It’s very rare that in these corners I’ll take time to write about something other than the Giants. Perhaps it’s just frustration, or the fact that there’s little going on with the Giants right now, but I feel compelled to write about something else for once — some comments made by Jennifer Floyd Engel, a national columnist for Fox Sports, regarding current Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy.
I don’t consider myself to be an A’s fan, though I’ll root for them on occasion. I do, however, consider myself to be a McCarthy fan — mainly thanks to the wonders of Twitter (where McCarthy tweets under the handle @BMcCarthy32). I first became aware of his account back in April, via a NotGraphs post, and have since come to really admire McCarthy. He’s an easy guy to like — he frequently responds to fans on Twitter, he’s got a sense of humor (refers to himself as the “West Coast Joe Blanton“), and heR...
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