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Can Giant’s GM Brian Sabean Become an Iron Chef?
Brian Sabean’s off-season shopping list:
First baseman (with power)
Short-stop (who’s name is not an anagram for aged-rental)
Left fielder
Right fielder
Catcher
Oh, and pick up some milk, bread and maybe some of those frosted holiday cookies. And, one more thing. Could you take Aaron Rowand back? I left the receipt on the firdge, maybe you can get a [...]
Wins and Loses: A Decline in Value?
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Congratulations to Tim Lincecum for winning the 2009 NL Cy Young award, just a couple short days after Zack Greinke’s victory for the AL counterpart. But an even bigger congratulations is in order. A congratulations to the BBWAA voters.
Just what am I getting at, you ask? As we’re all aware of, there [...]
Why Tim Lincecum will be your 2009 NL Cy Young winner
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After a year in which Cardinals starting pitchers Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright dominated the headlines, pitched their team to a division title and were expected to fight for some off-season hardware, it was the Giants’ Tim Lincecum who picked up the first post-season win amongst the trio.
When [...]
Can the Rockies stay hot after the break?
Coming off a June record of 21-7 and finishing with a 10 game home-stand before the break, but there are still many questions to be answered in Colorado regarding the second half of the season. The Colorado Rockies began the season as many fans would have anticipated, slowly. But after the firing of Clint [...]
The Giants pitching needs to be perfect in 2009
Pitching is the strength of the 2009 San Francisco Giants. It’s the one hope they have for being competitive this season. Well, that’s at least what’s been bought and sold thus far by the organization and the media.
Truth is the staff could be pretty good. But the Giants may be in for a surprise as [...]
SF Giants Offseason Report Card
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This is why I’m not a teacher; I’m sort of a pass or fail guy. So since the Giants seem destined to have Bengie Molina bat cleanup for the second year in a row, I suppose they have failed (or at least come close) in their off season mission to improve the team. [...]
San Francisco Giants Off Season Report
Season Wrap Up
2008 saw the Bond-less Giants tied for the 6th worst record in baseball at 72-90, but I actually thought they had a chance of reaching 100 losses so they did better than I thought they would. They went into the year without a solid closer, which effects the rest of the bullpen, and [...]
National League Cy Young Award Nominations
Bill’s Excellent Analysis
This has to be one of the hardest awards to pick this season as no one has really distinguished themselves from the field. The fact that a player who was traded to the league halfway through the season is in the discussion speaks volumes on how close this race is. Even so there [...]
