Brian Bocock News

Shortstop Brian Bocock averaged .230 with 26 doubles, three home runs and 51 runs batted in between A San Jose and AA Connecticut last season.

So it looks like Brian Sabean is going to be around for another season. Given that the Giants had finished with a losing record for four straight seasons coming into 2009, we should probably assume that the primary reason Sabean will return is that he is being rewarded for their good 2009 season.

Both Giants ' affiliate still in the post-season won their games, with these individual highlights: Brian Bocock homered, doubled, and had a walk; Thomas Neal reached base four times; Mike McBryde had three hits; and Paul Oseguera allowed 2 ER in 5.2 IP pitching at High Desert.

Thursday 17 Sep 2009 Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:10AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-The Bakersfield Blaze scored nine runs in the first four innings before cruising to an 11-4 victory over the San Jose Giants in Game Four of the North Division Series on Tuesday evening at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

Thursday 17 Sep 2009 Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 09:41AM San Jose - The San Jose Giants scored three times in the bottom of the seventh inning to overcome a Bakersfield lead before exploding for eight runs in the eighth to pick-up a 12-3 victory over the Blaze in the deciding fifth game of the North Division Series on Wednesday evening at ...

Post-season victories for both Connecticut and San Jose included these individual highlights on the Giants ' farm: Ari Ronick had 5.1 scoreless IP; Paul Oseguera allowed just 1 R in 6.0 IP; Brock Bond reached base four times; Mike McBryde had three hits; and Johnny Monell homered while collecting two hits in the same inning.

Johnny Monell homered to start a wild eight-run eighth inning and Brian Bocock contributed a three-run double as the San Jose Giants rallied to beat the Bakersfield Blaze 8-3 on Sunday night at Municipal Stadium and take a 2-0 lead in the California League North Division playoffs.

Former Hatter Chris Johnson is getting his first taste of the major leagues. And hopefully it's nothing like what happened in batting practice Tuesday.

Monday 07 Sep 2009 San Jose Giants Defeat Lake Elsinore Storm 11-3 - Cal League Monday, September 7, 2009 at 08:34AM Lake Elsinore - Conor Gillaspie and Nick Noonan each collected four hits and the San Jose Giants batted around in two separate innings en route to an 11-3 victory over the Lake Elsinore Storm on Sunday evening at The Diamond.

Starting pitcher Jon Berger lasted only two innings - allowing five runs in the second - on his way to increasing his earned run average to above 17 in his limited time with the Storm.

Some highlights from the Giants ' Farm System: RafRod has a perfect day, going 4-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and four RBI; Cameron Lamb, in what could be his last start of the season, throws five shutout innings with three hits and two walks against six strikeouts, getting his fourth win of the season; Steve Hammond does something odd - six ...

Saturday 29 Aug 2009 San Jose Giants Clinch Second-Half North Title with 6-3 Win Over Lancaster JetHawks Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 08:02AM SAN JOSE - The San Jose Giants clinched the second half North Division title and set a team-record with their 49th home win of the season in a 6-3 victory over the Lancaster JetHawks on Friday evening at ...

Thursday 06 Aug San Jose Giants Lose 1-0 to Visalia Rawhide - Cal League Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 09:15AM San Jose - Visalia's Christian Beltre, Jeff Dietz and Billy Spottiswood combined to limit the Giants to two hits in a 1-0 shutout victory over San Jose on Wednesday evening at Municipal Stadium.

Sunday 09 Aug Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Defeat San Jose Giants 9-2 - Cal League Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 08:59AM Rancho Cucamonga, CA- San Jose jumped out in front of the Quakes for the second consecutive day in the first inning.

Thursday 06 Aug San Jose Giants Lose 1-0 to Visalia Rawhide - Cal League Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 09:15AM San Jose - Visalia's Christian Beltre, Jeff Dietz and Billy Spottiswood combined to limit the Giants to two hits in a 1-0 shutout victory over San Jose on Wednesday evening at Municipal Stadium.

BOWIE, Md. - Steve Decker, the former Salem-Keizer Volcanoes manager, just keeps on winning.

Thursday 30 Jul Stockton Ports Defeat San Jose Giants 4-3 - Cal League Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 08:41AM STOCKTON, Calif.

Anthony Capra did not let a game-tying home run rattle him. Capra earned his first win with the Ports in a 4-3 victory Wednesday over San Jose at Stockton Ballpark after Roger Kieschnick broke up his no-hitter in the fourth inning.

Highlights from the Giants ' farm: Ramon Ortiz allowed just an unearned run in 7.0 IP; Daryl Maday, Ben Snyder, and Waldis Joaquin combined for a thirteen-inning shutout; Andrew Biery had 3 HRs; Vladimir Frias reached base five times; and Ehire Adrianza and Eugenio Velez each had three hits, including a double.

Stockton starter Carlos Hernandez struck out six and allowed just one run in 72/3 innings, leading the Ports to a victory over the San Jose Giants at Municipal Stadium on Saturday.