Official 2023 San Francisco Giants Off-Season Thread - Jung Hoo Lee signs with SF 6-years $113 Million

[lazyj10]

If we can win the world series with Blanco essentially being an everyday player, we can weather a storm for the first month of a season. Our pitching is still going to be our strength.

Time for Belt to make me proud

 

[noblekane]

Pence [emoji]128553[/emoji]

 

[Fozz]

Gary Brown is a figment of our imagination.

gary who?

 

[lazyj10]

Gary Brown reads NT :x

 

[jumpman ii]

Sandoval says leaving Giants, teammates was an easy decision

Sandoval says leaving Giants, teammates was an easy decision
March 9, 2015, 9:45 am
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Pablo Sandoval rarely filled notebook pages in his seven seasons with the Giants, but three weeks into his career in Boston, Sandoval has decided to make some waves. In an interview with Scott Miller of Bleacher Report, Sandoval said leaving San Francisco wasn’t a difficult decision and it's one he made long before he helped the Giants win a third World Series title in five years.

Sandoval’s most pointed comments came when asked about his teammates. The third baseman said he doesn’t miss the Giants clubhouse, considered one of the best in the sport.

"Only Bochy," Sandoval told Miller. "I love Boch. He's like my dad. He's the only guy that I miss. And Hunter Pence. Just those guys. But now, I feel like I'm home.”

Sandoval’s comments were met by eye rolls by those in the Giants clubhouse who had seen them early Monday. Sandoval has moved on and the Giants have, too. Their longtime third baseman doesn’t come up in interviews or conversation unless a reporter brings him up first, and several Giants have pointed out that Casey McGehee is a “great fit.”

Sandoval signed a five-year, $95 million deal with the Red Sox in November, spurning an offer from the Giants, who expressed a willingness to pay him $100 million over the same timeframe.

In the interview with Miller, Sandoval said leaving San Francisco was “not hard at all.”

“If you want me around, you make the effort to push and get me back,” he said. "I knew early in spring training last year I was going to leave. They didn't respect my agent. Contract talks, everything. The way Brian Sabean talked to my agent.”

Sandoval’s distaste with the organization goes back to last spring when he asked for a five-year extension. The Giants countered with a four-year deal for around $75 million, with a vesting option that would have turned it into a five-year deal worth approximately $85 million.

Sandoval told Miller his decision in November wasn’t about money. "It is about how you treat the player.” He apparently is pleased with the push Boston made, and said he never seriously considered the San Diego Padres, the third team offering big money last offseason.

"I wanted to get out of the NL West," Sandoval said. "If I had gone to San Diego, it would have been crazy when we played San Francisco."

Instead, Sandoval will only see his former teammates this season if they meet up in the World Series. His performance last October was a big part of the appeal for the Red Sox, and it helped the Giants parade down Market Street for a third time.

After that parade, Sandoval said he hoped to stay in San Francisco,

“I love being here, I love being here,” he told reporters at City Hall. “I love the way they keep all their guys together ... I want to be here for the rest of my career. I want to wear that jersey for the rest of my career.”

His words an hour earlier turned out to be more truthful. According to people who were near him on the parade route, as Sandoval was waving to cheering fans that day, he turned and told family members that he was waving goodbye.

 

[red80]

Sandoval sounds like that disgruntled ex-girlfriend who likes to reiterate how much happier she is with her new BF.

 

[hyper cutter]

He's gonna be thinking of us while he's ******* Boston soon enough.

 

[noblekane]

scumbag panda lol

 

[lazyj10]

Sounds like he was more upset that everyone got on him about being such a fat ***. An athletic fat ***, but a fat *** nonetheless. Peace out and good luck in Boston.

 

[lb510]

^ Yea no one has that much for for there agent.
Also Pence got paid Timmy got paid he was the odd man out.

 

[jumpman ii]

They offered him the same amount that Boston gave him but whatever.

 

[jonwin]

Basically he was butt hurt at how they low-balled him in Spring Training 2014 and already had it in his mind that he was leaving in offseason regardless of what happened.

Just so happened that the team went on another WS run and he shined in it.

 

[red80]

this commercial is awesome 

 

[lazyj10]

Better than it's magic inside that's fo sure

 

[boris]

Good riddance, fatman. 

 

[bay warriors]

Anyone know the best app to let me know when the sf giants game starts/score changes/final summary/ inning summaries etc. 

I have an iPhone btw

 

[jumpman ii]

I use the ESPN app but just for Giants the MLB At Bat app is good too

 

[yancancook90]

this commercial is awesome 

gave me chills bruh

 

[lb510]

Anyone know the best app to let me know when the sf giants game starts/score changes/final summary/ inning summaries etc. 

I have an iPhone btw

Espn app

 

[sfjunglist]

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[noblekane]

Well said huff

 

[jumpman ii]

He also went in on 957 last night

 

[sfjunglist]

He also went in on 957 last night

Didn't get a chance to listen. Mind sharing the short version of what he said?

 

[jumpman ii]

He also went in on 957 last night

Didn't get a chance to listen. Mind sharing the short version of what he said?

http://media.957thegame.com/a/103223266/aubrey-huff.htm

 

[Fozz]

Oh, Pablo.

Looks like he isn't with that fly latina either. lol.