We arrive at part 2 of our 3 part series dedicated to how the Giants are shaping up heading into the 2007 season. The first installment can be picked up here for those that missed it. The NL West this year looks to be jam packed with solid rotations. The Dodgers, Padres, and Arizona all have the potential to be… Read more →
Giants Spring Training camp officially kicks off with the arrival of pitchers and catchers. The biggest story of the day centers around one Barry Zito and his revamped pitching motion. Zito added 10lbs of muscle over the course of the offseason and tinkered with his pitching motion in a effort to gain lost velocity on his fastball. The new motion… Read more →
Recently I had been having a few troubles with my version of WordPress, the blogging software that powers BCB. Posts were randomly going private and removing themselves from the front page and a few other bizarre things were happening. I figured that I would just upgrade to the newest version of WordPress that came out not too long ago and… Read more →
The proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is fast approaching. No, it’s not a mack truck but spring training thats driving towards us. Giants’ pitchers and catchers are set to report to camp and begin work on Thursday, February the 15th. Who will be the big surprises this spring? Will Tim Lincecum wow us all? How many fastballs… Read more →
As we approach the start of the baseball season, just 7 days till pitchers and catchers report, I wanted to break down the state of the Giants in a three part series. Each part will focus on different components of the 2007 Giants. These parts are the Bullpen, Starting Rotation, and Position Players. Think of this as a pre-season report… Read more →
Giants announce the retirement of Mike Matheny today. Matheny was in the final year of his 3 year 10.5 million dollar deal. Most expected that this was going to happen with the signing of Bengie Molina but it’s still unfortunate news. Matheny was battling continued post-concussion problems after his early departure in 2006 in which he experienced a “serious foul-tip”… Read more →
I don’t know if you’ve heard of him or not but the Giants just signed this guy named Barry Bonds… The AP reports that Barry Bonds has passed his physical and has finalized his deal with the Giants. This is what I expected to happen after all and I didn’t put much stock in the theory that the Giants would… Read more →
You may have noticed that the site looks a little different. I’ve decided to change the layout some and so far I’ve been pleased with how its shaping up. I think this layout presents news in an easier to read format. Everything is about 90% done but if you encounter any nasty bugs shoot me an email so I can… Read more →
Still not much happening in the world of the Giants. Mid to late January has to be the worst time for baseball news. Any tiny, minuscule scrap of news is interesting for news starved baseball fans. Marvin Bernard is growing a mustache? Quick! Call Rich Draper and the newspapers! Only 22 days left until pitchers and catchers report for spring… Read more →
A few small happenings around the league so lets dive right in! 1B/OF Craig Wilson signs with the Atlanta Braves for 1 year 2 million dollars. I like this move for Atlanta and think it could turn out to be a bargain. The Braves can platoon Wilson with whoever else they want to run out to first now that Laroche… Read more →