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Giants DFA Castillo, Call Up Ishikawa, Rohlinger, and Sandoval

Oh-my-freaking-god.
SO HAPPY.
To clear room for the additions, first baseman-outfielder John Bowker and catcher Steve Holm were optioned to Triple-A Fresno. Infielder Jose Castillo, San Francisco’s primary third baseman for most of the season, was designated for assignment.

All three players promoted had been thriving offensively, fostering the Giants’ hopes that they could bolster their limp hitting [...]

In Your Face, Evil!

Expert Analysis: Kevin Correia, he’s pretty good until that one inning where he’s not.
Here’s the pitch count by inning for Correia in last nights 7-6 win over the Dodgers. See if you can find where the trouble started.
Inning PC#
1 12
2 [...]

Things I Learned While on Vacation

This reminds me of one of those “What did you do last summer” assignments that you used to get at the start of a new school year.
1. Matt Cain is pretty good. It’s easy to forget that he’s actually younger than Lincecum and already has two full seasons of pitching under his belt. He’s tended [...]

They call them … GAMERS

Q: Did we just witness the ultimate GAMER game last night?
A: I think we did.
We all knew that the Giants GAMER campaign was silly. No matter how hard you try or how idealistic it might seem in an American Dream-type sense, you can’t substitute hard work for talent. But, maybe in one night, maybe just [...]

Getting Swept and Social Decline

Sometimes I think the internet is the greatest thing ever. I can access vast amounts of information, link up with old friends, and of course, download illegal mp3s — just kidding RIAA. The global world at my fingertips and all that malarkey.
The interconnectivity between one user and the world is amazing, but sometimes I could [...]

Crawling Inside the Headspace that is Brian

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 and watched his players [...]