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Title: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: OregonStrosFan on March 30, 2011, 01:02:39 pm

Looks like former UTer Bandon Belt will make the SF Giants opening day roster. LINK (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Report-Brandon-Belt-will-be-in-San-Francisco-8?urn=mlb-wp1784)

Title: Re: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: BudGirl on March 30, 2011, 01:13:18 pm

Yes!

Title: Re: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: JimR on March 30, 2011, 02:20:59 pm

Quote from: OregonStrosFan on March 30, 2011, 01:02:39 pm

Looks like former UTer Bandon Belt will make the SF Giants opening day roster. LINK (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Report-Brandon-Belt-will-be-in-San-Francisco-8?urn=mlb-wp1784)

no doubt thanks to Cody Ross' injury.

Title: Re: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: drew corleone on March 30, 2011, 11:26:27 pm

Fair or not, my lasting memory of him is his disappearance in Omaha two years ago.

Title: Re: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: Mr. Happy on March 31, 2011, 01:01:47 pm

Quote from: JimR on March 30, 2011, 02:20:59 pm

no doubt thanks to Cody Ross' injury.

I don't think so, Coach. I follow the Giants out here, and it seems that Belt just proved himself in spring training. They let Ishikawa go, which was no great loss in my opinion. I think that they didn't want to make the same mistake that they'd made the previous season in letting Posey start the year in AAA.

Title: Re: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: JimR on March 31, 2011, 01:25:57 pm

Quote from: Mr. Happy on March 31, 2011, 01:01:47 pm

I don't think so, Coach. I follow the Giants out here, and it seems that Belt just proved himself in spring training. They let Ishikawa go, which was no great loss in my opinion. I think that they didn't want to make the same mistake that they'd made the previous season in letting Posey start the year in AAA.

not so. he was headed to AAA until the injury. my source is impeccable, but maybe what he was told was wrong.

Title: Re: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: Mr. Happy on March 31, 2011, 01:55:56 pm

Quote from: JimR on March 31, 2011, 01:25:57 pm

not so. he was headed to AAA until the injury. my source is impeccable, but maybe what he was told was wrong.

I think that your source was right, but I think that Belt just forced them by performance to keep him. The word out here is that he's got to prove them wrong now. Aubrey Huff isn't thrilled about having to play the outfield, and it's going to put more pressure on Andres Torres out in CF, but the kid can flat hit.

Title: Re: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: OregonStrosFan on March 31, 2011, 02:02:37 pm

Perhaps he was doing this (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1LMI32/sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/highschool/03/31/chicken.sacrifice.ap/index.html) to improve his play?

Title: Re: For you UT boys and girls
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on March 31, 2011, 08:27:27 pm

He's got a hit and a walk for his first two trips to the plate.