tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post4147213921638227561..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Graphic FailureM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-8548373899759300292009-10-16T11:28:27.904-07:002009-10-16T11:28:27.904-07:00You can read much more of what Lansford had to say...You can read much more of what Lansford had to say on Andrew Baggarly's blog: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/extrabaggs/. He sounds bitter and pissed, although he makes it a point to say otherwise.Zonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-82403724797651703342009-10-16T10:27:16.303-07:002009-10-16T10:27:16.303-07:00Good riddance to Lansford. No member of the '8...Good riddance to Lansford. No member of the '89 As ever had any business being part of the Giants.<br />I bet Pablo would do a better job at shortstop than any of the guys you've named yet, although I could live with Uribe based on what I've seen so far.<br />Go Phillies!Brother Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162500140573910451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-3920135251719360642009-10-16T08:19:20.321-07:002009-10-16T08:19:20.321-07:00You have to love the Phillies beating the LAtriner...You have to love the Phillies beating the LAtriners in the Latrine. Keep it up!!!!! Now imagine the Giants having those two weapons: walks (OBA) and HRs. Wow, scary.<br /><br />Carney Lansford got the boot--that'll shake things up, eh? Same GM, same manager, same bow-tied bureaucrat, same lack of hitting talent. But hey, fire the batting coach that's the reason we couldn't hit for shit. Can you say "token fall guy"?M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-39816108722431778162009-10-16T08:11:35.158-07:002009-10-16T08:11:35.158-07:00The fall guy speaks. I actually feel badly for hi...The fall guy speaks. I actually feel badly for him. It's especially difficult to fathom that someone like Righetti, who has presided over both horrible & excellent pitching staffs (i.e. perhaps his influence is marginal) gets re-hired year after year, but Lansford gets the boot, when Alou/Bochy/Sabean assembled this group of free swingers who don't listen to instruction:<br /><br />"It's no secret it was a team of free swingers, which is a very frustrating thing. That's hard to change. As I told Boch yesterday, you can get by with one or two guys like that in the lineup, but you can't have a lineup full of guys like that. It didn't work. I guess I have to take the fall for that. I did the best I possibly could with what I had. Everybody knew going into this season that we were going to be an offensively challenged ballclub. The fact that even with the offensive challenges we stayed in the wild card until the last week or 10 days was an incredible achievement, I thought."Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-72765665407198379452009-10-16T07:12:17.136-07:002009-10-16T07:12:17.136-07:00Walk, Walk, 3-run HR ... that's how to bury th...Walk, Walk, 3-run HR ... that's how to bury the dodgers. Nicely, done Phillies (the anti-Giants, on offense anyway). And, the bomb was by one of baseball's unsung production specialists & all around great guys.Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-79459880539964122522009-10-16T07:02:23.219-07:002009-10-16T07:02:23.219-07:00I'd love to see what Rohlinger can do. Frandse...I'd love to see what Rohlinger can do. Frandsen has failed to impress, I don't expect much more than a token spring training invite. The GM made an effort to protect Rental from criticism, I don't imagine they'll move him. He's our guy, I think, like it our not. Maybe he can get in shape over the off-season and be a little more productive next year.M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-35824576116022510072009-10-15T08:41:42.450-07:002009-10-15T08:41:42.450-07:00It would also leave room for some back up players ...It would also leave room for some back up players to substitute like Rohlinger and Frandsen. If by some miracle they can get hot and take a job away from someone - hey, we're better off for it.Zonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-89504349756639332842009-10-15T07:13:08.605-07:002009-10-15T07:13:08.605-07:00Someone, of course, will have to WANT Edgar Renter...Someone, of course, will have to WANT Edgar Renteria. And they'll probably--if they are smart--ask for almost all the salary relief. He's grossly overpaid, of course, but that's the Giants. <a href="http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2001/05/2010-free-agents.html" rel="nofollow">There are a LOT of FA SS out there</a>! I think that lowers Edgar's value and desirability quite a bit. Of course, the Pirates took a clearly-done Matt Morris off our hands, so it is possible some dumbshit outfit will do the same on Renteria. (Did you know that the Braves got JAIR JURRJENS from the Tigers when they traded Renteria? Such a deal.) <br /><br />Juan Uribe was very valuable last year, but I cannot believe it is sustainable. His lifetime slash line is .257/.298/.430 with an OPS+ of 83. His wOBA of .351 was 40 points over his career mark of .311! I think if he were our everyday shortstop we'd get damn sick of his free-swinging ways. He thrived as a sort of super-sub, plus he had a lot to prove, signing a minor-league deal and all. FSanchez, with his injury history, will need relief at second. Edgar, with his history of suckitude, will need to be spelled at SS. Pablo will wind up at 1B a fair bit--Uribe has shown he can handle the "hot corner" marginally well. I like his versatility, and his pop off the bench. I think we'd be making a mistake to change what we expect from him.M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.com