San Francisco Giants - The Bush Years (2000-2009)
 
   
 
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        2000 1 97 65   2003 1 100 61   2007 5 71 91               Click  
        2001 2 90 72   2004 2 91 71   2008 4 72 90               on Logo  
        2002 2 95 66   2005 3 75 87   2009 3 88 74                  
                  2006 3 76 85                            
                                                       
   
  Titles: Top Giants Players of the Oughts  
    2000 - Won Division, Lost LDS to Mets  
  2002 - Won NL Title, Lost WS to Anaheim Pitchers:  
  2003 - Won Division, Lost LDS to Florida Jason Schmidt (22.68) -   55  
    Robb Nen (6.48) -   37  
  BallPark: Matt Cain (19.5) -   33  
  Pac Bell Park / AT&T Park Kirk Rueter (7.32) -   31  
    Tim Lincecum (17.48) -   30  
  Team Name:  Noah Lowry (9.35) -   27  
  Giants Russ Ortiz (6.92) -   25  
    Livan Hernandez (3.07) -   24  
  Owner:   Brian Wilson (2.52) -   23  
   Peter A Magowan (2000-2008) Barry Zito (4.36) -   22  
  Bill Neukom (2009) Brett Tomko (4.39) -   11  
    Armando Benitez (0.69) -   10  
    Matt Morris (1.29) -   10  
  General Manager:  Joe Nathan (1.58) -   7  
   Brian Sabean (2000-2009) Felix Rodriguez (7.28) -   3  
     
  Managers:  Catchers:  
  Dusty Baker (2000-2002) Benji Molina (2.44) -   26  
  Felipe Alou (2003-2006) Benito Santiago (4.5) -   20  
  Bruce Bochy (2007-2009)    
    First Basemen:  
  No Hitters:   JT Snow (7.06) -   28  
  Jonathan Sanchez (2009)    
    Second Baseman:  
  Hall of Famers: Jeff Kent (19.4) -   33  
  Barry Bonds (Pending) Ray Durham (10.5) -   26  
       
  Rookie of the Year   ShortStop:  
  None  Rich Aurilia (9.28) -   31  
  Omar Vizquel (4.63) -   23  
  MVP  Juan Uribe (3.5) -   9  
  Jeff Kent (2000)    
  Barry Bonds (2001) Third Base:  
  Barry Bonds (2002) Pedro Feliz (6.19) -   20  
  Barry Bonds (2003) Pablo Sandoval (5.37) -   16  
  Barry Bonds (2004)    
    Outfield:  
  Cy Young Barry Bonds (59.1) -   104  
  Tim Lincecum (2009) Randy Winn (12.3) -   31  
  Moises Alou (4.8) -   20  
  Notable Events: Aaron Rowand (1.53) -   16  
  Marvin Benard (3.11) -   13  
  2000 - Pac Bell Park opens. The most charming of all of the new Marquis Grissom (0.79) -   13  
  ballparks. San Franciscans have style, more style than anywhere Ellis Burks (4.99) -   12  
  else in the US and their ballpark, of course, reflects that. Reggie Sanders (3.53) -    10  
     
  2000 - The Giants come into the new century on a high having  Notable Events:  
  finished second the previous two seasons after winning the     
  Division in 1997. They continue on, topping ninety wins the first 2005 - Righthander Matt Cain, 20, is a rookie. He was a first round   
  five years of the decade including three Division titles. The players pick 2002 (25th overall)  
  on the 2000 roster who were the big contributors moving forward:    
  □  First Base JT Snow, 32 2005 - Barry Bonds injures his knee and misses almost the whole  
  □  Second Base Jeff Kent, 32 season. The Giants plummet 16 games in the standings. Even tho'  
  □  Shortstop Rich Aurillia, 28 Bonds led the league in WAR in eleven of the fifteen seasons from 1990  
  □  Third Base Bill Mueller, 29 to 2004, you could make the case that it didn't adequately describe  
  □  LeftField Barry Bonds, 35 his true value as he averaged WAR of around 10 a year and the year he  
  □  Righthander Livan Hernandez, 25 was out, the Giants lost 16 games. Lineup synergy.   
  □  Righthander Russell Ortiz, 26    
  □  Lefthander Kirk Rueter, 29 2006 - Righty reliever Brian Wilson, 24, is a rookie. He was a twenty  
  □  Righthander Joe Nathan, 25 fourth round pick in 2003.  
  □  Righthander Robb Nen, 30  
    2006 - Bonds, 41, comes back, but he is no longer the same player. The  
  2000 - San Francisco wins the pennant. Jeff Kent is MVP. They lose the LDS. knee injury or age, or both have taken their toll. Unclear, at this point, if  
    steroid use or lack of it contributed to his sudden precipitous decline in  
  2001 - Ace righthander Jason Schmidt, 28, is obtained from the productivity. Also, the Giants now are a below average team as a result.  
  Pirates in a four player deal    
    2007 - Righthander Tim Lincecum, 23, is a rookie. He was a first round  
  2001 - Barry Bonds sets the major league home run record with 73. pick in the 2006 draft (tenth overall)  
  It truly was the most breathtaking season any big league player has ever had.     
  San Francisco, however, only finishes second. 2007 - Lefthander Barry Zito, 29, is signed from the A's as a free agent.  
  He was a big financial investment and a giant (so to speak) disappointment   
  2002 - Barry Bonds hits .370 most of his San Francisco tenure  
  San Francisco sneaks into the playoffs as a wild card, beats the Braves in    
  the LDS and the Cards in the NLCS before losing to the Angels in the WS 2008 - Pablo Sandoval, twenty one year old third baseman, is a rookie.  
    He was an interational free agent from Venezuela in 2003  
  2003 - Barry Bonds hits .341  
  The Giants win 100 and the Division, but lose the LDS. 2009 - Catcher Buster Posey, 22, is a rookie. He was the fifth overall  
    pick in the 2008 draft  
  2004 - Barry Bonds hits .362    
       
  2004 - Barry Bonds wins his fourth consecutive MVP. Steroids or not,     
  Bonds was one of the most exciting hitters to watch of all time.     
  There was a time when, if the ball was in the strike zone, it wasn't getting    
   past  Bonds, it was going to be hit somewhere hard.    
  In fact, teams actually walked Bonds intentionally with the bases loaded    
   rather than pitching to him figuring the odds were with them.    
  Bonds' presence in the lineup was the major reason for the Giants     
  success from 1997 to 2004 - the MVPs reflect that