Category Archives: Eugenio Velez
Dirty Dismissal
For Jonathan Sanchez, a season that started with so much promise ended with a whimper. And if I were a betting man, which I am, I’d wager that Kevin Correia may have thrown his last pitch as a Giant. With … Continue reading
A Shot of Hennessey
Evidently, it’s good for what ails ya. Unfortunately, Brad‘s second gem in a row, this one of a complete game variety, can’t bail out San Francisco. And, since it has been a couple of days, let me ask, what the … Continue reading
Filed under Brad Hennessey, Eugenio Velez, Matt Cain, Pablo Sandoval, Tim Lincecum, Travis Ishikawa
A. U. Haynio.
In spite of a blown save by Brian “Frown” Wilson, the Giants’ lineup got a walkoff in the ninth against the venomless D-Backs. In this game, while the kids played a big role, it was actually the work of the —– WAIT A … Continue reading
Filed under Brad Hennessey, Brian Wilson, Emmanuel Burriss, Eugenio Velez, Pablo Sandoval, Randy Winn
Sabean: Burriss Likely to Replace Vizquel at Short
There must have been something in the Colorado River Compact, because Brian Sabean came back from Denver displaying a bit more chutzpah than his usual listless self in his fireside chat on KNBR last night. Among the revelations in Sabes’s … Continue reading
Good Takeaways From A Bad Long Weekend
- Dirty returns and puts together a nice quality start; San Francisc still loses. – Manny Burriss at shortstop. I’m not sure if Sabchy is grossly inept, doesn’t care, or is pulling an Andy Kaufman on the Lunatic Fringe, but … Continue reading
Silver Lining-Free Zone
I’m sure you’re all aware of the skeletal plot of a contrived sports movie: a team of scrappy unheralded players perseveres through a period of complete incompetence, meeting the expectations of every outsider, only to band together and prove that … Continue reading
Happy RayDay?
The rumors begin to swirl that the long-rumored Ray Durham to Milwaukee deal is close to consummation. From Tom Haudricort at the Journal-Sentinel’s Brewers Blog: There’s a lot of other names floating around. One has the Brewers dealing second baseman … Continue reading
Filed under Brian Sabean, Dave Roberts, Eugenio Velez, Jack Taschner, Ray Durham
Ivan Ochoa, Come On Down!
Travis Denker has been a fairly head-scratching call-up. He’s an intriguing young player who should be playing every day as we move towards an all-out competition for the second base job next year, one that would include Denker, Manny Burriss, … Continue reading
Filed under Brian Sabean, Emmanuel Burriss, Eugenio Velez, Ivan Ochoa, Kevin Frandsen, Ray Durham, Travis Denker
Velez Back
Eugenio makes his triumphant return at the expense of Brian “The Rabbi” Horwitz. Velez seemed to take out the frustration of his May demotion on AAA pitchers, putting up a .310/.372/.509. His 13 stolen bags would be nice if he … Continue reading
Filed under Brian Horwitz, Eugenio Velez, Ray Durham, Tim Lincecum
C U, A U
Timmy and the maligned O get it done, although Brian Wilson’s performance made me feel inclined to retract my previous statement about the overall performance of the bullpen. Wilson’s very shaky save yesterday (3 hits, 1 intentional pass, one long … Continue reading
Filed under Alex Hinshaw, Brian Wilson, Dave Righetti, Eugenio Velez, Fred Lewis, Tim Lincecum, Travis Denker
