The Winter Meetings…..
They start next week on December 6th. Anyone expect Sabean to do anything there? I don’t. In fact, he’s often pulled the trigger the week BEFORE the meetings on his major Winter deals. Therefore, this could be an interesting week. Although outside of signing Miguel Tejada or trading for Jason Bartlett, I don’t see him doing much of anything in the near future. It’s kinda a nice problem to have actually. We just don’t NEED that much. And as nice as it would be to have Uribe come back to play SS, I really think he’s going to the Dodgers on a 2 or 3 year deal…….
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Good morning. The Tejada talk has definitely picked up- the idiots Raj Mathai and Jerry Rice ( sorry, Jerry, you’re fucking horrible) made it seem like he was signed last night, ferchrissakes. One year,sure, if they can’t get Juan. Better that than a trade for a low ender. Looking at the winter numbers, Burriss is very disappointing. Not only zero pop ( 2 extra base hits in 90+ AB), but no patience either ( 2 walks). Neither Crawford or Adrianza are playing winter ball. But the left side could still end up way better than thought, Panda seems serious about getting in shape, Gillaspie had a big finish in AA and winter ball, if DeRosa is healthy they’ll have a lot of options…
MRI at 1 O’Clock, should have report late afternoon.
I’ll keep a good thought for ya.
Tejada? Say hi when you bump into him in the Geriatrics Ward today. ixnay on iggymay.
Good Luck Twin. Vaya con Dios!
Good morning. Hope all goes well TF.
Wow it worked, I don’t know what happened last week but none of my posts would post!. anyway had some comments on players that were being mentioned in the press but can’t remember who they were. also very busy at work so have not been out here much. Hope everyone had a great weekend. I did. Had Thanksgiving at my house and it was not as crazy as some years. Cold as hell here in N Central Calif. of course not as cold as you mountainmen are seeing. I saw 5 degrees in Tahoe over the weekend.
Playoff shares announced — full share for your World Series Champion (never miss a chance to say it) Giants is $317,631.29. Rounding it down to the nearest penny and then announcing it is insulting as hell. Just say it was 317K and give the remainder to the Junior Giants or some other worthy charity.
Yeah Dennis…The real big winner will be Bengie.As he’s likely to get a full share from both the Giants and Rangers and cash out at close to 564,000.00.
To your good health, twin
That’s a nice hunk of change for a lot of the guys, many were at minimum, just over 400K…
Uribe in dodger blue would be a sad sight but he’ll go for the highest dollar. That’s just how it is I guess.
Kevin, 6 degrees this morning in south Reno. Skiing at Heavenly on Thanksgiving weekend is a good trade off though.
just heard (Buster Olney, so you know it’s a legit rumor) the Dodgers are closing in on a 3 yr deal for Uribe. Wow.
Shouldn’t be at all surprising Uribe will get a multi yr deal in this awful FA mkt. Plus, the Dodgers have the added incentive of keeping him from a rival and hoping he can come up big against his former mates.
Frankly though, I don’t think LA is a contender and that’s where Uribe is most valuable-down the stretch.
Hate seeing him go and wearing Dodger Blue, but that is life….but how awful is that Dodger infield? Theriot and Blake? Juan can play both and then just be a backup at short. Makes too much sense for the Dodgers to land him…fuckers!
I would be surprised Tejada would go with a one-year deal with the Cardinals in the mix. I think DeRosa could be as productive as Tejada anyway. Bartlett seems like a simple/smart deal to upgrade defensively at short and Panda better be ready to defend his spot in the rotation. DeRosa will be the Uribe of last year….may be our only trade/free agent signing for the rest of the off-season of non-Giants…Bring on the Belt!
More power to ’em if Juan can get a 3-yr deal. I thought 2 was a given, but not 3.
Oh well, I’d wish him luck but he’s going to the Dodgers. I hope he takes a dump and swings at everything in the dirt.
And enough of this goddamn Tejada talk. He’s fucking older than Methuselah. NO Whitey and NO Miggy.
Can’t compete with 3 years, and shouldn’t. but it will suck to see him in blue.
If that is true about Uribe and also the inflated contract for Huff due to Colletti than the dude has quite the boner for sticking it to Sabean. The choices he’s making don’t make much sense but I guess he’s into weakening the opponents within the division (see Garland).
Uribe in blue though???? I guess I’ll be torching that #5 jersey.
I’ve got no prob with Juan going to the Dodgers– he’s earned my honor forever regardless of what colors he’s wearing. Get paid man, you deserve it. Plus, I don’t think he’s going to be that productive in another uni, in another park. So, this is probably all going to work out for us in the long run–another overpaid Dodger, I love it….
2B is his least fav…3 years? Thanks Juan move on..
Uribe to the Dogs . . .
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/home_MLB.aspx
that’s cool, adios pelota, my man. Invest those dollars wisely…..
I’d like to think this’ll work out just like Jason Schmidt did for LA . . . . .
I’m happy for the guy, but LA?
Still and all, he’ll get a warm reception when he comes up here to play . . .
Unless he pulls a Burrell and jacks the 1st pitch he sees . . .
Alrighty then, just catching up. The Huff man signed (good, good). Uribe offered arb (also good) though he may get a multi year deal from the devil (bad, unless he does a Jason Schmidt and signs then calls it a year). Not a big list of middle inf FAs, hell Richie and Raquel may even get a call. Just hope we don’t need to ask Shawon to dust off a mitt.
Oops, went to far. I hear room B calling.
22mill to Uribe for 3 years. is what I am reading. good to see him get paid.
if anything, now we are going to see some quick resolution on our end. Uribe is gone, Sabean can make a move on Tejada or Bartlett. I don’t see him going after any of the available SS FA’s.
by the way, what’s up with Waldis Joaquin getting picked up by the White Sox and then refusing the assignment. I guess there’s another team out there who his agent thinks wants him more than the White Sox who he would rather play for. I still don’t understand why he was released. We really don’t have a deep minor league pitching system. In fact, it’s quite weak. Ditching a guy who throws 97mph for….nothing, doesn’t seem like a good idea to me….
funny tweet on the merc…
“Dodgers drove up price on Huff. Now are after Uribe. I think Colletti is also eyeing the leftover turkey sammich Sabean is having for lunch”
If the reports are true it is frustrating as a fan to see Uribe go to LA. I agree with though that it is good for him. He’s cashing in on a strong year. You guys all know I have pulled for Uribe and given him props but I don’t see the guy as having 3 years of top level play. Colletti has got his head in his ass. Of course that’s why he represents blue though. I think it is a job requirement.
Call me crazy, but 3Y/$21M doesn’t seem all that much, why can’t the Giants match that? Especially if the best options really are a washed-up Tejada or Bartlett, who I can’t figure out what the attraction is there. Yes, I’m sorry to see Juan Gone, especially to LA. Damn free agency sucks.
Replacing Uribe’s 24-85 will be a problem, but they’ll have Buster and Ross for a full year so that’ll help along with whatever they can get out of DeRosa.
Good for Juan. I’m surprised he got three years and happy it wasn’t from us…
I am not at all down with Bartlett or any of the trade candidates if it takes anything more than a Hinshaw and maybe Pill to get him. No Major leaguer.
Tejada is my pick if they can get him for one year. Otherwise, I’m for getting a first baseman and going with one of the kids at SS.
why a 1B; not Huff and Ishi?? And here’s hoping for good results personally today, Twin.
They won’t play Ishikawa and Huff goes to LF.. adding the other bat lets a kid SS play and develop…
agree Huff goes to LF around June when the 1B arrives….
Whatfuckingever,dilwad.
I’ll miss OOOh-ree-bay and will be forever grateful for his Giantissimus contris, but the plus side of this is that it will force the Gigantes to grow and not try to re-create the same magic. Can’t be that old black (and orange] magic inside. It’s got to a new brand of magic and alchemy inside. And I agree with whoever said it, DeRosa, healthy, could be a huge factor.
What IS the story with DeRosa? Any news that this last surgery fixed the pervious surgery? Is the numbness gone?
How about Burriss? His toes fixed?
Burriss has been busy sucking in winter ball. Don’t know DeRosa’s status.
The only official statement I’ve heard about DeRosa is that they are “monitoring his progress” whatever the hell that means. Are they going to go look at the films?
Uribe. Good luck. You’ll always be aces with me, regardless of who you play for next. I’ll never forget, well probably never, that CLUTCH HR against the Dodgers in September to win the game 5-4, and salvage the third game of the series. IMO, the biggest regular season hit of the chanmpionship year. If Sabes says I’ll get back to you, and somebody else sticks $21M in my face, I’m gone, too.
DeRosa. I’ll pencil him in for nothing but more appearances on the Razor and Mr. T show. Bad wrists are tricky in baseball. Until he shows in ST that the wrist can take the pounding of thousands of swings during a season, he’s as good as useless right now.
Panda. Huge. No, not his waist. The offseason fat farming results. If he comes out of it a changed player, that changes everything on the IF and OF rotations.
Miggy. I’ll hold my nose on a 1 and 1 deal. He’s better than Rent was in the field, but at bat, he’s lookin a little creaky. Serviceable for a year as a stopgap. And Baer can promote him with a “Guess Miggy’s real age” night…
Wishing you POSTIVE results on your MRI today Twin!!
With the Twins winning the bid for “The Nish”, I could see the Giants making a run at JJ Hardy who will certainly be available now.He might not even be tendered a contract.
As much as i loved Uribe,no way was Sabean ever gonna give him a 3 year/21m deal.The Dodgers are nuts to sign him for that much money.
Colletti didn’t fall far from his protege’s tree, but he hasn’t learned his lesson. Sabes has stopped giving out anything more than 2 year deals. I expect Edgar to get a 3 year deal soon.
And yeah, Panda’s ‘Biggest Loser’ stint proves to be a pretty big deal this offseason.
From Colletti . . .
Any interest in these gentleman? this is from MLB Trade Rumors
Andy LaRoche and Delwyn Young elected free agency today after clearing outright waivers, MLBTR has learned. LaRoche, Young, and Zach Duke were designated for assignment by the Pirates ten days ago, with Duke being traded to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
Adam, not Andy . . .
Delmon Young Yes …Delwyn Young… NO
Tejada’s range at SS is waaaaay down but I guess he can’t be too much worse than Rent, range wise.
Fuck Tejada. Just trade Romo for Bartlett.
Why no news of Boch and Sabes getting one year extensions? After a WS win, I’d expect that would be the reward….
Yeah, Tejada is pretty far down my list of viable alternatives at SS.
Oh Bocock, where art thou???
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/giants/detail?entry_id=77947&tsp=1
Bartlett looked like he had a career year in 09 and then got off the juice. hardy started strong but then has faded the last two. between them you’re looking at .270, 50 rbi, 10-15 hr. but not sure how that translates to pacbelle. also not sure about range but assume it’s reasonable.
Sandoval gets closer to 2009 output than 2010, Ross locks down RF full time, Huff is back, full year of Bustermania, Sanchez plays to his average, DeRosa is/stays healthy, Torres maintains. That’s a pretty good core. Add another stick and Sabean/Bochy could entertain the idea of a light hitting plus defender manning SS.
This isn’t a major blow. More like LA grasping at straws.
So long Juan Uribe.
With Uribe gone, the master utility man is gone. He covered the SS position for himself, and for Rent. And 3rd, and 2nd if needed. Nobody else in the barn now can cover the SS position, that we know of. Rohlinger? Feh. Burriss? Defensively, maybe, but brings little else. The SS guys in the minors are questionmarks, at best. The team needs a dependable glove at SS, hitting from that spot is secondary. Sabes will earn a lot of his salary getting that position secured. I said last off season to get Scutaro. Few agreed, but now he’s on the list of possibles…
Well, Crawford’s glove is said to be MLB ready, certainly better than most of the suspects available… Signing Tejada would probably be the prudent choice in that he’d be third base insurance as well as SS. As 2010 clearly showed, giving “Bonehead” flexibilty kinda works…
Just wondering..Didn’t Bartlett play Big X in The Great Escape?
This makes Theriot the odd man out in cess poll land. He brings some speed to the table and can man SS. How does his D compare? Maybe add him to the list of possible SS.
Fontenot may be back now too.
Here’s Baggarly’s take on the Uribe/SS situation if ya haven’t seen it already. http://tinyurl.com/2a4pqwg
I like the idea of throwing something the Twins way for Hardy before the Thursday deadline. His recent UZR/150 numbers dwarf those of Bartlett and NO Miggy.
Defintely NO Miggy…If we sign Tejada we would need to bring Victor Conte on board as trainer.
Conte? I thought we had Guillen’s wife on retainer…
Thanks for the prize, TF!
Hope all is well with the MRI.
You’ve heard of Basque separatists? What about “bask” separatists? Blade3 tells me — to my Skype face no less! — that he started the “bask” ball rolling. Baskball! I like it. I thought I was the King of Bask! I am throwing down the bask gauntlet. I thought I threw bask in here first. (All in all, this is a delightful distraction.)
Waiting for a call now, the report is at the oncologist’s office, just hoping they call before they go out for Happy Hour..
hope it’s Happy News
I claim the use of “Bask” first, albeit, I might have said, “basking. ” I would review the Flapper files, but I will leave that task to WikiLeaks . . . besides, I never did copyright it and moreover, life is too short 🙂
baskard!
Pawlie broke out “bask” first, probably on the thread I posted of the video of me crying like a girl after we won it all
A couple of basket cases…
which makes you the Hound of the Baskervilles [full disclosure: I confess I never read it]
49ers/Cardinals. Don’t everyone get too excited all at once.
Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors.
But we have the only one Flavor needed here. 🙂
I’d say that’s the AKPOTD! [ass-kissin’ post of the day]
from ESPN:
“Negotiations between the Yankees and Derek Jeter are at a standstill until Jeter and his agent, Casey Close, ‘drink the reality potion,’ according to a source close to the negotiations.”
Well, in the interest of history and legacy, I demand that ESPN reveal who said that. That is my QOTY.
There are a lot of Basques in Reno. They have good food at their restaurants.
Dirt, there is a Basque restaurant in Reno and I don’t recall the name, but they serve “family style” dinners (only one or two entree selections each night). Excellent restaurant. On my return trip to Colorado this weekend, I stopped at a Basque restaurant in Winnemuca (sp?) that my Mom told me about and that was good too (My grandfather was Basque and lived in Salamanca, Spain, before coming here in the early 20s). Thanks for sharing.
Juan Gone. Be happy with the dinero, Dude and thanx for the memories. SF should not be gun-shy in making a deal with the Twins for Hardy. With Minnesota money down on Nishioka already, JJ may be a bit of a luxury as a backup for the Twinks. Good thing for the Giants is that between free agency and arbitration Minnesota has lost a huge chunk of its bullpen. Some combination like Romo and Hinshaw should do it. If they play hardball, offer them Minnesota boy Steve Edlefsen (a relief standout at Fresno) straight up or maybe toss in arbitration-due Fontenot for shits n giggles.
I wouldn’t want to see them trade Romo (2.18 era/ 0.968 whip) for Hardy. Seems a little too much for a guy whose career has taken a dive the last 2 yrs. Burriss/ Rohlinger and a Hinshaw or pass.
Don’t know how many are left but North Beach used to have a lot of Basque places, as well. Most were family style with rib stickers like shortribs, lamb shanks..
Ate a lot at those spots… restaurant people, strippers, hippies, poets hung out , always good food and talk…
Looks like I won’t have word on the MRI until tomorrow…
that is tough — to wait
Why isn’t gore playing? I need him to gain more than 93.5 yards tonight….
Think it’s his hip.
When it comes to comedy, there really isn’t a better ad on tv than the current cialis commercial
Is that the one where the couple ends up in two separate bathtubs outside? What’s that all about?
Dual bath tubs everywhere: in the jungle, on the beach, it’s fucking hilarious
Yeah, there’s nothing sexier than being in two separate bathtubs.
Colorado must have different demographics, i.e., they’re not showing that commercial.
9ers
Hufrf was serving up food and drink this last week at St. Anthony’s Dining room.
Yup
Keeper
World Champion San Francisco Giants
And then there’s….
9ers
What are we to make of the Niners tonight? They’re in the playoff hunt!
How’s this for a late-night line: You look like I could use a drink.
I remember the Basque restaurants in North Beach, early 1970s. We loved em. It was in one of those places a waiter surprised me by pouring a taste of the wine I’d ordered, seeking my approval. I was 19 or 20, from a whiskey- drinking background, and it took me an instant to figure out what the guy wanted me to do. The stuff was pretty sour. Hmmm. Why risk it? Ah, yes! I smiled. We had several bottles. It got better.
Perfect
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed? You’ve never seen Barry Zito and Alex Smith in the same room together
RRRRRRRRR
(9 Rs) Always wanted to make that bumper sticker.
Flav has a good point about Singletary. I obviously don’t get to see too much of the 49ers, nor Singletary’s news conferences (because I am in Colorado) , but I just saw him on Monday Night Football after the game and in the first minute of the news conference, he said, “I got to look at the film” and this was in regard to a question about Gore being injured. Just wondering if he is going to consult with doctors too? Hmm.
A minute later, the same “got to look at the film” line. Obviously, Singletary missed his true calling . . . as a film editor.
Dispatch from The Blogger Formerly Known As “O Me of Meager Hope.” Someone [he happens to be in COLORADO!!!] ferreted [Ferreted?] out an exceedingly morose and gloomy-doomy observation regarding our beloved World Champion Giants emailed by me on JUNE 28. And I mean gloomy! Despair on June 28!
Ah, it is so sweet to be wrong. Sometimes.
What a year 2010 baseball was for me: starting with Triple A opening day with Joe Altobelli, seeing Strasburg three times in AAA, then his debut, then two games in Pittsburgh, then in Philly when we clinched, then Game 1 in SF. Living large. (Not an oblique reference to the Cialis commercial aforementioned.)
In the spirit of mea culpa’s, my bad was predicting the G-Men would only win 83 games this year . . . Never been so happy to be wrong.
I think I tried to date Mea Culpa in 8th grade; shot down.
Gore is out for the year and they need to beat either Green Bay or San Diego to have any chance for the division. Won’t happen. And it won’t happen with this Smith. They’ll fuck him up too. They would have fucked up Rodgers. They’d fuck up Montana.
7-9 can win the division, Mike. Lose to SD and GB, but win the 3 div games, and the Niners win the tiebreakers.