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Multi-Million Dollar Barrys: The 2007 San Francisco Giants

post #1 of 13
4/2/07 at 1:17pm
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I don't know, I'm thinking 3rd place sounds about right. The offense is still as old as dirt. The starting pitching is decent but with Benitez as the closer it isn't going to matter much how they pitch between innings 1-8.

At least all the death threat sure to be hurled at Bonds as he gets closer to Aaron will make the season unique.
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post #2 of 13
4/2/07 at 1:27pm
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti
I don't know, I'm thinking 3rd place sounds about right. The offense is still as old as dirt. The starting pitching is decent but with Benitez as the closer it isn't going to matter much how they pitch between innings 1-8.

At least all the death threat sure to be hurled at Bonds as he gets closer to Aaron will make the season unique.
Yeah, Benitez scares me. The West is still a weak division though so I figure 1st isn't a big stretch, but 2nd or I hate to say it, 3rd, sounds about right. I hope the Giants knew what they were doing by not keeping Schmidt. He did have 2 mediocre years here.
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post #3 of 13
4/2/07 at 1:37pm
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I think it was Schmidt's time to go. I'm sure he still has a couple good years left in him but he just wasn't the guy you wanted on the mound in pressure situations. I didn't have a problem with him not re-signing.

I did have a problem with the Giants keeping Ray Durham. Dude's uniform should be marked "Fragile."
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post #4 of 13
4/2/07 at 2:27pm
Prediction: Bonds hits #756 on September 11th.
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post #5 of 13
4/2/07 at 2:30pm
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Could happen. They're at home that day. No way in hell he's allowed to do that on the road.
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post #6 of 13
4/2/07 at 2:34pm
Yeah, there'd be a riot.

Oh, if only Cory Lidle were alive to fly a plane into Bonds before he can break the record...
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post #7 of 13
4/2/07 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by Joe LeFors
Yeah, there'd be a riot.

Oh, if only Cory Lidle were alive to fly a plane into Bonds before he can break the record...
Only if he was playing in Europe.
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post #8 of 13
6/1/07 at 1:36am
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Finally, the horror is over.
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post #9 of 13
6/1/07 at 2:06am
Congratulations, his exit made even Braden Looper's impending arrival appear positive, I can only imagine the joy Giants fans are feeling right now.
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post #10 of 13
6/1/07 at 2:14am
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They may never win a World Series during my lifetime, but who cares? As long as I never have to see him trot out to the mound for the 9th inning I can achieve some inner-peace.

Honestly, I've been following this team for over 20 years and no player has ever been more despised.
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post #11 of 13
6/4/07 at 1:57pm
Even if Barry breaks the record, the Benitez trade will still be the day most fondly remembered by Giants fans 20 years from now.
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post #12 of 13
6/4/07 at 2:04pm
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I just wish Russ Hodges had been alive to announce the transaction. "THE GIANTS HAVE TRADED BENITEZ! THE GIANTS HAVE TRADED BENITEZ!"

The bullpen is still a mess, but at least it's asshole-free.
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post #13 of 13
6/24/07 at 6:08pm
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As if this season couldn't get any worse:

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6955992

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Former All-Star closer Rod Beck dies at 38

Associated Press, Updated 7 minutes ago

Rod Beck, a relief pitcher who wore a bushy mustache while earning 286 career saves, was found dead Saturday. He was 38.

Beck was found by police officers responding to a call to his home in suburban Phoenix, according to police department spokesman Andy Hill. Foul play is not suspected, though the cause of death might not be known for several days.

With long hair framing a menacing stare and an aggressive arm swing before delivering a pitch, the outgoing right-hander was a memorable baseball personality and a three-time All-Star who twice led the NL in saves. He spent the first seven of his 13 major league season with the San Francisco Giants.

Beck was popular with his teammates, reporters and fans, but battled personal demons late in his life. He abruptly left the San Diego Padres for a two-month stint in drug rehabilitation during his final season in 2004.

"He was having some problems, and I just knew he went into rehab and joined us later that year," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy, the Padres' manager at the time. "It's so sad when you see healthy players go at such a young age. This is a bad day in baseball to lose a guy who did so much for the game."

Nicknamed "Shooter," Beck played for the Giants (1991-97), the Chicago Cubs (1998-99) and the Boston Red Sox (1999-2001) before finishing his career with the Padres (2003-04). Beck reportedly was living in a camper behind the Iowa Cubs' center-field fence when San Diego called.

Beck led the majors in saves in 1993, when he set the Giants' single-season record with 48. He was San Francisco's career saves leader with 199 until Robb Nen passed him in 2002.

Beck led the majors again in 1998 with 51 saves for Chicago, helping the Cubs win the NL wild card. He had a career record of 38-45 in 704 games, with a 3.30 ERA.

"He was a great teammate and a great competitor," said Giants shortstop Rich Aurilia, who played his first three major league seasons with Beck in San Francisco. "He left an impression on everybody he played with. You talk to everybody, they'll have nothing but good things to say. He's somebody that Giants fans will always remember."

Aurilia recalled being wary of Beck's mustache and mullet when he came up as a rookie in 1995 - but Beck was among the first to congratulate Aurilia on making the team.

Beck was a favorite at Candlestick Park through most of the 1990s, but left to sign with the Cubs as a free agent in 1998. He saved 51 games in his first season in Chicago, but managed just 46 saves in his final five seasons combined.
Beck was always a lof of fun to watch pitch for the Giants. They've had a real odd run of relatively young ex-players pass away in the last year.
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