The SF Giants sent four players to the All Star Game, and all four of them made it count:
…. “Thank you,” Matt Cain said with a c
elebratory chuckle, the winning pitcher in the National League’s 8-0 victory over the American League in Tuesday night’s 83rd All-Star Game. “That couldn’t have been any better. I appreciate that, especially on my end of it, to get that lead early with Panda hitting the triple.
“I can’t thank the fans enough to be able to vote them in. That shows the support we have in the Bay Area.”
Panda, a.k.a. Pablo Sandoval, who had zoomed past Mets third baseman David Wright in the final week of All-Star voting, hit a three-run triple to highlight a five-run first inning.
Melky Cabrera, who surged from fourth to first among outfielders late in the voting process, hit a homer and single and was named the game’s MVP.
And Buster Posey, who received the NL’s most votes (7.6 million), caught Cain’s scoreless two innings and drew a first-inning walk. Cabrera, Posey and Sandoval all scored in the first inning.
UPDATE: Yeah, well, I’ve been wrong before, and I’m sure I will again; in defense of myself, my reasons, which I think I did explain, were that Melky had had a single season of effectiveness, and Sanchez was the rare combination of lefty with legit 95 MPH fastball. And historically, for whatever reason, left-handed pitchers tended towards developing later in their careers.
That said, at this point it’s clear that the Giants are winning the trade by a wide margin. But it’s still only half a season. If Sanchez turns it around, there is no doubt that his upside is higher than Cabrera’s, regardless of his 200 hits a season profile. If Sanchez can harness his talents, he could still be a viable front of the rotation pitcher.
Nevertheless, that’s all
speculation. Cabrera has made great strides, and is proving himself everyday. Congratulations to him and Sabean. Obviously, this trade has been a terrific one for the Giants in 2012.
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Given the struggles Sanchez has had in KC and the fact that he’s a FA after this year (making $5.6M in ’12), would Sabean try to bring him back on the cheap at the deadline? Never enough starting pitching.
Melky looks like completely different player now than he did here in NYC — in shape, confident and relied upon. Before last year, he was a spare part — not a player that his team took seriously, so he didn’t take his job seriously. Interesting to see if Sabean tries to get his name on a new contract this season. He’s making $6M this year and will more than double that on a long-term deal.
And John, good to see you’re willing to admit you were wrong. Hard to envision Melky collapsing so badly that the trade could become anything but a blowout win for the Giants.
I just never liked Jonathan Sanchez, he was/is incredibly inconsistent. Trading him for a bag of baseballs might have been a fair deal. I mentioned at the time that I thought the Giants made a good trade and John disagreed with me, but there are no points for being right/wrong on the Internet. (Which is good, because I have been wrong plenty of times) Plus, 2012 isn’t over yet. Maybe Melky has a terrible second half. Who knows, that’s part of why baseball is fun.
ha…i said john was dead wrong…i just didnt know how much. thought melky would get att’d….he is a smarter player than i thought
and john, once again, you miss the bigger story.
bad enough when fans from other teams bitch about someone stuffing the ballot box…but when hacks in the msm do it, one…ms erin bigboob should be in playboy not doing sports interviews, says it right to pablo’s face…thats another thing
and what about cry baby alderson? blatantly calling giants fans stupid….fuck you sandy…and fuck that old freak who somehow gaine 5mph on a knuckler at age 37….where is his drug test????
fuck the entire league…i hate the as game…its a joke
gonna work on an algorithm that gets whitey on the team next season….fucking bastards
so… maybe it’s time to revisit this post where you analyzed the Melky-for-Sanchez trade:
http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/archives/2011/11/07/clueless/
you called it “pretty much a joke,” “a really, really bad trade,” an “epic fail,” and “unfathomable.” i posted that you were wildly overreacting (and over-valuing Sanchez)… and it turned out you’ve been completely, utterly wrong – and you have yet to write one good thing so far about Cabrera’s incredible half-season. but the post above was just another in a long string of completely negative posts that make up this blog.
You are a good writer and worthwhile analyst when you feel like it, which is why i keep reading. but lay off the negativity (go back and read some of your summer 2010 posts) and hyperbole (epic fail??) and it will be much more enjoyable.