more day..."
Quick thought from me: The Giants looked good tonight. Aubrey Huff crushed a high fastball into the port walk tonight (off a lefty), and Pat Burrell showed opposite-field power, crushing a two-run double to right field off Brett Anderson. That is a sign they are right.
Belt didn't get a hit, but I still want him on the team to replace Ross in the lineup.
If Rowand is in there, that would be a big mistake by Bochy. He just cannot make contact and looked horrible in his lone plate appearance tonight striking out.
Cain was solid. He gave up three runs and left in the fifth, but he had good command. That's all that matters in spring training. One of the runs came on two cheap bloop hits.
Anyway, on to the article.
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Bay Area Ball: The Giants and A's Return to the Bay Area: " The Cactus league is finally over, and it's almost time to get some meaningful baseball going... Put that on hold for a few more day..."
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