En principio, cuando se habla de la Divisi\u00c3\u00b3n Oeste de la Liga Nacional existe un consenso general sobre la gran oportunidad que tienen los Dodgers de Los Angeles de coronarse campeones. S\u00c3\u00b3lo que los Gigantes de San Francisco cuentan con una nueva generaci\u00c3\u00b3n de peloteros que hasta mediados de junio manten\u00c3\u00ada al club como el otro \u00c3\u00banico con record superior a los .500 de promedio. A\u00c3\u00ban cuando est\u00c3\u00a1n a 7 juegos de los Dodgers, por momentos los expertos toman una pausa y dudan sobre las posibilidades reales que podr\u00c3\u00adan tener los Gigantes.<\/p>\n
En 2008, 5 de los 7 equipos afiliados al sistema de Ligas Menores de los Gigantes pasaron a los play offs. Terminaron con un promedio colectivo de victorias de .568, segundos en las ligas menores. Los GreenJackets de Augusta (South Atlantic League) y los Gigantes (Rookie-level Arizona League) ganaron el campeonato.<\/p>\n
A la ofensiva Pablo Sandoval, Aaron Rowand y Bengie Molina han comandado al equipo. Entre los lanzadores Tim Lincecum, y Matt Cain est\u00c3\u00a1n experimentando temporadas destacadas, mientras Brian Wilson ha salvado hasta 17 encuentros.<\/p>\n
Entre los novatos, Travis Ishikawa batea .261 con 15 empujadas y 16 anotadas en 39 juegos. Nate Schierholtz batea .253 con 8 empujadas y 7 anotadas en 42 juegos. Sergio Romo tiene efectividad de 3.18 en 5.2 innings.<\/p>\n
En las menores, Waldis Joaqu\u00c3\u00adn tiene marca de 1-4 con 3.77 de efectividad en 21 juegos con los Defenders de Connecticut de la Eastern League AA. El receptor B\u00c3\u00baster Posey batea .318, con 10 jonrones, 45 empujadas y 43 anotadas en 60 juegos con los Giants de San Jos\u00c3\u00a9 de la Class A Advanced California League. Madison Bumgarner tiene marca combinada de 7-2, con 2.32 de efectividad y 55 ponches en 58.1 innings entre los Giants de San Jos\u00c3\u00a9 de Clase A avanzada y los Defenders de Connecticut AA. Tim Alderson tiene marca combinada de 3-2, con 3.07 de efectividad y 49 ponches en 58.2 innings entre los Giants de San Jos\u00c3\u00a9 de Clase A avanzada y los Defenders de Connecticut AA.<\/p>\n
Tal vez desbancar a los Dodgers resulte una tarea cuesta arriba, sin embargo en este momento los Gigantes pelean por el primer lugar del wild card, es bastante probable que se mantengan disputando ese lugar hasta el final de la temporada, de seguir contando con el apoyo de sus j\u00c3\u00b3venes lanzadores.<\/p>\n
English Translation <\/strong><\/p>\n At first, when it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s talked about the National League West Division exists, a general agreement about the real chance of the Los Angeles Dodgers to be the champions. But the San Francisco Giants have a new generation of players that until mid June 2009 kept the team as the only other one to play over a .500 winning average. Even when they are 7 games behind the Dodgers, once in a while the experts take a breath and hesitate about the real chance the Giants could have.<\/p>\n In 2008, 5 of the 7 teams affiliated to the Giants farm system qualified to the play offs. They finished with a collective winning average of .568, second in the Minor Leagues. The Augusta Green Jackets (South Atlantic League) and the Giants of the Rookie-level Arizona League, won championships.<\/p>\n Pablo Sandoval, Aaron Rowand and Bengie Molina have commanded the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s offensive. Among the pitchers, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain are having tremendous seasons. Meanwhile Brian Wilson has 17 saves.<\/p>\n About the rookies, Travis Ishikawa bats for .261 with 15 RBIs and 16 runs in 39 games. Nate Schierholtz is .253, 8, 7, in 42 games. Sergio Romo has a 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings.<\/p>\n Down in the farm, Waldis Joaqu\u00c3\u00adn is 1-4 with 3.77 ERA in 21 games for the Connecticut Defenders in the Eastern League AA. The catcher Buster Posey hits for .318, 10 home runs, 45 RBIs, 43 runs, in 60 games for the San Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Giants in the Class A Advanced California League. Madison Bumgarner has a combined record of 7-2, with a 2.32 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 58.1 innings, between the San Jose Giants in the Class A Advanced California League and the Connecticut Defenders in the Eastern League AA. Tim Alderson also has a combined record: 3-2, 3.07 ERA, 49 strikeouts in 58.2 innings, between San Jose Giants in the Class A Advanced California League and the Connecticut Defenders in the Eastern League AA.<\/p>\n Maybe trying to beat the Dodgers for the West Division title could be a difficult task. But the Giants keep fighting for the wild card first place. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very probable they will be prosecuting that goal until the end of the season, if their young pitcher continue performing well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}