Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Marlins at Giants (7/29)
by craig on Jul 29, 2010 2:00 PM EDT
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PrintMiami Marlins at San Francisco Giants, Jul 29, 2010 3:45 PM EDT
Maybe the third time is a charm. Once again the Marlins will be going for the spilt of the series.
Anibal Sanchez takes the hill for the Marlins. Anibal pitched well in his last two starts, but of course, has nothing to show for it. Either the defense wouldn't back him up or the offense forgot to score runs when he was on the mound. Anibal is a pretty good daytime pitcher and to top that off, he had a good start in lasting outing against the Giants.
Madison Bumgarner is on the mound for the Giants. Bumgarner is another fairly soft-tossing lefty. How many of these do the Giants have? He is a fast ball (90.4 mph), slider, curve, change type of pitcher. So far this season, he has thrown everyone of them very well. That said, his slider is probably his most effective pitch. The Giants have won his last four starts, but those streaks don't last forever. Bumgarner is a creature of the night and generally he doesn't perform as well when the sun is shining. This will be his first start against the Marlins. My recommendation to him is to throw high in the zone fast balls over the middle of the plate when he faces Dan Uggla. This always works out well.
Ichthyomcany still be hating weekday day games.
Best of Luck to You!
| FishStriper | Attendance | Player | AAB |
| 3.3seconds | |||
| Alwaysfan | 36,000 | Uggla | Anibal: QS |
| Architect | |||
| Auh11 | 32,756 | Gaby | Nunez: save |
| BacksThePack | |||
| Boozer | |||
| Bourbon Meyer | 31,900 | Uggla | Sanchez: QS, 6+ K, W, sac bunt |
| Brickell | |||
| Bronzeagle | |||
| Bumppo | 29,800 | Anibal | Anibal: QS, W |
| Captain Tomahawk | |||
| Colombo | |||
| Coryeuc | |||
| Cpmustangs | |||
| Dan | |||
| Dcfish | 29,170 | Morrison | Posey: 0 H |
| Dgriot | |||
| Evermoresg | 34,222 | Uggla | Anibal: QS, W |
| Farrish | |||
| FishFilet | |||
| FishFirst | |||
| Flmarlins | |||
| FishNFinz | |||
| Fluxuation | |||
| FSUMarlins | |||
| FSUSpot | |||
| Gatorfan4life | |||
| GMFB | |||
| Guitarist | |||
| HadMatter | |||
| Hoyamarlin | |||
| Hurricane | |||
| Incipient_senescence | 37,000 | Anibal | Game SP: 6+ IP each |
| Jrsyeagle | 31,313 | Anibal | Hanley: 2+ XBH |
| Kelsquire | |||
| LadyFish | 35,000 | Paulino | Murphy: PH |
| Marlins44 | |||
| Marlinfan | |||
| Marlinsfan315 | |||
| Miami Fan | |||
| Miramarjuice | |||
| Mscaa | |||
| Nothingxs | |||
| Ocelotfox | 34,560 | Uggla | Uggla: HR |
| Orlando Rays | |||
| Panamafishfan | |||
| Pepsidude | |||
| Port305 | |||
| Spud | 32,222 | Cantu | Game: 12+ K |
| Tdp992 | |||
| UggsNotDrugs | |||
| Volstud | |||
| Wei | |||
| Wsl | |||
| Xquiles | 33,640 | Uggla | Gaby, Stanton, LoMo: 1+ H each |
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I am not going today, so we have a better chance of winning than the last 2 days
31313
Anibal
Hanley 2+ XBH
Roy Oswalt is now in Philly
J.A. Happ and two others sent to the Astros. The Phillies must love guys named Roy…
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Halladay's a great guy, too
But the Phillies have given away a whole lot of prospects just to get Halladay and a year or so of Roy Oswalt. And with this, Werth will surely not be re-signed.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Also, from Clark Spencer
http://twitter.com/clarkspencer/status/19842436668
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
im into this
ive loved cantu for a long time, but hes the only guy id be willing to part with, and to beef up the bullpen… im all for it
by Bourbon Meyer on Jul 29, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
The Rangers are a good clubhouse, from what I understand
And also a very good baseball team. If Cantu heads there, I wish him the best.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
I'm really surprised Ronny is catching this day game
maybe since it’s a left handed pitcher. I’m worried he is going to keel over.
Yeah...Cantu's gonna get that error
That’s an awful throw.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
In other interesting news, Stephen Strasburg is on the 15-Day DL
That’s what happens when (as a starter) you continue to throw 98+ fastballs to major-league hitters. They’ll start to wear your arm down pretty quickly.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Every time I see him pitch, I'm reminded of Kerry Wood
A great arm, but one that seems destined to be blown out if overused.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
i always liked him... and prior
they just got wasted away. i get excited that baseball is kind of going towards a rookie strong market (at least more than it has been in a while), instead of making great players waste away in the minors for 5 years… but i guess these guys are the reasons why they make kids wait.
by Bourbon Meyer on Jul 29, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Anibal's starting to get a little tired
More of these deep counts ending in flyballs.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Hanley gets hit
At least he’ll get on base for once…
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Here comes the dangerous part of the Giants order
Huff, Posey, Uribe.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Over 41,000 in attendance, that's one heck of a crowd on a Thursday afternoon
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
maybe they had discount tickets or something
yesterday’s game was a day game as well and not near as many
I see a lot of kids, maybe like a camp day or something
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
from my blackberry at a bar in san fran
Mlbtradermors saying cantu is traded to rangers, marlins paying 600k, get 2 AA pitchers in eric reed and a guy on the dl for tommy john
by jrsyeagle on Jul 29, 2010 5:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Cantu's final AB as a Marlin
and he reaches 1B111
Or did he?
The Nats are riding the Strasburg railroad to your town.
Paulino to bat with bases loaded, pinch hitter after likely
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Guess Edwin's trying to give him the chance at the shutout
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Best of luck Cantu...
I think they just told him the news in the dugout lol
by xquiles21x on Jul 29, 2010 5:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
If you have DVR go back to the beginning of the bottom 8th...
You see somebody (not a player btw) sit down next to him and say something, in which Cantu has a surprised reaction.. I caught it pretty quick lol
by xquiles21x on Jul 29, 2010 5:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rosenthal's tweet:
“#Marlins’ return for Cantu will be Double A RHP Evan Reed & Double A RHP Omar Poveda, who is on DL recovering from TJ surgery. #Rangers #MLB”
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Draft report from 2007 on Evan Reed:
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/events/draft_report/y2007/index.jsp?mc=reed
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
And more recently...
http://www.texasleaguers.com/home/2009/5/6/texas-rangers-prospects-wilmer-font-and-evan-reed.html
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=reed—001eva
He looks like a solid bullpen guy. Not a great haul, but eh. Might as well get something for Cantu.
I call him LeBron Jim for short.
We could use solid bullpen guys though, as many as we've gone through this year...
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Eh.
I just feel like 90% of bullpen guys are hit-or-miss anyway. It’s only luck separating a 2.50 ERA guy from a guy who gets sent down in June (and emerges next year as a 2.50 ERA guy with another team).
I call him LeBron Jim for short.
Anakin Sanchez?
"If there's one thing I hate, its losing. If there's two thing's I hate it's losing and getting cancer"
by HadMatter on Jul 29, 2010 5:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well then, there's a seal playing out in the cove
The Giants broadcasters were a little too amused by this.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
I am ready for the Morrison-Stanton era.
Especially if Logan can stick at LF. I mean, I thought he’d be a valuable hitter at 1B… but if he can play solid defense in the outfield, we can go and get the meanest, most ridiculous power-hitting first baseman we can find.
I call him LeBron Jim for short.
That'd be Adam Dunn, but would we really pay for him?
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
I'd pay kind of a lot for Dunn.
As a pure hitter, he’s top-10 in the league. Of course, he’s also a defensive liability even at first.
I mean, I’m not sure the Marlins would ever pay $10M+ a year for a free agent. And Dunn is probably better served going to the AL and playing DH. Not that I think he’s likely to break down physically. Yeah, a lot of unathletic first basemen start struggling in their early 30s. But Dunn isn’t fat, he’s just musclebound. And he’s had literally no injury problems in his past… he’s missed more than 10 games in a season exactly once.
But yeah… Dunn should really not be playing any defense, ever.
Practically speaking, they’ll probably hang onto Sanchez, which I guess is bearable if Sanchez can keep up this level of performance. (And better if he can improve his home run power just a bit….)
I call him LeBron Jim for short.
I would love to go get Dunn
But I just can’t see us paying out that kind of cash for him, especially since it seems that Uggla and Nolasco are going to get new deals in the off-season.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
I'd probably rather hang onto Uggla...
…even though it kind of leaves Coghlan hanging. (Coghlan to 3B?)
I call him LeBron Jim for short.
I think Cogs will play at third for the rest of the year when he returns
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
More trade talk
Miguel Tejada will be in San Diego for our series, out from Baltimore.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
I deserves extra points
For sitting at the bar across the street from the park instead of going in today. Great game. going to miss cantu. I just don’t get why you get a guy on the DL for tjs
by jrsyeagle on Jul 29, 2010 5:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well, it's likely that Cantu would re-sign with the Fish after the season
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
With Cantu gone, I guess we'll see Helms and Murphy splitting time at 3rd
Until Coghlan returns, at least.
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
just go freaking get Dunn and send gaby to 3rd
its so damn easy! now whered i leave my checkbook?
by Bourbon Meyer on Jul 29, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Just send the Fish a $15 million check, and they'll get right on it, lol
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
I'm happy with a split
It sucks seeing Jorge go, but at least we steal some of the Rangers prospects, and Cantu probably won’t re-sign with them next season anyway.
woo!
Friday
29,000
Uggs
both pitchers allow 3+ ER
by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 29, 2010 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
Friday Fun Day Picks
24,540
Volstad
Volstad: QS, W
Chris Coghlan is NLRoY 2009 (that's a +1 for me!)
Points
The attendance for the game was 41,152. The attendance point goes to Incipient.
Players earning a point: Anibal, Stanton and Cody.
A point goes to: Bumppo, Dcfish, Inicpient and Jrsyeagle.
AAB points: Alwaysfan, Bumppo +2, Dcfish, Evermoresg +2, Incipient, Spud and Xquiles.
Recap:
Incipient +3
Bumppo +3
Dcfish +2
Evermoresg +2
Jrsyeagle +1
Alwaysfan +1
Spud +1
Xquiles +1
Congratulations to all of today’s winners! If I missed anyone or anything, please let me know.
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