BENGIE MOLINA NEWS

Molina has three RBIs, leads Giants to win

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Bengie Molina homered among his three hits and drove in three runs and Barry Zito pitched six strong innings, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Saturday.
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Mets fall to Giants in 10th, watch Wright get beaned

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A masterful pitching duel turned ugly after David Wright was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Matt Cain, and Bengie Molina homered in the 10th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday.
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Maybe Reyes has some of that power were looking for...

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After the 2007 season the Mets were concerned that Jose Reyes legs were burnt out by Sept. when he hit .205 in 117AB, that year he stole 70 bases while getting caught 21 times and had combined 48 2B/3B.During the 2008 spring training the theme was for Reyes to be more selective with...
>> metsfever.blogspot.com/2009/09...
 

Fantasy Baseball Top Five NL Catchers

To name the top 5 NL catchers is actually a tough task. Sure, you've got Joe Mauer, Victor Martinez, and Pudge Rodriguez amongst others in the AL, but the days of Mike Piazza holding up the fort in the NL are long gone. These days, it is a two-man race for the top spot, then a...
>> www.fantasyfanatics.com/index.p...
 

Buster Posey and Bruce Bochy: The Sordid Truth! (Maybe...)

When Eli Whiteside came into a 9-2 game, it was almost amusing. It was the perfect situation for Buster Posey to make his major league debut. Posey would probably catch pitchers he was familiar with -- Alex Hinshaw, Dan Runzler, Waldis Joaquin -- and there wouldn't be a high...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/9/...
 

Should the Giants Offer Bengie Molina Arbitration?

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Andrew Baggerly of the San Jose Mercury News reports that Bengie Molina wants the Giants to offer him a two0year contract for 2010 and 2011.  He’s enjoyed his time in San Francisco and wants to return. Clearly, the Giants are unlikely to offer Molina a two-year contract...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Molina's homer lifts Giants to victory

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Bengie Molina, pinch hitting for Ryan Garko, drilled an 0-2 slider from Chad Qualls high into the foggy air, and after a seemingly interminable wait, it settled into the first row of the left-field bleachers.
>> www.mercurynews.com/giants/...
 

Fantasy Baseball: Top 10 NL Catchers in 2010

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP 24 days ago: Arizona Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero follows through with his swing after hitting a single to drive in two runs against the Colorado Rockies in the third inning of...
>> www.faketeams.com/2009/9/...
 

2008 Fantasy Catcher Rankings: NL West

Here's the fantasy catcher rankings for the NL West. Look closely at these guys as three of the teams are using platoon situations right now, which will degrade valuations for all those players involved.
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Dodgers at Giants Bottom of the Fourth

Giants up, facing Troncoso.Look at that! Manny Ramirez made a decent play in left field. Fred Lewis hit it hard to Manny and it knuckled toward the line, but Manny was on top of it. Nice catch. Uribe is on a mission to prove me an idiot. He just knocked a great looking drive into the...
>> www.sanfranciscogiantsnews.com/moretha...
 

Odds & Ends: Marlins, Molina, Cueto, Astros

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Let's check out some links to cap off the afternoon: Marlins president David Samson says that he is not aware of any talks with Bobby Valentine, according to Dan Gelston of the Associated Press. Current manager Fredi Gonzalez is signed through 2011.  Gordon Edes of Yahoo...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/10...
 

Giants' Big Money Molina Pays Out Yet Again, Erases Bad Memories of Monday Night

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The forces of baseball good and evil are clashing in 2009 as they do every year. One theater of Major League Baseball war can be found in the San Francisco Giants' season and the current landscape looks like Antietam—both sides have suffered gruesome casualties, there is...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Post-Game Recap: Giants Shock the World

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More photos » by Frank Franklin II - AP Keep making him angry, rest of the league. Pee in his bowl of Bamboo-O's if you need to. Just keep making him angry. Browse more photos » Middle finger...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/8/...
 

Pablo Sandoval = Ultimate Fantasy Sleeper?

Chances are if you had the opportunity to flip on a San Francisco Giants game in the second half of the 2008 season, you could have sworn that Bengie Molina had changed his number and was now playing the infield. That?s because at 5?11? and 246 pounds, Pablo Sandoval could easily be the ...
>> www.scoresreport.com/2009/03...
 

The success of the season; the pessimism of the offseason

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More photos » by Denis Poroy - AP I am but one man in the shape of two. I cannot do this alone. Browse more photos » Right about now, there’s a news conference going on. Bruce Bochy and Brian...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/10...
 

Sabean, Bochy look ahead

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Bengie Molina still could be a valuable asset for the Giants. Freddy Sanchez is likely to be the second baseman in 2010. Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner need more seasoning in the minors. There is no rush to forge a long-term contract with Tim Lincecum....
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Fate of the Franchise: 2010 Is the Year Buster Posey Hits San Francisco

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"I don't think there's any question (Posey) is their best offensive option at catcher. Maybe you let Molina caddy for him defensively, but I'd get Posey up there in San Francisco." These are the words of Baseball America's Jim Callis in Wednesday's ESPN...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Giants hang on for 6-4 win over D-Backs

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Bengie Molina had a home run, a single, and drove in 3 runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks for the 2nd straight night, 6-4 at Chase Field. Molina’s 2-run blast off of Arizona starter Doug Davis highlighted a 4-run 3rd inning for the Giants. The Diamondbacks...
>> phoenix.fanster.com/diamond...
 

Wright gets drilled in head by fastball

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Scary stuff. David Wright was just hit in the helmet by a 93 mph fastball from Matt Cain in the 4th inning. Wright was down 0-2 as Bengie Molina called for the fourth straight fastball from Cain.  It obviously got away and nailed Wright on the left side of his helmet, near the...
>> sportsblognet.com/2009/08...
 

Odds & Ends: Kikuchi, Bengie Molina, Marlon Byrd

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Links for Wednesday... NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman says reports suggest the Rangers may be the top suitor for high school lefty Yusei Kikuchi.  Newman adds a new team to the mix for Kikuchi based on comments from GM Ed Wade: the Astros. More from Newman, on...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/09...
 

Reaction: Freddy Sanchez Trade

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Freddy Sanchez is an upgrade. The Giants have received less production from their second basemen than any other team has received out of any position. With Ryan Garko and Sanchez on the team, 20% of the lineup went from "yick" to "meh?", which is a pretty substantial...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/7/...
 

Nonsense Quote of the Week nominee

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The scene: Friday night's Giants/Dodgers game at AT&T Park. Bengie Molina hits a ball high off the wall in right but only manages a single. Bruce Bochy removes Molina from the game for a pinch-runner, Emmanuel Burriss. Omar Vizquel swears he's heard the ball hit metal,...
>> milehighramblings.blogspot.com/2008/09...
 

Giants 3, Brewers 2

W: Brandon Medders (4-1)L: Todd Coffey (4-4)S: Brian Wilson (33) HR: Bengie Molina (17) MVP: Ryan Braun (+.082)LVP: Casey McGehee (-.205) Win Expectancy GraphSBNation Coverage Jeff Suppan pitched well, but the Brewers let him down. Suppan didn't allow a hit until the fifth...
>> www.brewcrewball.com/2009/9/...
 

Your 2010 SF Giants: It's Almost All About the Money, Baby

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In the middle of their September 2009 battle for the National League Wild Card title, the San Francisco Giants have little time to ponder next season. But that unsolicited opportunity could come quickly in the next several weeks as the Giants arm wrestle Colorado and the Dodgers...
>> mvn.com/giantsc...
 

Giants win fourth in row, as does Cain

BEN MARGOT Associated Press Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina tends to his brother, the Giants' Bengie Molina, who lies in the batter's box after being hit by a pitch in the first inning.
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