And there's this. At least he can say he met Obama:
The San Francisco Giants sent Kensuke Tanaka down to the minors -- immediately after visiting the White House to meet President Barack Obama on Sunday.
The 32-year-old former Nippon Ham Fighters infielder was promoted July 9 and had played in 15 games, batting .267 with zero home runs. He was also being used out of position in left field.
Tanaka was told of his demotion to Triple-A Fresno after having his photo taken with Obama as a member of the World Series champions.
Brian Wilson is bringing his game – and his beard – to Hollywood.
The erstwhile closer for the San Francisco Giants has agreed to a contract to finish the season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yahoo! sources said Tuesday.
The free-agent right-hander had spent more than a year recovering from Tommy John surgery, the second of his career. Wilson is likely to report to the Dodgers�f facility in Arizona, and in about two weeks be major-league ready. Initially, he will set up Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.
His signature facial hair and quirky personality had become favorites among Giants fans, who with homemade signs and T-shirts warned opposing teams to �gFear the Beard.�h He�fd been a Giant since draft day 2003, became their fulltime closer in 2008, and was a key figure in the club�fs 2010 World Series championship.
Wilson, 31, had 48 saves in 2010, his best season, then had six saves in the postseason. He was on the disabled list last season, when the Giants won their second championship in three years.
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bmwracer wrote:
Texas routs the Dbacks, 7-1, Darvish strikes out 14.
Here's an interesting factoid: It was the fourth game this season Darvish reached 14 strikeouts - there are only two other 14-K games in the majors this season. It is the most 14-strikeout games in one season for the Rangers, surpassing Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan's three in 1990.
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