Nick Noonan
Yesterday was a great way to start the road trip for the San Francisco Giants! They were down 5-0 but didn’t throw in the towel. The scratched and clawed their way back into the game, and ended up winning 7-6.
Closer Sergio Romo added another save to the back of his baseball card under the 2013 season stats section. Romo has been perfect thus far, and is 6-for-6 in save chances.
Infielder Nick Noonan took advantage of his first Major League start at second. Noonan had a 3-for-5 game and scored 2 runs.
Today’s Lineup
CF Angel Pagan
2B Marco Scutaro
3B Pablo Sandoval
C Buster Posey
RF Hunter Pence
1B Brandon Belt
LF Gregor Blanco
SS Brandon Crawford
P Matt Cain
Down on the Farm
Outfielder Francisco Peguero is currently hitting .448 with 5 RBI in 7 games for the Fresno Grizzlies. Outfielder Roger Kieschnick has 1 homer, 7 RBI with a .379 average in 7 games for the Grizzlies as well.
Infielder Adam Duvall is off to a hot start with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Duvall has 2 homers, 10 RBI, and is hitting .379 in 8 games. Catcher Andrew Susac also has 2 homers, 6 RBI and hitting .318 in 6 games for the Flying Squirrels.
Infielder Angel Villalona is off to a really slow start for the San Jose Giants. Villalona has more strikeouts (13) than games played (8), and is currently hitting .030. He’s 1-for-33 early on in the season.
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It was a nice hot day in San Francisco as the San Francisco Giants put an old fashion whooping on the Rockies (10-0) to sweep the series. Barry Zito tossed 7 innings of shutout ball, and hasn’t allowed a single run on the season. Is it too early to start the Cy Young Award campaign? Zito didn’t just do it with his arm. He also racked up a couple hits and an RBI. Someone needs to get this guy to put on a hitting clinic during the offseason (just kidding)!
Zito is the first Giants pitcher since Al Worthington (1953) to begin a season with 2 straight starts of at least 7IP and no runs allowed. Dating back to last season the Giants have won 13 straight Zito starts. In this span, Zito is 9-0 with a 3.20 ERA (via MLB Stat Twitter links).
The Giants start a road trip today in Chicago where the weather is bone chilling cold! All four games in Chicago are day games, so I hope you’re ready for afternoon baseball.
Nick Noonan is going to make his first Major League start today at second for the Giants.
Today’s Lineup
CF Angel Pagan
SS Brandon Crawford
3B Pablo Sandoval
C Buster Posey
RF Hunter Pence
1B Brandon Belt
LF Gregor Blanco
2B Nick Noonan
P Ryan Vogelsong
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Now that all the festivities are over the San Francisco Giants can start to focus on the 2013 season. There’s no more Opening Day, MVP Award or Ring Ceremony’s. It’s time to get things rolling and start marching ahead to another NL West Championship!
The red hot Rockies were stopped dead in their tracks last night, thanks to Madison Bumgarner and the Giants bullpen. Bumgarner wasn’t on point but he did his job to get the ball to the bullpen with a lead. Bumgarner now has two of the Giants four wins this season.
Relievers Santiago Casilla (1.1 IP), Jeremy Affeldt (1 IP) and Sergio Romo (1 IP) tossed 3.1 innings of shutout ball and only allowed one hit. That was a leadoff double in the top of the ninth inning. Romo was still able to shut down the Rockies for his 4th save of the young season. Romo has saved every Giants victory thus far.
The Giants got a shot in the arm in the first inning by outfielder Hunter Pence. Pence hit a 3-run bomb that gave the Giants a quick 3-0 lead. That’s also Pence’s 3rd homer on the year, and it wasn’t a cheap one either! Giants fans are starting to see the real Pence, not the one that couldn’t find his stroke after the trade last season.
After tonight’s game, the Giants will need to break out their sunglasses and sunscreen for a while. The next six out of eight games (after tonight) will be day games. Get ready to listen to these games on the radio if you have a day job!
Side Notes
It’s no secret that Pablo Sandoval looks heavy, but it’s sure fun to watch this guy play! Sandoval still provides great defense at third and boy can he hit! He’s currently hitting .360 with 2 homers and 5 RBI in 7 games for the Giants.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, Matt Cain became the second starting pitcher in Giants history to give up at least nine runs in an inning. The other was John Cronin on September 27, 1902 against the Brooklyn Superbas (via Chris Haft Twitter links). As time went on, the Superbas eventually became the Dodgers.
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The Opening Day loss didn’t faze the San Francisco Giants. They went on to take the next two games to win the series. Madison Bumgarner pitched a gem against the Dodgers in game two of the season, and Tim Lincecum struggled through five innings yesterday. He walked seven Dodgers and was obviously having trouble with his command. However, it was good enough to get the win.
Pablo Sandoval not only got the first hit of the season for the Giants on opening day, but he also hit the first homer for the G-men last night as well. Hunter Pence also showed his power by hitting a solo shot later in the game.
Welcome To The Show
Infielder Nick Noonan made his Major League Debut last night with an AB late in the game. He wasted no time at the plate, and grounded out to second on the first pitch. I’m sure he was looking for something he can hit and got it right away. Don’t worry Nick, your first career hit will come soon!
Down On The Farm
The Fresno Grizzlies (Triple-A Affiliate) are sending Yusmeiro Petit to the mound for their home Opener. The Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A Affiliate) are also at home and they’re sending Craig Westcott to the mound to start their season. The San Jose Giants (Class-A Advanced Affiliate) start off on the road tonight, and they’re sending the Giants number 6 prospect Clayton Blackburn to the mound.
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Opening Day didn’t go the way San Francisco Giants fans had hoped for, but guess what?!?! It’s just game 1 of 162! The Giants are back at it tonight against the Dodgers, and Madison Bumgarner will try to get the Giants their first win of the 2013 season.
Matt Cain started his first career Major League Opening Day, and it didn’t end like he hoped it would. However, he did pitch a great game! Cain tossed 6 innings of shutout ball. He gave up 4 hits, 1 walk and racked up 8 strikeouts.
There wasn’t much offense generated against Clayton Kershaw. There was a few hard balls that were hit right at the Dodgers. Infielder Marco Scutaro snapped his 20-game hit streak that carried over from the end of last year’s regular season.
Pablo Sandoval did have a 2-for-4 day at the plate. It just wasn’t enough of a spark to get things rolling for the Giants.
No need to be down Giants fans. Championships are won in October and not in April. Let’s not forget that the Giants were swept in Arizona last year to start the 2012 season, and we all remember how that season ended?!?!
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Opening Day has finally arrived and this is the day that all San Francisco Giants fans have been waiting for! Matt Cain will lead the Giants into Los Angeles against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers.
Giants Opening Day Roster
Pitchers
Jeremy Affeldt
Madison Bumgarner
Matt Cain
Santiago Casilla
Chad Gaudin
George Kontos
Tim Lincecum
Javier Lopez
Jose Mijares
Sergio Romo
Ryan Vogelsong
Barry Zito
Catchers
Buster Posey
Guillermo Quiroz
Hector Sanchez
Infielders
Joaquin Arias
Brandon Belt
Brandon Crawford
Nick Noonan
Pablo Sandoval
Marco Scutaro
Outfielders
Gregor Blanco
Angel Pagan
Hunter Pence
Andres Torres
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says the Giants have invited Brian Wilson, Aubrey Huff and Ryan Theriot to the ring ceremony (April 7 at AT&T Park). Huff will be attending, Theriot isn’t sure because of a prior commitment, and Wilson hasn’t let the team know if he will be attending or not.
Wilson is also not hosting any workouts at this time. He’s waiting till he’s 100% before he throws for teams and starts to negotiate a contract.
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The San Francisco Giants have announced that they’ve extended GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy‘s contracts through 2016, and have options for 2017. It’s nice to see the team taking care of their GM and manager after winning two World Series in a three year span.
Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported earlier that the Giants and Buster Posey were in serious talks on a long-term deal. Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com later reported (via Twitter) that the Giants and Posey have agreed to a nine-year deal (8 year extension). The deal covers the remaining three years of arbitration and five of Posey’s free agency years. There’s also an option for 2022. You can pretty much say Posey is a Giant for life!
John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter) breaks down the contract details.
Signing bonus: $7 million
2013: $3 million
2014: $10.5 million
2015: $16.5 million
2016: $20 million
2017: $21.4 million
2018: $21.4 million
2019: $21.4 million
2020: $21.4 million
2021: $21.4 million
2022: Option – $22 million or $3 million buyout
Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News says (via Twitter) Posey’s deal is a record for a player with fewer than four years of service time, and obviously, the largest deal in Giants history.
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Hey San Francisco Giants fans, it’s that time of the year! The season is almost upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by giving away a pair of tickets to the Giants World Series Ring Ceremony Ring Replica game on Sunday April 7?!?!
Our partners at TiqIQ have generously donated a pair of tickets (Sunday April 7th) for our contest, and entry is simple!
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Can the Giants be back to back World Series champions? Tell us why or why not, and one winner will be chosen to win a pair of tickets for Sunday April 7th!
Simple, right?
I personally think the Giants have a shot to go right back to the World Series and win it all. They’re bringing back the same team, and players like Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford will have more experience under their belt. Let’s not forget they’re also having a full year with Marco Scutaro, and I’m sure Hunter Pence will provide more offense this year! Let’s also not forget that we have our same starting rotation coming back, and look for Tim Lincecum to have a bounce back year. He’s in a contract year, so he should be pretty motivated!
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~Steven Robles
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Yesterday was getaway day for the San Francisco Giants. They played their final game in Arizona, and then boarded a plane to head back to San Francisco. They’re facing the A’s tonight at AT&T Park.
Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News reports (via Twitter) that manager Bruce Bochy is optimistic that Pablo Sandoval will be ready for Opening Day. If Sandoval has to start the season on the DL, he’ll be eligible to come off the DL for the 5th game of the season. That’s if he stays out of the rest of the spring training games.
Sandoval is a big part of this Giants offense, so I hope the G-men don’t rush him back just to play opening day. I wouldn’t want him to risk his health and end up having to spend more time on the DL. He did a workout yesterday by swinging, throwing and taking groundballs. He showed no signs of feeling pain. It’s looking more and more like he’ll be ready for opening day!
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via Twitter) Bochy is also confident that backup catcher Hector Sanchez will start on the active roster. He has to work on his throwing technique but his arm strength is still there. Sanchez has had nagging injuries all spring, but seems to be getting healthy at the right time.
I’m sure everyone knows by now that the Giants are opening the season against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The Dodgers are sending Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Josh Beckett to the mound in games 1, 2, and 3 against the Giants.
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Last Friday reliever Ramon Ramirez and infielder Wilson Valdez were given their releases. On Sunday reliever Dan Runzler was optioned to Fresno. He was having a strong spring, but his last few outings went downhill.
Chad Gaudin has had his contract purchased and has been added to the San Francisco Giants Major League roster. This means he’s officially made the team.
Pablo Sandoval is determined to be ready to go on Opening Day. However, if he starts the season on the DL, the Giants could bring him back as soon as the 5th game if he stays out of Cactus games, says Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter).
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via Twitter) the Giants are looking for a backup infielder, but he’s not sure they’ll be able to find anyone better than Nick Noonan. Noonan has been swinging a hot bat lately and has caught the attention of the Giants coaching staff.
In another Baggarly tweet, he says Brett Pill is taking ground balls, and will continue to hit off a tee. Pill should be fully cleared and ready to play in 10 days or so. Pill is coming off a knee surgery.
Giants Beat Writer Chris Haft of MLB.com says (via Twitter) the Yankees have claimed RHP Dan Otero off waivers from the Giants. This now clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the Giants.
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