San Francisco Giants Franchise

I have just started a franchise with the Giants and i will be posting the stats and standings for every month... players who make the all star team, end of the season awards,trades... and so on

This is the 25 man active roster and will be updated when changed

Starting 5
SP1- Tim Lincecum- Right
SP2- Matt Cain- Right
SP3- Barry Zito- Left
SP4- Noah Lowry- Left
SP5- Kevin Correia- Right

Bullpen
LRP- Jonathan Sanchez- Left
LRP- Brad Hennessey- Right
MRP- Vinnie Chulk- Right
MRP- Jack Taschner- Left
MRP- Tyler Walker- Right
SU- Brian Wilson- Right
CL- Akinori Otsuka- Right



Lineup No DH
1. RF- Randy Winn- Switch
2. 2B- Ray Durham- Switch
3. LF- Barry Bonds- Left
4. C- Bengie Molina- Right
5. CF- Aaron Rowand- Right
6. 3B- Rich Aurilia- Right
7. SS- Omar Vizquel- Switch
8. 1B- John Bowker- Left
9. P- Pitchers Spot- L or R

Lineup W/DH
1. RF- Randy Winn- Switch
2. 2B- Ray Durham- Switch
3. LF- Barry Bonds- Left
4. C- Bengie Molina- Right
5. CF- Aaron Rowand- Right
6. DH- Rich Aurilia- Right
7. SS- Omar Vizquel- Switch
8. 3B- Jose` Castillo- Right
9. 1B- John Bowker- Left

Bench
C- Steve Holm- Right
LF- Fred Lewis- Left
CF- Clay Timpner- Left
SS- Emanuel Burriss- Switch

Scottsdale, AZ: After Spring Training, GM Brian Sabean has been pleased with the progression of the team in a rebuilding stage. He has even gone as far to say the Giants will be very competative for the division title. Rumors are swirling about possibly signing one of the big name free agents still on the market. "I'm going to talk it over with my staff and see what what we can add to our team to take us to the next level."

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ima need some help from the ML members on this one...
there are alot of good FAs left and im gonna ask for some advice on who you guys think would be the best pick up for good value I only have $25 million available
here's the list

P:
Freddy Garcia
Brett Tomko
Jeff Weaver
John Patterson
Claudio Vargas
Gustavo Chacin
David Wells
Akinori Otsuka

Pos:
Barry Bonds
Morgan Ensberg
Shawn Green
Sammy Sosa
Jacque Jones
Kenny Lofton

Akinori Otsuka definitely is your biggest need.......but your going to suck anyway

Morgan Ensburg for 3rd base. He's probably not really expensive either.

Barry Barrry Barry!!!!

YAY BARRY!!!

patriots3996 wrote:

YAY BARRY!!!

patriots3996 wrote:

YAY BARRY!!!

you edited your post it said booooooo barry before
don't be a follower be a leader

ok its between 4 players

Barry Bonds at 2 Years/ 800 K
Akinori Otsuka at 3 Years/ 8.60 M
Morgan Ensberg at 3 Years/ 8.90 M
David Wells at 2 Years/ 5.32 M

^Matsuzaka|9-1|2.84ERA^ wrote:

ok its between 4 players

Barry Bonds at 2 Years/ 800 K
Akinori Otsuka at 3 Years/ 8.60 M
Morgan Ensberg at 3 Years/ 8.90 M
David Wells at 2 Years/ 5.32 M

definitely get bonds he's cheap then you can afford Akinori Otsuka

Las Angeles, CA: GM Brian Sabean has brought in all-star caliber closer Akinori Otsuka and the new home run king Barry Bonds for possibly 2 more seasons. Akinori Otsuka finalized a 3 Year/ $8.60 million contract and will wear #40 for the Giants. And just when you thought he was gone , they drag him back in at 2 years/ $ 800 K. With the deals current closer Brian Wilson has been moved to the set-up role to make room for Akinori. To make room on the roster Brian Horwitz was sent down to AAA and 39 year old Keichii Yabu has been released. Both Bonds and Otsuka will be with the team in LA for opening day.

PRiMeTiMe PeRforMeR wrote:

patriots3996 wrote:

YAY BARRY!!!

you edited your post it said booooooo barry before
don't be a follower be a leader

J edited it. I didn't.

I HATE BARRY

3-1 after 4 games

In all 3 wins Barry Bonds has hit a homerun,
he has 4 on the season which leads the league...he has 766 all-time

Akinori Otsuka picked up his 1st save in his Giants debut against the Milwaukee Brewers

After the 1st month of the season the Giants are in 1st Place in the NL West with a record of 16-13 here is the rest of the division

Giants- 16-13
Rockies- 15-14
Dodgers- 14-14
Padres- 13-16
D-Backs- 11-17

As of right now the pitching and hitting has been phenominal the team has the 3rd best team batting average at .292 and the 8th best team era at 3.86

After great months at the plate and on the mound a couple players are nearing huge milestones in their career

Barry Bonds- 800 hrs/ he has 771
Barry Bonds- 3000 hits/ he has 2963
Ray Durham- 200 hrs/ he has 195
Ray Durham- 2000 hits/ he has 1981
Randy Winn- 100 hrs/ he has 96
Aaron Rowand- 100 hrs/ he has 96
Bengie Molina- 1000 hits/ he has 963
Rich Aurilia- 200 hrs/ he has 178

Barry Bonds has already reached a milestone this season,
he got to 2000 rbis in his 4th game of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers

After the 2 months of the season the Giants are still in 1st Place in the NL West with a record of 31-25
here is the rest of the division after May

Giants- 31-25
Padres- 28-29
Rockies- 27-30
D-Backs- 26-30
Dodgers- 25-30

The team is still in rebuilding mode and will not consider trading for a big name at the deadline, as of yet because management still isn't truely convinced this team cannot bring home the 1st World Series to the Giants since the move from New York to San Francisco this season, but possibly in the next few years to come.

In the month of May a couple milestones were reached

Ray Durham- 2000 hits
Aaron Rowand- 100 homeruns

Dave Roberts was injured in the middle of May and is out for 1-2 months, the Giants placed him on the 60 day disabled list and brought up another speedy outfielder Clay Timpner from AAA to be a good pinch runner of the bench which Dave Robers did a great job of until his injury with 12 stolen bases

3 months into the 2008 season, the Giants remain in 1st Place in the NL West with a record of 45-38 heading into July
here is the rest of the division after June

Giants- 45-38
Rockies- 44-40
D-Backs- 43-41
Dodgers- 39-44
Padres- 36-49

The team has a couple of players that are up for All-Star consideration

Barry Bonds|.330|16 HR|41 RBI|13 SB
Matt Cain|6-3 W-L|3.23 ERA|102 K
Noah Lowry|8-3 W-L|3.30 ERA|72 K
Akinori Otsuka|27 S|3.13 ERA|29 K
Ray Durham|.299 AVG|14 HR|42 RBI|3 SB
Aaron Rowand|.324 AVG|8 HR|42 RBI|12 SB


In the month of May a couple milestones were reached

Barry Bonds- 3000 hits
Ray Durhan- 200 homeruns

2008 All Star Game Rosters

National League Team

SP- Johan Santana(New York Mets)
SP- Dan Haren(Arizona Diamondbacks)
SP- Matt Cain(San Francisco Giants)
SP- Dave Bush(Milwaukee Brewers)
SP- Jason Bergmann(Washington Nationals)
RP- Juan Cruz(Arizona Diamondbacks)
RP- Renyel Pinto(Florida Marlins)
CP- Mike Gonzalez(Atlanta Braves)
CP- Akinori Otsuka(San francisco Giants)
CP- Billy Wagner(New York Mets)
CP- Trevor Hoffman(San Diedo Padres)
C- Russell Martin(Las Angeles Dodgers)
1B- Derek Lee(Chicago Cubs)
1B- Lance Berkman(Houston Astros)
1B- Albert Pujols(St. Louis Cardinals)
2B- Luis Castillo(New York Mets)
3B- David Wright(New York Mets)
SS- Jimmy Rollins(Philadelphia Phillies)
LF- Juan Pierre(Las Angeles Dodgers)
LF- Matt Holliday(Colorado Rockies)
CF- Carlos Beltran(New York Mets)
RF- Ken Griffey Jr.(Cincinatti Reds)
RF- Hunter Pence(Houston Astros)
RF- Xavier Nady(Pittsburgh Pirates)
RF- Brad Hawpe(Colorado Rockies)


American League

SP- C.C. Sabathia(Cleveland Indians)
SP- Josh Beckett(Boston Red Sox)
SP- Scott Kazmir(Tampa Bay Rays)
SP- Cliff lee(Cleveland Indians)
SP- Jered Weaver(Las Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
RP- Jason Frasor(Toronto Blue Jays)
CP- Troy Percival(Tampa Bay Rays)
CP- Jonathan Papelbon(Boston Red Sox)
CP- Huston Street(Oakland A's)
CP- Joakim Soria(Kansas City Royals)
CP- Joe Nathan(Minnesota Twins)
C- Jorge Posada(New York Yankees)
1B- Kevin Youkilis(Boston Red Sox)
1B- Miguel Cabrera(Detroit Tigers)
2B- Brian Roberts(Baltimore Orioles)
3B- Chone Figgins(Las Angeles Angels od Anaheim)
3B- Carlos Guillen(Detroit Tigers)
SS- Orlando Cabrera(Chicago White Sox)
LF- Carl Crawford(Tampa Bay Rays)
CF- Torii Hunter(Baltimore Orioles)
CF- Ichiro Suzuki(Seattle Mariners)
CF- Curtis Granderson(Detroit Tigers)
RF- Vladimir Guerrero(Las Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
RF- Magglio Ordonez(Detroit Tigers)
RF- David Murphy(Texas Rangers)

Bronx, New York City- The 2008 All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. It was the last time at the United States' equivalent for the Roman Collesium, but this collesium will be demolished at the end of the season. The starting pitcher for the AL squad was last year's Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians. The starter for the NL is another former Cy Young winner in Johan Santana of the New York Mets. The NL took the early lead in the 1st inning with RBIs by Luis Castillo and Carlos Beltran to put them up 2-0. The NL wouldn't look back as they won 4-0. The other 2 runs came on a 2 run shot to the upper deck in left field by David Wright, who was named the All Star Game MVP.

Thanks to the National League's victory they will be granted homefield advantage in this years World Series.

San Francisco, CA- The San Francisco Giants have now made it clear that they are in playoff push mode. The Giants acquired two postseason veterans in 1B Sean Casey and RP Mike Timlin. The Giants traded prospects 1B Dan Ortmeier and RP Takeshi Miura. Sean Casey will wear #22 and Mike Timlin will wear #50.