So, a 3:35 PM start, huh? Well, that was fun… can’t wait for round two tomorrow! There’s nothing quite like the extra-special way the Giants have lost to the Padres the past two seasons. Nothing quite like it. I was just sure they were going to right the ship and sweep the Padres out of their own yard, and during… Read more →
The Giants gave the Dodgers a drubbing on Saturday afternoon, beating them 10-0 behind a what-we’ve-come-to-expect start from Matt Cain. It was a six-inning, four-leaf-clover charmed effort with only three strikeouts. Three strikeouts! What a fraud. Fortunately, his luck will run out in another 1,000 innings or so. Other than that, they looked (and smelled) like hot garbage on Thursday,… Read more →
What better day is there, other than Opening Day, to have what can only be described as blind optimism? Easy. It’s Opening Day… after winning the World Series for the first time in 53 San Francisco seasons. I know, I know, you’re tickled. Me too. Yesterday, I concluded that Brandon Belt would make his major league debut tonight at Chavez… Read more →
Dave Cameron wrote a piece which will undoubtedly further the “Stat-NERDS hate the Giants!” narrative of the off-season. When the rage clears from your eyes, it has to be admitted that Miguel Tejada is the Giants’ weakest position player. He is also backed-up by an increasingly ugly group of options. Here’s a brief list of those options, followed by the reasons you don’t… Read more →
There are a myriad of Giants topics currently being covered (and covered… and covered*) by the beat writers and bloggers – Is Brandon Belt better off in Triple-A or starting at first base for the Giants? Should the Giants release Aaron Rowand? Who should replace Brian Wilson? Is Jeff Suppan’s fastball better than Tim Wakefield’s? Are you sure? Seriously… I… Read more →
Right, so. In the middle of December I have joined a baseball blog devoted to a team that just won the World Series and one that also happens to have most of its players locked into multiyear contracts. Yes, well, no one has ever accused me of having perfect timing. Anyway, there may be fans of other teams reading this… Read more →
Enrique Rojas, of ESPN Deportes, is reporting (tweeting) that the Giants have inked Miguel Tejada to a 1-year deal worth $6.5 million. At first blush it seems like a lot of money to pay for Miguel Tejada. Tejada is coming off a 1.3 WAR (FanGraphs) season that was split between the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres. As a hitter,… Read more →