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By Chris Quick on October 14, 2009
Brian Sabean says stuff: “What we learned this year is the most important thing is the final score, winning the game, and Bruce and his staff established that mindset,” Sabean said. “I can’t think of a series we were intimidated. … It was a learning-curve year and we know what our failings are, what we [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged Brian Sabean, bruce bochy, extensions
By Chris Quick on April 3, 2009
This is something I’ve wanted to do for awhile. Round up some of my favorite Giants bloggers and discuss a few questions that I think will be important to the team this season. The Giants are still in a period of transition and this season should be exciting on a few different levels. Each blogger [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged 2009 team, answers, Brian Sabean, bruce bochy, defense, offense, questions
By Chris Quick on February 9, 2009
Hey, it looks like the Giants offered Rich Aurilia a minor league deal similar to the one that Juan Uribe got. Fringe utility middle infielders? Gotta catch’em all. Per Baggs: For now, one development to share: Sabean said the Giants made Rich Aurilia an offer for a non-guaranteed contract similar to what they gave Juan [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged Brian Sabean, fan fest, joe crede, pablo sandoval, rich aurilia, Third Base
By Chris Quick on August 6, 2008
..ly stupid. Did Sergio Romo just get DFA’d by accident? From Andrew Baggarly’s blog: I’m told that Romo was still on revocable trade waivers when the Giants optioned him, which is not allowed. Therefore, he was designated for assignment. I’m told that trade waivers supercede in this case…so it’s a bit tangled. Will the Giants [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged Brian Sabean, how do i gm?, sergio romo
By Chris Quick on June 20, 2008
I got a chance to listen to the weekly Ralph and Tom interview with Brian Sabean on KNBR this morning. Some notes and reactions after listening. ~ The topic to start the interview was, of course, Barry Zito. Sabes basically backed up Zito saying that he’s trying hard and wants to get better. Ralph tried [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged aaron king, Brian Sabean, edwin quirarte, pablo sandoval, randy winn
By Chris Quick on May 15, 2008
Did Brian Sabean suffer a brain stroke recently? From the Chron …Sabean sees a San Francisco team that can contend. Not in two seasons, not next season, but in 2008. “As long as we’ve got a chance to stay in and around third place, why not?” Sabean said as he stood along the dugout rail [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged bengie molina, Brian Sabean, craziness, jose castillo, randy winn, what
By Chris Quick on April 29, 2008
With the deluge of Zito-centric news lately, I think I should change this blog’s name to “Zito City Ball” or something. Ugh. It’s official, the Giants have the most expensive middle reliever, ever, in the history of baseball. From the Chronicle: The man who leads the majors in starts the past eight seasons will miss [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged barry zito, Brian Sabean, they're laughing at us
By Chris Quick on November 25, 2007
Getting back to the baseball world after a very-nice Thanksgiving has made me a little sluggish. No, it’s not just all that turkey I ate. The holiday break was fantastic and refreshing but there just isn’t much baseball news happening lately and the current dialog among Giants’ fans seems to hinge around the same conversations, [...]
Posted in Giants, Trades | Tagged Brian Sabean, matt cain, miguel cabrera, tim lincecum
By Chris Quick on October 2, 2007
Everyone’s favorite GM, Brian Sabean, sat down on Monday to chat with fans about the Giants and their upcoming 2008 season. Let’s see if we can try to make sense of some of his answers. DannyN: Are you going to offer Omar Vizquel a contract? Sabean: Vizquel’s situation will be addressed shortly, as we’re considering [...]
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