The San Francisco Giants center fielder Andres Torres had his appendix removed Sunday morning and will be out for at least 10 days. It’s more than likely he will be out for a few weeks. I know Giants fans really don’t want to see Aaron Rowand back in the leadoff spot. I’m sure Cody Ross will get a lot of playing time in center as well.
Record with Torres batting leadoff is 57-40, and 23-23 when he wasn’t.
San Bruno Fire Victims
The Giants will donate $3 from every ticket sold for Tuesday nights game (vs. Dodgers) to the City of San Bruno Glenview Fire Victims Fund.
Last 10 Games
Giants went 7-3 on the trip and have made up 3 games on the Padres during that stretch. It’s still a 3-team race, cause the Rockies are only 1 1/2 games back. Did I forget to mention that they are on a 10 game winning streak?
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News tells us Pablo Sandoval was relieved that his mother, safely evacuated the house he is renting in San Bruno. Sandoval’s mother went to stay with her other son Michael who plays for the San Jose Giants.
Jeremy Affeldt plans to fly home after Sunday’s game (his wife could go into labor any day), and plans to only miss Tuesdays game against the Dodgers.
Brandon Belt was named to The Sporting News All-Minor League team. He hit .352 with 23 homers and 112 RBI’s in all three levels (combined).
Roster Update
The Giants have called up infielder Ryan Rohlinger.
The USA Today Power rankings are out, and the San Francisco Giantshave moved up 3 spots. They were previously number 11. The are now number 8, and that’s ahead of the San Diego Padres who fell to number 9.
Pitching Matchups vs. Padres
Thursday – Matt Cain (10-10, 3.18) vs. Jon Garland (13-10, 3.31)
Friday – Jonathan Sanchez (10-8, 3.39) vs. Clayton Richard (12-6, 3.43)
Saturday – Madison Bumgarner (5-4, 3.44) vs. Tim Stauffer (3-3, 1.72)
Sunday – Tim Lincecum (13-9, 3.69) vs. Mat Latos (14-5, 2.21)
Pat The Bat
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says Pat Burrell is open to returning as a free agent next season even if he would not play every day.
“I cam here from being on the couch doing nothing. It wasn’t like my phone was ringing off the hook,” said Burrell, who turns 34 next month. “For me, I got a lot of appreciation for this club giving me a chance. I’d be thrilled if they wanted to have me back.”
The folks at Grimy Ink that brought us the Tim Lincecum and Buster Posey shirts are having a tailgate party! It will be on Friday September 17th at 5pm as the Giants take on the Brewers.
Early Bird special $30 if paid by September 12th. After September 12th the price will be $40.
Included In The Price
Each person will receive a ticket to the game (Bleacher Seats $24 Value), open bar, food (cooked by their executive chef) and the Grimy Ink exclusive Buster Posey shirt (if you don’t already have one).
There is only 200 tickets available and it will sell out!
Any questions about the event can be directed to customerservice@grimyink.com.Get a group of friends together and have a great time out at the Grimy Ink event! Go to GrimyInk.com to purchase your tickets to the event. I look forward to seeing you there!
The San Francisco Giants have called up Emmanuel Burriss, Eugenio Velez, and removed Guillermo Mota from the 15-day disabled list.
If the Giants do start the 2011 season off in Taiwan against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They will not lose any home games, and will still have their 81 games in San Francisco.
It’s very unlikely that Brandon Belt or Eric Hacker will join the Giants, as both players are not on the 40 man roster. Which means to add them to the roster the Giants would have to sacrifice a player on the 40 man roster.
Check out this must see interview that everyone is talking about! It’s the San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson being interviewed by Jim Rome. Warning this video may have too much awesome for you!
Brian Wilson Season Stats G 60 W 3 L 2 ERA 1.84 WHIP 1.24 K 80 BB 23 SV 41 BS 4 Wilson Stats ( Last 21 Days)
G 10 W 0 L 1 ERA 0.81 WHIP 1.18 K 7 BB 3 SV 8 BS 1
Just wanted to get a quick post out there for you HARDCORE Giants fans. The San Francisco Giants start a 10 game road trip tomorrow against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The San Diego Padres will be home for 10 games starting tomorrow, so we should see where the Giants stand after this road trip..
Scoreboard Watch
Giants are 3 GB of the Padres in the NL West
Giants are 1.5 GB of the Phillies right now in the NL Wildcard
Side Notes
Tim Lincecum went 0-for-August, and got his first win last night since July 30th.
Darren Ford made his major league debut as a pinch runner. He scored the winning run, and it was also his first time ever in a major league park. Oh and did I forget to mention he also didn’t arrive to the game till the 2nd inning. Talk about a crazy day for Ford.
Ford was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008 in the Ray Durham trade.
The San Francisco Giants have activated Edgar Renteria and Dan Runzler from the DL. They have also called up the speedy outfielder Darren Ford. It’s not likely that Ford will get much playing time in the outfield but will be a speedy pinch runner when needed.
Eric Hacker of the Fresno Grizzlies has been named to the All-PCL team as the top right-handed starter in the entire league. Hacker has set a new franchise record with 16 wins this season.
Side Notes
The next 14 games are all against the NL West. There is only 29 games left in the season, and 23 of them are against the NL West.The Giants played 28 games in August and went 13-15.
