Monthly Archives: February 2012
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Pablo Sandoval reports to Giants camp
Posted on February 21, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in Channel 48 NewsWith the mandatory report date for position players happening this Thursday, February 23rd, some of the Giants field players have reported early and voluntarily. Amongst those who reported today was Pablo Sandoval. Up until a few days ago the Panda was enjoying the view on Miami beach as he ran in the sand as part [...]
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Pablo’s weight no longer an issue for Bochy. Was it ever one to begin with?
Posted on February 19, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in Channel 48 NewsDid anyone else see this tweet by Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer for Northern California? Giants manager Bruce Bochy was asked about Pablo Sandoval and his weight. It appears what some thought to be a rift has been settled in Bochy’s response. As first reported in Spanish in this article by Carlos Alberto Zambrano of [...]
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The Negatives – Vision
Posted on February 17, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in The NegativesAs reported in the offseason, Pablo Sandoval had LASIK eye surgery performed on his left eye. At separate times in his career he has worn corrective goggles, contacts in one or both eyes and even nothing at all. How important are Pablo’s eyes to his hitting? Is this negative aspect of Pablo’s body responsible for [...]
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Is Pablo Sandoval the Best Fisherman? BaseballAnalytics.org provides the answer
Posted on February 14, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in Channel 48 NewsWhile doing the rounds and scouring the internet for any news on Pablo Sandoval today, I came across this gem at one of my regular reading stops. Please read Baseball’s Best, Worst Strike Zone Fishermen from BaseballAnalytics.org by David Golebiewski if you haven’t already. The folks at BaseballAnalytics.org put out great stuff and I thoroughly [...]
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Sandoval wants to shut Bochy’s mouth? I don’t think so
Posted on February 13, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in Channel 48 NewsAs first reported in Spanish: Sandoval: “No me interesa lo que digan” Pablo Sandoval responde a su mánager Bochy, quien dijo haberlo visto con sobrepeso by Carlos Alberto Zambrano of www.liderendeports.com Then later on in English Pablo Sandoval on weight critics: “I’ll shut their mouths when spring training begins” by Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk [...]
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Anyone else watch MLB Networks Top 10 Right Now on Sunday 2/12?
Posted on February 13, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in Channel 48 NewsMLB Network on it’s show Top 10 Right Now (Third Basemen) had Pablo Sandoval ranked #7 by the Shredder?!?! Only 7th! At least Joe Sheehan, contributor to SI.com and semi-regular on Clubhouse Confidential had the Panda ranked at #5 (Follow Joe Sheehan on Twitter or at his blog). Mike Lowell left Pablo out of his [...]
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Contract won’t dampen Sandoval’s motivation by Chris Haft of MLB.com
Posted on February 13, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in Channel 48 NewsContract won’t dampen Sandoval’s motivation by Chris Haft of MLB.com
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Side by Side – Chipper Jones
Posted on February 8, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in Side by SideAt first glance, Pablo Sandoval and Chipper Jones seem like very different people but from a baseball standpoint they are both switch hitting third basemen. In any side by side comparison both similarities and differences will be made evident. Since we want to take an analytical approach to this comparison we must define a similar [...]
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Panda-lytics – First Pitch Swinging
Posted on February 8, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in Panda-lyticsWe all know Pablo Sandoval had a comeback year in 2011 and instead of focusing on what he did so well which is now an expectation and instead focus on what he needs to work on to become the superstar I feel he is capable of being. As the topic says is it good for [...]
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The Negatives – Overweight
Posted on February 8, 2012 by Raul Rekow Jr. in The NegativesIs Pablo Sandoval overweight again? According Giants skipper Bruce Bochy he is. If you haven’t yet, please read this article by Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. A great little piece with little nuggets of information for me play detective and read in between the lines. Is Pablo simply trimming the fat and [...]
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