| 2008 San Francisco Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | AT&T Park | |||
| City | San Francisco | |||
| Record | 72–90 (.444) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Peter Magowan (managing general partner) | |||
| General managers | Brian Sabean | |||
| Managers | Bruce Bochy | |||
| Television | KNTV (NBC 11) CSN Bay Area | |||
| Radio | KNBR (680AM) KLOK (Spanish) | |||
| ||||
The2008 San Francisco Giants season was theGiants' 126th year inMajor League Baseball, and their ninth atAT&T Park. The team finished in fourth place in theNational League West with a 72–90 record, 12 games behind theLos Angeles Dodgers. 2008 marks their 50th Anniversary in the Bay Area since moving from New York in 1958. It is also their first since1992 without all-time home run championBarry Bonds, who was not re-signed following the2007 season. At the end of the season,Tim Lincecum was voted the 2008 National LeagueCy Young Award winner.
On September 21, 2007, Giants' ownership announced that Bonds would not return after the 2007 season.[1] The Giants did not resignRyan Klesko andPedro Feliz. On December 12, 2007, the Giants signedAaron Rowand to a five-year and $60 million contract.[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 theirTriple-A affiliateFresno Grizzlies. Giants opening day starterBarry 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 againstEliezer Alfonzo andGuillermo Rodríguez. RelieversMerkin Valdez,Erick Threets, and Keiichi Yabu earned spots on the opening day roster.Noah Lowry,Vinnie Chulk,Kevin Frandsen andOmar Vizquel started the season on the disabled list.Brian Bocock was the opening day shortstop in place of Vizquel.Steve Kline was designated for assignment.[5] The Giants claimedJose Castillo off waivers from theFlorida Marlins late March 2008.[6] He was the opening daythird baseman.Kevin Correia won the competition to be the team's 5th starter.
The Giants were widely expected to miss the playoffs in 2008, according to numerous sports writers.[7][8]
On May 16, 2008, Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, announced he would be stepping down as the managing partner of the Giants. Effective October 1, 2008 Bill Neukom would be the new managing partner of the Giants.[9]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source:MLB Standings Grid – 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WAS | AL |
| Arizona | – | 3–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 15–3 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 8–10 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Atlanta | 5–3 | – | 0–6 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 8–7 |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 8–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 8–9 | 5–2 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 9–6 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–8 | – | 1–5 | 6–2 | 3–12 | 1–7 | 10–8 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 6–9 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 9–6 |
| Colorado | 3–15 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | – | 5–3 | 3–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–8 |
| Florida | 7–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 14–3 | 5–10 |
| Houston | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 12–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | – | 4–3 | 7–8 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 7–8 | 4–2 | 7–11 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–10 |
| Milwaukee | 5–2 | 6–3 | 7–9 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 8–7 | 2–4 | – | 2–4 | 1–5 | 14–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 10–5 | 6–2 | 7–8 |
| New York | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | – | 11–7 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–6 | 9–6 |
| Philadelphia | 4–3 | 14–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–11 | – | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 4–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–14 | 9–6 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 2–5 | 1–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | – | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
| San Diego | 8–10 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–13 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 3–15 |
| San Francisco | 7–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 9–9 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 13–5 | – | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–12 |
| St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–9 | 10–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 8–7 | 4–2 | 5–10 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 7–10 | 6–1 | 3–4 | – | 5–1 | 7–8 |
| Washington | 2–4 | 12–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–5 | – | 8–10 |
| 2008 Game Log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March/April
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 San Francisco Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
| ||||||
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging percentage
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Winn | 155 | 598 | 84 | 183 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 64 | 25 | 59 | .306 | .426 |
| Aaron Rowand | 152 | 549 | 57 | 149 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 70 | 2 | 44 | .271 | .410 |
| Bengie Molina | 145 | 530 | 46 | 155 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 95 | 0 | 19 | .292 | .445 |
| Fred Lewis | 133 | 468 | 81 | 132 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 21 | 51 | .282 | .440 |
| Rich Aurilia | 140 | 407 | 33 | 115 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 30 | .283 | .413 |
| José Castillo | 112 | 394 | 42 | 96 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 25 | .244 | .381 |
| John Bowker | 111 | 326 | 31 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 19 | .255 | .408 |
| Eugenio Vélez | 98 | 275 | 32 | 72 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 14 | .262 | .382 |
| Omar Vizquel | 92 | 266 | 24 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 24 | .222 | .267 |
| Ray Durham | 87 | 263 | 43 | 77 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 38 | .293 | .414 |
| Emmanuel Burriss | 94 | 240 | 37 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 23 | .283 | .329 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 41 | 145 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 4 | .345 | .490 |
| Iván Ochoa | 47 | 120 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .267 |
| Dave Roberts | 52 | 107 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 20 | .224 | .280 |
| Travis Ishikawa | 33 | 95 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 9 | .274 | .432 |
| Steve Holm | 49 | 84 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .262 | .405 |
| Brian Bocock | 32 | 77 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .143 | .156 |
| Nate Schierholtz | 19 | 75 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .320 | .493 |
| Daniel Ortmeier | 38 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .219 | .313 |
| Travis Denker | 24 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .243 | .486 |
| Brian Horwitz | 21 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .389 |
| Scott McClain | 14 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .273 | .485 |
| Ryan Rohlinger | 21 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .094 | .188 |
| Rajai Davis | 12 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .056 | .056 |
| Eliézer Alfonzo | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 |
| Conor Gillaspie | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 |
| Clay Timpner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Kevin Frandsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| J.T. Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .--- | .--- |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 285 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 18 | .126 | .168 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5543 | 640 | 1452 | 311 | 37 | 94 | 606 | '108 | 452 | .262 | .382 |
Source:[1]
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Lincecum | 18 | 5 | 2.62 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 227.0 | 182 | 72 | 66 | 84 | 265 |
| Matt Cain | 8 | 14 | 3.76 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 217.2 | 206 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 186 |
| Barry Zito | 10 | 17 | 5.15 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 180.0 | 186 | 115 | 103 | 102 | 120 |
| Jonathan Sánchez | 9 | 12 | 5.01 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 158.0 | 154 | 90 | 88 | 75 | 157 |
| Kevin Correia | 3 | 8 | 6.05 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 110.0 | 141 | 80 | 74 | 47 | 66 |
| Keiichi Yabu | 3 | 6 | 3.57 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 63 | 33 | 27 | 32 | 48 |
| Brian Wilson | 3 | 2 | 4.62 | 63 | 0 | 41 | 62.1 | 62 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 67 |
| Tyler Walker | 5 | 8 | 4.56 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 49 |
| Pat Misch | 0 | 3 | 5.68 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 52.1 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 38 |
| Jack Taschner | 3 | 2 | 4.88 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 57 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 39 |
| Billy Sadler | 0 | 1 | 4.06 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 42 |
| Brad Hennessey | 1 | 2 | 7.81 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 40.1 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 21 |
| Alex Hinshaw | 2 | 1 | 3.40 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 47 |
| Sergio Romo | 3 | 1 | 2.12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| Vinnie Chulk | 0 | 3 | 4.83 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
| Osiris Matos | 1 | 2 | 4.79 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 16 |
| Geno Espineli | 2 | 0 | 5.06 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Merkin Valdez | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Matt Palmer | 0 | 2 | 8.53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| Erick Threets | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 72 | 90 | 4.38 | 162 | 162 | 41 | 1442.0 | 1416 | 759 | 701 | 652 | 1240 |
Source:[2]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta, AZL Giants