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Giants Considering Rick Peterson or the Value of Coaching

Published by on June 18, 2008 | 5 Responses

Well, that didn’t take long. Henry Schulman ponders the possibility of the Giants hiring recently fired Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson to work personally with Barry Zito. Rick Peterson was Barry Zito’s pitching coach through the pitcher’s best years in Oakland. Now that Peterson is unemployed, would it not make sense for the Giants to hire him as a special… Read more →

Heads Rolling in the MLB

Published by on June 17, 2008 | Leave a response

Ouch, bad day yesterday to be involved in running a major league team. Seattle Mariners GM, Bill Bavasi, was “relieved of duties” and shown the door. I’ve always enjoyed the Mariners on a basic level. I think everyone grew up a fan of Ken Griffey Jr. but the Mariners also had players like Edgar Martinez and Jay Buhner that I… Read more →