Giants Sign Rowand (LOL)

ThinkBlue · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:34 am Post subject: Giants Sign Rowand (LOL)

http://sports.(Four Letter Word).go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3152201

Giants sign Rowand to bolster outfield
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DarthRekal · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:42 am Post subject:

5 yrs?? how much ??? man3

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$ 60 million
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ThinkBlue · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:51 am Post subject:

That was so dumb of Rowand I guess for him it was about the money! cus the Giants are gunna be wakk for the next couple years! jam2

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DarthRekal · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:07 am Post subject:

yeah i dont understand it either.. certainly is a money grab for rowand
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Hitman · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:30 am Post subject:

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I like Rowand because the dude is a team player and is great on D. Who remembers when he crashed into the outfield wall just to make a catch and broke his nose? I do, that was one of those WOW moments. But for a guy who is 30, and will be turning 31 during the season, 5 yrs and 60 mil is a bit too much (especially if you look at the stats behind his bat).

UnderPressure · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:46 am Post subject:

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UnderPressure · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:06 am Post subject:

Forget John, these Giant fans are much more realistic.

http://com3.runboard.com/boardsfgiantsfans.f5.t15311
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UnderPressure · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:47 am Post subject:

Projected lineup

LF Roberts
2B Frandsen
RF Winn
3B Feliz (?)
CF Rowand
C Molina
1B Aurilia
SS Vizquel
P

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popo · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:49 am Post subject:

Defensevely he is great, but he played in a hitters park in a contract year so his bat is a question mark.

Hitman · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:14 am Post subject:

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^ Yeah but they may be closing in on Jason Bay and got jason lane

blue_summer · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject:

5 years

Luigi10 · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject:

i talked to some friends i have here at SD that are from the bay and they are so pissed that Sabean would actually sign Rowand for so much time and money...these guys actually have some sense

LaLa · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:15 am Post subject:

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MaSSaCrE · Resident Giants Fan Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 160

Rowand wasn't a bad signing ... not one Sabeans's best accomplishment's though. He'll hit in the middle of the order and get 20-25 home runs with around 80 RBI's and hit close to .300 (float around .290 -.300). I'm not expecting him to change our offense, it still needs work. 5 years is what pissed me off.

DarthRekal · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:11 am Post subject:

yeah i look at that too Mass.. i tend to look at years now and not the money .. everyone seems to be overpaid now.
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UnderPressure · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:26 am Post subject:

DodgerKing · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:58 am Post subject:

Talk about overpaying, the guy is still in question whether he could hit HR's around big ball parks.I'm glad the Dodgers didn't over paid for Rowand.

UnderPressure · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:39 am Post subject:

Rowand says Giants will be competitive

SAN FRANCISCO -- Aaron Rowand peered out of an AT&T Park luxury suite toward the left-field area where the greatest Giants of all have been immortalized. "Look at those retired numbers," Rowand said.

Visiting his new home ballpark for the first time since signing his five-year, $60 million contract Dec. 12, Rowand spoke freely of his appreciation for baseball's past.

"I have a passion for the history of the game," the 30-year-old center fielder said Wednesday.

As anybody who has watched the scrappy Rowand knows, he has a passion for baseball, period. So it was no surprise to hear Rowand speak enthusiastically about the Giants, who have been widely dismissed as the National League West's worst club.

"This team is going to be very competitive this year. I guarantee it," Rowand said. "Who knows? If guys have some good years, this team can win the division."

Rowand's optimism is fueled by the Giants' starting rotation, which includes Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Noah Lowry and Barry Zito. Zito's only 29, and the rest are 27 or younger, along with fifth-starter candidates Kevin Correia and Jonathan Sanchez.

"Pitching is No. 1," Rowand said, recalling some of his Chicago White Sox teams that finished second despite robust hitting. "Everybody [asks], if you're all about winning, why did you go to San Francisco? I'm like, take a look! Look closer. Don't just look at the fact that they were in last place. Look at the pieces they have, the young guys who are going to be here for a long time. It makes sense to me."

Rowand scrutinized the fine print on the Giants' 71-91 record in 2007, which included a 39-55 record in games decided by two or fewer runs.

"If you take just half of those [defeats] and turn them into wins, you're in the playoffs," Rowand said. "This team isn't far off."

Rowand hopes to contribute to a Giants turnaround with his intangibles. Helping maintain clubhouse ambience would be a start, he believes.

"I'm kind of a people person, I think, because I talk too much. So I'll be all right," he said.

Apparently, Rowand should relate easily to genial Giants holdovers such as Randy Winn, Rich Aurilia, Kevin Frandsen, Dave Roberts, Tyler Walker and former White Sox teammate Ray Durham.

"You say, 'Let's go have a -- Coke,'" Rowand said. "Then you go and invite someone else and next thing you know, you have four or five guys hanging out together and it becomes contagious. You have to have the personalities, though. You can't make it happen. Guys who enjoy being together. If you're not having fun, you're not going to create bonds."

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You're not going to replace Bonds, either -- that is, Barry Bonds, the left fielder and all-time home run leader who the Giants won't re-sign after an illustrious 15-year tenure with them. Despite his career-high 27 home runs last season with Philadelphia, Rowand knows that he's not the power hitter Bonds was. Through Spring Training and the start of the regular season, Rowand's likely to draw extra attention as the Giants' primary free-agent acquisition. But he vowed not to let the fuss disrupt his focus. No matter what, Rowand will keep chasing fly balls with abandon, striving to take the extra base and running out every ground ball.

"I'm going to be myself," he said. "I think as you get older, you realize what you need to worry about and what you don't need to worry about. I figured out that there's a lot of small stuff that's not worth worrying about, because it affects what you're trying to accomplish. And that [distraction] would be one of them. I'm not going to change my outlook. I'm not a savior. I'm here to be a part of this team and play my game."
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LOL, this picture says it all. HE IS HIGH!

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Luigi10 · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:01 am Post subject:

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHA man10

i needed a good laugh for the day