Wrapping it up from AT&T Park
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jun 23, 2007 
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Is there anybody still out there?
Here are a few postgame notes for you night owls:
Joe Torre now has 2,009 wins, tying Leo Durocher for ninth place in history. Walter Alston (2,040) is in eighth place.
Torre said he was impressed with Igawa for four innings. Then the lefty couldn’t get the ball down. Gil Patterson, the minor-league coach who worked with Igawa in Tampa and Scranton, was here and said the K-Man did what they wanted in terms of adjusting his delivery.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that Barry Bonds would play tomorrow. They hand out little pins that say “I was there” when Bonds hits a homer.
Scott Proctor is the 442nd pitcher to allow a home run to Bonds. A radio reporter from San Francisco asked Proctor if there was, “something special about joining that club.”
To his credit, Proctor didn’t break a chair over the guy’s head. “It’s a club you’d rather not join,” he said. Proctor actually made a pretty decent pitch to Bonds.
The Yankees, to a man, were impressed with AT&T Park and the atmosphere here. “This is a cool place,” Robinson Cano said. “The fans are close to the field and it’s a nice field. I’m glad we’re here.”
Here are a few minutes of Joe Torre’s postgame:
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Catch you tomorrow.
thanks for the coverage, as always!
any word on how Phil Hughes’ throwing session went yesterday (Friday)?
i thought he got the boot off on wed. and was supposed to throw on Fri…?
I didnt get to see any of the game, but did Torre have a shot leash with Igawa to take him out in the 5th before 80 pitches, or was his control too much of an issue? Did he look better than he did at the beginning of the year?
Thanks pete for the report. Does anyone know if Fox will be carrying the Yankee/Giants game Saturday? Pete did you get a pin? my pops was at one of Hank Aaron’s homerun games. I believe it was a Cubs game but he was proud to be in attendance for one of his homers.
Peter-Is this a fair deal? I propose we trade Meyers, Igawa and a prospect for Carlos Zambrano.
I’m probably showing a lack of fundamental baseball knowledge by asking this question, so forgive me for asking, but I saw that Vizcaino got the win tonight. Igawa left the game with a 5-2 lead. How does he not get the win?
Igawa didn’t pitch through 5 innings
I had watched live game. Igawa sure did much better than he did at the beginning of the year. I believe he can get another start up or next to Wang.
Ahh, so a starter must go at least 5 innings in order to qualify for a win?
Some of us are still awake….Where is my “I was there” when Pete posted at 2:30 AM pin?
gianthinker-
* that’s a terrible deal! Heck, we couldn’t insult them more if we tossed in Michael Kay and that horrble “centerstage” show. The Cubs will demand good value in return for Carlos. I say season tickets near the field (laugh, you try to get tickets for a big game).
* I hear the Bonds “homer” pin glows in the dark, as Barry is radioactive. How times change, just five years ago, they handed out BALCO coupons after a Barry dinger.
* Fox 5 will carry tommorrows game 3:30 eastern
* leave it to Robbie. Cano loves crowds. my buddy reports he loves checking out the home talent when he’s on the on-deck circle. Hey, it’s a Dominican thing!
* the Giants have lost 8 in a row!
* the weather is currently 60° F
Its a very nice ballpark. Will be nice winning 3 games here.
Myers and Igawa for Zambrano????
I pray thats a JOKE.
How about Nieves for Mauer?
Maybe Myers and Igawa for Victor Zambrano.
how about we get phelps back and trade him for pujols?
I was in SF for work last week and at the game against Toronto when Bonds hit #747 – I declined looking for the pin the next day at the list of retailers.
It is a nice place to see a game – Pete, have you tried the famous Gilroy Garlic Fries yet?
it really is a beautiful park…very clean too. it makes the new stadium a little easier to swallow.
Hey pete,
I used to live in Seattle and just recently moved to San Francisco. Which in your a opinion is a better ball park, Safeco or AT&T Park?