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San Francisco Giants Keep Rolling; Sign Howry and Renteria

Things are really starting to heat up as the Winter Meetings get closer and closer. One of the most active teams so far this off season, has been the San Francisco Giants. Just two weeks after signing left handed relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt, the Giants jumped at the opportunity to...
>> metsmerizedonline.com/2008/12...
 

Graph of the Day – Comparing Defensive Numbers for Shortstops that played from 2002 to 2008.

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In the the comments section of an article I recently wrote on infielder aging curves, I got into a discussion with NoNameOnCard about projecting UZR using only players who have played a position for a long period of time based on how they aged. Since UZR data is only available...
>> www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/6/...
 

Hot corner: Who's up, who's not

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WHO'S UP — The Red Sox Diaspora Fred Allen was a comedian, not a ballplayer, but he probably spoke for both when he said: "I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there." Edgar Renteria feels ya, ...
>> www.stltoday.com/stltoda...
 

Rockies Review: Now that's more like it

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Ten feet tall, made of radiation. Browse more photos » About this time last week, nobody was in particularly good spirits, as the Giants' come-from-behind...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/9/...
 

Oh the horror! Serial Killers, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning?

Listen as T- Money welcomed back "The King of Halloween" and "Mr. Movies" Mr. Steve Miller to countdown his top ten favorite scary movies, and to also talks sports. Topics Covered: 1)Favorite Horror Movies- Ouf of all the great ones that represent Halloween...
>> aroundthespectrum.blogspot.com/2007/11...
 

Giants Lose the Game, Series

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by Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP Adrian Gonzalez admires the flight of the Giants' season as it sails far, far away. View full size photo uploaded September 9, 2009 Dropping two of three to the worst team in the...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/9/...
 

The Giants X-Factor….

Is none other than 3rd-Baseman Pablo Sandoval (A pretty nice segway from the last post right?) Here are some of the things we know about this years San Francisco Giants; Will potentially have AMAZING pitching and solid (but very unspectacular) hitting from guys like Aaron Rowand,...
>> friscofastball.com/2009/03...
 

Shortstop Grumblings

There is a lot of word going around on shortstops lately. Jon Heyman has the news: Rafael Furcal, Dodgers: The Dodgers would like to bring back Rafael Furcal on an incentive based, one year deal, loaded with incentives and performance based options. Furcal was injured for four months...
>> elismlbrumors.blogspot.com/2008/10...
 

Dombrowski speaks - a lot more than usual.

Dave Dombrowski held court with reporters today and he revealed a glimpse into this winter's agenda. The main points: Edgar Renteria's option will not be picked up The Tigers are looking outside the organization to fill the closer role The Tigers don't expect to be a major...
>> www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09...
 

Fantasy Baseball Preseason Rankings: Shortstops

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Rounding out the infield in our preparation for 2008 fantasy baseball drafts, the FIO staff runs down its preseason rankings at each position. This time around, writer Shane Huff gives you the FIO's Preseason Top 20 Fantasy Shortstops.
>> www.fantasyinsideronline.com/view.as...
 

Ryan Dempster: One of the Worst Free Agent Signings?

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SI.com's Ted Keith recently outlined "the worst" free agent signings of the 2008 offseason, most of which were not surprising. Oliver Perez and Milton Bradley have been two of the biggest disappointments in baseball. Edgar Renteria and Pat Burrell have shown very little...
>> jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/2009/09...
 

Revisiting a Giants victory over the Dodgers: Always a good thing

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More photos » by Ben Margot - AP "Owww, my ovaries!" Browse more photos » One of my biggest pet peeves is when people refer to games before the end of September as "must-win games...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/8/...
 

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

This Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from Marlboro, New Jersey. I spent the entire day at the Princeton Sports Symposium in Princeton, meeting new people and finally putting a face behind many readers of this blog (myself and Dynasty's Coaches Division Director...
>> www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/12...
 

Watching The Dominoes Fall: Part 2

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>> metsmerizedonline.com/2009/02...
 

Detroit Tigers Season Wrap Up

Everyone in baseball was surprised the Tigers did not vie for a playoff spot last year. In fact, they played more like house cats than Tigers. While their payroll ballooned, their play on the field greatly decreased. Despite having many previous and potential All Stars on their team...
>> baseballreflections.com/2008/11...
 

Post-Game Recap: Giants Win a Squeaker

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More photos » by Eric Risberg - AP Find a Penny, pick it up, and for the rest of the season you'll have good luck. And seven to eight innings of chunky, low-run goodness too. Browse more photos » ...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/9/...
 

Rockies Review: Karma's a Bitch

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More photos » by Ben Margot - AP about 22 hours ago: Colorado Rockies' Clint Barmes slams his bat after making the final out against the San Francisco Giants during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/8/...
 

Giants/A's Series Preview

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More photos » by Greg M. Cooper - AP "HEY! YOU. TAKE THAT STUPID A'S/GIANTS SPLIT CAP OFF." Browse more photos » Ah, A's/Giants. There's nothing quite like a forced rivalry...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/6/...
 

Better news for the San Francisco Giants

Big Unit goes 7: Certain Hall of Famer Randy Johnson earned his 296th win, as the Giants took two of three from the Arizona Diamondbacks over the weekend. RJ went 7 innings, struck out seven, gave up just one hit, walked 4. Not bad for a 45-year old man, eh?... All three scores...
>> www.sanfranciscogiantsnews.com/tomsmus...
 

2008 Fantasy Shortstop Rankings: American League

Pre-season shortstop rankings for the American League has been posted at Crooked Pitch.
>> www.crookedpitch.com/194/200...
 

Fantasy Success: The Draft vs. Making In-Season Moves

To many fantasy managers, the draft is the high point of the season, the peak of excitement, the exacting of months of fervent preparation. But is the draft really all that important to a successful fantasy baseball season? FIO staff writer Rich Lerner takes on this topic in a study...
>> www.fantasyinsideronline.com/view.as...
 

On Being a Giants Fan...

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This site's been around for almost five full seasons. A quick recap of the previous four: 2005: Pain 2006: Pain 2007: Pain 2008: Pain Just think about the things we've tried to get excited about. Like, say, Kevin Frandsen's three-hit debut, the possibility of fleecing...
>> www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/8/...
 

Fantasy Baseball Happy Recap - 4/16/08

In this daily column, we take a look back at the night that was in fantasy baseball highlighting the best/worst performances, emerging fantasy options and developing trends. Check out the Fantasy Baseball Happy Recap every weekday on FSE!
>> fantasysportsexperience.blogspot.com/2008/04...
 

Odds. Ends. (12.11)

Update: A Punto Offer? It sounds like the Twins are ready to offer Nick Punto a contract worth 2-years, $8-million to keep him as the starting shortstop forgoing any need to fill the role through a trade opportunity. "We would like to re-sign him,'' Bill Smith said...
>> overthebaggy.blogspot.com/2008/12...
 

Where They Stand: San Francisco Giants

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A look at where the Giants stand: their 2008 outcome, what they've done, what they've lost, needs, the talk, a free agent signing/trade prediction, a couple young players to make an impact in 2009, 2009 outlook as of now, and the hottest women that's associated with the team.
>> sharapovasthigh.blogspot.com/2009/02...
 
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