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« Reply #30 on: April 04, 2009, 12:53:07 AM » |
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Well we picked him up as a free agent, no contract details yet but i assume 1 yr and a few million
As long as he doesnt upset the clubhouse he should be a good addition to the outfield.
I was disappointed the Mets didnt pick up Pudge Rodrigez but the 1 player to trade for who would sent the Mets to the World Series is Jake Peavy of the Padres
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« Reply #31 on: April 04, 2009, 09:35:01 PM » |
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Well we picked him up as a free agent, no contract details yet but i assume 1 yr and a few million
As long as he doesnt upset the clubhouse he should be a good addition to the outfield.
I was disappointed the Mets didnt pick up Pudge Rodrigez but the 1 player to trade for who would sent the Mets to the World Series is Jake Peavy of the Padres
I think that because the Tigers released Sheffield and are still paying him his $14m salaryfor the year, he was available for the league minimum $400k for this season. Was surprised myself that Rodriguez ended up at the Astros, although given his age/salary there probably weren't that many potential suitors for him. |
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« Reply #32 on: April 07, 2009, 10:04:24 PM » |
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wwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee One of the Giants problems last season was our strength in depth in our batting line up (i think Molina led with 16 HR's and less than 100 RBI's), with our pitchers pitching good games only to lose by the odd run due to no back up from the batters. First game of the season for the Giants is an afternoon game from AT&T Park so mlb.tv FTW  Lincecum on the mound looks a bit wild but got thru the first inning unscathed, then 2 hits and 1 hit batter led to a 2 out 3RBI treble to give us a 3-0 first inning lead against the Brewers - hope this is a sign of things to come i hope bringing Renteria into the early line up will help get the top order on base so that we can drive in a few more runs this season |
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« Reply #33 on: April 08, 2009, 11:08:45 AM » |
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Just watched highlights of Giants game 10-4 great start.
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« Reply #34 on: May 27, 2009, 04:39:14 PM » |
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Went to 3 games in the last month while in the North America, I think managed to get to see 3 contrasting sides of ballparks. Wrigley Field pics are in my US roadtrip thread. Also went to Rogers Centre to see the Toronto Blue Jays vs Yankees, the ballpark is a bit of an eyesore and is known for being a bit souless as the Jays rarely get it much more than half full. Fortunately we got lucky as a few things came together to make it a near sell out, the Jays has the 2nd best record in baseball at the time, Roy Halladay was pitching for the Jays, A J Burnett was pitching for the Yankess who had left the Jays last year when he had an option to re-sign and therefore got a lot of stick and this was one of A- Rod first games back for the Yankees. | Click to see full-size image. |
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 I went to see the Mets on Monday, they were playing the Washington Nationals who are awful. The new stadium Citi Field is in an impressive ground and I like the fact that these new baseball parks still have some character unlike a lot of the MFI flat pack grounds we get in this country. It was memorial day in the US on Monday and boy did I get to experience that at the game, live feeds to troops in Iraq before first pitch references to fans in the ground in their army and navy gear. | Click to see full-size image. |
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 Overall I have to say Wrigley was my favourite, a lot of the charm of going to baseball is the history of the game and Wrigley is all about that. All 3 games were a really good afternoon/night out and all reasonably priced didn't pay more the $25 for any seat. When i go back to the states i will definitley be going to see more games. Oh and no mentions of how bad the Cubs are or I will set MR T on you, about halfway in is where the "entertainment" starts. |
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« Reply #35 on: June 14, 2009, 12:06:04 AM » |
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Just had a little punt on the Tigers
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« Reply #36 on: June 14, 2009, 04:03:06 PM » |
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If you're going to have a small punt on any team at the moment then you might not go far wrong with an each way bet on the Giants who surprisingly are 80/1 with Stan James and Ladbrokes at the moment. Having watched every game this season on mlb.tv at the moment they are playing really well, both Lincecum and Cain look like possible Cy Young winners - Cain already has 8 wins on the season and is tied 3rd and Lincecum is 3rd in total strikeouts with 102 and pitched a complete game shutout on Friday to earn his 6th win of the season, added to that is the 6 wins for 45 year old Randy Johnson and the Giants have 3 pitchers inside the top 17 for most wins.
Just lately the batting has picked up too, moving Rowand to the top spot in the order saw him go on a 20 game hit streak earlier in the season and with the non-league find of the season last year with Pablo Sandoval proving that the end of last seasons figures were no fluke the giants have two decent clean up hitters with Molina again leading the way with RBI's and home runs. Since the away trip to Seattle the offence has stepped up a notch and they are putting some decent road trips together to match the 20-9 home record meaning that at the moment their overall record is 33-28 and while this is 7 games behind the runaway Dodgers who have by far and away the best record in the major league it means we share top spot in the current wild card race.
With Cain pitching later today going for win number 9 at home to sweep the A's the winning roll could well continue and i dont think the 80/1 will be around for much longer.......
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« Reply #37 on: June 14, 2009, 04:28:22 PM » |
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Went to my first ever game last week.. A's against Twins.
Awesome experienece even though it was a pretty small crowd.
Joe Mauer is sheer class.
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« Reply #38 on: June 14, 2009, 04:39:39 PM » |
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With Cain pitching later today going for win number 9 at home to sweep the A's the winning roll could well continue and i dont think the 80/1 will be around for much longer.......
Just checked Betfair there..... Giants to win World Series are 80.0 Giants to reach the World Series are 7.4! Confused . Com!! lol |
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« Reply #39 on: June 14, 2009, 04:51:26 PM » |
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With Cain pitching later today going for win number 9 at home to sweep the A's the winning roll could well continue and i dont think the 80/1 will be around for much longer.......
Just checked Betfair there..... Giants to win World Series are 80.0 Giants to reach the World Series are 7.4! Confused . Com!! lol I checked the betfair price too - noticed only £2 is available on the 80/1 I had to laugh at the division price also, ok we are 7 games behind the dodgers but there is still over half the season still to play To win NL West on Stan James Dodgers: 1/80 Giants: 14/1 30/1 bar 2 Granted at the beginning of the season i said we'd do well to overtake the Dodgers this season but with 100 games still to play i dont think the division is over yet |
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« Reply #40 on: June 14, 2009, 09:25:34 PM » |
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and with the non-league find of the season last year with Pablo Sandoval proving that the end of last seasons figures were no fluke the giants have two decent clean up hitters with Molina again leading the way with RBI's and home runs.
Little Panda Sandoval cleans up again in the first - he'll soon be overtaking Big Panda Molina as Giants RBI and Home Run leader!!  |
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« Reply #41 on: June 14, 2009, 09:29:47 PM » |
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Last Sunday I went to my first ever Baseball game, Seattle Mariners v Minnesota Twins. Although I did enjoy the experience (and the food) I didn't think the game was that great, but thought that might be down to my ingorance. But on reading the paper the next day they alsio thought the game was a bit of a grind. Go Mariners! | Click to see full-size image. |
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« Reply #42 on: June 14, 2009, 09:32:04 PM » |
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Last Sunday I went to my first ever Baseball game, Seattle Mariners v Minnesota Twins. Although I did enjoy the experience (and the food) I didn't think the game was that great, but thought that might be down to my ingorance. But on reading the paper the next day they alsio thought the game was a bit of a grind. Go Mariners! | Click to see full-size image. |
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« Reply #43 on: June 14, 2009, 11:25:37 PM » |
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9 for Cain in a 7-1 sweep of the A's - and another thing thats improved vastly this year is the support given by the bit part players this year. The improved form for the giants started when Rowand was moved to the top of the order and Uribe was brought in to play at 3rd with Sandoval moving to 1st. In this game both Rowand and Uribe were rested yet their replacements Torres at the top of the order gets himself on base 3 times going 3 for 4 and Schierholtz hits a 3-run inside the park home run. 80/1?!?!?!?!?!  |
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« Reply #44 on: June 14, 2009, 11:40:27 PM » |
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Last Sunday I went to my first ever Baseball game, Seattle Mariners v Minnesota Twins. Although I did enjoy the experience (and the food) I didn't think the game was that great, but thought that might be down to my ingorance. But on reading the paper the next day they alsio thought the game was a bit of a grind. Go Mariners! | Click to see full-size image. |
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