Category Archives: Travis Denker

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

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Filed under Angel Villalona, Brian Sabean, Buster Posey, Conor Gillaspie, Emmanuel Burriss, Eugenio Velez, Fred Lewis, Ivan Ochoa, Kevin Frandsen, Nate Schierholtz, Omar Vizquel, Randy Winn, Travis Denker

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

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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

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Filed under Brian Sabean, Emmanuel Burriss, Eugenio Velez, Ivan Ochoa, Kevin Frandsen, Ray Durham, Travis Denker

Lost For Words, We Go Simpsons

Since the Giants historic collapse on Sunday against the Kansas City Monarchs, I have found it difficult to write about this team with anything less than an apocalyptic tone – something I have attempted to avoid given the early feedback … Continue reading

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Filed under Barry Zito, Bruce Bochy, Emmanuel Burriss, Jose Castillo, Ray Durham, Travis Denker

It’s All Your Fault!

Maybe Zito didn’t get the emails in time. I’m putting this one on you. And Ray Durham. Hopefully, his “calf injury” keeps him out for a bit and we can see a little more of what Travis Denker can do … Continue reading

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Giants Calculus

Call it the Anti-Disney Theorem: There exists an inverse relationship to the magnitude of historic achievement in a single game to the chances of a San Francisco Giants win. On a night in which the Giants honored Omar Vizquel for … Continue reading

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Filed under Brian Horwitz, Dan Ortmeier, Matt Cain, Omar Vizquel, Pat Misch, Travis Denker

Midday Break: Norwich Bashing, Alou and Porn?

- Joe Perez of the Norwich bulletin has harsh words for Travis Denker and the entire Giants organization (I think I kinda like this guy) regarding the spate of complaints concerning the temperature in Norwich and the dimensions of Dodd … Continue reading

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Sure, My Door’s Closed Because of a "Conference Call"…

Day game. Lineups up – Denker, of course, isn’t playing. So who shows: Good Dirty or Bad Dirty? Flamethrower You’re Bald-o Jimenez on the hill for the Rox. With the weather warm at Coors, this could be an offensive show … Continue reading

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Filed under Jonathan Sanchez, Travis Denker

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

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Filed under Alex Hinshaw, Brian Wilson, Dave Righetti, Eugenio Velez, Fred Lewis, Tim Lincecum, Travis Denker