Several Giants hitters made noise at the plate while the pitchers got their work in without giving up too much damage as the Giants clubbed half of a split Dodgers squad 8-3. Key lines:
Andres Torres- 2 for 3, 2B. The double was just to the left of center almost 430 ft away.
Mark DeRosa- 3 for 3. The wrist doesn't seem to be bothering DeRosa in the early spring.
Pablo Sandoval- 2 for 3, HR. The early returns on Pablo's offseason program are encouraging.
Nate Shierholtz- 1 for 3, 3B.
Jonathan Sanchez- 1.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. Sanchez threw 11 of 15 pitches for strikes.
Clayton Tanner- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K's, GO/AO= 3/3. You can interpret a line like this two ways: 1. He got lucky and the batters hit the balls where fielders could catch them. 2. He throws both a 4 seam and 2 seam fastball that keeps hitters off balance and produces a mix of FB's and GB's. More likely it's #1, but we'll see.
Guillermo Mota- 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 0 K's. Probably a bit more important for a guy on a minor league contract to look good from the get-go, but this will probably not determine whether Mota makes the team or not.
The Giants take on the D'Backs tomorrow in the new facility they Snakes share with the Rockies in Scottsdale. Not sure if the storm we're just getting over here is Southern California will be a factor there yet, but if it is the weather could be real ugly, maybe even snow! Matt Cain is the scheduled starter tomorrow. For those of you who remember, former Giants farmhand Ryan Vogelsong, who was traded to the Pirates in the Jason Schmidt deal, is scheduled to follow Cain on the hill.
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looks like derosa is finally healthy....that is a good thing
ReplyDeletedont really care all that much about stats during st...what i care more about is what pitches the guys are seeing and hitting, and how their plate discipline is
seems that all the pitchers today were pitching to contact
oh...belt took a walk...that is a good thing
im also wondering if nate's triple was due more to his speed.
bums have some issues...especially with their pen arms
additionally, a report has been published on yahoo stating that the team is broke, and has not been given an ok to float a loan...which brings up the question...how in the world were they able to work the fa market with no money?
Bacci,
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing Da Bums (hey, they really are bums now, huh?) deferred everything on the FA contracts. First payments not starting until tickets sold. Also, as the housing crash has taught us, just because you sign a contract doesn't guarantee you have the ability to pay it off. Sounds like McCourt's spendthrift and borrowing ways are finally catching up with him. It also sounds like Selig is fed up with him and it trying to force him to sell the team. I wouldn't put it past McCourt to take it into bankruptcy before he sells it, which would be a huge embarrassment to MLB.