San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
La Frontera, an award-winning Spanish-language newspaper serving southern Texas, has stopped publication. Publisher M. Olaf Frandsen said economic conditions forced La Frontera to stop publishing as of Friday. La Frontera is a sister publication of The... Sponsored Topics: Spanish language - Texas - Spain - Autonomous Communities - Kevin Frandsen
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Rk Pos OPS+ ▾ 1 P Osiris Matos 427 2 P Jeremy Affeldt * 164 3 3B Pablo Sandoval # 141 4 OF Andres Torres # 116 5 IF Juan Uribe 116 6 C Steve Holm 97 7 LF Fred Lewis * 97 8 CF Aaron Rowand 93 9 1B Travis Ishikawa * 88 10 UT Eugenio Velez # 87 11 C Bengie Molina 87 12 RF Nate Schierholtz * 83 13 RF Randy Winn # 76 14 1B Ryan Garko 71 15 SS Edgar Renteria 67 16 UT John Bowker * 64 17 2B Freddy Sanchez...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Not much time for a ton of writing today, so I'll just ask your help for possible posts down the road. I'm trying to make a list of examples of the Giants ignoring minor league performance in their hitter evaluation process in the Brian Sabean era. Rich Aurilia -- Fine numbers for a AAA shortstop, blocked by Jose Vizcaino because he was the "get one free" part of the Jeff Kent trade. Todd...
The FanHouse - Big 12 Basketball (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
by Ed Price Filed under: MLB Media Watch , FanHouse Exclusive SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Just before MLB Tonight goes off the air at midnight ET on Sept. 9, Al Leiter and Dave Valle demonstrate how not to bunt. Earlier, the Giants had lost to the Padres in part because pinch hitter Kevin Frandsen failed to get down a sacrifice. So for a "Diamond Demo," Leiter and Valle move over to Studio 42 (named...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
JED JACOBSOHN Getty Images Adrian Gonzalez of the Padres rounds the bases after hitting a homer off Barry Zito in the third inning Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO -- Wade LeBlanc peeked out of the San Diego dugout as his turn to hit approached in the eighth inning. No one was warming up in the Padres' bullpen. "That was a real good feeling," LeBlanc said. "It lets you they have confidence...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
SAN FRANCISCO – It's always dangerous to shovel dirt on a team with Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain in the starting rotation, even when Barry Zito appears headed toward another of his familiar, inexplicable funks. So we won't. We're tempted, but we won't. We'll apply a light dusting instead and get on with the weekend, when the shrinking Giants entertain Big Foot – both of them – and either...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Don't look for positives from the Giants' 4-2 loss to the Padres on Wednesday. Barry Zito experienced his second straight mound bummer. The offense continued to be a detriment. Zito and Kevin Frandsen failed to execute the most fundamental of fundamentals. In...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
San Diego Padres' Adrian Gonzalez hits a two-run home run off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito in the top of the third inning Wednesday afternoon at AT&T Park. SAN FRANCISCO -- Adrian Gonzalez hit his career-high 37th homer and drove in three runs, helping the San Diego Padres beat the Giants 4-2 Wednesday. Wade LeBlanc (2-1) pitched a career-best seven innings to win his second...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Highlights on the final day of the regular season for the Giants ' full-season affiliates (and with the short-season teams having already completed their regular seasons): (a) Josh Mazzola homered, doubled twice, and singled; (b,c) Matt Downs and Thomas Neal also had four hits each; (d) Brett Pill had three hits, including a big fly; and (e,f,g) Garrett Broshuis , Paul Oseguera, and Andrew Reichard...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Today's HIghlights: (a) Eric Surkamp has a spectacular complete game: 2 hits, 0 walks, 12 strikeouts; (b) Ryan Cavan's late season power surge continues with another home run; (c) Brock Bond has a 4-for-4 day over two games in a doubleheader. Fresno Grizzlies (Triple-A): Reno 10, Fresno 1 C Adam Witter - 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR (6), 2 SO, .240 2B Freddy Sanchez - 1-3, .333 1B Kevin Frandsen - 1-4, 1 2B (19),...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Well, everyone knows the Giants are a pitching system. And they can find fine pitching performances from almost anywhere. Like 50th round pick Mike Loree throwing the equivalent of a perfect game last year. But I mean, seriously, at some point, isn't it just showing off? Tonight's highlight? (a) David Mixon, 20th round pick and career reliever, making just his third pro start of his career trying to...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
A combined lines to catch up here. The highlights from the system: (a) Not a highlight, but the game of Monday was the AZL Championship. In a rematch of 2007, the Mariners again defeated the Giants for the title, this time 4-3; (b) On Monday, Josh Phelps in Connecticut hit two home runs in one game, but the Defenders lost; (c,d,e) Evan Crawford's three hit game with a triple wasn't the highlight, excitement...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
by Michael Perez - AP Jamie Moyer throws a changeup on "Business Attire Night" at Citizen's Bank Park. View full size photo uploaded September 1, 2009 note: There's a thread for September callups just below this post. You can enter your guess into the "Whose Daughter Did Kevin Frandsen Diddle?" contest there. Click this link . Do it. Mouse over, find out where the link sends you,...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Not much in the way of highlights today: (a) The AZL Giants won their division championship, and earned the right to face the Mariners rookies Monday for the AZL Championship (one game to win it all); (b) Oliver Odle threw six solid innings for San Jose, allowing one earned run, to get a win as San Jose coasts to the playoffs; (c) Buster Posey (remember him') got a three hit day in a loss to Sacramento....
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
In a pathetic attempt to escape from the lack of RISP hitting Edgar Renteria -powered day of We're In This, it's PLAYOFF days in the Giants system. The highlights: (a) Connecticut splits their double-header, meaning they are division champs and are going to the playoffs for the first time as a Giant affiliate; (b) Salem Keizer hits two home runs in the ninth inning to capture their fourth consecutive...
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