Skully Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 OK, I know this means absolutely nothing to everyone here... Except maybe Zito75... and I'm sure other Giants fans are actually cursing this move, or questioning it at the very least.. I, for one, like it very much. We have nothing to lose. We're paying him the league minimum to try and prove himself. If he does well, he's our 5th starter. If not, he gets cut.. I am so rooting for this guy. I hope he comes back and shows that he can still pitch. If he can comeback and show signs of the old Russ Ortiz, that will be one pretty darn good rotation... Barry Zito, Matt Cain, Matt Morris, Noah Lowry, and Russ Ortiz.. Anyways, I'm not keeping my hopes up, but I'm getting flashbacks of 2002 with Ortiz and Rich Aurlia back. http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/NASApp/...jsp&c_id=sf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furcalchick Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 i wish the best for russ ortiz as well. he's a nice guy, but i would like to know what happened to him after he left the braves. he hasn't been the same since then, especially with the disaster that was last season. perhaps he needs to lose some of that belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchoftheday Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 worth a shot, specially for the league minimum nice steal (even though the guy can't pitch if his life depended on it and in this case it does) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVPosey Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 A low-risk move to have another option for the fifth spot in the rotation...I like it So it's between Jonathan Sanchez, Brad Hennesey, and Russ Ortiz for that spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skully Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 A low-risk move to have another option for the fifth spot in the rotation...I like it So it's between Jonathan Sanchez, Brad Hennesey, and Russ Ortiz for that spot And don't forget Sun Woo Kim.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Good pick-up..... nothing to lose much to gain personally i'd like to see this guy get back on track i've always liked him..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Toast I'll take Sunny Kim over him any day of the week.. I swear to god i remember that guy shutting out the marlins one time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skully Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 Haha.... I actually think I remember that too... As for Ortiz, it's nice to see the love for him. He was always one of my favorites too. What a great story it would be if he came back strong with his original team... Scouts are saying he pitched very well in the Puerto Rican league. And I would hope the scouts aren't looking at results, but rather velocity, pitch location, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Punisher Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Great signing, will turn out to be a great move for the Giants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowa Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I'm not sure how anything over a minor league deal for this guy is a "great" signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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