Saturday, March 17, 2012

Spring Training Update: Game Wrap Giants 7 A's 2

Tim Lincecum appeared to be ready to start the season and the Giants hitters broke out the long ball in the middle innings to make this one a romp in the desert. Key Lines:

Angel Pagan- 2 for 4, HR(1), SB(2). BA= .300. Some commenter on another site said Pagan was having a terrible spring. Well, not anymore, he isn't!

Melky Cabrera- 1 for 3, 2B(5). BA= .400. Melky was a doubles machine last year. I'm thinking some of those turn into triples in AT&T park.

Pablo Sandoval- 1 for 3, HR(2), SF. BA= .242. Pablo goes DEEEEP! The BA will be much better in season.

Nate Schierholtz- 1 for 3, 2B, Assist(Ka'aihue at home). Nate has had a quiet spring, but got to show off his arm today and added a double.

Ryan Theriot- 1 for 4, HR(1). BA= .200. I'm sure this dinger will go a long ways toward cementing a roster spot.

Tim Lincecum- 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.50. Timmy looks like he's ready to start the season, although a split squad A's lineup is probably not a good test.

Brian Wilson- 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00. The first hiccup for BWillie. The 2 K's would indicate there isn't much to worry about here.

Javy Lopez and Santiago Casilla each pitched a scoreless frame.

It's raining cats and dogs here in SoCal today. Hope the weather holds out in Arizona long enough for me to see the Giants-Dodgers tilt on TV tonight. Brian Burres takes the mound for the Giants. The Brandons, Burriss and Blanco and well as Hector Sanchez and Brett Pill should be in this one. Heath Hembree is slated to pitch in this game too. I wonder what other prospects we might see?

4 comments:

  1. not worried about pagan....when healthy, he is solid in the field and at the plate

    im sticking with the nate trade scenario

    and only because they cant get rid of huff

    and nate will bring worth...possibly a back end ready sp

    bigger thing is that vogie threw live bp, had all his pitches and velocity, just lacked some control....will do another stint before going into a game

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  2. I am watching the Giants v Dodgers and noticed that Hector Sanchez has his fingernails painted orange. I haven't noticed this before. Nice!

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    1. Catchers sometimes paint their nails so the pitcher can see the signs better. Nice touch by The Hector to make it orange.

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    2. Noticed the Rockies catcher has orange nails tonight.

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