Some Giants Stuff

[SF Kid]

Here is Barry Bonds' profile:

Barry Bonds Profile

Name: Barry Bonds

Born: July 24, 1964, Riverside, CA

Resides: Redwood Shores, CA

Horoscope Sign: Leo

Height: 6-2

Weight: 228

Bats: L

Throws: L

Family -
Father: Bobby Bonds
Mother: Pat Bonds
Aunt: Rosie Bonds (Member of 1964 Olympic Track Team)
Brothers: Ricky and Bobby Jr.
Sister: Cheryl Dugan
Wife: Liz Watson, (Married: Jan. 10, 1998)
Son: Nikolai
Daughters: Shikari and Aisha Lynn

College: Arizona State

Draft: 1985 - 1st round (6th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates

[SF Kid]

Barry Bonds, Baseball Player

Born: 24 July 1964
Birthplace: Riverside, California
Best Known As: Baseball's single-season home run king

Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs during the 2001 season, passing Mark McGwire to become baseball's single-season home run king. Bonds is famous for his strength, speed and all-purpose talent; The Sporting News named Bonds the top player of the 1990s, and he was voted the National League's most valuable player an unprecedented seven times: in 1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. Bonds played left field for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986-1992, after which he became a free agent and signed with the San Francisco Giants. In 2001 he hit his 500th career home run and by August 12 had hit 50 home runs on the year, reaching that mark earlier in the season than McGwire, Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, or any other player in history. He went on to hit 73 in all, passing McGwire's 1998 record of 70. Despite all this, Bonds had strained relations with the press and with fans, gaining a reputation for being aloof and unfriendly to reporters. Late in his career Bonds has been dogged by accusations that he used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. Game of Shadows, a 2006 book by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters, investigated the charges in detail and sparked a steroid investigation by Major League Baseball that was widely seen as being aimed at Bonds.

Bonds is the son of Bobby Bonds, a major league player from 1968-81... Bonds bats and throws left-handed, and wears #25... He joined the elite 40-40 club in 1996, hitting 42 home runs and stealing 40 bases... He hit his 714th career home run on 20 May 2006, tying hiim with Babe Ruth for second on the all-time American homer list behind Hank Aaron (755).

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Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12, 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the San Francisco Giants. The first Dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sport's most notable families of the late 20th century: his younger brothers Matty and Jesús were both longtime National League outfielders, and his son Moisés is a current outfielder with the Giants; all but Jesús have been named All-Stars at least twice.
During his 17-year career spent with the Giants, Milwaukee & Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, and Milwaukee Brewers, Alou played all three outfield positions regularly (736 games in right field, 483 in center, 433 in left), and led the National League in hits twice and runs once. Batting regularly in the leadoff spot, he hit a home run to begin a game on 20 occasions. He later became the winningest manager in Expos history, leading the team from 1992 to 2001 before rejoining the Giants in 2003.

Playing Career

Alou lived in poverty in the Dominican Republic and dreamed of escaping it by becoming a doctor. However, a last minute switch from track and field to baseball at the Pan-American Games revealed a talent for the game as the Dominican team took gold. He still pursued a university career a while longer, but was finally forced to sign with the Giants in November 1955 for only $200 due to family financial problems.

Alou made his major league debut in 1958 and was an All-Star in 1962, when he batted .316 with 25 home runs and 98 RBI.

In 1959, Alou was joined by both of his brothers, who became the first all-brother outfield and the first brothers to bat and be retired in order.
Alou was traded to the Braves before 1964. Two years later he enjoyed his best season, when he batted .327 with 31 home runs and led the league in runs (122), hits (218), at bats (666), and total bases (355); he finished second in the batting race to his brother Matty. He also had a good year in 1968, batting .317 and leading the league in hits (210) and at bats (662); he made the All-Star team both years. Alou continued to play with several more teams through 1974, though he never again approached this level of success.

Managing career

After the end of his playing career, Alou became a batting coach and a minor league manager in the Montreal system. The Giants offered him the manager's spot in 1985, but he remained with the Expos out of loyalty; this paid off in 1992 when he became the Expos manager. The team was developing a core of young talent during this period, including Larry Walker, John Wetteland, Delino DeShields, and Alou's own son, Moisés. In 1994 the Expos had the best record in the major leagues; however, the strike that year denied the Expos a chance at getting to their first World Series, and ownership soon began dealing all their young talent to cut payroll. Alou was named the NL Manager of the Year. The Los Angeles Dodgers tried to lure him away in 1998, but he declined to leave Montreal. Eventually, Alou became the winningest manager in team history.
Despite Alou's popularity in Montreal, the Expos' dismal record eventually led to his dismissal by new owner Jeffrey Loria, who replaced him with Jeff Torborg during the 2001 season. Several teams tried to lure Alou out of retirement, including the Boston Red Sox, but he would not budge. He finally agreed to serve a single year as the bench coach for Detroit Tigers rookie manager Luis Pujols (2002). Prior to the 2003 season, Alou was named manager of the Giants, the team where he began his professional baseball career, replacing Dusty Baker who had left to manage the Chicago Cubs. In his first season in San Francisco, he managed his team into the playoffs, where they were defeated by the Florida Marlins in the NL Division Series in 4 games. The Marlins went on to win the World Series.
In 2005, the Giants signed Moisés Alou to a one-year contract with an option for the 2006 season, reuniting him professionally with his father after seven seasons apart. The two plan to finish their respective careers together.
Despite his team's poor performance, the Giants signed the elder Alou to a one-year contract extension midway through the 2005 season, bringing him back for his fourth season as the team's manager. During the season, Alou applauded the firing of local radio host Larry Krueger for Krueger's perceived insensitive comments made towards Giants hitters of Caribbean/Latin origin; he called Krueger "Satan" and a racist. Alou himself was not penalized for his comments.

[SF Kid]

Heres is some information about our Jim Davenport...

James Houston Davenport (born August 17, 1933 in Siluria, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball infielder (mostly third base) who played his entire career with the San Francisco Giants (1958-1970). The right-handed batter and thrower attended the University of Southern Mississippi.
He played in one World Series in 1962, when the Giants lost to the New York Yankees. However coincidentally, it was the same year that he made his only All-Star team, almost batting .300 at .297 on the season.
Davenport, however, was known for his fielding, winning a Gold Glove at 3B, also in 1962.

He had a career batting average of .258 with 77 home runs and 456 RBIs. He had 1142 career hits in 4427 at bats. He played in 1501 games in 13 years.

After being a coach for a number of years, Davenport was made the manager for the Giants in 1985, but was soon replaced by Roger Craig after accumulating a 56-88 record. He became a Philadelphia Phillies coach in 1987.

[Bear]

And your point?

[SF Kid]

Just interesting information. Find your own interest in it -- ya dumb f**k.

[SF Kid]

Here is Barry hitting #600...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...=barry%20bonds

[Bear]

Point well taken!!

[SF Kid]

More to come as time permits.

I find this stuff pretty interesting. Some of it "just scroll" if it doesn't strike you as something you want to read or watch.

[SF Kid]

Jimmy Ray Hart played for the Gaints for 10 years. Here are his career stats...(click to enlarge)

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Here is the Hall of Fame Ballot the year our won Juan Marichal was voted in...Orlando was also on that ballot.

Check it here

[SF Kid]

Here is more on Juan...

Juan Marichal

Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20, 1937 in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher known for his high leg kick, dominating stuff and intimidation tactics, which included aiming pitches directly at the opposing batters' helmets.

Marichal entered the major leagues in 1960 with the San Francisco Giants, for whom he made an immediate impression by going 6-2 in eleven starts with a 2.66 ERA. He improved his victory totals to thirteen and eighteen over the following two seasons respectively before finally cracking the twenty-victory plateau in 1963, when he went 25-8 with 248 strikeouts and a 2.41 ERA. Marichal enjoyed similar success through the 1969 season, posting over 20 victories in every season except 1967 and never posting an ERA higher than 2.76. He led the league in victories in 1963 and 1968 when he won 26 games.

Probably the most notorious incident in Marichal's career occurred on August 22, 1965. Batting against Sandy Koufax of the hated Los Angeles Dodgers, Marichal felt Dodger catcher John Roseboro's return throws had flown too close to his head. Words were exchanged and, as Roseboro rose to continue the argument, Marichal began to beat his unprotected head with the bat. The benches cleared into a fourteen minute brawl, while Giant captain Willie Mays escorted the bleeding Roseboro (who would require fourteen stitches) back to the clubhouse. Marichal was ejected, suspended for nine days and fined $1,750. Roseboro filed a lawsuit, but eventually settled out of court, supposedly for $2,000. Marichal and Roseboro would eventually go on to become close friends, reconciling any personal animosity and even autographing photographs of the brawl.

Marichal's career stumbled in 1970, when he only posted 12 wins and his ERA shot up to 4.12, before straightening itself out with a stellar 1971 season in which he won 18 games and his ERA dropped below 3. It was his final great season, however, as he posted 6-16 and 11-15 records in 1972 and 1973 respectively. He played briefly with the Boston Red Sox in 1974 and the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1975 before retiring. He finished his career with 243 victories, 142 losses, 244 complete games, 2303 strikeouts and a 2.89 ERA over 3507.3 innings pitched. His teams appeared in two post-seasons (in 1962 and 1971) but were not victorious in either series. Between 1962 and 1971, The Giants averaged 90 wins per season, and Marichal averaged 20 wins per year.

Marichal pitched a no-hitter on June 15, 1963 and was named to nine All-Star teams, being selected MVP in the 1965 game. He pitched in those games and went 2-0 and a 0.50 ERA.

Juan Marichal was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. His uniform number 27 has been retired by the Giants. In 1990, Marichal, who was working as a broadcaster for Spanish radio, was on hand to see his son-in-law Jose Rijo win the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.
In 1999, he ranked #71 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. He was honored before a game between the Giants and Athletics with a statue outside SBC Park in 2005, and was named one of the three starting pitchers on Major League Baseball's Latino Legends Team.

[SF Kid]

Here are Juan's career stats...

Cleck here

[Bear]

You know I was at Juan's first game at the Stick!

[SF Kid]

You know I was at Juan's first game at the Stick!

I can't remember back that far. I don't think I was there, however.

Juan was absolutely NAILS! Gotta love him!