The new PECOTAs are here. (Hat tipping to Twitter friend, @SFBleacherGirl for the notice.) They aren’t pretty for the Giants’ offense. But I think you probably already knew that. The offense could be terrible. The offense might be bad. Oh, god. The offense is looking at me right now. I’m not sure what to do. I’ll just avoid eye contact… Read more →
Pitchers and catchers are just a mere 11 days away from reporting to Spring Training. That means winter is winding down and baseball, glorious baseball, is just around the corner. Soon we’ll be hearing all the familiar baseball sounds – mitts popping, bats cracking, and all the other terrific accompaniments that come with baseball. Unfortunately, other than waiting for Spring… Read more →
Andrew Baggarly recently had a blog post where he covered a wide range of issues. One of things covered in Baggs’ post was the condition of Giants’ closer, Brian Wilson. Baggarly reports that Wilson is down 15 pounds in an effort to stay healthier in 2012. Here’s the pertinent parts: Wilson said his injuries last season were a direct result… Read more →
Short answer: Yes. Almost always. I’m not breaking any ground when I make the statement that “players that have 200 (or more) hits in a season are (generally) good hitters”. It really seems like one of those statements that doesn’t need to be made, or proclaimed from the mountain tops. However, there is a reasoning for my madness. Recently, on… Read more →
Ryan Theriot’s BB-Ref page: Matt Cain’s BB-Ref page: So, let me get this straight. Matt Cain = $240, Ryan Theriot = $310. What kind of sick, sad world do we live in? — After posting this, friend of the blog Wendy tweeted me this link — it’s a study by Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus on these very Baseball-Reference sponsorship… Read more →