BRIAN WILSON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Brian Wilson Offers Up an Awkward Handshake
Brian Wilson stopped by the San Francisco Giants' TV booth on Sunday for a couple innings as part of the team's giveaway of a gnome version of the injured closer. Ever the playful little kid, at one point Wilson took the gnome figurine and pit it in battle against his special "Fear the Beard" bobblehead; the bobblehead turned out to be the victor. Most impressive...
Via The Slanch Report
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10 days ago
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10 days ago
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Brian Wilson believes he'll be ready opening day
Ever the optimist with his bold personality and bushy black beard, Giants closer Brian Wilson deemed himself ahead of schedule in his recovery from a second Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery and insists he plans to be ready for opening day 2012.
That would be defying the odds for a surgery that typically has a recovery time of 18 months to two years - and can be a much...
Via AP on Fox
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14 days ago
Brian Wilson to Undergo Tommy John Surgery Tomorrow
Brian Wilson has officially been “out for the season” since Sunday, but today it was reported that he will undergo Tommy John surgery on Thursday.
Wilson hasn’t been the same pitcher since the 2010 postseason, during which time he’s posted pedestrian numbers (109 ERA+ and 1.70 K/BB in 57 innings — most of that work coming in 2011). While the loss of...
Via SF Giants Nirvana
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April 18, 2012
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April 18, 2012
SF Giants Rumors: Brian Wilson Wants To Rehab In San Francisco
Yes, it’s true closer Brian Wilson will not pitch again in the 2012 season. Thursday in Colorado Wilson felt a pop in his elbow but refused to come off the mound. Wilson didn’t want to walk off the mound feeling like a failure. Which is why he still wanted to complete the inning and get the save for Madison Bumgarner. Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle has...
Via San Francisco Giants Baseball (SF Giants Rumors)
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April 16, 2012
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April 16, 2012
With Brian Wilson Out, Who Gets to Close?
Bad news today for the Giants, Brian Wilson may be headed for surgery, which may end his season early. The reduced velocity we saw in Colorado was apparently the result of a bum elbow, and now we find ourselves in something of a bullpen mire.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
In terms of pure stuff, the logical choice to close would be Sergio Romo. The only problem is that Bochy...
Via Croix De Candlestick
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April 14, 2012
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April 14, 2012
Wilson's Selfishness Nearly Costs the Giants a Win
With Brian Wilson throwing a 1-0 slider to Tyler Colvin something went wrong. As of this writing what exactly it is is still uncertain, but with Wilson's history it is probably something to do with his back or oblique apparently it is his ankle that he hurt.
After catching the pitch Buster Posey noticed something wasn't quite right and called for the trainers to come out...
Via The Crazy Crabbers
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April 12, 2012
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April 12, 2012
Brian Wilson's velocity is still a concern
Brian Wilson had a quick 1,2,3 save last night and in the process got three strike outs but even though the results were nice there is still a nagging concern about the Giants closer, where is his mid 90's fastball?
Here is his velocity chart from fangraphs with his last nights outing plotted down at the end with the orange dot:
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Wilson has gone...
Via The Crazy Crabbers
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April 03, 2012
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April 03, 2012
Virgin America puts Brian Wilson beard on its Giants plane (Picture)
The Giants began a partnership with the Virgin America airline last year, so what better way to kick things off with a team plane that features a Brian Wilson beard at the nose. In addition to decking out an Airbus A320 jet with Giants logos, the club level at AT&T Park is named after Virgin America, and a high-end bar named “The Virgin America Flight Deck” was created...
Via Larry Brown Sports
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March 30, 2012
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March 30, 2012
Giants-themed Virgin America plane comes with a beard (Photo)
Virgin America apparently has a branding agreement with the San Francisco Giants that allows the ball club to have a plane emblazoned with its logos. Here’s a photo of it. But, as you can see, that’s not all. At the front of the aircraft, the plane sports a beard, referencing the Giants’ famously bearded weirdo closer, Brian Wilson. Already this plane is funnier...
Via The Daily Rival
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March 29, 2012
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March 29, 2012
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