Giants' manager doOne day after Emmanuel Burriss made two errors, Giants Manager Bruce Bochy held a closed-door mesn't want Burriss to get discouraged

Andrew Baggarly
Mercury News

One day after Emmanuel Burriss made two errors, Giants Manager Bruce Bochy held a closed-door meeting with the second-base candidate.

Bochy wanted to pump him up, not air him out.

"He's going to make mistakes and we'll deal with that, but we've got to make sure we're not hanging our head or tripping over our lip," Bochy said. "You'll have off days. What's important is how you handle them. He was letting it get to him."

It wasn't the first time. Burriss allowed everything to spiral two seasons ago, when he hit .165 in 36 games for High-A San Jose. It took a demotion to Low-A Augusta to reset his mind.

"I've always been hard on myself," Burriss said Sunday. "Baseball is a game of failure and I don't take failure well. The more you feel like you're going in the wrong direction, the harder it is to get yourself out."

Burriss said Bochy's talk helped and he is trying to have a different outlook this season.

"You wouldn't believe how mad I was (Saturday)," said Burriss, who is competing with Kevin Frandsen. "It caught me off guard to have a game like that, but now I'm kind of glad it happened."

The Giants believe in Jesus Guzman's bat, but they are seeking a safe place to put him on the field. The minor leaguer started at first base against the Angels in an 8-1 loss at Tempe.

Bochy said Guzman's bat reminds him of that of former Colorado Rockies star Vinny

Castilla.

"It's a loose bat and the ball carries," Bochy said. "He's got the same kind of swing with the same power to right-center field."

In the other split-squad game, Randy Johnson lacked pinpoint control of two-seam fastballs and splitters while issuing two walks. But he didn't allow a run in 31/3 innings of a 10-1 victory over the A's. Minor league catcher Michael Ambort hit a pinch home run, and closer Brian Wilson tossed his fourth consecutive scoreless inning.

From: MLB.com

Oakland	San Francisco 10, Oakland 1 Today's Boxes 3/8/09 NYM 18, UM 7 FLA 9, STL 8 PIT 11, HOU 4 MIN 2, BAL 0 NYY 12, DET 3 WSH 8, NYM 3 ATL 7, PHI 2 BOS 8, TB 2 CIN 6, TOR 5 SEA 11, ARI 7 OAK 8, CLE 5 CWS 9, LAD 4 KC 7, MIL 1 LAA 8, SF 1 TEX 7, CHC 2 COL 4, SD 2	San Francisco
	March 8, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 San Francisco 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 4 X 10 13 0
	Standings | Recap: OAK | SF

	Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Buck, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 Herrera, J, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 Cunningham, LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .357 Weeks, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sweeney, R, CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .545 Copeland, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Ellis, DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 a-Galarraga, PH-DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 Dillon, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .154 Crosby, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Chen, Y, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 Carter, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 Doolittle, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 Bowen, C 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .111 Donaldson, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Patterson, 2B-LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .133 Totals 32 1 6 1 3 8 14 a-Singled for Ellis in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Sweeney, R (2, Matos, O). 3B: Patterson (1, Matos, O). TB: Sweeney, R 3; Galarraga; Crosby; Carter; Patterson 3. RBI: Cunningham (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sweeney, R; Bowen; Ellis. SF: Cunningham. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Bowen (1, throw). DP: (Crosby-Patterson-Carter). Pickoffs: Webb (McBryde at 1st base). San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Winn, DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .077 a-Kieschnick, PH-DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 b-Ambort, PH-DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 Burriss, 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .370 Lewis, LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 McBryde, LF-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Molina, B, C 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .261 Posey, B, C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .375 Sandoval, P, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .409 1-Gillaspie, PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ishikawa, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .345 Rowand, CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .208 2-Peguero, PR-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Downs, RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .313 Bocock, SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .375 Wald, SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 Totals 34 10 13 10 4 3 9 a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Winn in the 6th. b-Homered for Kieschnick in the 8th. 1-Ran for Sandoval, P in the 5th. 2-Ran for Rowand in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Lewis (2, Eveland), Downs (2, Simmons). 3B: Lewis (1, Simmons). HR: Molina, B (1, 2nd inning off Eveland, 0 on, 0 out), Downs (1, 8th inning off Webb, 1 on, 0 out), Ambort (1, 8th inning off Webb, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Winn; Ambort 4; Lewis 5; McBryde; Molina, B 4; Posey, B; Sandoval, P; Peguero; Downs 7; Bocock. RBI: Molina, B (3), Lewis 2 (4), Downs 3 (3), Sandoval, P (5), Kieschnick (1), Ambort 2 (2). 2-out RBI: Lewis 2; Downs; Sandoval, P. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, B; Bocock; Ishikawa. SF: Kieschnick. GIDP: Burriss. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING PO: McBryde (1st base by Webb). Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Eveland (L, 0-1) 3.0 4 3 1 0 0 1 1.29 Simmons 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 9.00 Lansford 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.25 Webb 2.0 5 4 4 1 1 2 15.00 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Johnson (W, 1-1) 3.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 1.08 Matos, O (H, 1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.59 Beltran 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 Miller, Ju 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 HBP: Rowand (by Lansford). Groundouts-flyouts: Eveland 5-4, Simmons 2-3, Lansford 0-1, Webb 1-3, Johnson 5-2, Matos, O 0-4, Beltran 1-3, Miller, Ju 0-2, Wilson 2-0. Batters faced: Eveland 13, Simmons 11, Lansford 5, Webb 11, Johnson 15, Matos, O 7, Beltran 7, Miller, Ju 4, Wilson 3. Inherited runners-scored: Matos, O 2-0. Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Jake Uhlenhopp. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, Out to CF. T: 2:31. Att: 7,001. March 8, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

San Francisco	LA Angels 8, San Francisco 1 Today's Boxes 3/8/09 NYM 18, UM 7 FLA 9, STL 8 PIT 11, HOU 4 MIN 2, BAL 0 NYY 12, DET 3 WSH 8, NYM 3 ATL 7, PHI 2 BOS 8, TB 2 CIN 6, TOR 5 SEA 11, ARI 7 OAK 8, CLE 5 CWS 9, LAD 4 KC 7, MIL 1 SF 10, OAK 1 TEX 7, CHC 2 COL 4, SD 2	LA Angels
	March 8, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Francisco 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 LA Angels 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 X 8 12 0
	Standings | Recap: SF

San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Torres, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .375 Ford, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Velez, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 Simmons, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bowker, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167 McClain, DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 Aurilia, 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278 Rohlinger, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 Guzman, J, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .389 Uribe, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 Adrianza, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frandsen, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 Noonan, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holm, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Williams, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 3 15 BATTING 2B: Bowker (1, Speier), Guzman, J (3, Speier). 3B: Torres (2, Adenhart). TB: Torres 3; Bowker 2; McClain; Aurilia; Guzman, J 2. RBI: Guzman, J (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Velez; Frandsen 2. GIDP: Torres. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Holm (1, throw), English (1, pickoff). DP: 3 (Rohlinger-Frandsen-Guzman, J, Noonan-Adrianza-Guzman, J, Uribe-Frandsen-Guzman, J). LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Figgins, 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .125 Bourjos, LF-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Izturis, M, SS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 Pettit, CF 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .263 b-Wipke, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Coon, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Hunter, CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 Romine, SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .333 Morales, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .368 Rodriguez, S, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .353 Kendrick, 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Brown, M, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .462 Rivera, LF 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .286 Budde, C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Rosario, Al, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Napoli, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 a-Conger, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Wilson, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Pavkovich, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Willits, RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .429 Trumbo, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 30 8 12 7 7 3 15 a-Flied out for Napoli in the 6th. b-Walked for Pettit in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Morales (2, Pucetas), Willits 2 (3, English, Taschner), Budde (1, Sadler). 3B: Romine (1, English). TB: Izturis, M; Pettit; Hunter; Romine 3; Morales 2; Rodriguez, S; Kendrick; Rivera 2; Budde 2; Willits 4. RBI: Hunter (1), Kendrick (2), Rivera (2), Romine 2 (3), Morales (1), Budde (1). 2-out RBI: Budde. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Napoli; Figgins 2; Conger 2. SF: Morales. GIDP: Napoli; Rodriguez, S; Romine. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Figgins (2, 2nd base off Pucetas/Holm), Izturis, M (1, 2nd base off Pucetas/Holm), Kendrick (1, 2nd base off Pucetas/Holm), Willits (3, 3rd base off English/Holm). CS: Wilson (1, 2nd base by Pucetas/Holm), Figgins (1, 3rd base by Pucetas/Holm). FIELDING DP: (Trumbo-Romine-Brasier). San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Pucetas (L, 0-2) 2.2 5 3 3 3 1 0 8.44 English 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 0 18.00 Taschner 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.31 Sadler 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21.60 Medders 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Hinshaw 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 9.00 LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Adenhart (W, 1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 Speier (H, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 Brasier 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 Browning 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.75 Wilhite, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 HBP: Wilson (by Pucetas), Pettit (by English), Romine (by Sadler), McClain (by Brasier). Groundouts-flyouts: Pucetas 3-2, English 0-3, Taschner 0-3, Sadler 2-1, Medders 1-2, Hinshaw 2-0, Adenhart 5-3, Speier 1-2, Jepsen 2-1, Brasier 3-3, Browning 1-0, Wilhite, M 3-0. Batters faced: Pucetas 14, English 9, Taschner 5, Sadler 6, Medders 3, Hinshaw 4, Adenhart 11, Speier 6, Jepsen 4, Brasier 7, Browning 4, Wilhite, M 3. Inherited runners-scored: English 1-0. Umpires: HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Dale Scott. 3B: Bill Miller. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, In from CF. T: 2:36. Att: 5,905. March 8, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner