Official 2010 San Francisco Giants Season Thread (92-70) NL West Division Champions!

[dland24]

Unbelievable.

 

[what up]

I'm not even surprised. 

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Sandoval

 

[tim lincecum]

%*%@+%+ Sandoval...

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Sandoval

 

[lb510]

wow when a ground ball double play could help and give us the lead can't even do that dam shame.

 

[chris82790]

dland I'm with you send Pablo down to AAA he doesn't even know base running situations

 

[dland24]

And thats your mother %%##!++ ball game. %@#+ %@#+ %@#+ %@#+ %@#+ !!!!!! Son of a *%+#+.

 

[ezln1]

is it me, or does it always seem castillo is cruising, in semi-control of an inning when suddenly !%#! hits the fan?
#@+!%#$ bum

 

[nothingtol0se]

Originally Posted by Tim Lincecum

Double play, after double play, after double play...

 

[lb510]

and the beat goes on...

 

[cincoseisdos]

Originally Posted by chris82790

dland I'm with you send Pablo down to AAA he doesn't even know base running situations

Has he regressed that much this season?

 

[franchise 55]

Did I mention I hate Casilla? Bum.

 

[patrickcakes]

What's up guys, back from vacay.

Posey needs a walk-off HR here so cry baby Molina can go away forever.

 

[lb510]

wow 1 pitch 1 out -_-

 

[patrickcakes]

More FPOM from the Giants. Molina, Renteria can't even take a pitch with the game on the line. So f'n infuriating.

 

[ezln1]

this isnt an epidemic, krukow....we just %%$+%*@ suck at the plate

 

[lb510]

So a loss tomorrow or tuesday and were looking at 4 straight series we would have lost *sigh*

 

[lazyj10]

What was the point of firing the hitting coach after last year?

 

[shaunhillftw49]

Originally Posted by FRANCHISE 55

Did I mention I hate Casilla? Bum.

I know that's a heat of the moment comment, but he's doing so much better now than he did at the end of last season it's incredible for my fantasy team

but  terrible  for  oak

 

[ooiron manoo]

Solid win by the boys in blue.  Needed that after last night's debacle *facepalm*

I usually don't like to partake in other team's discussion threads, but I thought I would help.

I asked about that too. No one seemed to know if Rowand's contract prevented him from being sent down.

After a player accumulates over six years of service time, all their options expire.  The only way a veteran could be sent down is through a stint on the DL ("rehab") or by designating him for assignment.  They could probably DFA Rowand, but they are risking another team (Phillies

) claiming him. 

Once you DFA a veteran player you have 10 days to work out a trade with another team.  If a player goes unclaimed, most players have a clause in their contract which allows them to refuse the assignment, therefore making him a free agent.  It still leaves the team on the hook for the remainder of the contract and the player is free to sign with any other team.

Usually teams don't DFA a player with more than one year on their bad contract, they try to find a trade partner (think: Juan Pierre or Gary Mathews).  If it's a bad contract and the player is worthless to the team and is in the final year of their contract, they usually get DFA'd (Think: Pat Burrell, Garret Atkins).  However, if a player is a complete abomination and doesn't belong in MLB, plus another team is picking up the majority of the tab he will get DFA'd anyway (Think: Gary Mathews getting DFA'd by the Mets)

Designating a Veteran player for Assignment is very embarrasing to a player.  It's usually telling them they are on their last legs.  However, designating a player for assignment with a huge contract and more than one year on it (Aaron Rowand) is usually very embarrasing for the player and the organization.  The Giants at this point will have to eat a lot of money, so it makes more sense to hold on to Rowand and try to get something for him (Possible bad contract swap, think: Carlos Silva for Milton Bradley).  GM's and Team Presidents/Owners have big ego's, sometimes bigger ego's than players themselves, waiving a bad player on a bad contract is admitting a mistake.  They don't like admitting mistakes.

 

[ezln1]

Originally Posted by LB510

So a loss tomorrow or tuesday and were looking at 5 straight series we would have lost *sigh*

dont forget about the longest road trip of the season that looms

...the AS break cant come any sooner

 

[TheGodFresco]

Is Lincecum done being "CY Young Amazing"?
Dude is not pitching like it anymore, he's pitching like just another average pitcher.

 

[dland24]

I honestly think that he is hiding an injury. He doesnt look right.

 

[TheGodFresco]

Originally Posted by dland24

I honestly think that he is hiding an injury. He doesnt look right.

Thats what i was thinking, and if he is, thats extremely foolish of him