GDT 7/27 Bums at Cainers

[Stokes1931]

"Oh waiter! When I ordered a shut down inning and a walk-off win, I thought it was understood that I meant this to happen in the 9th inning!"

"I'm sorry, sir, our hitting chefs were all tied up. We'll see what we can do about expediting this order for the 10th inning."

"Thank you. Much appreciated."

 

[Stokes1931]

I figured Marco was kidding around...Maybe not?

Ego still a little sore? Happens to all of us, I suppose.

 

[TheSaboteur]

Defense!

 

[Stokes1931]

San Francisco Giants Talk | CSNBayArea.com | CSNCalifornia.com

From Baggs:

SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants added infield depth and a seasoned right-handed contact man for their bench, acquiring Marco Scutaro from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Triple-A second baseman Charlie Culberson.

The Rockies are sending cash to offset at least a portion of the roughly $2.5 million owed to Scutaro, who will be a free agent after this season.

The Giants were light on right-handed hitters who have experience off the bench; they’re getting an old hand in Scutaro, 36, who was hitting .271 with a .324 on-base percentage along with four home runs in 411 plate appearances.

It’s worth pointing out that Scutaro was hitting just .238 with a weak .292 slugging percentage away from Coors this year.

“I understand it’s a business,” Scutaro told the Denver Post. “Now I have an opportunity for a team that has a chance to make the playoffs."

Giants manager Bruce Bochy’s club had little depth behind second baseman Ryan Theriot aside from light-hitting Emmanuel Burriss, whose place on the roster is far from safe in the wake of this trade.

Scutaro is best known in the Bay Area for being the A’s starting shortstop for most of his tenure with the club from 2004-07. He’s also played for the Mets, Blue Jays and Red Sox.

Culberson, 23, made his major league debut earlier this season and was sent back after hitting .136 in six games. He was hitting .236 with 10 home runs and 53 RBIs in 90 games for Triple-A Fresno. A Rockies scout told me that he likes Culberson and wrote him up as a solid big league contributor.

Culberson was a sandwich-round pick (51st overall) in the 2007 draft.

The Scutaro trade is probably what held up the Giants from activating Aubrey Huff from the disabled list prior to Friday’s game. The club could be poised to make several roster moves in the coming hours.

 

[ColinCoby]

Gamecast showed it missing off the plate by a hair...for what it's worth.

 

[Stokes1931]

 

[TheSaboteur]

Punch to the gut

 

[ColinCoby]

F-BOMB

Terrible pitch.

 

[CameronFrye]

That dude better te beaned during his next AB - for his actions on the bases after his HR.

 

[Stokes1931]

Punch to the gut

I was thinking a little lower.

Dammit.

 

[filosofy29]

Fuck. Arias just went deep for the doggies.

 

[TheSaboteur]

Hanging slider. Any Giant would foul that off.

 

[Stokes1931]

Romo's ERA just doubled.

 

[SFAnthem]

Lunatic fringe is gonna have a field day with that one

 

[gp956]

Fucking tzill.........

 

[Stokes1931]

Hanging slider. Any Giant would foul that off.

Or hit a Huffer.

 

[Stokes1931]

Lunatic fringe is gonna have a field day with that one

Dogs make a bold move and get HanRam, and they are not done.

Giants play it safe, saving money by getting Scutaro.

We were burned last year by the CarBelt trade, but it would be nice for SabeySabes and the owners/investors to do something that will actually help the team.

Dayum. What is up with Romo? Now two back to back XBH?

 

[Stokes1931]

Time to stick a dagger in the Dogs by doing the three run walk-off win.

 

[Stokes1931]

Our best hope against Jansen is to get a few runners to third, then steal home when he's not looking.

 

[ColinCoby]

John Shea: The NL West ain't the same with Hanley Ramirez aboard. This race is wide open.