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They call them … GAMERS

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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 [...]

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Omar Injured And Defensive Ponderings

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The latest news out of Spring Training is that Omar Vizquel will miss 4-6 weeks with a knee injury. The official word is that it’s a ‘torn medial meniscus’ in his left knee. Vizquel has had knee problems a couple of times in his 19-season career, the most recent was two surgeries that he had [...]

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Get Defensive

Saturday, December 22, 2007

A lot has been made out of the Giants’ defense in the coming years as a key component to their success. It’s a good idea in theory, as the offense looks to be bad for the ‘08 season and maybe beyond. Any positives gained on the defensive front will be critical to the team. As [...]

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Omar Close to Signing

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has announced that the Giants and Omar Vizquel are close to signing a 1 year $5.5M dollar deal. Under the rumored new deal, Omar would earn about $1.5M more from his 2007 salary after posting the worst OPS in the National League in ‘07 (when sorting by 450 plate appearances, [...]

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