2008 San Francisco Giants season
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| 2008 San Francisco Giants | ||
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| Division | West Division | |
| Ballpark | AT&T Park | |
| City | San Francisco, California | |
| Owners | Peter Magowan | |
| Managers | Bruce Bochy | |
| Television | KNTV (NBC 11) FSN Bay Area | |
| Radio | KNBR (680AM) KLOK (Spanish) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The San Francisco Giants' 2008 season attempt to win the NL West as they celebrate their 50th Anniversary season in the Bay Area since moving from New York in 1958. This year also marks their first season since 1992 without all-time home run champion Barry Bonds. The Giants did not resign him after the 2007 season.
Pre-season
On September 21, 2007, Giants' ownership announced that Bonds would not return to the team following the 2007 season.[1] The Giants did not resign Ryan Klesko and Pedro Feliz. On December 12, 2007 the Giants signed Aaron Rowand to a 5 year and $60 million.[2]
The Giants finished spring training with a record of 9-23-2, the worst spring training in their recorded history. The Giants had the highest ERA and the lowest batting average among teams whose spring training was in Arizona. The team lead the majors with 40 errors.[3] The Giants lost a spring training game 4-3 to their Triple-A affiliate Fresno Grizzlies. Giants opening day starter Barry Zito allowed 24 earned runs in 25 innings in Spring training.[4]
Giants spring training included injuries and competitions for several roster positions. Steve Holm won the back up catcher spot against Eliezer Alfonzo and Guillermo Rodriguez. Relievers Merkin Valdez, Erick Threets, and Keiichi Yabu earned spots on the opening day roster. Noah Lowry, Vinnie Chulk, Kevin Frandsen and Omar Vizquel started the season the on disabled list. Brian Bocock was the opening day shortstop in place of Vizquel. Steve Kline was designated for assignment.[5] The Giants claimed Jose Castillo off waivers from the Florida Marlins late March 2008.[6] He was the opening day third baseman. Kevin Correia won the competition to be the teams 5th starter.
The Giants were widely expected to miss the playoffs in 2008 according to numerous sports writers.[7][8]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | 48–33 | 36–45 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | .506 | 2 | 48–33 | 34–47 |
| Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 12 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
| San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | .389 | 21 | 35–46 | 28–53 |
Game log
Current roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
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Manager Coaches
40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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References
- ^ Curry, Jack, Bonds Goes From Out of the Park to Out of a Job, retrieved 2007-09-22
- ^ Henry Schulman (2007-12-13). "HARD-NOSED Giants sign 'no-nonsense' Rowand to 5-year deal". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ John Shea (2008-03-81). "First lineup heavy on experience". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
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{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ John Shea (2008-03-31). "Meet, greet, know Giants Unfamiliar faces in 2008". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ John Shea (2008-03-23). "Giants add Castillo to help hurting infield". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ John Shea (2008-04-04). "GIANTS Losing teams still believe Winn: Expectations don't really matter". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "ESPN predicts the 2008 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
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